CASE STUDIES
MAC Case Study 01: Large Castings Foundry, South Korea
MAC GmbH | Consulting and Engineering was approached by a South Korean mechanical engineering company because it could not obtain the required number of raw castings with the required metallurgical structure for cylinder liners of marine engines on the market. The idea was to build its own foundry and start production for its own needs. The design capacity of the foundry was set at 11,000-cylinder liners per year with an average weight of the raw casting of 9 tonnes. Due to the special grey cast iron composition, foundry technology was closely linked to casting technology, both of which were provided by MAC.
MAC Case Study 02: 2-Stroke Aluminium Cylinder Blocks, Germany
MAC GmbH | Consulting and Engineering was commissioned by a manufacturer of combustion engine components to design and implement 2 highly automated systems for the near-net-shape casting of an aluminium cylinder block for 2-stroke engines. The cast part is used in chain saws, weed trimmers and other garden tools. The aim was to implement the production lines in an existing plant, to increase the level of automation of the plant and thus to make the plant fit for the future. The planning capacity for the first production line was 1.1 million cylinders per year and 0.8 for the second line.
