DISA – Complete Foundry Solution

Thomas Feng
VP DISA OEM Sales, China
Company Structure

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Shaping Industry

• On 1st May 2009 DISA Group and Wheelabrator

Group merged to form Norican Group

• The world’s leading metallic parts improvement

company was formed

• The united organisation offers over

200 years expertise and experience, employing
2000 people over 5 continents

• 7 technology centres
(Canada, France, Denmark, 2 x
Germany, Switzerland, India)

• 11 further manufacturing facilities (2 x India, Czech

Republic,2 x
Germany, Denmark, Canada, USA, China, France
and Poland)

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Stronger together

DISA and Wheelabrator have two complimentary product

offerings, yet each provides a unique offer in it’s own right:

• DISA - the brand for moulding, sand and

core solutions

• Wheelabrator – the brand for surface preparation solutions

(the previous surface preparation solutions offered by DISA
are rebranded under the Wheelabrator name)

• Wheelabrator Plus – the brand for surface preparation spare

parts, service and services.

Our shared aim:

To lower our customer’s cost per part, either by
reducing the cost of the process, and/or by improving
the quality of the part so that it lasts longer.

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Norican Group- facts & figures

• Shaping industry stands for:

Engineering change, building sustainability, leading
technology
• Turnover 2010: 272 million EUR

• Employees worldwide: More than 2200

• Customers: 16,000
(in 100 countries)
• Head Office: Herlev, Denmark

• Technology Centres: 8 countries

• Represented in: 50 countries
(incl. BRIC)

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DISA Moulding - facts & figures

• DISA is the world’s leading supplier of

complete foundry solutions – founded in 1900
• Turnover 2010 - 84 million EUR

• Approx. 675 employees worldwide

• DISA offices: 11 countries

• Production facilities in: 4 countries

• Represented in: 49 countries

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Wheelabrator – prepared for the future

Wheelabrator – world leaders in surface

preparation solutions

• Founded in 1908

• Specialist technologies:
wheelblast, airblast, wetblast, shot
peening and vibratory mass finishing

• Serves diverse industries from Aerospace

to Automotive, Shipyards to
Medical, Power Generation to Rail.

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Wheelabrator Plus – prepared for performance

Wheelabrator Plus – the brand for surface preparation spare parts,

service and services. Dedicated to making you more profitable,

Wheelabrator Plus provides:

• Service and maintenance

• Training
• Spare parts and consumables
• Equipment Modernisation
• Relocation assistance

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Benefits to our customers – Stronger together

The combined force of both DISA and Wheelabrator can

Offer a wider product range and share technology, knowledge and developments

Go further to reduce your cost per part

Create the widest and best ranges of moulding solutions and surface preparation
solutions

Offer improved equipment support activities through an increased number of

offices, distributors and partners – especially in areas where we have no direct
presence

Share practices within our internal operations and pass this benefit to our customers –
improved stores, production, billing and invoicing.

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Norican Group representation

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DISA representation

5 main production facilities 16 sales offices

Herlev, Denmark
 Vertical and match plate moulding,  China (Shanghai and Beijing)
machined parts  Czech Republic (Pribram)
 ~60,000m2 land ~18,000m2 production
 Denmark (Herlev)
Leipzig, Germany
 France (Mennecy)
 Core machines
 ~770m2 land ~440m2 production  Germany (Leipzig)
 India (New Delhi, Pune, Kolkata and Bangalore)
 Japan (Tokyo and Nagoya)
Tumkur, India
 Poland (Radzionkow)
 Horizontal and flask line moulding,
shotblast, mixers, machined parts  Russia (Moscow)
 ~20,000m2 land ~8,000m2 production  Switzerland (Bachenbülach)
 US (Oswego)
Hosakote, India
 Filters
 ~18,000m2 land ~4,000m2 production

Changzhou, China
 Shot blast, mixers, machined parts
 ~18,000m2 land ~7,000m2 production 32 agents covering 49 countries

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 DISA – history 1900 - 2011

1900 1986 1999 2009 2011

DISA was established DISA acquires BMD DISA New Generation DISA merges DISA 231 sets
in Denmark to include horizontal vertical moulding with record as the
machines and mixers machines introduced at Wheelabrator world’s fastest
GIFA. moulding
machine

1964 1996 2000 2005 2008

The first DISA acquires DISA DISA intro- DISA
DISAMATIC CORE compatences introduces first duces introduces
vertical moulding through joint venture DISA MATCH DISA 130 DISA MATCH
machine (DMM) with +GF+ machine medium ca- large platform
was sold. pacity machine

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 DISA – the Complete Foundry Solution Supplier
Sand plant
Mixers
Sand Multi Controller
Moulding machines Sand Plant Control Systems
Vertical lines
Flask lines
Match Plates

Filter division
Filters for all applications

Melting/Pouring
Melting equipment
Pouring solutions

Core solutions
Core shooters Sand / Casting Cooling
Complete core plants
Rotary cooling drums
computer controlled Shot Blast solutions
Hanger type
Tumblast type

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DISA references

• Large Foundry projects 400+

• Moulding lines 1,500+
• Sand plants & Mixer 650+
• Core shooters 130+
• TOPS service agreements 130+

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DISA references

89

CIS

North America 584 4

Europe & 126

328 25 Africa 171 8
43 18 Japan
India & Middle China & SE
38 East Asia

54 1 Australia
& New 11 2
South Zealand
America

1500+ DISAMATIC 58 DISA MATCH

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A selection of our customers

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“Made in China” DISAMATIC - DISA 030 Applications

• Casting weight: Up to 40 kg
• Max casting dimension: 600 x 400 mm
• Max capacity: 15,000 t/year
• Alloys: Grey Iron
• Typical castings: Railway castings
Brake discs/drums
Flywheels/Pulleywheels
Brackets
Grinding balls
DISA 030 Vertical Moulding Machine

DISA 030A mould size:

600x480x120…340 mm

DISA 030B mould size:

650x535x120…340 mm
DISA 030 Vertical Moulding Principle
DISA 030 Vertical Moulding Machine
Sand valve

Sand hopper
Control cabinet

Moulding chamber
DISA 030 AMC, Automatic Moulding Conveyer

Fully syncronised with

DMM
Available in 12 m and18 m
length
Hydraulic powered

AMC – 12/18 Meter

DISA 030 AMC 12 or 18 m

Wear rails for easy maintenance

HY drive cylinder mounted below slide way

Oil from DMM
DISA 030 SBC, synchronized belt conveyer

Fully syncronised with AMC

Available in 4.5 m basic

unit can be extended to
reach total length of AMC
and SBC of 46 meters

Drive from the AMC

Pneumatic clamping
DISA 030 CSE, Automatic Coresetter

High precision accurate

core setting

Efficient core handling

Available in lefthand and

righthand configuration

Core height up to 260 mm

DISA 030 Technical specifications

Mould sizes A: 600x480 120-340 mm

B: 650x535 120-340 mm

Mould speed 250 moulds per hour with a 200 mm mould

Mould speed with CSE 220 moulds per hour with a 200 mm mould

Mould quality Double side hydraulic squeeze

Max squeeze 12 bar on sand surface
Max mismatch 0,25 mm

Pattern plates 2013 A and B will fit – screw mounting (PN locks optional)

Core mask 2013 A and B will fit – screw mounting (PN locks not optional)

Weight: 9-10 tons

Technical Specification
DISA Global Services

Your assurance for maximum uptime and

top-quality performance

Services
• 24-hour Hotline Service
• Local network of qualified service engineers
• Always more than 10,000 original DISA spare
parts in stock
• Foundry Technology service
• Training and installation supervision
DISA 030 Summary

1) High accuracy with mismatch of max 0.25 mm

2) Capacity of 250 m/h
3) Excellent reliability and uptime
4) High castings quality/mould quality
5) Fast installation and easy maintenance
6) Safer and quieter working environment
7) Access to DISA Service Support

8) DISA = your guarantee for a future-proofed solution

 Thank you for your attention!

• Sand plants
Mixers
Sand Multi Controller
Cooling drums

• Moulding machines
Vertical lines • Shot Blast solutions
Flask lines Hanger type
Match Plates Batch type
Through-feed
Manipulator

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