IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOUNDRY, A RANGE OF PRODUCTS WITH A VERY HIGH ADDED VALUE CONSISTS OF LARGE JETS (UP TO A FEW DOZEN TONNES), USED FOR APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF POWER GENERATION OR MACHINE TOOLS. DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATION OR PERFORMANCE, SUCH JETS SHALL BE MADE, DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATION OR PERFORMANCE, IN PARTICULAR IN STEEL OR CAST IRON. PARADOXICALLY, THE PRODUCTION OF THESE PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED IN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY REQUIREMENTS, STILL REQUIRES COSTLY PROCESSING BY THE OPERATOR. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE FINISHED PRODUCT, CERTAIN OPERATIONS (SMATERZZATURA, GRINDING, BURRS, ETC.) HAVE TO BE CARRIED OUT WITH A SERIES OF MANUALLY OPERATED EQUIPMENT. HOWEVER, THE OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT GENERATE CONSIDERABLE PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF ERGONOMICS AND, ABOVE ALL, THE LACK OF COMFORT FOR OPERATORS, IN ORDER TO POTENTIALLY INDUCE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES, AND THUS REQUIRING THE ADOPTION OF ALL