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...
