First, the development status of casting robots Casting is one of the main methods for obtaining blanks of mechanical products, and is an important basic process in the mechanical industry. China's foundry industry is labor intensive, the overall technical level and equipment are backward, the casting quality is low, the materials and energy consumption are high, the working conditions are bad, and the pollution is serious. In recent years, the state has paid special attention to the environment and energy consumption. As a major resource consumption and environmental pollution, the foundry industry has encountered unprecedented challenges. Therefore, as a modern enterprise, the sustainable development of the foundry industry is a new mode of organization, management and operation. Green casting is valued and promoted by more and more enterprises. Industrial robot is an important automation equipment for modern manufacturing industry integrating mechanical, electronic, control, computer, sensor and artificial intelligence. It has many advantages that traditional equipment does not have, and it is highly flexible to meet modern green casting. Various special requirements in production are increasingly used in casting. At present, the use of advanced and applicable new casting technology to improve the automation of casting equipment, especially the application of industrial robot automation technology, is a key measure for foundry enterprises to implement green casting production and achieve sustainable development. China is a big casting country, and industrial robots will definitely show their talents in the field of casting. Due to the harsh environment of high temperature, high dust, vibration, oil pollution, noise and electromagnetic interference, the castings are not only high in temperature, but also heavy in weight, so a moving industrial robot cannot meet the production needs. The cast version of the industrial robot must be able to adapt to such a working environment and operate normally, which is a big challenge for manufacturers. At present, domestic companies involved in research and development of robots have sprung up, but there are few for the foundry industry. With its rich casting experience and leading technology of domestic foundry equipment, Wanfeng Technology applies industrial robots to the foundry automation project, which is a qualitative breakthrough for the domestic foundry industry equipment level. The accumulation of experience in many years of automation projects has resulted in the successful development of Wanfeng Technology's casting robots (multiple series, partially offsetting the industry gap) and has been widely used in the foundry industry. Second, the application of industrial robots in the foundry industry In casting production, industrial robots can not only replace people in high temperature, pollution and hazardous environments, but also improve work efficiency, improve product accuracy and quality, reduce costs, reduce waste, and obtain flexible and long-lasting high-speed production processes. . Wanfeng Technology combines casting technology, casting equipment and industrial robots, and continuously researches and develops project applications in the casting field. It has covered various fields such as die casting, gravity casting, low pressure casting and sand casting, mainly involving core making, sculpt, cleaning and machining. , inspection, surface treatment, transfer and palletizing. The foundry is particularly prominent, filled with high temperatures, dust, noise, etc., and the working environment is extremely harsh. Industrial robots can be applied to gravity casting, low pressure casting, high pressure casting, and spin casting, covering ferrous and non-ferrous metal casting workshops with different casting methods, greatly reducing the labor intensity of employees. Gravity casting The traditional casting mode of gravity casting is artificial pouring of aluminum liquid, high temperature and high handling strength, especially for large castings requiring two spoons of aluminum pouring. This mode may result in poor casting process stability due to limitations of the operator's acceptor energy, and fluctuations in the quality of the cast product. Not only can manpower not be eaten, but quality is also affected. With the industrial robot pouring, the robot pouring management software automatically controls the robot according to the set casting process, and the product repeatability is consistent, which greatly improves the product quality and liberates the labor force. According to the casting characteristics, the industrial robot gravity casting automation unit has a variety of layout formats. (1) The circumferential type is suitable for castings with many product specifications, simple casting and small products. Each gravity machine can cast different specifications of products, the process beat can be diversified, one person can operate two gravity machines, due to fewer restrictions, It is the most commonly used mode at present, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Centrifugal industrial robot gravity casting automation unit Speaker System,Home Sound System,Indoor Speaker System,Outdoor Speakers System The ASI Audio Technology Co., Ltd , https://www.asi-sound.com