Method for Controlling a Casting Plant

Abstract

A method for controlling a casting plant has at least one mould for receiving a fluid material, the fluid material solidifying in the mould during a solidifying time, at least one process parameter being detected during the production process and the solidifying time being determined in accordance with the process parameter detected.

1 . A method for controlling a casting plant comprising at least one mould for receiving a fluid material,
 the fluid material solidifying in the mould during a solidifying time,   at least one process parameter being detected during the production process,   the process parameter being the temperature of the material in the mould,   the solidifying time being determined in accordance with the process parameter detected, and   the determination of the solidifying time being carried out in accordance with a comparison of the process parameter detected with at least one set process parameter,   wherein   at least the at least one set process parameter is determined before the production process and   at least one set process parameter is determined again during the production process at predeterminable time intervals.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the process parameter is detected continuously or at predeterminable time intervals. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the solidifying time of the component to be produced is determined in accordance with the solidifying time of at least one previously produced component. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one set solidifying time is predetermined. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the set process parameter is determined in accordance with the material, the casting plant, the state of the casting plant and/or the shape of the mould. 
     
     
         6 . A casting plant having at least one mould for receiving a fluid material, the casting plant being formed to carry out the method according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   at least one sensor device is configured to detect at least one process parameter during the production process and   at least one control device is configured to determine the solidifying time in accordance with the detected process parameter.   
     
     
         7 . The casting plant according to  claim 6 , wherein the sensor device is a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being arranged on or in the mould. 
     
     
         8 . The casting plant according to  claim 7 , wherein the temperature sensor is arranged in such a manner that the temperature of the material in the mould can be detected. 
     
     
         9 . The casting system comprising at least one casting plant according to  claim 6  and a central control unit configured to determine the at least one set process parameter. 
     
     
         10 . A computer program having instructions which can be carried out on a processor in such a manner that a casting plant is controlled by the method according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . The computer program product comprising a computer program having instructions which can be carried out on a processor in such a manner that a casting plant is controlled by the method according to  claim 1 .