Mould Handling Equipment
Rollover strip units, mould closing cells, pattern handling and Formtransport, engineered as one package with the moulding line.
Automatische Formanlagen
Automatic Moulding Lines:
Automatic Moulding Lines:
Horizontal, Vertical & Mechanized
Complete, mechanized and fully automatic moulding lines for no-bake, core-pack and chemically bonded sand. Axmann builds automatische Formanlagen end-to-end, from mixer to shakeout, engineered in Germany.
What is an Automatic Moulding Line?
Mechanized Foundry Production, End to End
An automatic moulding line, or automatische Formanlage, is a chain of machines that produces sand moulds with minimal manual intervention. Sand is prepared in the mixer, compacted around the pattern, the mould is closed and clamped, metal is poured automatically, and the casting cools on a conveyor before shakeout. Mechanized lines provide machine-assisted operation at each stage; fully automatic lines run under a single PLC with operators only supervising. Both architectures deliver the same benefits: consistent mould quality, predictable cycle time, reduced manual labour, and higher first-pass yield.
Axmann primarily builds horizontal moulding lines for no-bake, phenolic urethane, alkaline phenolic and Core Pack Technology operations, the standard architecture for chemically bonded sand. Vertical (flaskless) lines are available for specific applications where casting geometry suits them. Every line is engineered end-to-end: mixer, moulding station, mould handling, pouring, cooling, shakeout and sand reclamation, sized so no single stage becomes a bottleneck.
Line Architecture
The Six Stages of an Axmann Automatic Moulding Line
Each stage sized to the one before and after, with a single line-wide PLC orchestrating all of it.
1
Sand Preparation & Mixing
Silica sand metered from silos, fed into a continuous arm mixer, activated with binder and catalyst and delivered ready to flow into the flask.
2
Moulding Station & Compaction
Activated sand flows around the pattern in the flask. Controlled vibration or pneumatic compaction delivers uniform density throughout the mould.
3
Rollover & Mould Closing
The cured mould is flipped, pattern stripped, cores set, and cope and drag clamped together under controlled force, ready to pour.
4
Automated Pouring
Molten metal is delivered at controlled temperature and flow rate into the clamped mould. Automated pouring removes cycle variability.
5
Cooling & Casting Handling
The poured mould travels the cooling conveyor until the casting solidifies. Loops are sized to the required cooling dwell time.
6
Shakeout & Sand Reclamation
Used sand is shaken off the casting, reclaimed mechanically and thermally, and returned to the mixer, closing the loop at 90%+ reuse.
Turnkey Scope
What Axmann Delivers with Every Line
One supplier. Every stage of the line. One PLC, one recipe library, one point of accountability.
Continuous sand mixers (Durchlaufmischer)
Moulding stations with compaction
Rollover strip units & mould closing cells
Pattern handling & changeover systems
Automated pouring stations & pouring lines
Cooling conveyors & transfer cars
Shakeout units & casting handling
Mechanical + thermal sand reclamation
Why Automate?
Six Reasons to Build the Line as One System
Consistent Cycle Time
Predictable, repeatable cycle time is the foundation of series production. Automation takes operator variability out of the equation.
Higher First-Pass Yield
Consistent mould quality, clamping force and pouring rate deliver fewer casting defects per hundred pours, directly improving margin.
Reduced Manual Labour
Automation removes the heaviest and most repetitive work from the shop floor. Operators supervise; machines do the lifting.
Higher Throughput
Mechanized lines deliver 30 to 60+ moulds per hour, multiples of what a manual jobbing shop can produce with the same headcount.
One PLC, One Recipe
Line-wide control means one recipe per casting drives every stage, mixer ratios, compaction pressure, clamping force, pouring rate, cooling time, ensuring every mould is identical.
Scalable, Future-Proof
Axmann lines are built for 24/7 series production with decades of operating life. Add capacity later by adding parallel stations, not rebuilding the line.
Complete the Line
Related Foundry Systems
An automatic moulding line is the spine of the foundry. These systems attach directly.
Ready to Mechanize?
Your Automatic Moulding Line, Engineered End to End
New-build or retrofit. Jobbing or series. No-bake, Core Pack or other chemically bonded sand. Axmann designs the mixer, moulding, handling, pouring, cooling and reclamation as one integrated line, sized to your production targets.
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