Würth Solutions is the digital and service brand of Eisenwerk Würth, and is a driver of innovations for optimisation and transparency in the area of blasting. With the spirit of a start-up and the experience of a traditional medium-sized company, we aim to gain a superior understanding of blasting processes driven by data and evidence, and to create the basis for greater efficiency, quality and sustainability, as well as an optimum interplay between people, blasting media and blasting systems.
Creativity, technology and the networking of know-how are the tools that take us forward. We are and remain open to new approaches, and consistently develop ideas that bring sustainable improvements to the area of blasting.
Creativity, technology and the networking of know-how are the tools that take us forward. We are and remain open to new approaches, and consistently develop ideas that bring sustainable improvements to the area of blasting.
Our offers
Cost assessments
Using transparency to achieve added efficiency: holistic commercial considerations and cost calculations require a good data basis. With Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and selected pilot customers, we have developed a tool for recording costs that highlights potential savings.
Blasting process assessments
Our experienced technicians will inspect and assess the overall condition of your blasting system(s). Impending problems can be tackled and hidden potential can be exploited. You will benefit from our advice on how to improve the performance and efficiency of your blasting system.
Accompanying in-process control (IPC)
To keep an eye on the condition of the system, the quality and any process fluctuations, we make use of sieve analyses. Excessive consumption of blasting media, leakages, contamination and system malfunctions can be identified more quickly in this way.
Initial sample and process development
Everything the market has to offer in terms of blasting technology is available at our technical centre. We carry out sampling and blasting tests, and can also blast small batches on a contract basis. For regular, larger-scale contract work, we can help you to find the suitable partners.
Academy
We offer practically-oriented training and qualification courses for system operators, QA, maintenance and management staff. The goals should be the optimum operation and monitoring of the system, maintaining and repairing the system economically, and quantifying the blasting results.
Consulting
Are you planning to purchase a new blast machine or to modernise/convert an existing one? Our independent experts advise and support you so that the result fulfils your requirements. Benefit from our comprehensive network and our direct market access.
Upgrading
Precision sieve analyses coupled with practically-oriented recommendations from our experienced technologists are our daily business. Networking and digitalisation, as well as blasting 4.0 developed by Würth Solutions, provide you with the tools for forward-looking manufacturing.
Guardian
Processes can slowly get out of control due to wear or incorrect operation and maintenance. This often leads to expensive re-blasting processes, increased paint consumption, problems with paint adhesion due to contaminated surfaces, or even production downtime because of fire or customer complaints. We therefore offer solutions for long-term stable and optimised processes as a condition for safe preventive maintenance.
Support
Together with you, our experienced technicians assess your blasting processes in detail and document the results, which can be used to develop specifications and suitable, process-safe solutions.
APCon
Sustainability and cost-effectiveness are implemented through digital real-time monitoring of the key parameters on the blasting system. The patented APCon system creates transparency and sheds light on the black box known as the blasting process.With APCon, we offer you a process optimisation system with which you can monitor and control your blasting system online. In future, you will have both important key figures for consumption, and complete documentation, real time analyses and much more available at a glance. So, by continual optimisation, you can increase your productivity and make the blasting process very economical.
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APCon - Everything at a glance No more performance fluctuations during blasting- Web-based access at any time via PC, tablet, or smartphone
- Monitoring, control, and regulation on a single digital platform
- Relives the strain on personnel
- Reliable performance indicators for decision-makers Comprehensive and clear representation
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Consistent quality during blasting It’s the result that counts. Parameters such as roughness depths or Almen values can be precisely documented and screening processes are entered directly into the system.- Reproducible blasting results
- Consistent product quality
- Complete documentation of the blasting process
- Ensuring the highest surface quality
- All relevant data can be accessed at the push of a button (e.g. for customer audits)
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Stable blasting process APCon is in constant communication with the blasting silo and thus ensures optimal use of the blasting abrasive.- Precise replenishment of blasting abrasive
- Automatic regulation of the fill level
- Ensuring a stable operating mixture
- Efficient use of blasting abrasive
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Constant monitoring of the air separation Alongside the turbines, the air separation numbers among the most important components in a modern blasting system. The speed measurement of the airflow in the air separation provides precise information about the condition of the blasting abrasive mixture.- Real-time measurement of the extraction speed
- Analysis of changes to the process parameters
- Early detection of possible system faults
- Ensuring an optimum operating mixture for a stable process
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Blasting turbines provide feedback Feedback regarding any type of deviation from the target range. Necessary maintenance is indicated early and can thus be planned.- Full transparency regarding the actual status
- Detection of performance losses
- Wear minimisation and damage prevention
- Digitised maintenance log with automatic system assessment
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APCon can be used universally Retrofitting is possible on all common blasting systems without access to the system controls. Performance and characteristic data is logged directly on the system using its own sensors.- The basis for a sustainable TCO calculation
- Provision of reports and forecasts based on performance indicators
- System-wide process transparency
- Data-oriented process optimisation
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Smart consumption monitoring Automatic consumption monitoring is done via the APCon silo. This ensures intelligent replenishment through direct communication with the primary silo of the blasting system. Replenished volumes are automatically weighed and documented.- Intelligent replenishment for a stable process
- Precise measurement of the blasting abrasive consumption
- Constant fill level regulation
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With APCon, we now constantly achieve the best blasting results and obtain valuable data on the economic efficiency of the process. If anything is threatening to get out of hand, we are informed in good time and can intervene immediately. Due to the now very stable blasting process, we have already been able to achieve significant saving potential in energy and blasting abrasive consumption - further savings potential through APCon have been shown via reliable data. Our system operators are also very satisfied because APCon significantly lightens their workload.
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co. KG
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Process transparency is extremely important for the management of a company. This is the only way to exploit the significant economic advantages. That is why we chose APCon.
Eisengiesserei Baumgarte GmbH
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The process transparency due to APCon also allows fault isolation in other areas of the process chain. Due to the stable blasting process, casting defects for example are easier to recognise and can be assigned more clearly.
Karl Casper GmbH & Co. KG
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By collecting and interpreting the data delivered by APCon, we and the people at Würth were able to reduce the usage of abrasives by over 50% without a loss of surface quality. The permanent monitoring of the blasting process also helped us to further reduce unplanned outages. With the underlying data we are convinced that we’ll be able to adapt faster and better to the growing requirements in the future.
Kubota Baumaschinen GmbH
SPIN:S
Smart Platform for Integrated and Sustainable Blasting Processes in cooperation with Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and 3D Content Logistics GmbH
The joint project SPIN:S is developing a Smart Platform for Integrated and Sustainable Blasting Processes, which enables transparent, reproducible, and resource-efficient blasting processes across industries using predictive analytics methods.
SPIN:S expands upon the successful findings of the process optimization system APCon from Würth Solutions through new sensors and smart, AI-driven analyses with the following goals:
- Development of a smart platform for the digitalization of blasting processes
- Holistic process representation and evaluation based on figures, data, and facts
- Real-time digital twin of the blasting process based on big data
- Configurable, role-specific user dashboards
- Sustainability dashboard to raise awareness of environmental impacts
- Integration into MES/ERP systems
- Industry 4.0 compatibility
Strong Partnerships
Achieving success faster together: In a collaborative partnership where everyone contributes their expertise, innovative and sustainable solutions for integrated blasting processes are created. Together, we build smart platforms, innovative tools, and pave your way into the digital future!
Research Funding
The joint project SPIN:S is supported by funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (funding code "01S22045A").
Dietmar Marx
Phone: +49 (0) 71 36 98 98 22
Mobilphone: +49 (0) 160 2139 847
marx(at)eisenwerk-wuerth.de
Are you looking for the right abrasive or would you like to optimize your blasting process?
Our experts will be happy to advise you personally:
Eisenwerk Würth GmbH
+ 49 (0) 71 36 98 98 - 0
info(at)eisenwerk-wuerth.de