The Air Shock and Press ® Horizontal Moulding offers two moulding systems in one single machine. With a unique vertical impact valve that allows generation of shock waves nearest to sand, this system produces uniform hardness all over the mould surface, even at the edges. It uses a simple and reliable mechanism which produces hard moulds with the required permeability.

It is, by far, the most flexible moulding machine available in the market. You can actually choose between:

AIR SHOCK ®: ensures best mould permeability. Energy costs are reduced.

AIR SHOCK AND PRESS ®: when the pattern has deep pockets, the combination of air impact and multicylinder squeeze gives excellent compaction at pockets up to a ratio of 1.8:1, and at locked grooves up to a ratio of 2:1, which permits elimination of cores in many cases.

Loramendi's Horizontal Moulding Machines offer the possibility of not only different air and hydraulic pressure for cope and drag, but also different moulding systems: Air Shock ® for cope and Air Shock and Press ® for drag. It does not require the use of filters and pattern or pattern bolster, reducing maintenance and cost, as well as the mould surface drying due to airflow.
The excellent mould surface and compaction enable to improve the dimensional accuracy of castings, reducing weight and machining cost. Pattern dimensions of jolt process can be modified to obtain lighter castings with better dimensional accuracy. The pattern bolster design secures sand to sand closing between cope and drag half moulds, hence minimising flash and fettling cost.
Loramendi applies the same philosophy to any of its products, whether it is a core making system or a moulding line: we solve our customers' problems by adapting each of our designs to their needs. Starting from the Air Shock ® or the Air Shock and Press ® Impact Moulding system, Loramendi will always provide moulding lines as Taylor made solutions to specific requirements in each case.