Castella

Castella — AI for real shopfloor casting
Stop wasting shifts on guesswork. Castella helps foundry technicians and engineers create reliable production parameters for low-pressure die casting and other casting processes — fast, practical, and built for the shopfloor.

Why Castella?

No extra sensors or hardware required — works with the data you already have.
No expensive, slow simulation software — get usable parameters in seconds.
Designed by people who work on the floor: prioritizes simple, actionable settings (cooling start/sequence, phase pressures, phase times, total cycle time, region-based cooling, etc.).
Reduce trial-and-error, scrap, and rework — increase first-run success.
Core features
Instant parameter proposals: enter your mold, material, and basic timing/geometry info and get a full parameter set (pressure phases, phase times, cooling schedule).
Region-aware cooling: specify mold regions or feeder locations; cooling recommendations start from the farthest mold surface toward the feeder to optimize solidification.
Safety & sanity checks: built-in validation warns about unrealistic inputs (e.g., implausible melt temperatures or impossible phase settings) so you don’t run a questionable recipe on the shopfloor.
Expert feedback loop: accept, tweak, and save parameters — the system learns from your validated setups and improves over time.
Collaborative contributions: share best practices within your team or company so knowledge stays on the floor, not just in one person’s head.
Customizable templates: create and recall templates for common molds, alloys, and lines to speed setup.
Clear, shopfloor-friendly UI: large touch targets, quick adjustments, and concise parameter summaries for operators.
Who it’s for
Foundry technicians and shop supervisors who need reliable parameters quickly.
Production engineers who want to reduce setup time and variation.
Small foundries that can’t afford high-cost simulation suites or extra instrumentation.
How it helps you right now
Replace “try and fail” cycles with data-backed suggestions.
Cut the time between machine setup and a good casting.
Reduce dependency on one “expert” by capturing team knowledge in the app.
Save money by avoiding unnecessary sensors, third-party simulation licenses, and costly mistakes.
Real shopfloor thinking
Castella was built with shopfloor realities in mind: mi