Don’t flounder on preventing foundry dust explosions 09 May 17 Mark Shannon from BS&B Safety Systems explains the importance of having efficient spark detection fitted on foundry dust collectors to prevent fire and dust explosions. In various parts of the...
Process improvement by special ceramic filters with foam-like structure and their use in direct pouring applications 09 May 17 The use of ceramic filters with foam-like structures is a state-of-the-art technology indispensable in day-to-day operations in the foundry industry. The benefits of using this filter have already...
Low cost, high specification coreshooters 04 Apr 17 Well known for its comprehensive range of no-bake moulding equipment and coreshooters, Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd appreciates that there is also a need for a low cost option to its jobbing machine...
Selective impregnation of castings opens up clear benefits and new opportunities 04 Apr 17 The need to seal castings by impregnation is a well-understood and widely used practice across the castings industry. The elimination of the risks arising from leaks in casting products has a direct...
Demand for novel casting process fuelled by drive for improved performance and total cost focus 04 Apr 17 Increasing pressure to improve the performance of critical pumping equipment and reduce costly down time is creating opportunities for a novel method for making one of a pump’s key components,...
Robotic fettling cell is just the job 04 Apr 17 A unique robot fettling cell has enabled a UK aluminium diecaster to reduce the real time of processing a casting through all the cutting, fettling, linishing etc. to drastically reduce the time it...
Ultra-high efficiency while keeping emissions as low as possible 06 Mar 17 By omitting materials subject to the labeling requirement in part 1 cold-box resin, Düker GmbH of Laufach, Bavaria can achieve an impressive reduction in emissions. Emission and...
A quantum leap for diecasting control 06 Mar 17 What use is the best machine if its application is too complex and overwhelms the user? This question led Bühler engineers to completely redesign the control of diecasting machines enabling them...
Lower cost production of specification products for copper, aluminium, irons and lead 06 Mar 17 Utilising the company’s established rotary furnace operating parameters and design, the Monometer refining technology integrates seamlessly with existing processes of smelting, refining and...
Holding on to the proven technology whilst rethinking the future 06 Mar 17 An ever-increasing customer understanding of process capabilities and the very real need to put energy efficiency at the heart of production and investment plans has driven melting technology...
A proven SHIFT change in attitude reaps rewards for the foundry industry 03 Feb 17 Many of you will have heard of the SHIFT Initiative and indeed many foundries are SHIFT members but, of the wider industry, it may be time to explain about the objectives and how SHIFT...
Industry 4.0 and what it means to the FOUNDRY INDUSTRY 02 Feb 17 Mark Lewis of Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd gives Foundry Trade Journal an insight into the impact the fourth industrial revolution will have for the cast metals industry. The first thing to...
Surface finishing options for diecasters 19 Dec 16 Rosler GmbH is progressive with leading edge technologies when it comes to diecast component surface preparation and/or finishing. The company’s philosophy is through customer-lead research and...
Open all hours 16 Dec 16 Flexibility in terms of material and process has enabled a prototype foundry tooling specialist company in the UK to stay the distance and embrace a new world of customer needs. With seven large...
A balanced and growing output for investment casters 16 Dec 16 It is two years since Dr Carlos Olabe became EICF executive director so Foundry Trade Journal caught up with him to find out how the EICF is developing and how the federation’s future...
More a Family Than an Industry 16 Dec 16 Against the backdrop of history, the future of the casting industry was celebrated and honoured at the ICME Annual Awards Lunch. Many of those honoured during the special day in October have spent...
Temperature measurement in iron foundry - Current processes and latest technology developments 03 Nov 16 The temperature of molten iron is measured several times in foundries, as it is one of the most important physical parameters. The accuracy, reproducibility and reliability of these molten metal...
Casting the Present and the Future 03 Nov 16 Foundry Trade Journal editor Lynn Postle offers an outlook of the current situation in the global cast metals industry It is of course always a crystal ball exercise to offer an insight into the...
Benton Foundry continues to streamline cleaning operations 03 Nov 16 Robotic cells offer major benefits to the cleaning and grinding process. In 2006, as a result of significant growth and a desire to further improve efficiency, Benton Foundry in Benton,...
Pattern recognition and data logging 03 Nov 16 Today’s modern foundry is under increasing pressure to reduce raw material consumption, minimise overhead costs but still continue to improve the quality of its castings. This has become even...
Fast Drying Coating - the conversion from solvent to water-based foundry coatings 03 Nov 16 One of the very last challenges of jobbing foundries is still to find a way to remove solvent coatings. With its new faster drying coating products Foseco can help to transition customers to...
Innovate to survive – yesterday, today and tomorrow 03 Nov 16 Over a thousand delegates from more than 20 countries took part in the 72nd World Foundry Congress, held in Nagoya, Japan on 21st to 25th May 2016. The occasion marked the third time the prestigious...
The largest steel plant in the world operating induction furnaces 03 Nov 16 Inductotherm successfully commissions four 22,000kW power supplies, 50 ton furnace systems and a fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) coating plant for rebar at a company in Bangladesh The four 22,000kW...
Cuts cost, blasts better - new heavy-duty blast wheel 03 Nov 16 Surface preparation expert Wheelabrator has officially launched its new blast wheel for heavy-duty applications. COMET HD achieves a clearly defined, even blast pattern and higher peak blast...
Following in footsteps but breaking new barriers 03 Nov 16 Bespoke refractory solutions backed by a heritage of competence and honour have helped a company in Scunthorpe win business at some of the UK’s leading foundries. Trent Refractories is a...
New fluxes enter the market 03 Nov 16 A French company has developed new fluxes to allow foundries to have a single product whatever the process and stages for metal treatment. Created In 1992, Aluminium Martigny France has an...
Demand for lighter auto parts propels foundry to £10m sales target 03 Nov 16 Major opportunities in the automotive sector are promising to help a UK founder hit the £10m sales mark over the next two years. Alucast, a specialist supplier of sand gravity and pressure...
Leading the way and leveling the playing field for UK manufacturers to choose green energy supply 03 Nov 16 Business energy supplier DONG Energy is offering UK manufacturers the opportunity to choose renewable electricity at no additional premium to traditional ‘brown energy’ sources. The...
Automotive trends drive widespread use of casting impregnation 03 Nov 16 As automotive OEMs increasingly look towards mega-platforms for vehicles as a way to reduce costs, implement greater production efficiencies, achieve more efficient product launches, and maximise...
Turbocharger - from ductile iron to steel 03 Nov 16 To help reduce automotive CO2 emissions there is a continued trend towards lower weight, higher strength components. Here, Norbert Schütze of Foseco Germany details the transition of the...
A medical emergency – not for this company 03 Nov 16 Focusing on highly complex and high value added pressure and gravity diecastings, from concept design through to fully machined and finished components, helped MRT Castings Ltd expand its business by...
Turning down the furnace to save energy and money 03 Nov 16 National Grid’s lucrative ‘power balancing’ schemes help foundries generate £70,000 per Megawatt (MW) saved, says CEO of Endeco Technologies Michael Phelan. Few will be...
