Global foundries run mold maintenance units that range from small to complex units inside the facility. The inclusion of the mold maintenance and the tooling unit in the foundry can bring economic windfalls, and can help to monitor time when engineers die cast components in the foundry. The respective units will come in handy at the end of the die cast production phase, that when the molds consumed are in need of post-treatment for preserving their function and for increasing the durability.
These processes would allow the maintenance unit to keep up with productivity standards of the component. For this very reason, the foundries integrate small maintenance unit as a back up to the upkeep of the die cast part. The operations in the maintenance unit will be in accordance with the quality of the product and they include extractors greasing, mold cleaning, checking the cooling system, and so on.
Die casters include a tooling unit in the facility to increase a competitive edge in the ancillary segment. Besides repairing mild damages, the tooling unit plays a key role in analyzing the pertinent issues relating to slowdowns in production and helps to execute the activities for fixing the defects on the molds. These solutions are possible, thanks to the stored tools and equipment for analyzing the defects in the tooling unit, which help the operator to keep up with the production standard and notice any pertinent issues.
This would allow the die casters to constantly improve processes and tools, which are continuously analyzed and updated for improved performance in die cast mold making. The foundries relying on an integrated tooling unit can certainly improve their production process and the mold maintenance workflow, owing to lower upkeep costs in long run and the reduction of both defects and time related loss. Such tooling units would have direct contact with the foundry and its engineering department, so performance related concerns could be addressed quickly.
On the contrary, foundries not having a dedicated tooling unit inside need to rely on third-party mold makers for repairs, which often would be based far from the foundry. In a nutshell, the tooling unit in the maintenance area of the foundry would give the below benefits to the foundry adding further core competency:
- Identifying the underlying cause of delays in manufacturing and analyzing the same
- A chance to execute accurate and quicker post-treatment on the mold
- Makes frequent mold maintenance in the long run