The search for productive efficiency is a constant need for companies that aim to
continue their activities in an increasingly competitive market and that present constant
innovations. For this, many of them, in addition to being aware of technological
innovations, also promote internal improvement programs in order to obtain viable
solutions and with the certainty of a return on investment. Aiming to propose
improvements in real industrial processes, the present work deals with the study of the
preheating of metallic molds in a pressure casting process that uses ZAMAC alloy as
raw material and has as main objective to show the feasibility in the implementation of
this process. The applied methodology comprises bibliographical research and
simulation of the implementation of this process in a company that has a casting sector
that includes the necessary specifications. At the end of the work, the conclusion is
reached that it is feasible to implement the preheating process of molds in the casting
sector of the studied company, based on the results obtained related to the technical
and mainly financial aspects, where there is a return on investment in 10 months due
to the production gain evidenced.
