An innovative cast iron production process utilising an intelligent information and decision-making system.

Project

An innovative cast iron production process utilising an intelligent information and decision-making system.

Project objective

Development of an innovative production process for ductile iron with enhanced properties, combined with improved production quality through early detection and accelerated response to process deviations.
production using materials that enable cost reduction and easier machining.
improvement of environmental parameters in manufacturing.

Project
value

PLN 7,905,542.98

EU funding
support

PLN 3,360,651.82

Project objective

Innovative production process of ductile cast iron will increase Odlewnia Kutno’s competitiveness in the ductile castings’ recipients market the will increase, thanks to guarantee of high and reproducible quality.

Project results

increase of the share of ductile cast iron in the Foundry’s production.
savings in raw material consumption – the new production process will require a smaller addition of spheroidising agent.
increased productivity due to the reduced time for post-furnace processing of ductile iron.

Thanks to enhanced mechanical properties, the new product can be used in the automotive industry, however it may be as well used in the machine building, the rail and energy industry.

The implementation of an information and decision-making system will ensure quality control at all stages of the casting process, enabling an almost immediate response to detected defects and the elimination of their source. This will, in turn, contribute to reducing production costs.

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