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.
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Working together, foundry operators and their suppliers are finding successful approaches for identifying, selecting, and implementing technologies that improve these emissions problems. Reactions between the sand and the resins, solvents, and...
After nearly a quarter century powering iron melting at Acheson Foundry in Chattanooga, TN, everyone agreed it was time to replace the Inductotherm 400 kW Power-Trak induction power supply. "It paid for itself many times over," explains vice...
A new 38 ton/hour cupola melt system with state-of the-art pollution control has been designed for China's Weichai Power Ltd., to provide molten metal for producing 10-13-liter engine blocks. Weichai is one of the largest domestic producers of...
Proprietary sodium oxide flux in pre-weighed 1-pound bags (top) and pressed briquettes (bottom) weighing 15 and 45 grams. A 2,000-lb ladle before fluxing (top) and after (bottom) being fluxed five times with one-pound of a proprietary...
Gate-and-runner systems have traditionally dominated in metalcasting operations, but the more recent development of direct-pour technology has provided a compelling alternative to older methods — one that cannot be ignored...
MAGNECO/ METREL's line of high-alumina Sol-Gel bonded crucibles provide unprecedented hot strength and thermal shock resistance. They are produced with the Metpump C-190 crucible formulation of the company's patented, Sol-Gel bonded...
ACHESON s Dag 1000 BL is a dual-axis, servo-controlled reciprocator with positioning accuracy of +/- 0.5mm in continuous operation. It also provides programming by picture no programming language necessary. With teach in/off line programming...
Metal Infusion Surface Treatment alters the surface of die components and tooling, demonstrating improvements in process performance and productivity that coating and other surface treatments cannot deliver.
