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    Homogenous, smooth, polished
    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.
    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.

    Highlights

    Reichmann
    The Maus 600 automated grinding cell at Schmiedeberger Giesserei, Germany.
    Finishing

    Breakthrough in Grinding Consistency

    Oct. 2, 2023
    A centuries-old foundry selected a new brand of automated grinding machine that introduced the simplicity and reliability it required for finishing a wide range of cast parts....
    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.

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    Materials

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

    Sept. 4, 2023
    Locate suppliers for all your metalcasting needs and purchasing decisions.
    Godfrey & Wing
    Godfrey & Wing porosity sealing operation.
    EcoClean
    The EcoCvelox combines five-axis high-pressure deburring, various part cleaning technologies and drying processes with dynamic and quick part-handling technology. An integrated CAD/CAM interface makes programming for high-pressure deburring quick and easy.
    General Kinematics
    A General Kinematics two-mass vibratory shakeout machine.
    Oleg Doroshin | Dreamstime
    Unfinished aluminum casting.
    Andrey Armyagov
    Machine-tending robot.
    Purchasing and MRO

    Robot Installations Hit Record High

    Oct. 17, 2022
    With more than 500,000 new units put in place last year – topping the half-million mark for the first time – the IFR reported that annual robot installations have more than doubled...
    Victaulic
    Ferrous valve casting, grinding.
    Issues and Ideas

    2023 Metalcasting Business Outlook Survey

    Oct. 4, 2022
    Take part in this annual survey of metalcasting influencers and decisionmakers.
    Weiler Abrasives
    Choosing the right product for the job and using it safely and correctly go a long way toward getting the best results.
    Finishing

    Tips for Optimizing Surface Grinding

    Sept. 20, 2022
    Knowing how to select and apply abrasive cups, cones, and plugs – and how to use each one safely – will help foundries achieve the best results.
    McWane
    McWane Ductile Ohio pipe products, Coshocton, Ohio.
    Issues and Ideas

    McWane Starts CapEx Program in Ohio

    July 27, 2022
    A $45-million improvement and expansion project includes a new annealing line for ductile iron pipe products, with prospects for job creation.