EMO Hannover 2017 01 Aug 17 EMO, the world leading metalworking trade fair, will take place in Hannover, Germany, from 18th to 23rd September 2017. The event provides an exclusive platform for innovative solutions, future...
Agency agreement formalised 27 Jun 17 Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd has announced that John Winter has been appointed as the company’s exclusive agent in the UK. The move marks an exciting new development for both companies and...
The annual market growth rate of the Chinese diecasting industry 12 Jun 17 Leading diecasting companies have rushed to participate in CHINA DIECASTING in July – with about 35 per cent international and 15 per cent European participation over 90 per cent of the...
Standardising certificates of conformity and adding calibration data as standard 12 Jun 17 AMETEK Land, one of the major innovators in non-contact temperature measurement and combustion and environmental monitoring equipment, has standardised all its certificates of conformity for its...
Upgraded moulding line offers new production capabilities 12 Jun 17 Thomas Dudley’s award-winning foundry division has upgraded its Kunkel Wagner line at its Duport Foundry in the UK, offering new production capabilities. The upgrade to this facility...
Norican Group acquires Light Metal Casting Solutions Group 12 Jun 17 Norican Group, one of the world’s leading providers of technology and services for metallic parts enhancement through DISA and Wheelabrator Group, has completed the acquisition of the Light...
New investment for Europe’s leading sculpture foundry 12 Jun 17 In 2015 Meltech was awarded an order for a rebuilt induction melting system for Pangolin Editions based near Stroud, UK, which manufactures bespoke fine art sculptures for elite artists such as...
Get Tweeting 10 May 17 Omega Foundry Machinery is pleased to announce that it has signed up to Twitter. Follow the company on Twitter @Omega_Foundry
Review of UK engineering profession published 09 May 17 An extensive review of the UK engineering profession by Professor John Uff CBE QC FREng has been published. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Institution of Civil...
A European flurry for automatic grinding 09 May 17 Companies across Europe are realising the benefits of high quality automatic grinding machines, says P S Auto Grinding Ltd, which has witnessed an excellent level of sales during the first quarter of...
Supplier launches new website 09 May 17 The new DISA website is live. Thanks to the many readers and customers who provided feedback on the old site, and who contributed ideas on functionality and content, the new website is...
Europe’s biggest aerospace castings facility now operational 09 May 17 A castings facility capable of producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace components in the world is now operational at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre...
New corporate members to reap benefits of joining AFS 09 May 17 The American Foundry Society, has added 27 additional corporate members from across the United States of America since October 2016. The new members will see how AFS membership strengthens their...
IX International Technical Foundry Forum 09 May 17 The global challenges and 4.0 technologies for a competitive foundry industry will be the principal topics at the IX International Technical Foundry Forum, to be held in Bilbao (7th and 8th June...
European Investment Casting Market Review 2016 04 Apr 17 By Ron Williams and Richard Hirst, The Blayson Group Ltd The European investment casting industry sales are estimated to have increased by four per cent in 2016 to reach a total value of...
GF starts work on new innovation and production centre in Switzerland 04 Apr 17 The groundbreaking ceremony of the new innovation and production center of GF Machining Solutions, a division of GF, took place in Bözingenfeld in Biel (Switzerland) on 8th March 2017. The...
Future Foundry 04 Apr 17 Investing in the latest equipment, improving processes and managing production issues all point to a busy and profitable foundry, but how can you safeguard the business to ensure long-term success? A...
Ceremony breaks new ground in investment in manufacturing skills 04 Apr 17 The University of Wolverhampton has appointed Aspect Construction to build the Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills (ECMS) hub at the former Springfield Brewery in Wolverhampton (UK). The...
Environmental management systems guide revised 06 Mar 17 The standard has been updated to reflect the recent revisions to ISO 14001:2015 environmental management systems: requirements with guidance for use. BS 8555 provides guidance for organisations on...
65 years of the Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Krakow, Poland 06 Mar 17 Two scientific sessions for graduate and PhD students were held on the first day along with an industries session where, amongst other things, practice in foundries and modern research solutions and...
Foundry Yearbook 2017 08 Feb 17 The 2017 edition of the Foundry Yearbook & Castings Buyers' Directory is now available for sale. This invaluable tool lists all the UK foundries and a large number of international...
Casting our future 03 Feb 17 A cobalt-based alloy component that brings castings to a whole new market has scooped the Component of the Year Award at the UK celebration of the best of British casting. The revolutionary...
Shotblast process now up to speed for a quality driven and progressive foundry 02 Feb 17 Castings PLC is a market-leading UK iron casting and machining group. Its continued strength is largely as a result of investment in the latest technologies and manufacturing processes. Maintaining...
Automatic grinding specialist launches German company 02 Feb 17 A leading grinding machine specialist has launched a new company in Germany dedicated to supporting all German-speaking nations. P S Auto Grinding Ltd (PSAG) opened P S Foundry Tech GmbH in July...
SMARTT Degassing 02 Feb 17 Foseco has launched SMARTT-Degassing; an innovative process control for rotary degassing of aluminium alloys. This process controlled by SMARTT, is a software which is based on the recently developed...
Elkem buys iron foundry alloy business of Minex 03 Jan 17 Elkem has acquired the iron foundry business of the Indian Company Minex Metallurgical Co Ltd, a leading provider of speciality alloys. Based in Norway, Elkem AS is one of the world’s...
Quality Management System application guidelines published 16 Dec 16 BSI, the business standards company has published ISO 9002:2016 Quality management systems - guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2015. ISO 9001 is the most widely recognised standard in the...
Installation of dosing furnaces with INSURAL* 16 Dec 16 The solution for a dosing furnace is completely dry installation with INSURAL* precast shapes and high insulating backing materials - huge energy savings, no sintering, low density index of the melt...
Comfortable PPE highlighted with new video series 16 Dec 16 As part of its Workers’ Choice campaign, 3M is releasing a series of videos highlighting why comfort and fit is so important when it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE). The...
Europe’s biggest aerospace castings facility nears completion 16 Dec 16 A new plant capable of producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world is nearing completion at AMRC Castings’ facilities on the outskirts of Sheffield, UK. Two...
VOX PATRIS - the biggest swinging bell in the world 02 Nov 16 In Polish foundry Metalodlew SA the preparations to cast the largest swinging bell in the world are well under way. The bell will weigh 50 tons and will be hung in the new tower of the, famous...
AFS targets copper 02 Nov 16 The American Foundry Society’s AFS Institute has launched a new e-learning copper module. The newly released modules include exploring the unified numbering system (UNS) of copper, and...
