Die close and molten metal are the two energies that make a die-cast cell unlike a machine tool. The interlock has to refuse a close with the gate open, and metal transfer is permit work.
The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.
Die close and molten metal are the two energies that make a die-cast cell unlike a machine tool. The interlock has to refuse a close with the gate open, and metal transfer is permit work.
A bypassed gate switch becomes normal because the dry cycle is inconvenient. That is how a cell entry turns into a crush or a burn.
Monthly verification of the interlocks, on a dry cycle, with no metal in the sleeve. Charging the furnace is a different permit.
This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.