pourTECH™ Sensor Technoloigies
Why Automatic Pouring?
The Benefits of pourTECH™
pourTECH™ Return of Investment Example
Try to put your foundry production data to calculate saving potential by using pourTECH System.
pourTECH Savings potential Calculation Sheet
(This example numbers had been calculated by DISA 230 molding line mixed production of gray and ductile iron foundry.)
Current Production Status
Production Data:
Current
  Average number of molds/hour molds

Production hours per year hrs days weks h/year
  Average mold pouring weight kg
    Molten tonnage per year: ton
  Yield % in average % Shipped tonnage per year: ton
With pourTECH  
Production Data:
With pourTECH
  Average number of molds/hour Production increased in % % molds

Production hours per year hrs days weks h/year
  Average mold pouring weight   kg
    Molten tonnage per year: ton
  Yield % in average % Shipped tonnage per year: ton
pourTECH Benefits:
Metal saving calculation:
  Elimination of overpours
 kg % ton

Smaller cup and regulating lower final level (average)
 kg % ton
  Scrap reduction (slag, incomplete
pours, etc.)		 % ton
  Total metal saved annually % ton
   
Remelt cost Savings:
  Cost of remelting(converting) above metal EUR/kg EUR
  Total annual remelt savings   EUR
   
Production increase:
  Additional production output from
less scrap at		 % yield   ton
  Increased profit from sales of
good castings		   EUR/kg EUR
  Additional production output from
incrased molds/hour		 molds/h   ton
  Increased profit from sales of
good castings		   EUR/kg EUR
  Total increased profit by production increase   EUR
   
FORCEpour:
  Increased mold count per hour(based upon sec saving per mold)
 Molds

Increased prod per hour (good casting weight)
 kg
  Increased yearly prod (based upon % FORCEpour jobs) ton
  Increased profit from production increase   EUR / kg EUR
  FORCEpour generated profit increase   EUR
   
Labor savings:
  Operator annual cost
 EUR man / shift  
    shift operation EUR
   
Total Profits Increase :
  From Remelt cost savings
   EUR

From Production increases   EUR
  From FORCEpour production increases   EUR
  From Labor savings   EUR
  Total annual profit increase:   EUR
This calculation is based on our experiences from typical foundries. If you want KOINS to provide more accurate calculation for your foundry, please contact us.