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High-pressure die casting is a complex manufacturing process that requires a highly developed work force. A virtual die casting machine has been developed for operators to provide a better understanding of how the machine works and how to deal with a variety of practical situations and issues that arise on the shop floor. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations have also been developed and integrated into the simulator to help die casters understand how parameters such as shot speed can affect the resulting quality of castings being produced. A virtual melter furnace is also being developed to learn and practice maintenance and safety procedures. The simulator was developed for virtual reality (VR) headsets and controllers, but is also usable on standard PC with mouse and keyboard. Development methodology and overview of simulator functionality will be discussed.
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The authors wish to thank DLA, ATI, NADCA, BuhlerPrince Inc., Mercury Marine, Schaefer and RCM, and all other collaborators for their contributions and feedback to the simulator development. This American Metalcasting Consortium (AMC) project is sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA and the Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations, J62LB, Research & Development (R&D), Ft. Belvoir, VA. The publication of this material does not constitute approval by the government of the findings or conclusion herein. Wide distribution or announcement of this material shall not be made without specific approval by the sponsoring government activity.
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Moreland, J., Toth, K., Estrada, J., Chen, J., Zhu, N., Zhou, C. (2022). Development of Virtual Die Casting Simulator for Workforce Development. In: Lazou, A., Daehn, K., Fleuriault, C., Gökelma, M., Olivetti, E., Meskers, C. (eds) REWAS 2022: Develo** Tomorrow’s Technical Cycles (Volume I). The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92563-5_54
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