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Melt/Pour

What’s the Value of Pig Iron?

March 1, 2024
Foundries that are adding pig iron to electric furnace charges should reevaluate the technical and financial justifications for its effectiveness in producing quality ferrous ...
Molten Metal Equipment Innovations
Melt/Pour

Molten Metal Defect Prevention

Feb. 2, 2024
Evaluate each step and focus on eliminating problems when and where they are most likely to occur to remove the potential for defects in finished casting.
ASI International
Melt/Pour

Managing Induction Furnace Slag Build-Up

Feb. 1, 2024
Fluxing will eliminate build-up on sidewalls, improve slag fluidity, improve electrical efficiency, keep furnace volumes and ladles constant, and extend refractory life.
SinterCast
Materials

SinterCast CGI Still Rising

Jan. 30, 2024
A +6% annual increase in compacted graphite iron production guided the technology developer to four quarters of record production levels in 2023, and 11 consecutive quarter of...
Otto Junker GmbH
New Products

Temp Monitoring for Induction

Jan. 25, 2024
Fiber-optic sensors plus the Raman Effect are applied to measure temperatures and monitor induction process activity, to identify and reduce risks and improve equipment availability...

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Molds/Cores

Foundry Quiz: What Do You Know About Sand?

March 12, 2024
This resource is so fundamental that it defies ordinary consideration – but there is a lot to know about this most basic material, and a lot that can be learned about how it’s...
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Diecasting mold component.
Diecasting mold component.
Diecasting mold component.
Diecasting mold component.
Diecasting mold component.
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Melt/Pour

What Do You Know About Diecasting?

Dec. 12, 2023
Product designers and metalcasters each find much to appreciate about diecasting processes. How well do you understand it?
pour-tech AB
Melt/Pour

AI Saves Energy Costs in Mold Filling

Dec. 5, 2023
A BIRN Group iron foundry is conserving molten-metal heating requirements as it optimizes pouring with laser-based technology.
3D Systems
3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 Triple three-laser metal printer.
3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 Triple three-laser metal printer.
3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 Triple three-laser metal printer.
3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 Triple three-laser metal printer.
3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 Triple three-laser metal printer.
New Products

Compact, Three-Laser Metal Printing

Nov. 7, 2023
A new configuration of the DMP Flex 350 platform has larger build capacity (350 x 350 x 350 mm) in the same footprint, for cost-effectively processing aluminum (and other alloy...
Texmo Precision Castings
An investment-cast lawnmower engine part, produced by Texmo Precision Castings.
An investment-cast lawnmower engine part, produced by Texmo Precision Castings.
An investment-cast lawnmower engine part, produced by Texmo Precision Castings.
An investment-cast lawnmower engine part, produced by Texmo Precision Castings.
An investment-cast lawnmower engine part, produced by Texmo Precision Castings.
Issues and Ideas

Global Investment Casting Group Formed

Oct. 24, 2023
Texmo Precision Castings is taking a majority stake in Feinguss Blank, giving it investment casting operations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.