Aluminum Foundry Automates Transfer Process with a Dependable, Heavy-Duty, Single Strand Top Carry Drag Chain Conveyor
Aluminum Foundry Automates Transfer Process with a Dependable, Heavy-Duty, Single Strand Top Carry Drag Chain Conveyor
2 PagesAPPLICATION REVIEW The Challenge Manually shoveling sand to fill cope and drag boxes (casting flask) for sand casting is a physically demanding process for mold makers, who on average shovel 20 tons of casting sand weighing 100 lbs. per cubic foot into 70-80 molds per day. This demanding operating condition creates a high level of physical strain on the mold maker’s body. The result of this strain was a multi-million-dollar-per-year worker
