Catalogue Kurtz Foundry Machines
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Moulding Machines

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Our competitive lead in technology optimizes our customers’ production process. Kurtz Ersa Corporate Vision AHEAD COMPLETE GLOBAL Future-oriented. Complete. Worldwide. AHEAD Outstanding technologies that bring huge productivity increases while maintaining reliability and ensuring perfect quality. COMPLETE Top machines and comprehensive know-how. From initial advice to project management and commissioning, we support you at every stage of your complete solution with 24/7 service. GLOBAL With a worldwide network of production facilities and sales and service branches on all continents, we are...

Automotive Applications Variety. Precision. Solutions. The range of applications extends from rapid prototyping to series casting and special solutions. Both open deck and closed deck designs are possible. The machines are fitted with core pulls to match the cast part. The precision guide for the core pulls is a specially good design feature. Kurtz low-pressure casting cells are particularly popular in the automotive supply sector – the majority of engines for the premium makes are cast using Kurtz systems. Kurtz offers pre-series for small quantities or automated mass-production.

Industrial Applications Safety. Strength. Individuality. Aluminium low-pressure die casting is used in parts where safety is paramount, such as chassis or engine parts and for pressure-tight components subject to high loads in vacuum, hydraulic and high-voltage engineering. Priority is given to ensuring the highest quality. Kurtz offers innumerable individual engineering solutions for low-pressure casting, providing everything from a single source. We will find the perfect solution for the production of your cast parts!

Double productivity by multi cavities AHEAD SOLUTIONS Steadiness. Saving. Increase. Kurtz is continuously working on new and further developments. These result in an increase in efficiency, process stability, cycle time and energy savings, quality increase, process reproducibility and digital data collection. Excellent example: the low-pressure casting process. During this process, the formation of oxide films, cold shuts and pockets is being prevented. The technical processes used and the careful cooling of the mould produce the perfect cast. Advantages Low-Pressure Controlled mould...

Highlights Even large parts can be cast multiple Maximum efficiency Quick mould exchange < 30 min

Tiltable core pull Kurtz Low-Pressure Casting Machines Innovation. Efficiency. Reliability. The 4-column guide system together with the parallel guides ensures precise closure of the two halves of the mould. Kurtz offers a range of core pulls for actuating the lateral mould segments. All Kurtz foundry machines combine simple operation, handling and control, as well as the option of saving and calling up casting recipes. The modular design of the casting cells, together with the extensive range of accessories and matching peripherals, enables a high degree of automation to be achieved. Very...

Highlights A benchmark in low-pressure casting Multi cavities Furnace size Total cooling flexibility Easy operation Best casting quality Energy efficie

Low Pressure. High Quality. Tiltable closing unit, fixed crucible furnace Fixed closing unit, furnace exchange system Furnace shuttle system for large series Resistance furnace with thyristor-controlled Resistance furnace with thyristor-controlled Maximum availability from peak-time output Tiltable upper section of the machine means faster riser pipe change and minimum ceiling height User-friendly, programmable microprocessor control (PLC) with process visualisation Pre-pressure control for automated compen sation of the metal quantities removed furnace exchange Moveable furnace, easy...

From rapid prototyping to series applications With their precise pressure controls, Kurtz sand casting systems ensure that mould filling is outstandingly well controlled. 14

Lost Mould Casting Sand. Ceramics. Plaster. Chemically bonded sand moulds, green sand moulding lines, plaster moulds for parts requiring a high degree of precision. Complicated ceramic clusters can be filled extremely quickly, but smoothly. Mould filling speed of over 65 mbar per sec. (260 mm alum. per sec.) Plaster cores for an extremely high quality surface without visible faults. Automotive industry Defence technology Aircraft construction Lightweight construction Mechanical engineering Rapid prototyping Automotive industry Mechanical engineering Rapid prototyping Lightweight...

Low Pressure. High Quality. For aluminium and magnesium casting that meets the highest quality requirements. Substantial reduction of cycle material, energy consumption and costs. 16

Kurtz Low-Pressure Casting Technology Care. Superior. Intelligent. Precise pressure control Superior cooling systems Intelligent furnace exchange concepts Modern touch-screen controls Casting with pre-pressure saves Enclosed media cabinets High availability User-friendly interface time and reduces turbulence Reduction in down times Easy management of recipes Mixed/water spray cooling Reproducible casting results Comparison of actual to set pressure Time and temperature based checks Energy savings Faster start after product changes Recipes and machine parameters can Reproducible cooling...

Decades of Experience Kurtz has been producing tiltable casting machines and gravity casting machines for decades, both as individual machines and as casting cells for complete turnkey solutions. 18

Kurtz Gravity Casting Machines Classic. Robust. Modular. Kurtz gravity casting machines Kurtz tiltable casting machines Kurtz gravity casting cells Robust construction Low-turbulence mould filling Cell control Logical modular system Hydraulics with pressure and flow rate controlled pumps Smooth, easy change-over Freely programmable control system Optimum fill speed with freely programmable tilting speed Clear reduction in cycle material Modular design provides for flexible arrange ment of core pulls Tilting process with controlled hydraulics Robust construction Modular system Freely...