Process - Fima Olimpia

PROCESS

Fima Olimpia specialization is the production of castings in different cast iron such as the spheroidal cast iron conforming to the UNI EN 1563 std, the lamellar graphite cast iron conforming to the UNI EN 1561 std. and special alloyed cast iron for glass molds.

In an increasingly demanding and frenetic market, dynamism and flexibility are the main successful strengths to be able to approach at the best even the most difficult challenges:

Co-Design / Flow and Solidification Simulation
Model shop
Core Shop
Laboratory
Green Sand Automatic Molding Plant
No Bake Molding
Melting Plant
Finishing
Other services like: Machining and Painting process done by external facilities.

Co-Design and Technical Assistance

Our skilled team support the customer in every phase of the design with the aim of obtaining high quality products and maximum efficiency.

3D co-design with Cimatron and Catia systems, in addition to traditional 2D format.
Feeding and casting systems design.
The Flow and Solidification simulations with Nova Flow software, are important applications ever since during project’s estimation process to guarantee products reliability and definite industrialization lead times.

Model shop

There are 2 CNC dedicated to the construction of prototype and series models, as well as to maintenance and toolings set up.

Core Shop

Internal core shop with 5 automatic machines “Cold Box” process. The management of this process internally allows us to have maximum production flexibility, efficiency and quality control.

Laboratory

A well-equipped laboratory to control the entire process: from the molding sands to the raw material before casting to all the tests before shipping.

Chemical analysis, Brinel HBS hardness, tensile test, the micrographic test as well as magnaflux, resilience, ultrasound and radiographic tests.

Equipment and software for dimensional checks on castings during industrialization, reverse engineering.

Green Sand Automatic Molding Plant

Green Sand Automatic Molding Plant, with head rammers and “forminpress” compression device.

Molding boxes 700×800/300+300.
120 flasks / hour.
Automatic plate change which means flexibility and quick feasibility of the small series too.

No Bake Molding

We have a well-equipped manual molding department (sand-resin) and a range of molding boxes that allow us to consider a large range of castings in different dimensions and weight up to 6 tons.

Melting Plant

Otto Junker Duo Melter, production capacity of 7 tons per hour, maximum flexibility and reliability concerning quantity and quality of the cast iron.

Automatic metal transport system, from the melting furnaces to the casting furnace. Automatic gravity casting system synchronized with the green molding plant designed to be very flexible and to manage frequent alloy changes with maximum reliability.

Metallurgical management and traceability with Itaca software.

Finishing (sandblasting and grinding process)

The finishing process of the castings is done in total autonomy to guarantee a good service and meet the quality market requirements.

There are nr. 5 automatic 7-axis grinding machines to cover even small series of castings weighing up to 150 kg with considerable quality and precision.

This allows us to be very dynamic and reliable in deliveries.

Other Services

Supply of machined and painted castings processed by out-sourcing partners.
5 Heat treatment furnaces.
Nr. 2 automatic warehouses to store the customers’ tooling and guarantee a complete traceability and their state of perfect efficiency.

In our internal model shop ordinary maintenances are planned and carried out on all the toolings and patterns.