High Quality Casting Simulation Software at a Reasonable Price
SOLIDCast lets you see how castings will solidify before making pattern equipment, dies and costly mistakes. Pour test castings on the computer, not on the foundry floor! No other casting modeling program offers power, ease of use and accuracy like SOLIDCast!
Magmasoft® - simulation and virtual optimization of casting processes MAGMA stands for robust and innovative casting solutions as well as a strong partnership with the metal casting industry. Design of gating, feeding system and simulation was performed in Auto-CAST X1 software, which is shown as a diagrammatic representation.First, wear plate part was made in Pro-E modeling software and then it was imported into Auto-CAST X1 casting simulation Software for designing of gating and feeding system.
Learn MoreFLOWCast, a full-featured CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulation of flow, is based on solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for fluid flow. With FLOWCast, users can view progressive temperature, fluid velocity and fluid pressure during the fill, from any angle of view.
Casting simulation is a new technology that allows you to design your casting process on the computer. With casting simulation software you can import 3D models and have the system tell you how many. SOLIDCast - Casting Simulation Software. SOLIDCast Casting Simulation software is the world’s most popular pc-based solidification modeling system and cast design software used in the casting. A casting simulation is a 3D model, which simulates the entire casting process. CIREX has used the same simulation software for many years and has built up considerable practical experience and knowledge. Casting simulations provide a high degree of process certainty, prevent technical problems and ensure that a project does not encounter delays.
Learn MoreOPTICast builds on the user’s initial design, then modifies it and runs simulations to achieve an optimum result. An easy-to-use design tool, OPTICast maximizes yield and quality, while freeing design engineers from the repetitive task of trial-and-error design.
Learn MoreAccurate Design
The ONLY system that includes both Gating and Riser Design Wizards, so that simulation actually helps users design an effective rigging system, not just test one.
Casting Made Easy
SOLIDCast has many features to make simulating in any gravity-fed process a snap. Our software fine tunes simulations for sand casting, permanent mold, and investment casting.
Precise Simulations
SOLIDCast is the ONLY system that simultaneously calculates both thermal and volumetric changes during solidification, producing the most accurate shrinkage analysis available. Run full simulations in minutes, on readily-available standard PCs.
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CIREX’s knowledge in the area of casting simulations guarantees a stable process. Determining the proper casting configuration during production is a relatively complex process and the results are not always known beforehand. The casting process therefore needs to be simulated with a computer program. A casting simulation is a 3D model, which simulates the entire casting process. CIREX has used the same simulation software for many years and has built up considerable practical experience and knowledge. Casting simulations provide a high degree of process certainty, prevent technical problems and ensure that a project does not encounter delays.
Important parameters during casting simulations include:
- design of the gating system
- the choice of steel alloy
- air permeability in the ceramic mould
- temperature during casting
- the product’s coagulation behaviour
3D CASTING SIMULATION PREVENTS EXPENSIVE PROTOTYPING
As CIREX has the software for performing casting simulations, we can make a significant contribution to the ultimate design and, with this, to the quality of the cast piece. We estimate that more than 90% of the errors in casting usually occur due to design errors and that only 10% are actually attributable to production problems. Many design errors can be observed on time using simulation software. After this, the design or the process parameters can be adapted. This ensures that no problems arise during the production of the casting.
The high cost of faulty casts is also prevented. Prototypes used to be made to detect errors; now this is done using 3D casting simulation. The so-called ’trial-and-error’ procedure is now history. This saves you considerable time and money. The casting process and the cast piece can be optimised well using simulation software. It improves quality and reduces production costs considerably.
INVOLVE CIREX EARLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS
If our engineers can be involved in the design process early, our specific knowledge of casting and coagulation simulations can provide you with huge benefits. Thanks to ESI (‘Early Supplier Involvement’), a significant degree of design optimisation is made possible.
So when tendering a cast piece, do not choose simply the lowest price, but evaluate the quality that can be offered as well. The possibility of combining simulation software (“theory”) with our technicians’ years of experience (“practice”) provides many advantages and reduces your costs.
* ESI (‘Early Supplier Involvement’)
Anycasting Software
The supplier is involved early in the design process to contribute supplier knowledge in a timely manner: the potential results include significant cost reductions and simplification of the design and/or product improvement.
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Benefits of casting simulations
Solidcast
- predicting turbulence or laminar flow of the liquid steel during casting
- detecting possible inclusions
- predicting solidification (behaviour & time)
- predicting tensile forces and deformations during the cooling of the cast piece
- improved product quality
- robust casting process
- less re-smelting, reduction of scrap
- shorter production times
- indicating areas in the cast piece that might have porosities and/or the formation of cracks