Final Additions

Final additions calculations require just a few mouse clicks. That's all. The first click gets the sample chemistries from your spectrometer. The second click selects which sample chemistry you want to use. The third click starts the calculation and the results are displayed on the screen in the blink of an eye.

The furnace range / grade name that you are making is extracted from the spectrometer information along with the weight of your furnace / ladle. This information is used by the program to calculate your final additions. The appropriate melt stocks / alloys to be used for the final additions and the furnace range / grade specifications are set up automatically. The program can also automatically select the appropriate carbon equivalent, hardness (ASTM 255) requirement or any other additional constraint. No data entry by the operator is required. Just three mouse clicks and the calculation is done.

You need the ability to calculate least cost final additions, even if you use certified ingot.

You may already have software that calculates final additions. Often this software is deficient because it takes more than one try to get the final chemistry correct. This means you take a sample, calculate the needed additions, add the corrections, take another sample and find that your chemistry is still not correct.

This is pretty expensive. You have to hold hot longer than you should and you can’t turn your furnaces as often.

Our program will calculate the least cost final additions that are needed the first time. This means you save on holding hot costs and you can turn your furnaces faster. The reduction in your costs from calculating final additions correctly the first time should pay for the program in just one day.

None of our customers have ever mentioned that our program is not able to calculate the correct final additions in one try. We are sure they would complain quite loudly if there was a problem.

The result of the calculation is a printed list of final additions. This list can be added to the documentation for the castings. The printed list is much more legible than a hand written list which means fewer errors.

You will see a significant reduction in alloy chemistry variance. The final chemistry will be exactly the required chemistry, not close and not just within spec but exactly what is required. Reduction of variance is a central concern of quality control.

Not all of your customers may want the same chemistry for a given alloy type. Automated final additions means you can easily accommodate your customers' preferences.

Anyone can do the three mouse clicks required for a final addition calculation. This means higher priced personnel can be used more cost effectively elsewhere.

Automated final additions take at most ten seconds. That is faster than anyone can manually calculate final additions. Again, production rates are improved.

The Final Additions Program is our Least Cost Charge Calculation Program but it is restricted to just calculating final additions.