innovations CASTING
More Effi cient Casting Process Simulation
and estimated costs. By analyz- ing for potential defects early in the design phase, the costs associated with eliminating them can be reduced. MAGMA5
C 5.2, the latest
release from MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Schaumburg, Ill., features more than 160 improve- ments to increase the effi ciency of evaluating simulation results. It allows the direct comparison
asting process simulation enables designers to deter- mine manufactur- ability, properties
it should be machined in later. “A special highlight is the op-
of up to four diff erent project versions in the result perspective. Filling, solidifi cation and stress results can be animated in a synchronized mode. T e software also allows for the consider- ation of the economical feasibility of
Technical understanding of the entire process is achieved through three-dimensional visualization of the entire process at all points in time.
proposed designs. Users can quickly analyze various proposed design alternatives to make decisions such as whether a feature on a casting should be cast as part of the design or if
tion to display the geometry and all results in 3D stereo, using shutter or red/cyan 3D glasses, and to store them as 3D im- ages or movies,” said MAGMA President Christof Heisser. T e program identifi es defect potential using fi lling and solidi- fi cation simulations. It allows for the comprehensive development of the casting, gating system and process parameters. New result criteria allow for a more eff ective evaluation of metal cooling and critical metal speeds during fi ll- ing. T e progress of feeding and
porosity formation can be monitored and displayed continuously during the entire solidifi cation process. “Various new tools facilitate a stan- dardized result evaluation, improving
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