68th Annual Technical Conference & Exposition MONDAY, continued
1:40 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Paper No. 7: ERP Software Requirements for Aerospace Metal Casters
Steve Hoppe, Guardian Software Systems, Booth 408 Describe challenges facing metalcasters who’s customers require a significant higher level of process controls and quality requirements and documentation of same.
Today’s market of ERP Software offerings is huge. Some offering solutions to fit just about any business model, and others “verticalized” to fit a very narrow business model. Navigating these waters can be extremely frustrating for those in need of an ERP solution. The Aerospace metalcasters is no exception.
2:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Paper No. 8: Automated Methods of Slurry Testing, Monitoring & Control Lee Chamberlain, VA Technologies, Booth 104 Testing a slurry’s viscosity and thixotropy is a commonly accepted manual process in investing casting, however results can vary due to the human processes involved, and as a critical component, issues with slurry consistency may have impact on shell quality.
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In conjunction with an aerospace casting foundry, VA Technology conducted trials to establish the measurement variation between current manual methods and new automated processes. Findings indicate a significantly lower variation of measurement using these new methods over those conducted by manual operators. As an extension of the recent technical paper presented, further analysis and development has been conducted.
Areas studied included direct measurement of viscosity and replication of the manual thixotropy measurement utilising robot manipulation as the means of control. These methods allow the easy capture and recording of data in real-time, and opens up the possibility of generating system for the automatic compensation of changes in viscosity within a much narrower band.
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