INNOVATION
Don’t let the engineering and prototyping levels involved in developing a new product scare you. They don’t scare us
Mitak strives to become the global supplier of choice for cast hard metal wear parts. It aims to do this by building a team of passionate people, who together innovate, continuously improve and serve customers better than any other foundry in the world. As part of this innovation drive, Mitak has invested in a variety of hi-tech equipment that enables it to offer parts that are of the highest cast integrity, more dimensionally accurate and made within a shorter lead time.
Some of the innovative equipment Mitak makes use of in its prototyping and production processes include:
Magma Simulation Software
Mitak engineers design foundry methods by means of Magma simulation software. Magma simulates the flow of metal in the mould and predicts its rate of solidification. These data improve the integrity of the castings, reduce the risk of scrap, and increase the yield from each poured part.
Rapid Prototyping
Mitak is developing technologies to improve casting accuracy and to shorten lead times in the supply of first articles. These include additive and reductive methods and encompass pattern-making and moulding.
Electronic Measuring Equipment
Mitak uses electronic instruments to check the dimensional accuracy of castings to extremely tight tolerances. These include FARO measuring machines and 3-D scanning.
CNC Machining
Nearly half of Mitak’s vertical and horizontal boring machine tools are CNC. This greatly improves machining accuracy and reduces costs on high-volume batches. Mitak also employs a large-scale CNC pattern miller with a 5 x 6 x 2m work envelope to cut complex patterns with great precision and in much shorter timeframes.
Finite Planning
Mitak aims to provide outstanding service to all customers. A concern that is almost always paramount is that they receive castings on the promised dates. This is the reason Mitak has implemented a finite planning system developed by one of the leaders in its software field. The system co-ordinates production across every area of the plant and uses this enterprise-wide information to calculate accurate delivery dates.
Mitak’s planning system can plan 24 months out and gives the production team total control over a complex manufacturing process, pre-empting bottlenecks, allocating resources more evenly, and constantly measuring progress. This ultimately means that Mitak customers get delivery dates they can count on.
Some of the innovative equipment Mitak makes use of in its prototyping and production processes include:
Magma Simulation Software
Mitak engineers design foundry methods by means of Magma simulation software. Magma simulates the flow of metal in the mould and predicts its rate of solidification. These data improve the integrity of the castings, reduce the risk of scrap, and increase the yield from each poured part.
Rapid Prototyping
Mitak is developing technologies to improve casting accuracy and to shorten lead times in the supply of first articles. These include additive and reductive methods and encompass pattern-making and moulding.
Electronic Measuring Equipment
Mitak uses electronic instruments to check the dimensional accuracy of castings to extremely tight tolerances. These include FARO measuring machines and 3-D scanning.
CNC Machining
Nearly half of Mitak’s vertical and horizontal boring machine tools are CNC. This greatly improves machining accuracy and reduces costs on high-volume batches. Mitak also employs a large-scale CNC pattern miller with a 5 x 6 x 2m work envelope to cut complex patterns with great precision and in much shorter timeframes.
Finite Planning
Mitak aims to provide outstanding service to all customers. A concern that is almost always paramount is that they receive castings on the promised dates. This is the reason Mitak has implemented a finite planning system developed by one of the leaders in its software field. The system co-ordinates production across every area of the plant and uses this enterprise-wide information to calculate accurate delivery dates.
Mitak’s planning system can plan 24 months out and gives the production team total control over a complex manufacturing process, pre-empting bottlenecks, allocating resources more evenly, and constantly measuring progress. This ultimately means that Mitak customers get delivery dates they can count on.
