Once a vision, now a reality
In the past years many articles have been published about “The Internet of Things” (IoT), Foundry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the potential of its use in foundries. Interes- ting R&D strategies have been explained but results about the implementation in found- ries have seldom been presented. The article describes the development and experiences with Artificial Intelligence at pour-tech AB, a specialist in automatic pouring and soft- ware solutions. The company develops new integrated systems with fully automated pouring controls based on a combination of laser and camera technology.