One record from wax die to inspected casting, kept against the customer part number.
Manage investment casting enquiries, wax dies, patterns, tree assembly, shell coats, dewax, melts, cut-off, finishing and inspection in one system. Every part number carries its drawing revision, wax history, shell record, heat and inspection results to dispatch. The wax room, shell room, foundry, finishing bench and quality desk work from one list of trees and orders.
- Wax die register, shell recipes and alloy list keyed in as the plant uses them
- Open orders, part numbers and die inventory migrated
- Inspection plans and report layouts checked by your quality desk before use
Wax dies, tree assembly, shell coats, dewax, melting and finishing all sit in one chain here, with the shell recipe each foundry already follows built into the records. Each tree and each part number keeps its shell record, heat, rework hours and inspection result, so yield and lot reports come from the floor entries.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Enquiry and quotation
A drawing and a quantity arrive. The estimator prices die cost, wax, shell, alloy, finishing and inspection, and each revision is kept.
- 2
Die and wax plan
A new die is ordered or an existing one is booked. Wax injection quantities are planned to match tree and pour dates.
- 3
Tree and shell
Patterns are assembled onto trees. Each tree is dipped and stuccoed through its coats, and dry times are logged.
- 4
Dewax, fire and pour
Trees are dewaxed and fired. The melt is recorded with its heat number, and the pour is tied to each tree.
- 5
Cut-off and finishing
Shells are knocked off and parts cut from the tree. Grinding, blasting, straightening and heat treatment are logged per part.
- 6
Inspection and dispatch
Dimensional, penetrant and X-ray results are entered per lot. The report, packing list and invoice go out with the shipment.
What is inside.
Every module can be switched on, left out or changed to match how your team already works.
The business modules it is built from.
Each one is also available on its own, or inside a system built for you.
- Estimate/Quotation Management
Quotes are built from die cost, wax, alloy weight, finishing hours and inspection, and every revision is kept next to the drawing issue it priced.
- Product Management
Each die is held against its part number and revision with cavity count and shot count, so the toolroom plans service from real use.
- Production Planning
Wax injection and tree building are planned against shell and pour dates, so shell room capacity is filled with trees that are actually needed.
- Work Order Management
A tree travels as one work order through slurry, stucco coats and drying, and any skipped coat shows before the tree reaches dewax.
- Batch and Serial Tracking
Heat numbers from each melt are carried onto the trees poured, so a casting can be traced from its lot report to a heat.
- Quality Control
Dimensional, penetrant and X-ray results are entered per lot against the part’s inspection plan, and rejects are tied to a defect and a stage.
- Job Work Management
Parts sent out for heat treatment or machining go on a delivery note and return with quantity, vendor and rejects recorded.
- Invoice Management
The packing list for accepted lots turns into the delivery note and tax invoice, set to your tax rules and each customer’s currency.
How we would put it in.
Setup, data migration, integrations and anything built on top.
One system, each person sees their part.
For plant heads
Read yield by part, trees in each stage and orders at risk without leaving the office.
For wax room staff
Book dies, record shots and rejects, and build trees against the day’s shell plan.
For shell room staff
Log coats and drying per tree, and see which trees are ready for dewax.
For foundry and finishing leads
Enter melts and heat numbers, then follow castings through cut-off, grinding and treatment.
For quality and dispatch
Enter inspection results, review lot reports and release shipments with the right paperwork.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Yield by part number from wax injected to castings accepted
- Trees by stage: wax, shell, dewax, poured, cut off
- Die shot count and next service date
- Shell rejects and cracked shells by cause
- Rework hours by part and finishing step
- Inspection rejects by defect and alloy
- Open orders by promised date and customer
Who this is built for.
- Investment casting companies pouring stainless, carbon and cobalt alloys
- Lost wax foundries serving pump, valve and aerospace customers
- Shops that make their own wax dies and shell
- Casting houses that run silica sol or water glass shell systems
- Companies that ship inspection reports with each lot
When it is not the right choice.
- A hobby or art foundry that casts a few pieces a week can track wax and moulds in a notebook.
- Sand moulding shops and pressure die casters will find Sand Casting Foundry Management Software or Gravity Die Casting Company Management Software closer.
Adapted to your business before it goes live.
You are not handed a login and left to it. The product is set up around your records, your people and the tools you already use.
Works alongside
- WhatsApp or other messaging
- Spectrometer readings by import
- Accounting export
- Barcode labels for trees
Questions owners ask before a demo.
Can a tree carry patterns for several customers?
Yes. Each pattern keeps its own order. After cut-off, the good castings are credited to the right order and heat.
How does it handle a cracked shell at pour?
The tree is marked as lost at pour with the cause. The order shows the shortfall, and a replacement tree can be scheduled.
Does it track wax dies by shot count?
Yes. Each run adds to the die’s shot count, and a die is flagged for service at the point your toolroom sets.
Can we record coats and drying times?
Yes. The shell log takes slurry, stucco, coat number and drying hours per tree, and your process staff decide what counts as a skipped step.
How are inspection results kept?
Dimensional, penetrant and X-ray results are entered per lot and part, then pulled into the lot report beside the heat.
Can outside heat treatment be recorded?
Yes. A part going out for heat treatment is booked to a vendor with a count, and the return is checked against it, with rejects noted.
How would we move our die register?
The register comes across from your sheet with part number, cavity count and shot count. The toolroom confirms it before go-live.
Who owns the production data?
You do. The export of dies, trees, heats and reports is described in the quotation before any work starts.
What decides the price?
Plant size, users and report layouts set the figure. We first run the system on a few of your own wax patterns and shell parts, and the quotation comes after you have seen that.
Does it show yield for one part number?
Yes. Wax shot, trees poured, castings cut off and parts accepted are set side by side, so the loss stage is clear.
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