Vulcan Engineering's
Robots and Manipulators
Product List

• Electric Robots
• Hydraulic Manipulators
• Hydraulic Robots
• Manipulators
• Manipulators, Parts Handling
• Part Handling Manipulators
• Part Handling Robots
• Robots
• Robots, Parts Handling

During the investment casting process, the wax patterns are dipped and dried numerous times before completion. Robots and manipulators are used to automate the process. Besides offering better efficiency than using personnel, robots and manipulators offer excellent repeatability. Shells can be dipped, hung onto conveyors, dried in ovens and re-dipped through the use of robots and manipulators.

Casting processes produce castings and molds that are very hot after pouring. Once poured, the castings must be separated from the sand for cleaning while the sand proceeds to the reclamation area. Hot castings pose a potential hazard for personnel, so robots and manipulators are used to extract the castings from the sand. The castings can them be placed on a shakeout deck or conveyor belt for further processing. Newly poured castings often have risers and/or gating that must be removed. Through the use of an Impactor®, risers and gating can be removed with a minimal amount of personnel, while also reducing the potential for injuries. Impactors® can also be mounted onto manipulators to further reduce required personnel.

Lost foam patterns are dipped into a refractory coating before compaction and pouring. The coating process can be automated through the use of robots and manipulators. They also offer a high level of programmability and repeatability that aids in the thorough coating of the lost foam patterns. Robots and manipulators can also be used to hang the coated foam patterns onto conveyors and retrieve them at the appropriate time.