An Industrial Case Study, Implementation and Evaluation

Abstract

Sand casting is one of the oldest manufacturing processes that use expandable molds to manufacture complex metal products [30]. The metal can constitute most of existing ferrous and non-ferrous alloys [30]. However, majority of the metal products are made from aluminum, and ductile and gray cast iron [7]. In Germany, there are around 600 foundries employing roughly 87,000 employees with molten metal capacity exceeding 4.8 million ton/year [7]. Consequently, Germany takes first and fourth position in Europe and World respectively in the manufacturing of metal products employing sand casting [7].