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Alcoa’s Vacuum Diecasting Process Wins Nissan Award
Technology offers design advantages, weight savings

Emerging Casting Process to Get U.S. Trial
A liquid alloy, Alloy A, is poured into a mold and partially solidifies into a shell before superheated Alloy B is introduced. It partly remelts the inner layer of alloy A, mixing with it and forming a smooth gradient between alloys A and B.

Metaltek Intl. Buys British Foundry
Meighs Castings specializes in defense, offshore industries

New Machine Improves Intermet’s Zinc Diecasting
Monroe City plant adds Techmire system for precision components

Magnesium Billet Plant Marked for Shutdown
Timminco will outsource materials for downstream needs

Growth Continues for CGI
Long-term commitments from OEMs mean continuing expansion in the production volume of compacted graphite iron castings, according to the industry’s top process-control supplier dedicated to this novel material.

That was fast! CGI approved to race
All NASCAR engines have CGI blocks,” Diandra Leslie- Pelecky points out in her new book, The Physics of NASCAR. She explains...

NADCA Offers Risk-Management Strategies
Hedging, other pricing tactics to help diecasters manage metal costs

Cymat Aluminum Foam Proves Successful in Prototype Part
GF Automotive component used to reduce noise, vibration

Advances in CGI, Alloys
Thresher Introduces High-Ductility Aluminum Alloy Thresher Industries reports it developed a new, high-ductility aluminum alloy it will promote...

New Value in Machining Operations: Scrap Iron
Sustained, and rising demand for iron and steel scrap has made prices climb worldwide, particularly for the premium grades of scrap so...

Precision Designs Cut Cost of Radio-Frequency Shield System
Alloy Die Casting's thin-wall products replace machined stock in a series of high-tech testing devices.

Deal Near for Alcoa Automotive Castings Sale
Restructuring of aluminum producer

Hydro to Increase Foundry Alloy Supply +50%
Sale of castings operations is part of new primary metal strategy

Study Sees U.S. Industrial Castings Demand Reaching $35 Billion by 2011
Shipments to increase on pace; aerospace, high-tech factors cited

Core and Mold Gas Evolution: Porosity in Castings
A global consortium of metalcasting companies, resin and coating suppliers, additive and sand suppliers, and researchers, aims to spread the word for CPR — casting porosity reduction.

Installations Demonstrate Gas Diffusers Improve Induction Melting
For many years, gas diffusers, also known as porous plugs, have been used in ladles to allow gas purging of steel melts before pouring the...

111th Metalcasting Congress Heading For Houston
AFS and NADCA expect their concurrent technical conference and exhibition to draw more than 1700 metalcasters from across North America, as well as from Europe and Asia.

2007 Shapes Up as a Big Year for CGI
SinterCast continues to extend its involvement in production of compacted graphite iron castings around the world, and has laid the groundwork for supporting ductile iron castings production, too.

Increasing Si and C During Melting Using Graphite Electrode Byproducts
Experimenting with a new approach to increasing carbon and silicon during foundry melting using silicon carbide (SiC).
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