Automated sand depositing system for sand casting process.

Sand casting is one of the most prominent processes for shaping metals into the requisite shapes and sizes in regular periods. Green Sand, Sodium Silicate, and Resin Sand are the most generally utilized sand grades. One of these base sands is blended with other substances in good propositions in the mixer unit and is filled into the hopper unit with the assistance of conveying mechanism where they are filled into the molds. Physical laborers are employed to monitor the work and the processes that are currently in use. To decrease the constant monitoring and the health hazards faced by the workers during exposure to sand, that can be automated with the help of pneumatic gating systems and level detection sensors in hoppers to fill the container units. The IR sensor helps determine the level of sand that should be filled in every container while the pneumatic gates guide the sand from conveyor lines to the hopper. Hence, this paper intends to design and fabricate an automated sand depositing system for the sand casting process thereby reducing the burden of the laborers and improving process efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]