This article explains why the theoretical production quantity in sand casting never matches the actual output and how this gap distorts defect rates, cost accounting, and production control. It introduces a practical method to determine true production quantity by measuring casting weight after shot blasting and linking it with batch IDs, enabling accurate, real‑time data for factory operations.

Sand casting operations face bottlenecks, downtime, and limited traceability. Based on hands‑on projects in global foundries, this article explains how IoT, real‑time visualization, unified data, and AI can improve productivity—while also clarifying the limits of digital tools.