The foundry industry is enjoying steady growth. Investment casting companies are no exception. In this climate, investing in higher productivity has a short payback, as the recent experience of TPC Components of Sweden illustrates. At TPC Components, the process of manufacturing high quality shells had already been robotised for some years. However, with the introduction of ABB's long-reach, high-payload IRB 7600, it became possible to increase output by an additional 30%. Ongoing optimization of the installation will improve results even further.
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