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Optimizing Manufacturing Process and Design in Investment Casting: A Case Study of Wisconsin Precision Casting Corporation
技术
- 分析与建模 - 数字孪生/模拟
- 传感器 - 流量计
适用行业
- 建筑物
- 设备与机械
适用功能
- 采购
- 产品研发
用例
- 制造过程模拟
- 时间敏感网络
挑战
威斯康星精密铸造公司 (WPC) 是一家精密铸件制造商，面临着降低再生涡轮泵盖熔模铸件成本的挑战。面临的挑战是优化结构设计和制造工艺以实现这一目标。再生涡轮泵盖是一个关键部件，需要高压和严格的公差才能有效运行。重新设计的目标是减少泵盖的材料使用量，保持原有的强度和性能，并提高铸造效率。由于需要适应不断变化的铸造趋势以满足不同行业和客户的需求，这一挑战进一步加剧。
关于客户
威斯康星精密铸造公司 (WPC) 是一家主要家族企业，成立于 1964 年。它是一家熔模铸件精密制造商，为医疗设备、食品和乳制品设备、重型机械、工业泵和金属制造等多个行业提供服务。近年来，WPC 取得了显着增长，尤其是 2015 年收购 Northern Precision Casting 后。随着收购以及对其产品和服务的需求增加，WPC 进行了扩张，目前在威斯康星州的两个工厂运营，以更好地服务其客户群。 WPC 为客户提供节省时间、金钱和压力的解决方案，并在整个铸造过程中提供支持。
解决方案
WPC 采用solidThinking Inspire 进行形状优化，并采用solidThinking Click2Cast® 进行填充分析和详细的固化结果。重新设计过程分为三个阶段。在第一阶段，WPC 继承了客户的原始设计，并很快认识到需要更高效的浇注工艺。 WPC 减少了内浇口的数量并改变了浇道上的零件方向，以便每次浇注可以容纳更多零件。第二阶段重点是泵盖结构的优化。使用solidThinking Inspire，确定了铸造的负载和关键特征，并完成了对经过验证的设计的基线分析。随后，泵盖在 Inspire 中进行了优化，质量减轻了 8%，强度增加。在最后阶段，Inspire 用于重新设计泵盖的几何形状，并在优化的几何形状上包裹 PolyNURB。在 Click2Cast 中进行铸造分析，以验证型腔和浇口设计是否适合浇注。
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