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    Zzz1b | Dreamstime
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    ABB Robotics
    Messe Dusseldorf
    AGTOS
    Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbH

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    Doncaster Precision Castings
    Finishing

    Investment Caster Expanding Heat Treating

    June 25, 2024
    Doncaster Precision Castings is installing a second electric furnace for annealing, tempering, and heat-treating superalloy aerospace, IGT, and automotive castings.
    Norton | Saint-Gobain
    New Products

    New Ceramic-Grain Abrasives

    Jan. 18, 2024
    A combination of razor-sharp grains with a supersized grinding aid significantly reduces heat generation, for cooler cuts and longer life on carbon steel, aluminum, stainless ...
    abk Pressenbau
    New Products

    Hydraulic Trimming for Megacastings

    Jan. 16, 2024
    Short cycle times, defined contour cuts with adjustable knives and highly repeatable accuracy, trimming removal and return are available for large-scale structural castings.
    Rösler
    Homogenous, smooth, polished
    Finishing

    Targeted Surface Finishing for Implants

    July 11, 2023
    To function properly – and to last a lifetime – orthopedic parts require precisely defined finishes on different surface areas. Smith+Nephew has two new work cells to achieve ...
    ATI Industrial Automation
    The CGV-900 offers built-in compliance, allowing the unit to compensate for irregularities in part surfaces and maintain contact with a workpiece. The compliance force is adjustable, so users can fine-tune finishing processes in real time.
    New Products

    Compliant-Angle Grinding Tool

    June 27, 2023
    Automated alternative to grinding and finishing by hand brings versatility to robotic grinding and reduces employee safety concerns.

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    Foundry's 2023-2024 Where-to-Buy Directory

    Sept. 4, 2023
    Locate suppliers for all your metalcasting needs and purchasing decisions.
    Dmitry Kalinovsky | Dreamstime
    Plasma - or laser - cutting achieves clean cuts that require less grinding or deburring in subsequent finishing steps.
    Guyson Corp.
    Guyson Corp. surface roughness gauge, based on a third party-certified “Master Specimen” of non-periodic Ra standard.
    acp systems AG
    The wear-free two-substance ring nozzle generates a pulsed jet. It contains a valve specially developed for this purpose and achieves pulse times as fast as 20 milliseconds.
    Leove | Dreamstime
    Pouring hot metal into sand molds.
    Waupaca Foundry
    Bioservo Technologies' Ironhand exoskeleton glove at Waupaca Foundry.
    Finishing

    Strengthening Workers for the Daily Grind

    Feb. 1, 2023
    An exoskeleton is decreasing muscle strain for Waupaca Foundry workers, enhancing their grip for grinding tools and providing them with more power and flexibility for handling...
    NW Machine Tool Expo
    NW Machine Tool Expo
    Events

    Northwest Machine Tool Expo 2023

    May 11, 2023 - May 12, 2023
    35th bi-annual event for machinists, engineers, and metalworking and manufacturing decision-makers to explore solutions, learn, and network with industry leaders.
    AUMUND
    AUMUND Fördertechnik Flat Plate Conveyor.
    New Products

    Cleaning and Sorting Conveyor

    Jan. 24, 2023
    AUMUND FÖRDERTECHNIK GmbH – which develops transport and conveying systems for foundries – has designed and commissioned a special flat-plate conveyor for cleaning and sorting...
    General Motors
    Cast aluminum cylinder heads on a rack at GM Flint Mich. engine plant.
    Melt/Pour

    4 GM Plants Share $918M CapEx

    Jan. 22, 2023
    A series of new projects and updates are planned as the automaker prepares to produce a new V-8 engine, which it said shows its commitment to continue supplying ICE vehicles.