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Z-CAST Pro - State of the Art first casting simulation technology in Korea; PRO
with an history of more than 25 years of development and realistic
simulation of all kinds of foundry processes; Z-CAST Pro is developed by
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Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) and distributed by
Cubictek Co Ltd., Korea. Z-CAST Pro brings rich experience of integrating
foundry practices to virtual simulation platform and results are tested on
shop loor by worldwide academicians and industry experts.

Z-CAST Pro Modules

Z-CAST Pro modules are based on simulation physics:
No Limitation on Materials ! ( Ferrous or Non-Ferrous),
No Limitation on Process ! (also customizable)

- Fluid Flow Simulation

- Solidification Simulation
- Cycle Analysis
- Thermal Stress Analysis
- Heat Treatment Simulation
Z-CAST Pro : Pre Processor PRO

Geometry
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- Basic modeling function for gating and riser system by
using primitive shapes
- CAD DATA importing Interface (CATIA, PRO/E, UG,
SOLIDWORKS)
- User friendly interface
- Powerful display functions based on OpenGL
- Multiple Sectional View
- Multimedia format output function (AVI)
- Unlimited Parallel Windows of Pre-Post and Solver in
Single License

Meshing
- Easy and fast mesh generation and manual mesh editing function
- A large number of mesh generation function (over than 100 million)
- Mesh Generation based on FDM, FEM, FVM Technology
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Material Database
- Providing thermo-physical properties of more than 100 casting
alloys and related materials
- Materials categorised based on Standards
- User defined material properties / User can create specific
material database
- Database includes -
Alloy : Cast iron, Cast steel, Cr/Ni base steel, Aluminum,
Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, etc.
Mold : SKD6, SKD61, Steel, Green sand, Furan, Chromite
sand, Zircon sand, Ceramic sand, etc.
Other Categories: Sleeve, Insulation, Core, Chill, Cooling
media etc. material specifications

Z-CAST Pro : Solvers

Z-CAST Pro Solvers are categorised based on the solving physics, all can be combined together or run independently
User can run any number of windows (Pre-Post-Solver) on a single machine, with an single license - which helps to
solve multiple options of design, quicker and faster and parallel.

Main Solvers are

- Fluid Flow Simulation
- Solidification Simulation
- Cycle Analysis
- Thermal Stress Analysis
- Heat Treatment Simulation
HPDC Simulation
Process Simulated :
- Sand mold casting : automatic casting line,
green sand,CO2,furan,…
- Permanent mold casting
- High/Low pressure die casting
- Squeeze casting Shrinkage & Niiyama
- Tilt casting
- Investment casting
Fluid Flow Simulation PRO

- Three dimensional transient analysis for incompressible viscous

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luid considering gravitational force

Solidification Simulation
- Three dimensional transient heat transfer and solidification
analysis using direct Finite Di ference Method(DFDM)
- Latent heat : Temperature recovery method

Solidification Shrinkage
Cycle Analysis PRO

- Optimizing the cycle time

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- Cooling line design for permanent mold (Gravity casting, LPDC,
HPDC, and Squeeze casting process)
- Predict the mold temperature during cyclic production and
control the temperature by on/o f the cooling line

Solidification and Cycle Analysis

Thermal Stress Analysis PRO

- Coupled analysis considering temperature, low, and stress models

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- Non-linear analysis including contact & external pressure
- Thermal stress module using hybrid method (FDM+FEM)
- Ability to automatically generate the FEM mesh from STL files
- Deformation analysis on the complicated casting process

Heat Treatment Analysis

Cementation (C%)

Hardness a ter
Austenite fraction oil cooling
change Hardness
change during
Phase fraction change tempering
during oil cooling
 PRO Contact us for Sales, Service & Support

Z-CAST
Casting Simulation So tware
Santhosh N L
Director & CEO

DHIO Research & Engineering Pvt Ltd.,

# 28 (Old No 619/1), 2nd Floor, 36th Cross,
2nd Block, Rajajinagar, Next to Srinivasa
Kalyana Mantapa, Bangalore-560010 India

O fice: +91 80 49539628,

Mobile: +91 9591994642, +91 9900138009
Email : info@dhioresearch.com,
santhosh@dhioresearch.com