MAGMA ECONOMICS: Focus on Sustainability and Profitability

MAGMA ECONOMICS is a new perspective in MAGMASOFT® that allows users to quantitatively evaluate both the economic and the ecological impact of process variants. By utilizing already defined geometry, material and process data along with simulation results, MAGMA ECONOMICS calculates and compares costs, energy consumption and CO₂ emissions across different scenarios, enabling informed decision-making.

Customizable templates for common materials and processes incorporate specific cost and emission factors. This enables a detailed analysis of resource consumption and manufacturing costs throughout the entire casting process simulation chain – from mold or tool preparation, to the pouring process, and even potential machining.

With MAGMA ECONOMICS, users can vary process parameters individually and compare scenarios without investing additional simulation time. This capability facilitates informed decisions that align with both technical requirements and cost or resource objectives.

For example, a foundry can determine which design of a casting layout minimizes CO₂ emissions while maintaining product quality. MAGMA ECONOMICS automates the calculation of CO₂ balances and production costs, simplifying the optimization of both ecological and economic performance.

Fully integrated into the standard version of MAGMASOFT®, MAGMA ECONOMICS requires no additional modules or licenses, providing users with a powerful tool for developing more sustainable and economical processes.

Automatically Estimate Costs and Resource Consumption Based on Existing Data

• MAGMASOFT® will provide basic cost sheets for main processes and alloys, coupled to relevant project information
• Presetting with default values
• Graphical visualization
• Possibility of expanding and detailing the sheets as needed
• Seamless integration with optimization & DoE