Converting alloys or scrap into molten material to fill a mold — in high-volume or batch processing, fuel-fired or electrically powered — these are the processes at the heart of metalcasting operations.
A typical application is this Planetgear speed reducer atop an inclined charging conveyor that delivers coke, limestone, silicon carbide, and other alloying materials to the foundry's plasma melter. The GM Powertrain foundry in Defiance, OH...
A global consortium of metalcasting companies, resin and coating suppliers, additive and sand suppliers, and researchers, aims to spread the word for CPR casting porosity reduction.
LINDE GAS offers several products for higher throughput and operating flexibility for nonferrous melt shops. The Highjet TDI (pictured) increases the melt rate of cupola furnaces; the Cryoclean dry-ice blasting is an environmentally friendly...
The sustained high demand and high prices for iron metallics is placing a premium on scrap, and a briquetting system can elevate cast-iron trimmings into a viable cupola or induction furnace feed material.
Gas diffusers, also known as porous plugs, allow gas purging of molten steel before it is poured. A gas diffuser is shown in place in an induction furnace. A typical range of gas diffuser products. For many years, gas diffusers, also known as...
R&D sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Energy and Cast Metals Coalition and now detailed in a study, Implementation of Metal Casting Best Practices demonstrated how two lost foam foundries investigated ways to decrease energy consumption, and how...
Metalico Aluminum Recovery Inc. was issued an air permit for its new aluminum smelting plant in Dewitt, NY, outside of Syracuse, clearing a final regulatory hurdle for its expansion. It is expected to bring 70 jobs to the area. ...
METALFAB's Better-Weigh continuous feeders for gravimetric feeding of dry bulk materials are necessary to determine actual feed rates on a loss-of-weight basis. Available in seven models with feed rates from 1 to 550 ft3/hour, they are designed to...
