Applying artificial intelligence to the modern foundry

Process 'learning' by way of neural networks (NWs) can be employed in the foundry industry, adapting the concept to foundry variables. At John Deere Foundry Waterloo, a new arc furnace controller known as the Intelligent Arc Furnace (IAF) was tested for its ability to address problems associated with impedance regulators. The IAF integrates high-speed digital monitoring of the arc furnace electrical characteristics with NWs to predict the future state of the furnace and then take action to avoid that state, if undesirable.