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    Foundry Management & Technology is a center for metalcasting ideas and the insights on metallurgy, design, processes, and technologies that shape the industry and its markets.

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    OTTO JUNKER GmbH
    Typical display on the main screen of a modern furnace control system.
    Melt/Pour

    Conserving Induction Melting Energy

    Oct. 1, 2024
    There are three approaches for lowering electrical requirements and cutting carbon emissions in foundries: specifying the best system and conditions, establishing the best operating...
    Bricking Solutions
    The bricking machine holds the refractory bricks firmly against the furnace shell and aligns the brickwork to avoid catastrophic failure. This also avoids falling debris and other dangers throughout the bricking process, which reduces the chance of injury.
    Testing/QC

    Workplace Injuries and How to Avoid Them

    Oct. 1, 2024
    Take time to calculate the total cost of plant safety – including downtime and lost profit, healthcare costs, fines and potential liability.
    Kittipong Jirasukhanont | Dreamstime
    Manufacturers can recognize how time can be wasted on fruitless tasks, just as they know that collected data is a starting point to solving current or anticipated problems. And regarding artificial intelligence, they recognize that we need to think this through.
    Issues and Ideas

    We Need to Think This Through

    Oct. 1, 2024
    Manufacturing is not about answering questions; it’s about setting targets for results and solving problems based on conditions and variables.
    Intl. Federation of Robotics
    The U.S. automotive sector accounted for one-third of new robot installations in 2023, although the actual number of new units installed fell -15% from the previous year.
    Issues and Ideas

    New Robot Installations Dropped in Latest Summary

    Oct. 1, 2024
    A new annual report reveals that U.S. manufacturers’ industrial robot installations fell -5% in 2023, though the total number of robots in use reached a new peak.
    Jill Lehmann | Dreamstime
    Sands through and hourglass.
    Issues and Ideas

    Jack Palmer, 1953-2024

    Sept. 17, 2024
    Jack Palmer brought new ideas and new approaches to foundries worldwide, and his legacy to the metalcasting industry is much more than a nameplate.

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    Issues and Ideas

    FM&T's 2025 Business Outlook Survey

    Sept. 27, 2024
    Contribute your knowledge and insights on the progress and direction of the metalcasting industry.
    Fraunhofer IFAM
    The thin, structureless layers of UltraPlas allow both nanoscale surface structures, e.g., for the nanoimprint process, and mirror-gloss surfaces to be perfectly reproduced.
    Jonathan Weiss
    Warped view of a $100 bill, representing high interest rates.
    Andrii Klemenchenko | Dreamstime
    Castings in a thermal processing chamber.
    Titiwoot Weerawong
    By categorizing initiatives based on impact and readiness, organizations can prioritize efforts, maximize resources, and drive sustainable outcomes.
    Xiaomin Wang
    Eliminating iron oxide in the slag cover contacting the DI bath effectively stops the typical nodularity fade. Iron deoxidation stops fading.
    Melt/Pour

    Maximize Mag Alloy Savings in DI Production

    Sept. 3, 2024
    A new approach to molten iron treatment shows that foundries’ processes can be improved and the results can be enhanced.
    3D Systems
    Astech engineering manager Bob Helwer holds a pattern printed on the company’s EXT Titan Pellet 3D printer.
    Molds/Cores

    Additive is Transformative for Astech

    Sept. 3, 2024
    An iron and steel foundry adopted 3D printing to bring pattern production in-house, handing it a competitive advantage with tooling, accuracy, speed of production, and turnaround...
    Can-Eng Furnaces Intl.
    Two new contracts from automotive component manufacturers represent continued demand for Can-Eng Furnaces’ Mesh Belt Heat Treatment Systems.
    Finishing

    Can-Eng Doubling Production Space

    Aug. 20, 2024
    By adding more fabrication, assembly, and testing equipment in St. Catharines, Ont., the manufacturer of thermal processing and heat-treatment systems will improve its flexibility...
    IBC Advanced Alloys
    Beralcast beryllium-aluminum alloy bars.
    Issues and Ideas

    Investment Casting Plant on the Block

    Aug. 15, 2024
    A recent vintage specialty alloy foundry operation is heading for auction after the operator claimed it had “insufficient long-term demand.”