DIE RECONDITIONING

Industry Type

Product Group

ANALYSIS

NO. OF JOBS
2 (BOTTOM &TOP)

BASE METAL
DIN 2714

PREVIOUS SOLUTION
REPLACEM ENT AND RESIZING TO ANOTHER DESIGN

PROBLEM DUE TO
Customer changed the job design

NATURE OF PROBLEM
Underutilization of existing Die

PROBLEM
Existing die to be scrapped or machined

PRODUCT DETAIL
DIE BLOCK

JOB PICTURES

Before

After

Our solution

QTY (Kgs)
6

Size (mm)
4

Product
LOTHERME 510N

QTY (Kgs)
26

Size (mm)
3.15 & 4

Product
LOTHERME 352

Procedure

Re-dry of electrode : Oven used to re-dry the electrode

Preheat temperature: Job was preheated to 300°C by induction heating

Intermittent temperature: Other than welding area, Job has been completely covered with glass wool and maintained 300°C temperature during welding.

Post heat treatment: SRC has been done at 660°C for 2 hours.

Used LOTHERM E 352 for root and buttering of the job and LOTHERM E 510 N for the final layers.