Die caster goes for a green field solution in Slovakia

Investment Casting Institute members will use 2008 World Conference to sharpen strategies

This year’s World Investment Casting Conference, hosted by the Investment Casting Institute, aims to offer industry leaders the latest in technology, process thinking and business tactics. ‘It’s shaping up to be the largest world conference in the history of the event’, said Michael C Perry, executive director of the Investment Casting Institute.

First of its kind automated solution for aluminium sand-casting foundry

Wheelabrator Group has recently delivered a robot gripper blast machine (ROTO-JET RG 5/7) to CF Maier in Königsbrunn, Germany. The machine was used for the very first time to blast aluminium sand castings and was the chosen method because of the sophisticated nature of the workpieces which require a technically mature and high-quality complete surface treatment solution.

Componenta invests in Turkey to reduce dust emissions

Componenta will invest in induction melting furnaces in the Orhangazi foundry in Turkey to guarantee efficiency of melting and sufficient molten metal to reduce the environmental burden caused by melting. The current two arc furnaces will be replaced by a dual track induction furnace.