Midas Pattern Company Ltd honoured with Kings Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development 24 Apr 23 Midas Pattern Company Ltd has been honoured with the first ever a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. Such is the strict criteria, that this prestigious accolade...
The sands of time are ticking on occupational health exposure to silica in foundries 23 Apr 23 The UK’s Health & Safety Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), started its latest health campaign, which directly affects foundries, last October. This campaign is not only...
Non-metallic inclusions in ductile cast iron, steel and aluminium castings 23 Apr 23 The term ‘non-metallic inclusions’ covers a range of casting defects with a range of causes. This article by Dr Wolfram Stets, Foseco Nederland BV, provides a short introduction to the...
Casthouse specialist partners UK university to develop energy-efficient recycling systems 23 Apr 23 Aston University has teamed up with a UK-based casthouse technology specialist through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop a suite of energy-efficient aluminium recycling...
ASK Chemicals saves 1,200 tons of CO2 through sustainable measures at Wülfrath site 23 Apr 23 ASK Chemicals, a global supplier of high-performance industrial resins and materials, has implemented successful measures to save gas and electricity at its European flagship plant in Wülfrath...
‘Net Zero’ roadmap urges government to act now to unlock a £10billion boost for the UK foundry sector 09 Mar 23 The leading voice for the foundry industry has released a five-point blueprint that will help the castings sector deliver a £10billion boost to the economy. Published by the Cast Metals...
WFO Foundry Young Researchers and Early Career Professionals Conference 09 Mar 23 The World Foundry Organization (WFO) has announced the inaugural Foundry Young Researchers and Early Career Professionals Conference, which will showcase scientific work and examples of best practice...
New president for European Foundry Association 09 Mar 23 While in 2022 the crisis management of the European foundry industry was once again put to the test, in 2023 it is still a matter of finding strategic answers for the long-term perspective of Europe...