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VPC100-Family

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The unique computerized manufacturing machine with high-end equipment for serial production

 

Best casting quality at very short cycle times and lowest overall cost per cast. Fully automatic computerized vacuum-pressure-casting machine for mass production. Apt for casting zinc, silver, gold and palladium alloys. The melting process is carried out by perfectly adjusted inductive heating. Machine control is effected through a clear text display with control panel. The casting process is being initialized at the push of a button and will then be run fully automatic.

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Ideal casting quality

- Most rapid casting pressure build-up worldwide

- Vacuum pressure casting and differential pressure casting technique invented by Schultheiss

- Optimum melt treatment owing to vacuum technique and strong inductive mixing effect

- Reproducible due to completely automatic sequence

- Ideal temperature and pressure logging and control

- Vibration of flask (Schultheiss is inventor of immediate vibration technique, patent pending)

 

Reliable & long-living

- All components are made for and tested on long-life cycle

- 30 years experience in engineering casting machines

- Completely water re-cooled – built for non-stop operation

 

Easy

- Casting via push of a button

- Mixing of the metal via induction heating (manual mixing not necessary)

- Firmly definable parameters for the casting sequence and memory for 20 casting programs

 

Lowest overall costs per cast

- Lowest scrap rate and superior quality of the cast parts – therefore, only little refinishing

- Minor follow-up costs due to robustness and long life-cycle of the machine

- Low usage costs due to minor level of crucible wear and low gas requirement

- Process enhancement due to ultimately rapid cycle times of 4 minutes only

 

General Data

  VPC100 power VPC100 supreme
main power 13 kW 16 kW
max. temperature 1.700 °C 2.000 °C
crucible volume max 300 ccm 300 ccm
recommended volume 200 ccm 200 ccm
casting quantity in silver 2.000 g 2.000 g
casting quantity in 18 kt. 3.000 g 3.000 g
flask size 130 / 300 mm 130 / 300 mm
     

Control Features

description program automatic (16 parameters, end-to-end automated) program automatic (16 parameters, end-to-end automated)
auto-cast • •
Optic Temperature Automatic   ∘
Superior Temperature Sensor ∘ ∘
     

Casting Features

description Vacuum Pressure Casting, unique VPC-design Vacuum Pressure Casting, unique VPC-design
Pressure Differential Casting • •
casting pressure 3 bar 3 bar
Max Speed Overpressure • •
Superior Melt System • •
Non-Stop Casting • •
Protective Gas Regulator • •
high temperature preparation - •
Extreme Overpressure (3 bar) • •
flask with flange • •
flangeless flask ∘ ∘
     

Metallurgy Features

Direct Vibration Technology • •
Mixing Booster • •
Super Alloying • •
Super Silver • •
Super Zinc • •
Inductive Power Mixing • •
     

Quality Control Features

Casting Process Control • •
integrated printer / RS232 • •
System Diagnose Basic • •
System Diagnose Advanced • •
Sensor Monitoring • •
     

General Features

graining system ∘ ∘
graphite mould ∘ ∘
copper mould ∘ ∘
water re-cooling system ∘ ∘
vacuum pump ∘ ∘



• standard equipment
∘ optional feature
- unavailable feature

Control Features

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Auto-Cast
digitally controlled casting for reproducible casting results with complete pressure and temperature control automatic

 

Optic Temperature Automatic
automatic optic temperature measuring and regulation up to 2.000 °C for platinum, palladium and steal casts

 

Superior Temperature Sensor
alternate temperature sensor with increased precision and regulation functionality; sensor is developed and produced by a third party sensor specialist

 

Casting Features

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Pressure Differential Casting more...
differential pressure system for significantly increasing the castability of capillary structures and filigree parts as well as for working with dense embedding compound

 

Max Speed Overpressure more...
fastest pressure build-up of overpressure worldwide - fast pressure build-up improves the mould filling as well as the surface quality; Schultheiss machines allow for the quick build-up of overpressure at simultaneous lowest inert gas consumption and therefore low running costs

  

Superior Melt System
direct temperature sensing in the metal, therefore fastest heating and avoiding of over-heating; easy filling of the crucible (also for bulky items); optimized heating and temperature control of small melting quantities; patented asymmetrical crucible

 

Non-Stop Casting
reduction of cycle times of around 20% / increase in production capacity; special control of the heating for fast melting of the material

 

Flangeless Flask
possibility to use flangeless flasks; including flask lift

 

Protective Gas Regulator
enhanced protection of crucible and sealing rod due to adjustable inert gas flow gauge (alternatively fixed inert gas flow)

 

Metallurgy Features

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Direct Vibration Technology more...
grain refining of the cast parts, therefore improvement of mechanical and optical properties; direct vibration patented system which allows to directly vibrate during and after pouring into the flask; therefore, significant enhancement of the grain refining as compared to the delayed Sweep Vibration of already partially solid parts

 

Mixing Booster more...
pulsing and swiveling of the liquid metal for optimized mixing of alloy constituents

 

Super Alloying
automatic alloying of the melt at high temperature (above the casting temperature) before pouring / casting

 

Super Silver more...
for enhanced casting / pouring of silver; improvement of surface and cast quality

 

Super Zinc
enhanced casting of zinc alloys; reduction of the de-gasing of alloy constituents

  

Inductive Power Mixing more...
inductive heating for good mixing effect; machines are designed for optimal heating frequency and high oscillating circuit quality (best in class)

 

Quality Control Features

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Casting Process Control
to identify and assign weaknesses in the casting mould, the flask seal, in the process or in the casting / pouring; tool to raise manufacturing efficiency

 

integrated printer / RS232
casting report on reference and actual data; quality control and identification of weaknesses in the casting process; tool to ensure manufacturing efficiency; including RS232 connection (inside the machine)

 

Sensor Diagnose Basic
information on cleaning and maintenance intervals

 

System Diagnose Advanced more...
log of all system data to assign and point out machine defects and operating errors; supervision of the system components for maintenance works

 

Sensor Monitoring
display menu for the sensors; VPC040: water pressure, thermocouple, cask position; VPC055, VPC066 and VPC100: water flow pressure, water return pressure, air; inert gas / pressure gas, chamber and cask position

 

 

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