INTRODUCING CASTING SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY: THE STEPS TOWARDS SUCCESS

摘要

The computer revolution, which is sweeping the globe, brings inexorable changes to all companies. Some of these changes are beneficial, some are questionable. It is up to every company to embrace those changes, which can significantly improve certain aspects of their business. Casting simulation is one small piece of that new technology which offers the potential to drastically alter the way in which foundries deal with the design and the production of cast parts to meet the demands of the global marketplace for quality, delivery and low cost. When casting simulation is cleverly and timely introduced in a company, when its limitations are understood and accepted, results can be really astounding on a technical and economical level. One example of success of the same kind of technology is the CAD: how many companies would seriously think about stopping CAD activities although tools are also complex and their introduction in a foundry is never straightforward?