New business unit for the heat treatment of cast aluminium parts with an experienced team 02 Nov 16 The StrikoWestofen Group has acquired the expertise of BPR-Engineering GmbH from Rheda-Wiedenbrück to be able to offer customers the heat treatment of cast aluminium parts - in particular cast...
3D printing company expands into Latin America 02 Nov 16 The leading provider of large-format 3D printers and on-demand services, voxeljet, has partnered with ART Mexico - an OEM specialist for automotive cast parts. Mexico, the world’s...
Europe’s newest grey and ductile iron foundry to be opened in 2017 02 Nov 16 On 26th July 2016, Cranfield Foundry held a ground-breaking ceremony in Probishtip, The Republic of Macedonia, to mark the start of construction of a modern foundry. It is forecasted that the...
100 years of innovation in metal flow engineering 02 Nov 16 Vesuvius, a global leader in molten metal flow engineering, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Foseco, the foundry division of the Vesuvius Group, was established in the UK in 1932 and is a...
First custom-built steel foundry commissioned since 1980s to bolster UK steel casting innovation 02 Nov 16 The first custom-built steel foundry to be commissioned in the UK since the early 1980s has been unveiled at AMRC Castings, part of the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research...
New president at Italian association 02 Nov 16 Maurizio Sala has been appointed as the new president of Amafond, the Italian Foundry Suppliers’ Association, that brings together suppliers of machines, products and services for the foundry...
World’s largest 3D printing system goes into operation in the US 02 Nov 16 3D printing company voxeljet has increased its presence in the US market with the start-up of the world’s largest 3D printing system at its American operations in Canton, Michigan. The...
Chemical storage requires a reaction 02 Nov 16 New legislation controlling the way chemicals and hazardous substances are packaged has now been introduced. Under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) of Substances and Mixtures...
Improving the surface finish of hydraulic cylinder end plates 02 Nov 16 The transfer of power is one of the most important and demanding processes in modern machinery and more times than not it is achieved by utilising hydraulic cylinders. RDC Control in Quebec, Canada -...
John Winter acquires new manufacturing capacity 02 Nov 16 UK-based supplier to the foundry industry, John Winter, has acquired CAT International’s manufacturing facility in the single largest investment in the company’s fifty-year history. In...
Adding Supply Chain Value - don’t miss the opportunity 02 Nov 16 A Castings Zone at the UK’s leading contract and subcontract manufacturing supply chain exhibition will showcase the best of British casting companies. The Castings Zone at Subcon (7th to...
New campaign to give workers a voice when it comes to PPE 02 Nov 16 A new campaign, aimed at bringing workers to the forefront of the decision-making process when selecting personal protective equipment (PPE), has been launched by 3M. Alan McArthur, technical...
Get ‘blogging’about surface preparation 02 Nov 16 The world leader in surface preparation and finishing technology Rosler, has launched a new blog at www.roslerblog.com The blog is a guide to answer questions, solve problems and provide...
Grain refiner breakthrough for magnesium alloys 02 Nov 16 Scientists at Brunel University London have perfected the first ever grain refiner master alloy for magnesium aluminium alloys. A team led by Dr Hari Babu Nadendla from the Brunel Centres for...
Chinese foundry goes green 02 Nov 16 A new foundry being built in China is to include the latest environmental and ‘green’ technology including a thermal reclamation plant for alkaline phenolic - believed to be the first...
Novelis and Jaguar Land Rover develop new aluminium alloy 02 Nov 16 Novelis has brought a newly developed alloy onto the market for the automotive industry, with up to 75 per cent recycled content. The RC5754 alloy is particularly suitable for the manufacture of...
Foseco offers more than just filters to investment casters 02 Nov 16 Foseco’s presence at the 14th World Conference in Investment Casting will promote its expanding portfolio of products targeted at the investment casting industry. Newly developed STELEX ZR...
Takeover of Belgium foundry 02 Nov 16 Effective 2nd February 2016, DIHAG Holding together with Dutch company Royal IHC, took over the Belgian steel and iron foundry Allard-Europe NV. DIHAG Holding based in Essen, Germany, and Royal...
Defending the UK steel industry 02 Nov 16 Cook Defence Systems Ltd has been awarded a major £70m contract to support the British Army’s armoured vehicles. The four-year deal with The Ministry of Defence (MoD) secures 110 jobs...
AFS finalises CEO transition plan 02 Nov 16 The American Foundry Society (AFS) has appointed Doug Kurkul to be its new CEO effective 1st May 2016 following a period of transition with current CEO Jerry Call. In 2015, Call announced he would be...
New president for Italian foundry association 02 Nov 16 Piero Starita is the new president of Amafond, the Italian national foundry association which brings together suppliers of machines, products and services for the foundry sector. Starita is the...
A great loss 02 Nov 16 The World Foundry Organization (WFO) has announced the death of former president and current Executive Board member Prof Itsuo Ohnaka. Prof Ohnaka was a leading academic specialising in simulation...
New ASTM IRON CASTINGS SPECIFICATION will help auto industry 02 Nov 16 A new ASTM specification will help manufacturers optimise and expand the use of high-silicon molybdenum iron (SiMo) castings, which are used in high-temperature car parts such as exhaust systems and...
£7.6m funding approved for Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills 02 Nov 16 A flagship Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills will open for business in the UK in August 2017. The centre will satisfy a gap in the market by functioning as an employer-led training facility for...
US foundry adds melting capacity 02 Nov 16 Quaker City Castings of Salem, Ohio, USA has installed a new 2,200kg Ajax Tocco induction melting furnace. The new furnace will increase the company’s overall metal melting capacity, allowing...
Surface preparation company under new ownership 02 Nov 16 The Pangborn Group, a global leader in surface preparation solutions, is now in the ownership of United Generations, LLC (UG). Led by owner Doug Basler and headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, USA,...
ASK Chemicals acquires Hexion’s European foundry business 02 Nov 16 The foundry chemicals group ASK Chemicals (Hilden, Germany) has purchased the European foundry business of Hexion Inc (Ohio, USA). With the acquisition ASK Chemicals has broadened its range of...
Bonds acquires Sheffield steel foundry 02 Nov 16 Bondshold Ltd has acquired Darwins Holdings Ltd of Sheffield from Sterling Fluid Systems UK Group Ltd. Darwins is an established steel foundry and a competitor of Bonds. Recently it came under the...
Largest high pressure diecasting machine built in North America heading to Wisconsin 02 Nov 16 BuhlerPrince, Inc has partnered with Mercury Marine to deliver the largest high pressure die casting machine built in North America. Mercury Marine is a world-leader in marine propulsion systems...
