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Abstract
This article addresses an approach based on Taguchi method for optimising the ingredients of green sand in a foundry. Permeability and compression strength were the important characteristics of green sand. Optimisation of these characteristics was done through the application of Taguchi method of experimentation. Three factors were identified and experimented in an L9(34) orthogonal array. Signal-to-noise ratio method was used to analyse the data and the best levels for these factors were selected. As a result of the experimentation, in addition to the identification of optimum levels for the ingredients, the proportion of Bentonite and coal dust were reduced considerably. This was leading to a large financial benefit for the company.
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