Buhler is further expanding its product portfolio with Carat 840 and Carat 920.

The reason is the increasing demand for larger and more complex parts in the automotive industry. These larger parts require a new production process, which is a new challenge for customers. With many years of experience in large die casting solutions, Bühler is your partner in the entire production process of larger parts.

Automobile manufacturers have broken new ground in their production. With our Carat series, you can realize the idea of ​​larger parts. We support our customers in developing these new processes," said Cornel Mendler, General Manager of Bühler Die Casting. The new Carat 840 and Carat 920 with clamping forces of up to 92,000 kilonewtons (kN) now complete Buhler's die casting product portfolio. The Carat platform is The company’s solutions for large die castings. “We are seeing a sharp increase in demand for larger machines. With Carat 840 and Carat 920, we can provide customers with solutions for large structural parts with complex geometries and new body parts," said Cornel Mendler.

Carat series provide maximum productivity

Buhler's vision for the future of the die casting industry is 0% scrap rate, 40% reduction in cycle time and 24/7 availability. The larger the casting, the greater the leverage to reduce production costs by reducing cycle time, reject rates, and improving availability. The design of Carat 840 and Carat 920 also has a positive impact on the quality of these complex thin-walled parts. Their manufacture requires extremely powerful and precise casting units and uniform clamping force introduction.

Carat's two-plate technology has a patented, rigid-optimized plate design that can uniformly apply clamping force to ensure minimum plate deformation and high dimensional accuracy of the casting. Combined with Buhler's unique real-time control casting device and DataView control, Carat provides the highest casting dynamics and quality-every shot.

Production close to customers

Buhler manufactures die casting platforms in Asia, Europe and North America. This ensures a short delivery time due to short transportation routes and reliable supply of spare parts. Customers can rely on a stable global production network. Local service technicians provide support to foundries and car manufacturers. Buhler provides fast on-site support or remote maintenance and detailed training at the customer site or at Buhler's application center.

Excellent closing force-comparable to the Eiffel Tower

The largest die casting machine in the Carat series is the size of a house. They are 8 meters high and have an area of ​​about 100 square meters. "Carat 920 can inject more than 200 kilograms of liquid aluminum into a mold in a few milliseconds. It holds the shape with a force of 92,000 kN. It's like the entire 9,000-ton Eiffel Tower is pressed on the mold, every shot is like this ," explains Michael Cinelli, Bühler Die Casting Product Manager.

The first point of contact for large component solutions

For 15 years, Buhler has been a pioneer in large-scale die castings and a global market leader in this field. Buhler designs and designs total solutions for customers and puts them into use. Together with its partners, the company can provide process solutions from aluminum rods to finished body parts. The manufacture and handling of such large parts is much more complicated than that of small parts. The upstream and downstream production steps of the die casting unit must also be able to process these parts. Because the components are too large and heavy for humans to carry, the robot and the transportation frame constitute a continuous transportation system. They took over the processing from castings to body parts. “Bühler provides solutions for all these processes. Because we work with foundries around the world, we have a wealth of practical knowledge in commissioning and operating such large batteries,” said Michael Cinelli.

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