1. Marking
- Marking unit with 3 dials is integrated in pattern plate for every cavity
- The dials turn after every machine cycle
- Every casting produced is marked with a unique code
“Finding the root cause of scrap can be extremely difficult, making it hard to reduce quality-related costs.”
Per Larsen, Product portfolio & Innovation manager at DISA
The missing link
Trace and Guidance: 100% traceability for scrap elimination
For the first time ever, foundries can gain full traceability with DISA’s ingenious new Trace and Guidance (TAG) concept. TAG adds a unique ID number to each casting to provide the missing link between individual castings quality and their process data like sand compressibility, shot pressure and pouring temperature.DISA TAG consist of 3 basic steps:
2. Reading
- Scrapped castings are sorted
- The unique casting code is scanned
- The specific cause of scrap is associated to the casting
3. Analysing
- Cause of scrap is linked back to the actual process data
- Compare quality data with process data and find hidden quality related insights
- DISA TAG also paves the way for advanced machine-learning-based root cause analysis
“DISA TAG promises to be a game changer, helping to reduce quality costs to previously unseen levels.”
Per Larsen, Product portfolio & Innovation manager at DISA
Main advantages
- Improved casting quality
- Real insight into the causes of scrap
- The ability to avoid re-melting scrapped castings
- Strong self-learning ability with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Reduced casting costs
