The first Casting Process CAE system for Windows in Korea, which was co-developed by KITECH(developing solver since 15 years ago and it has been certificated in the real casting production) and Cubictek(developing the first CAD/CAM in Korea).

• Casting Process Simulation Software specified for Casting Process Analysis
• Tool for optimized casting process design and die design
• Total process simulation of metal’s flow, filling, solidification
• Rapid and exact result for casting company
• Comfortable user interface based on all Window technology

Features
Project management CAD DATA INTERFACE(STL,IGES) CATIA,PRO/E,MDT,IDEAS,UG Modeling for the casting design Automatic mesh generation and modifying Determining of inlet/thermocouple Solidification,flow,cyclic casting module Heat treatment/Microstructure module Material DB management Saving of animation Shrinkage display GUI for user’s convenience
Pre-Process
Project management Casting design and modeling using Primitive CAD DATA INTERFACE(STL,IGES)
Auto-Mesh Generation Speedy and easy mesh generation(4million/4sec) Automatic mesh generation and modifying Be able to define inlet/thermocouple
DATA Base Management Easy and handy material selection To append and modify Cast : Aluminum, Copper, Magnesium, Zinc, Cast Steel, Cast Iron, Cr/Ni Base etc. Mold : SKD6,SKD61, Steel, Green_Sand Furan, CR_sand, ZR_Sand, Ceramin etc. The others : Sleeve, Insulation, Core, Chill etc.
Solver:
Fluid Flow Analysis Module Uncompressible Viscous Fluid Transient Analysis considering Inertia Continuity Equation,Kinematics Equation, Energy Equation,Sola-Vof method
Solidification Analysis Module 3D Transient heat transfer and solidification analysis Direct Finite Difference Method(DFDM) Temperature Recovery Method(Latent heat) General sand Casting and investment casting
Cycle Analysis Module 3D Transient heat transfer and solidification analysis Direct Finite Difference Method(DFDM) Temperature Recovery Method(Latent heat) Cooling line design of casting mold(Gravity Casting,Low pressure casting) High pressure die casting and squeeze casting Decision of cycle time Forecast and control of mold temperature

Post-Processor:

Fluid Flow Analysis
- Z-CAST shows molten metal filling procedure analyzed by flow analysis and shows also unfilled region

Flow:

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Un-filling:

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Product:

Solidification analysis:

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Maker:
[video http://www.cubictek.com/contents/product/movie/cae_marker.wmv]
Z-Heat Module

Heat Treatment

• Optimal Condition for Heat Treatment
• Time reduce
• Hardness/Residual Stress Predict
  • Quenching/Annealing/Normalizing
  • Tempering Temperature
  • Various TTT/CCT Data

Z-Stress Module

• Thermal stress Non-linear analysis
• Residual Stress Predict
• Hot Tearing & Cracking Position Predict
• Die Fatigue & Crack Predict

Applied field

• Sand mold casting : automatic casting line,green sand,CO2,furan,…
• Permanent mold casting
• High/Low pressure die casting
• Squeeze casting
• Tilt casting
• Centrifugal casting
• Investment casting
• Single crystal investment
• Lost wax foam,evaporative pattern

Effect

• Prediction of casting defect
• To protect from casting fault
• To reduce trial making and development cost
• To accumulate casting process design technology
• Scientific cooling line design
• To protect from overheat of die and to prolong die life
• To improve productivity of die and to short cycle time for production