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Enhance Casting Productivity: DS Smart Manufacturing Solutions Help You Achieve Efficient Automation

Investment Casting, Gravity Casting, Die Casting, Sand Casting

Precision Casting Smart Manufacturing and Automation Solutions

DS has served Taiwan and global high-end precision casting industries for over 15 years with extensive experience in casting processes, automation equipment, and materials engineering. We provide comprehensive solutions ranging from process engineering, equipment automation, to smart manufacturing integration.

We focus on precision casting process optimization, combining ProCAST CAE simulation, process engineering analysis, and automation equipment technology, helping customers improve casting quality, yield rates, and production efficiency while supporting mass production needs for high-end industries.

Wax Pattern Process

Automatic Wax Pattern Tree Assembly System

DS provides automatic wax pattern tree assembly equipment that uses robots and custom fixtures to automatically complete wax pattern positioning, assembly, and fixing operations, significantly enhancing production efficiency and consistency in precision casting processes.

The automated tree assembly system reduces manual operation errors, ensures wax pattern alignment precision and structural stability, and provides a stable and standardized process foundation for subsequent shell mold processes, suitable for mass production of various high-precision precision castings.

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Shell Mold Process

Mass Production Shell Mold Process System

DS provides a mass production shell mold process system that integrates dipping, sanding, drying, and automatic material handling processes to establish a stable and efficient shell mold production line.

Through continuous conveyor systems and process parameter control, consistent shell mold thickness and quality can be ensured across each layer, improving shell mold structural strength and dimensional stability while reducing manual material handling and operational costs, suitable for medium to high-volume precision casting processes.

Infrared Fast Drying Shell Mold System

DS infrared fast drying shell mold system uses infrared heating and environmental parameter control to complete shell mold drying in approximately 6 hours, significantly reducing process cycle time compared to traditional drying time (approximately 50 hours to several days).

The system integrates temperature, humidity, and airflow control technology to ensure uniform shell mold drying and reduce internal stress and crack risks while maintaining shell mold structural strength and quality stability, particularly suitable for rapid prototyping and high-efficiency mass production processes.

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Post-Casting Process

Automatic Shot Blasting System

DS automatic shot blasting system integrates robots and automated equipment to consistently complete casting surface cleaning and oxide layer removal operations.

The system ensures uniform blasting coverage and processing efficiency while reducing manual operation risks, improving casting surface quality, and providing a stable foundation for subsequent machining or surface treatment processes.

Automatic Gating and Runner Cutting System

DS automatic gating and runner cutting system uses automated equipment and custom fixture designs to quickly and consistently complete the removal of casting gates and runners.

Automated cutting technology improves processing efficiency and reduces manual labor costs while ensuring cutting quality and dimensional consistency, suitable for post-casting processes of various precision castings.

Deburring, Grinding, and Surface Treatment System

DS robot grinding and surface treatment system automatically completes casting deburring, grinding, and surface finishing operations.

Through compliance force control and dedicated tool integration, processing stability and surface quality consistency can be effectively improved while reducing manual grinding labor intensity, suitable for various precision castings and high-quality surface treatment requirements.

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Industry Technology Recognition | WCIC 2025 World Precision Casting Conference

DS precision casting automation technology was presented at WCIC 2025 (World Precision Casting Conference), showcasing comprehensive automation solutions from wax pattern assembly, shell mold processes to post-casting processing, demonstrating DS's technical expertise in precision casting smart manufacturing, automation equipment, and process engineering integration.

Corresponding Industry Applications

DS precision casting automation solutions are widely applied in high-end precision manufacturing fields, including aerospace structural components, AI server water-cooled system components, and low-orbit satellite related assemblies and other high-reliability industries.

Through stable wax pattern processes, shell mold processes, and post-casting automation technology, casting quality consistency and process stability can be ensured while improving production efficiency and mass production capacity, meeting industry requirements for high precision, high strength, and long-term reliability.

Wax Pattern Automatic Assembly and Cleaning System

Ensure stable wax pattern assembly quality and reduce labor requirements to establish an efficient automated precision casting production line

CAE-Driven Wax Pattern Tree Structure Optimization

Improve Tree Assembly Quality Consistency and Stability

Reduce Casting Defect Rate

Reduce Casting Deformation and Warping Issues

Reduce Labor Costs and Improve Production Line Efficiency

Integrate Wax Pattern Cleaning with Automated Processes

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  • Injection Molding Machine
  • Wax Pattern Automatic Assembly System
  • Robot Wax Tree Cleaning System

Mass Production Shell Mold Drying System

Ensure stable shell mold drying quality and improve capacity to build an efficient precision casting production line

RFID Smart Process Tracking

Robot Automatic Dipping and Sanding

Stable and Uniform Shell Mold Drying

Flexible Rod Conveyor System

Improve Shell Mold Quality and Casting Yield Rate

High-Capacity Mass Production Shell Manufacturing

DS SmartCore Smart Manufacturing Platform

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  • Automatic Sand Filtration and Supplementary Sanding Equipment with Fluidized Sand Bed Tank
  • Automatic Loading and Unloading Stations
  • Robot Dipping and Sanding System
  • 3D Rod Flexible Conveyor System
  • Variable Frequency Fan Drying System
  • Slurry Tank - with Automatic Slurry Seeking and Liquid Level Detection Functions
  • Optional: Automatic Replenishment System

Core Shell Molding Technology

Integrating automatic dipping and sanding, rod-type flexible conveyor drying, and intelligent process control to ensure stable shell mold quality.

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Variable Frequency Fan System

  • Providing stable airflow to maintain optimal fluidization of the fluidized sand bed
  • Reducing energy consumption through variable frequency control and on-demand startup mechanisms
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Intelligent Dust Collection System

  • Intelligently activated dust collection equipment maintaining clean production environments
  • Reducing energy consumption
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Variable Frequency Slurry Tank System

  • Variable frequency control and liquid level monitoring
  • Ensuring stable slurry height and concentration
  • Improving dipping quality
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Fluidized Sand Bed Tank (Automatic Sand Replenishment and Filtration System)

  • Maintaining stable sand material flow state through fluidized airflow
  • Paired with automatic sand replenishment and filtration mechanisms
  • Ensuring consistent sand quality and supporting continuous shell molding operations
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Automatic Loading and Unloading Stations

  • Integrating automatic material handling and loading/unloading processes
  • Improving production efficiency and reducing labor requirements
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Rod-Type Flexible Conveyor System (Integrated RFID Tracking)

  • Each conveyor rod configured with RFID tags
  • Real-time tracking of shell mold process data
  • Assisting robots in automatically adjusting dipping and sanding actions

DS SmartCore Intelligent Manufacturing Platform Integration

The DS SmartCore intelligent manufacturing platform is integrated into the shell mold production system, achieving process transparency and intelligent management through RFID process tracking, equipment monitoring, and production data integration, improving production efficiency and ensuring stable shell mold quality.

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Shell Mold Process

Each conveyor rod configured with RFID tags collecting process data

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RFID Data Collection

Transmitting data back to management system through RFID wireless transmission

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Web / APP Management

Integrating data to achieve transparent and intelligent management

Process and Product Traceability

Process and Material Data Logging

Equipment and Energy Monitoring

Capacity Planning and Scheduling

Automated Shell Building and Drying Control

Yield Improvement and Data Integration

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  • Human-Machine Interface: Easy-to-use systems providing operators with a simplified platform.
  • Web Interface: Monitoring production line status across the entire facility.
  • Equipment Health Checks and Alerts: Supporting maintenance personnel in keeping equipment in optimal condition.
  • Failure History Analysis: Helping identify frequently failing areas and those with longer repair times, enabling maintenance SOP adjustments and equipment performance improvements.
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  • Material Tracking and Recording: Enabling production management to monitor critical stages of shell mold production and implement error control when quality issues occur.
  • Production History Records: Tracking historical records of shell mold follow-up processes through RFID tags.

Infrared Fast Shell Mold Drying System

While maintaining shell mold quality and dimensional stability, significantly reduce shell mold drying time to accelerate high-end precision casting product development and process validation.

Technical Explanation

The core of infrared fast drying technology is not only in reducing drying time, but more importantly in accelerating precision casting process development while maintaining shell mold quality and dimensional stability.

Through precise control of temperature, humidity, and airflow conditions, surface hardening, internal stress, and crack problems caused by rapid drying can be effectively avoided, ensuring shell mold structure and dimensional consistency.

The system can reduce drying time for multi-layer shell molds to approximately 6 hours, enabling engineering teams to quickly complete tree design, process parameter adjustments, and defect analysis, significantly reducing product development cycles and supporting 7-day rapid prototype sampling and delivery.

This technology is particularly suitable for applications such as AI server liquid cooling modules, low-orbit satellites, aerospace, and energy generation equipment.

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6-Hour Shell Drying for 7-Day Prototype Delivery

High-Quality Rapid Prototyping

Accelerated Tree Design and Process Optimization

Stable Shell Quality and Dimensional Accuracy

High-Efficiency Drying Chamber

Designed for Advanced Casting Applications

  • Automatic Sand Supplementary and Sanding Equipment
  • Suspended Conveyor System
  • Infrared Fast Shell Mold Drying System
  • Robot Walking Track
  • Loading and Unloading Stations
  • Robot Dipping and Sanding System
  • Automatic Loading/Unloading Robot for Drying System
  • Slurry Tank - with Automatic Slurry Seeking and Liquid Level Detection Functions
  • Optional: Automatic Replenishment System

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Infrared Fast Drying Process Principle

Shell mold drying quality and drying speed are mainly affected by four key factors: humidity, temperature, airflow speed, and slurry characteristics.

Traditional precision casting processes typically perform drying at approximately 24°C, 45–60% humidity, and low airflow conditions, with overall drying times typically requiring

DS Technology has successfully reduced shell mold drying time to approximately 6 hours by optimizing temperature control, humidity management, airflow speed, and slurry formulations while maintaining stable shell mold quality and dimensional precision.

This technology has operated stably in mass production environments for over 15 years and has been successfully applied to multiple high-end precision casting products.

Additionally, we provide process optimization and technical consulting services to help customers establish stable and efficient shell molding and drying processes.

Scientific Methods for Shell Mold Drying Optimization

Improper shell mold drying control can easily lead to cracking, deformation, or internal stress problems. For example:

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Excessive Temperature

Rapid Water Evaporation

May cause

  • Wax Pattern Expansion
  • Shell Mold Cracking
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Excessive Low Humidity

Rapid Surface Hardening

May cause

  • Shell Mold Cracking
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Excessive Airflow

Rapid Surface Evaporation

May cause

  • Uneven Drying

DS Technology employs scientific process optimization methods, using infrared heating to compensate for cooling effects caused by rapid evaporation and combining slurry formula optimization with key process parameter control to establish repeatable and stable shell mold drying conditions.

Through systematic experimentation and data analysis, not only can drying time be effectively reduced, but shell molds can avoid cracking or internal stress problems during rapid drying processes, ensuring stable shell mold quality and dimensional precision while improving overall process reliability and production efficiency.

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High-Efficiency Shell Mold Drying Chamber Design

Multiple Infrared Heating Modules

Temperature and Humidity Intelligent Control System

Adjustable Airflow Distribution Design

Self-Rotating Hook Mechanism

Process Data Recording and Analysis

Shell Mold Dimensional Distribution Comparison

Infrared Fast Drying vs. Traditional Drying

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Statistical analysis shows

  • that infrared fast drying processes result in more concentrated shell mold dimensional and weight distributions, with process capability indices (Cp / Cpk) significantly superior to traditional drying methods.
  • Compared to traditional drying processes with more dispersed dimensional and weight distributions and greater variations, infrared drying concentrates data near target values, effectively reducing process variations and improving shell mold stability.

These results demonstrate that stable dimensional precision and weight consistency can be maintained even under conditions of significantly reduced drying time, further improving casting quality and product consistency.

  • Access Control: Ensure that process parameters are not altered without authorization and protect critical process data.
  • Key Information: Assists operators in verifying production status.
  • Process Parameter Management: Configures detailed action workflows.
  • Production Management: Displays production status.
  • User-Friendly Query Interface
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Smart Manufacturing Solution for Die Casting Process

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Maximizes Production Efficiency

Minimizes Labor Costs

Enhances Product Quality and Consistency

Improves Workplace Safety and Environment

Precise Control of Spraying and Cooling

Flexibly Adapt To Various Products And Demands

Automated Peripheral Equipment

DS SmartCore Smart Manufacturing Platform

Smart Manufacturing Solution for Gravity Casting Process

Enhances Production Efficiency

Reduces Labor Costs

Improves Product Quality and Stability

Enhances Work Environment and Safety

Precise Control of Aluminum Pouring Speed

Automation Integration of Melting Furnace and Gravity Casting Machine

DS SmartCore Smart Manufacturing Platform

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Smart Manufacturing Solution for Sand Casting Process

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Cold-Core Coating Automation System for Sand Casting
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Laser Marking Automation System for Sand Casting
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Dispensing & Molding Assembly System for Sand Casting
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Screwing System for Sand Casting
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Handling System for Sand Casting
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Casting Conveyor

Improved Production Efficiency

Enhanced Precision

Reduced Labor Costs

Improved Work Environment

Increased Flexibility

DS SmartCore Smart Manufacturing Platform

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