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Eirich Group Evactherm® at Atik Metal.

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Workers pouring molten metal into sand molds.
Issues and Ideas

The Next Phase for Smart Foundries

March 13, 2025
Embracing advanced technologies and agile methodologies will enhance productivity and supply-chain efficiency.

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Foundry Quiz: Metallurgy

March 12, 2025
In metallurgy, common terms may have nothing in common. They might be phases or microstructures, or something else. How well do you grasp the process?
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Foundry Lab DMC system
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Getting in Shape for Active Duty

March 11, 2025
Metal additive manufacturing is finding a proper role in the design and development, and production, of critical components for military and defense technologies.
DISA / Norican
DISA Grind unit.
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Automated Grinding that Checks All the Boxes

March 3, 2025
A new system designed for small/midsized foundries handles short and medium runs of castings up to 1200 kg, in any alloy, cleanly and safely, with accuracy and consistency.
Norton Saint-Gobain
RazorStar abrasives allow operators can apply less pressure to the work, which reduces fatigue.
Finishing

The Inside Story of Abrasives

March 3, 2025
There is a lot to know about grinding castings effectively and productively, and about the materials that get the job done.

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Porosity Solutions: comparing specific gravity.
Inductotherm
Inductotherm furnace (left) and power supply unit (right).
SINC Thermal LLC
SINC Thermal holding furnace.
ASI International Ltd.
Severe slag build-up in the upper case of a channel furnace.

Palmer Manufacturing & Supply
Palmer’s HCCL-Series sand classifier.
EMI Inc. .
EMI Inc. core machine.
Resand Ltd.
Italian additive manufacturing company Corsa3D prints sand molds and cores.
HiTech Shapes & Designs
HiTech Shapes & Designs green sand mold tooling.
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Tinger Omega
Tinker Omega sand mixing machine.
Hunter Foundry Machinery Corp.
The Hunter Top Bottom Blow machine, introduced in 2019, uses adjustable hydraulics to deliver higher squeeze pressure and produces more consistent and uniform mold surface hardness than many gravity-filling processes.
ABB Robotics
ABB Robotics AppStudio software tool.
Sarginsons Industries Ltd.
Conceptual automotive design showing placement of structural parts with lighter, organic design.
ABB Robotics
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Wheelabrator

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Perfecting Surface Cleaning for Metal Parts

Dec. 24, 2024
Manufacturers must identify the contaminants, find the right cleaning process, and select the most effective cleaning fluid to achieve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver defect...
Laempe Mössner Sinto
Laempe Mössner Sinto installation at BMW Landshut.
Molds/Cores

Laempe 3DP Technology Debuts at BMW

Dec. 17, 2024
Following an extensive joint-development process, six additive manufacturing systems are producing sand molds and cores for aluminum engine castings.