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Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Machinery and Equipment of Foundries

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 618-2047/01
Abbreviation SZS
Course title Machinery and Equipment of Foundries
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Metallurgy and Foundry
Course coordinator Ing. Tomáš Válek, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Significance of foundry technology, production types of foundry plants.
2. Areas for preparation of raw materials and equipment for preparation of the charge.
3. Production aggregates in foundries.
4. Equipment of melting shops, linings of production aggregates.
5. Basic components of production aggregates.
6. Pouring equipment.
7. Dressing shops for new and regenerative sand mixtures, regeneration.
8. Mechanisation of moulding shops, machines for moulding in frames, automatic moulding lines.
9. Sand slingers, equipment for ST technology, equipment for manufacture of shell moulds, V – process technology and technology for burn casting.
10. Machines and equipment for manufacture of cores.
11. Machines and equipment for casting into ingots and for low-pressure casting.
12. Machines and equipment for centrifugal and die casting.
13. Equipment for cleaning the surface of castings and release of castings from their moulds. Equipment for finishing of castings.
14. Environment, wastes and safety at work.

Literature

[1] Schleg, P. F., et. al. Technology of Metalcasting, AFS, Illinois, 2003, 351 p. ISBN 0-87433-257-5.

Advised literature

[1] Campbell, J., Castings, University of Birmingham, 2005, 337 p. ISBN 0-7506-4790-6.