Automatic Moulding Lines
Mechanized and automatic moulding lines (horizontal and vertical) engineered to receive the handling equipment on this page.
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Mould Handling Equipment:
Mould Handling Equipment:
Rollover, Closing & Pattern Handling
The systems that connect moulding, pouring and cooling. Axmann builds rollover strip units, mould closing cells, pattern handling and Formtransport as one engineered package.
What is Mould Handling?
The Backbone Between Moulding and Pouring
Mould handling equipment (Formtransport) is the chain of machines that moves sand moulds and the patterns they were built around through the foundry line, between moulding, pouring, cooling and shakeout. It includes rollover strip units (which flip the cured mould and lift the pattern out), mould closing cells (which clamp cope and drag together under controlled force), pattern handling (storing, changing and presenting patterns to the moulding station), and the conveyors and transfer cars that link each stage. Good handling equipment is the difference between a foundry line that runs smoothly and one where the handling becomes the bottleneck.
Axmann designs mould handling as a fully integrated package, sized to flask geometry, casting weight, cycle time and automation level. Retrofits into existing lines are common: matching flask size, conveyor height and pattern fleet of the installed equipment. New-build handling is engineered alongside the automatic moulding line so the two systems operate as one, with one PLC, one recipe library and one point of accountability.
Equipment
The Mould Handling Family
Five pieces of equipment that together form a complete mould handling package.
1
Rollover Strip Unit (Formwender)
Flips the cured mould half, lifts out the pattern, and sets the mould half down ready for closing. Sized from jobbing flasks to very large industrial moulds.
2
Mould Closing Cell
Aligns cope and drag, sets cores, clamps the two halves under controlled force. Hydraulic, pneumatic or servo clamping, chosen per application.
3
Pattern Handling System
Automated pattern storage, changeover and presentation. Shifts from part A to part B without manual pattern swap, critical for high-mix foundries.
4
Transfer Cars & Conveyors
Flask-size chain conveyors and rail-guided transfer cars move moulds between stations. Multi-level loops keep floor space compact.
5
Line Control & PLC
One PLC orchestrates all handling equipment in sync with the mixer, moulding station, pouring line and shakeout. Recipe management per casting.
Turnkey Scope
What Axmann Provides
Every handling machine sized and integrated as one system.
Pattern rollover strip units
Mould closing cells (hydraulic / pneumatic / servo)
Pattern storage, changeover & presentation
Flask-size chain conveyors
Rail-guided transfer cars
Multi-level mould loops
PLC line control & recipe management
Retrofit into existing moulding lines
Why Axmann?
Mould Handling That Scales With Your Line
Integrated With Your Moulding Line
Designed and commissioned as one system with the moulding station, mixer, pouring line and shakeout, not a collection of separately-sourced pieces.
Reliable at High Throughput
Heavy-duty drives and bearings proven in 24/7 series production. The equipment that keeps the rest of the line running.
Pattern Change Without Stopping
Automated pattern storage and changeover lets a foundry run short series and mixed batches without losing cycle time to pattern swaps.
Precise Mould Closing
Controlled clamping force prevents cope lift during pouring, the single most common cause of flash and escape defects.
Retrofit-Ready
Axmann matches flask size, conveyor height and pattern fleet of the installed equipment. Most retrofits fit a planned 1 to 2 week shutdown.
Compatible With Every Chemistry
No-bake (furan / PU / Alphaset) and Core Pack Technology, same handling architecture, configured per binder and pattern type.
Complete the Line
Related Foundry Systems
Mould handling sits between moulding and pouring. These systems connect directly to the handling equipment above.
Ready to Upgrade?
Your Mould Handling Package, Engineered as One System
New-build or retrofit. Jobbing or series. Cold-box, Core Pack or no-bake. Axmann engineers the rollover, closing, pattern and conveyor equipment as one integrated handling package around your specific moulding line.
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