Texmo Precision Castings
An investment-cast lawnmower engine part, produced by Texmo Precision Castings.
ALD Vacuum Technologies
Electron-beam melting furnace installation.
StaCool Industries
Workers wear the StaCool vest under aluminized PPE, with frozen thermal packets inserted into pockets to help regulate core body temperatures.
Thermo Scientific
Thermo Scientific™ ARL iSpark™ Plus optical emission spectrometer.
U.S. Air Force / Paul Shirk
Ted Fetchik, a USAF 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron welder, pours aluminum into a 3D-printed mold at Tinker Air Force Base.

Disaster and Recovery in One Month

Nov. 12, 2013
An explosion on the melt deck at a foundry in England caused extensive damage to three furnaces and the supporting structure. The operators acted quickly, and so did the engineers retained to restore the operation to service.

An explosion on the melt deck at a foundry in England caused extensive damage to three furnaces and the supporting structure. There were no serious injuries but the wreckage was believed to be beyond repair. Yet, within 24 hours the foundry was once again melting, and about four weeks later everything was back in order, and the foundry was back to full production.

The foundry operators acted quickly after the explosion. Once the fire was out, they brought in experts to assess the situation, including engineers from Emsco to repair the induction furnaces, coils, water-cooled leads, and associated systems.