Shell Making Options

Shell Making provides the following setup options:

Enable Automated Dipping

By default in starting point Digital Factories, Robotic Assist is included in the process routing. Administrators can customize the default with the cost model variable defaultEnableAutomatedDipping (true in starting point Digital Factories). With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

Inclusion of Robotic Assist affects overhead costs—see Robotic Assist Formulas. See also Robotic Assist Feasibility.

Number of Primary Dip Cycles

By default, the number of primary dip cycles is specified by the cost model variable defaultNumPrimaryDipCycles (3 in starting point Digital Factories). With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

The process routing includes one occurrence of Primary Sand Coating and one occurrence of Primary Slurry Dipping for each primary dip cycle. See Primary Sand Coating Feasibility, Primary Slurry Dipping Feasibility, Primary Sand Coating Formulas, and Primary Slurry Dipping Formulas.

Number of Backup Dip Cycles

By default, the number of backup dip cycles is specified by one of the following the cost model variables (depending on part weight):

• numBackupDipCycles_min (3 in starting point Digital Factories), for parts with mass no greater than the cost model variable partWeightThreshold_small (13.608kg in starting point Digital Factories).

• numBackupDipCycles_low (6 in starting point Digital Factories), for parts with mass greater than the cost model variable partWeightThreshold_small (13.608kg in starting point Digital Factories) and no greater than the cost model variable partWeightThreshold_large (45.359 in starting point Digital Factories).

• numBackupDipCycles_high (9 in starting point Digital Factories), for parts with mass greater than the cost model variable partWeightThreshold_large (45.359 in starting point Digital Factories).

With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

The process routing includes one occurrence of Secondary Sand Coating and one occurrence of Secondary Slurry Dipping for each backup dip cycle. See Secondary Sand Coating Feasibility, Secondary Slurry Dipping Feasibility, Secondary Sand Coating Formulas, and Secondary Slurry Dipping Formulas.