Vulcan Castings BV is flexible. For us, logistics means service. Our production process is set up in such a way that we can intervene quickly. Orders can be moved forward or backward in time. A number of Vulcanus Castings BV employees are authorised to do this. These people are also in direct contact with you as a customer. For us, it is all about ensuring we have control and good communication with you about On-time Delivery, Track & Trace, and the delivery of Ready to Assemble products. Vulcanus Castings BV is centrally located in the industrial heart of Europe. We work according to the Lean philosophy and use various logistics concepts such as Kanban and Just in time delivery. We keep you informed of the progress of production. You will receive information from us prior to delivery. If you work with Track & Trace, we apply this functionality in accordance with the standards you use as a customer.
Sand preparation
Vulcanus Castings makes huge demands on the casting sand. The casting sand largely determines the quality of the casting in terms of dimensional accuracy, surface quality and formability. Vulcanus Castings works with a closed green sand system, which prepares 100 tonnes of casting sand per hour. The casting sand is upgraded to the desired properties with each round. This process is fully automated, with each mixer being adjusted. Due to its complexity, the process is continuously monitored, data is analysed weekly, and an extensive sand sample is carried out every month in order to maintain optimum sand quality.
Casting
The moulds at Vulcanus Castings are made using an air impulse casting machine. This means the moulds are compressed with an air impulse. This is an automated process with a capacity of 100 moulds per hour. The moulding box size in this casting line is 1000*800*300/300.
Core maker
The core determines the cavity in the casting. Vulcanus Castings has a core factory with various cold-box core shooting machines, up to 40 litres. Vulcanus Castings has plenty of knowledge and experience in the field of making cores, which means they are able to produce very complex cores by using various types of sand and additives, and by formulating core packages. In addition, the cores are coated to achieve a high-quality surface finish.
Foundry
After the moulds have their cores, the moulding boxes are automatically closed and prepared for casting. Vulcanus Castings has a fully automatic casting machine. The casting machine has a buffer of 10 tonnes of liquid iron, which is replenished by transport pans from the smelter. The temperature of the liquid iron in the casting machine is continuously measured and can be adjusted where necessary with induction heating. A thermal and spectral assessment of the iron is carried out every half hour. The quality of the liquid iron is therefore 100% guaranteed.
Finishing
The poured moulds will cool for about two hours on the cooling track, after which the products are shaken out of the sand mould, blasted clean and deburred. The products are then assessed by skilled personnel for their visual, mechanical and metallurgical properties. Finally, the Vulcanus Castings paint shop offers the application of a coat/lacquer to the casting at the desired specifications.
