We Have An App For That! 03 Nov 16 Imagine the scene - workers standing on the foundry floor manually writing by hand in their worst penmanship production and scrap composed of part numbers, quantities, process steps, and scrap...
Global solutions for Indian Foundries 03 Nov 16 In spite of the recent worldwide economic crisis, the Indian foundry market is continuously growing and the Italian foundry equipment supplier IMF confirms its market leadership. In the last few...
Environmental advantages of Water-Free Die Lubricants 03 Nov 16 The increasing use of a new generation of oil-based die release agents offers a number of advantages – both environmental and economical - over the traditionally used water-based die...
Industrial Robots – An Energy Saving Device 03 Nov 16 A market-leading industrial robot manufacturer has unveiled a new training facility in the UK and is wowing customers with its concept for the light-weight future of robotics. Here we look at the...
A Call for Standardisation in Testing at EICF Event 03 Nov 16 The EICF welcomed international delegates to its latest technical workshop for foundry engineers entitled ‘Process Materials for Tomorrow’s Challenges’ held in Bordeaux in...
New Cell Helps Widen the Applications of High Pressure Diecasting 03 Nov 16 The benefits of aluminium high pressure diecasting for high volume production, particularly for the automotive industry, are widely appreciated. However, there are very few foundries which focus on...
Making the Most of Currency Transfers 03 Nov 16 It is no secret that metal prices have been falling throughout 2013 as the ‘mining investment boom’, largely driven by China, abates. Whilst this has helped to reduce the cost of raw...
An Ideal Solution to a Big Supply Problem 03 Nov 16 RSM Castings of Northampton (UK) is one of Europe’s leading shell moulding foundries, with production being more than one million castings a year for the automotive, hydraulic and engineering...
Environmental Management at Drezdenko, Poland 03 Nov 16 In today’s tough market, adhering to environmental legislation is an exacting business and one that is increasingly of interest to the public, the foundries and their clients, and the...
Nadcap Accredited Suppliers - A Class Above the Rest 03 Nov 16 Nadcap represents an unprecedented, co-operative industry effort to improve quality while reducing costs throughout the aerospace and defence industries. It is an approach to conformity assessment...
What a Difference a Month Makes 03 Nov 16 EMSCO engineers rebuild seriously damaged furnace in record time Picture the scene – an explosion in a melting bay which rips through the facility causing devastating damage to all three...
Big Casting? No Problem for the World’s Leading Heat Treater 03 Nov 16 The world’s largest provider of thermal processing services can now heat treat parts up to 25 tonnes in weight thanks to the installation of two new large air furnaces. The furnaces, one of...
Arthur D. Little's Viewpoint on Energy Efficiency 03 Nov 16 There is a clear trend towards improved energy efficiency in industrial products and systems; driven more by market factors than by governmental intervention. Leading companies are setting energy...
Bespoke Engineering for a Far From Typical Production Process 03 Nov 16 Grainger & Worrall has long been established as one of the UK’s leading suppliers of specialist aluminium castings serving the prestige and high performance engine markets. At the end of...
Simulation and Validation of Die Deformation in Permanent Mould Castings 03 Nov 16 Digital simulation is already used extensively when designing metallic dies for casting, in particular to design filling and gating systems. Simulations of die cycling to obtain the steady-state...
