improves production efficiency at » NovaFlow & Solid Thanks to the introduction of NovaFlow & Solid CV at the end of 2007, we have been able to improve our production efficiency. From 65 to 71 percent in just 1,5 year,” says Ibrahim Arda of Anadolu Steel Casting in Turkey. Anadolu Steel Casting Anadolu Ibrahim Arda is the technician in charge of CAD, CAE and CAA programming at Anadolu Döküm Sanayi A. Ş. (Steel Casting). The foundry near Istanbul has specialized in tailor made solutions for the general machinery industry, cement and mining industry, marine industry, and defence industry, producing products such as artillery gunstocks in armoured steel. “To provide the highest quality steel castings, our company has the capacity to perform all destructive and nondestructive tests, including magnetic particle, liquid penetration and ultrasonic testing” says Ibrahim Arda. Anadolu Steel Casting was established in 1968 and has a production capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year. The foundry uses horizontal and vertical centrifugal casting methods, allowing bi-metal pipes, liners and rolls to be cast. Important simulations “Casting simulation is a very important part of our methoding system and our effort to produce optimum quality products” says Ibrahim Arda. “NovaFlow & Solid CV makes it possible for us to eliminate causes for primary failures well before casting operations begin. Since we are casting very large parts, up to 25 tonnes, a lot is to be gained from avoiding scrap. The simulation software enables us for instance to Crane Wheel Low Alloy Steel 750 kgs 6 NovaFlow & Solid CV NovaFlow & Solid CV check how many casting risers are required, where they should be placed and what size they should be. Now we can simulate and explore all possible pouring, solidification and shrinkage formations, thus finding the best casting process. NovaFlow & Solid CV provides flexibility in creating a wide range of design scenarios and is very easy to use.” At Anadolu Steel Casting, method forms are prepared according to the results obtained during simulation. The forms then provide the basis for creating moulds. Easy to visualize NovaFlow & Solid CV is a complete mould filling and solidification simulation package based on advanced theories of fluid flow and heat transfer. The simulation of the filling and the solidification of the founding parts is important to optimize the design of moulds, gating systems and casting process. A successful simulation is reliant on the input of correct data for many parameters. “One of the biggest benefits of using NovaFlow & Solid CV is that it is very helpful in customer relations,” Ibrahim Arda says. “The software makes it easy to visualize modifications and other issues on the computer screen, simplifying for the customer to take in the information.” Liners Chrome Alloyed Steel 30 kgs 6 NovaCast Systems AB Soft Center, SE-372 25 Ronneby, Sweden Tel: +46 (0)457-46 58 00 | Fax:+46 (0)457-156 22 | [email protected] | www.novacast.se