The Foundry Centre’s casting laboratory at the FHNW offers state-of-the-art equipment and in-depth expertise to facilitate innovative solutions and practical research in the field of foundry technology.
Offer
An inductively heated crucible furnace with a lifting coil mechanism can accommodate various melts with a volume of up to 4 litres. The furnace has a heating power of 50 kW.
In a casting system designed in-house and offering a high degree of flexibility, lost-wax moulds and permanent moulds can be cast using either vacuum or pressurised casting. Casting can be carried out either by gravity or using low-pressure casting.
Infrastructure
- A moulding sand mixer with a capacity of 60 litres enables the production of sand moulds using organic and inorganic binder systems.
- Various heat treatment furnaces are used for the further processing of the castings.
Contact
Prof. Jörg Lagemann
Programme Head Engineering and Management, Head of Centre for Casting
- Phone
- +41 56 202 72 19
- joerg.lagemann@fhnw.ch