Luitpoldhütte GmbH plans to use the LHN 100-350 to manufacture large cores for agriculture, specifically gearbox and rear axle housings weighing up to 800 kilograms. For this task, a core shooting machine that can produce large cores up to 500 kilograms in a single shot is required. In September 2023, Luitpoldhütte placed the order for the custom-designed LHN 100-350. This machine was modified to increase the shot volume from 100 to 350 liters, making it the largest core shooting machine of its kind in Europe. Luitpoldhütte's clients include renowned companies such as Case New Holland, Fendt, Valtra, Massey Ferguson, John Deere, Claas, MAN, Liebherr, and Caterpillar.
Tailor-made solution for the customer – setting new industry standards
“With the design of the LHN 100-350, we are setting new benchmarks in the industry and are once again demonstrating our ability to develop custom solutions tailored to our customers' specific needs", said André Klimm, managing director of Laempe Mössner Sinto. “The collaboration with Luitpoldhütte has been a great challenge, which we have successfully tackled together.”
The installation includes a mixer, two gas systems, a sand classifier and two control cabinets – one for the machine itself and one for the peripheral equipment. The requirements of Luitpoldhütte made this project a prototypical challenge. The adaptation to the local conditions in Amberg was particularly exciting, where Luitpoldhütte provided a platform, sand silo and core box, as well as it prepared the foundation and a roof extension for the more than 14-meter-high machine complex.
“The new LHN 100-350 from Laempe Mössner Sinto represents a significant advancement for our production. With this state-of-the-art system, we are able to significantly increase our production capacity while continuing to deliver the highest quality products to our customers", said Frank Schild, managing director of Luitpoldhütte GmbH. “The collaboration with Laempe has always been professional and goal-oriented.”
LHN 100-350 Luitpoldhütte at a glance:
- Width: 8.80 meters
- Depth (Length): 7.67 meters
- Height: 6.40 meters plus 0.5 meters foundation
- Total height with sand silos: 13.8 meters plus 0.5 meters foundation
- Total weight (including core box): approx. 90 tons
This is not Laempe's first project involving a gigantic core shooting machine: In 2022, Laempe built a core shooting machine of the LHL200-1700 type, which – with a shot volume of 1,700 liters and sand cores weighing up to 2.5 tons – also set new standards in the industry. The cores produced with the LHL200-1700 are used by the customer as form parts for casting ship engine components in their foundry.
About Laempe Mössner Sinto GmbH
Laempe Mössner Sinto GmbH is the world market leader in core shooters for the foundry industry and covers all areas of modern core manufacturing with its comprehensive product and service portfolio. The traditional German company is a complete solution developer headquartered in Barleben/Meitzendorf, Saxony-Anhalt. A total of 380 employees work at this state-of-the-art production site, the branches in Schopfheim in the Black Forest and Mannheim, and the subsidiaries in Pune (India) and Beijing (China). www.laempe.com
About Luitpoldhütte GmbH
Luitpoldhütte GmbH is a medium-sized foundry based in Amberg in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria. The company, over 140 years old, produces high-quality cast parts in small to medium series in gray cast iron, spheroidal graphite iron, and compacted graphite iron. Cast parts weighing up to 1 ton per piece are produced using the machine molding process. The main customers are in the agricultural machinery, engine construction, construction machinery, and compressor industries.
www.luitpoldhuette.deSource: SMS group
