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.
Irish Foundry & Manufacturing, in Seattle, was ready for a change. The company, according to its founder Charles Irish, decided it would “build for the future” by adopting the lost-foam casting process. The shift has allowed the Seattle...
Science and faith come together, as Inductotherm engineers design a special melting furnace for a project to recreate an important artifact of Russias past.
Titanium components are critical aspects of an updated version of an important artillery system, proving the advantages that investment castings bring to the design process.
Cloud Chamber retrofit system may be the answer to meeting tightening emissions limits. Water droplets act as dust collectors, and minimal operating pressures help contain costs.
X-rays enable us to observe real-time mold filling in lost foam and conventional sand molds. These observations permit foundrymen to observe the reasons for casting defects as they are formed, rather than guessing at the causes after the casting...
In this overview, the permanent mold process to cast ductile iron is examined in its various aspects, including process automation, heat treatment, gating system design, production of large castings, and more. This is the second of three parts.
The importance of brick and refractory materials in iron and steel foundry operations has never been more pronounced. Brick and refractory materials are used in many areas of a foundry. Without them, a foundry could not operate. This final of two...
The importance of brick and refractory materials in iron and steel foundry operations has never been more pronounced. Brick and refractory materials are used in many areas of a foundry. Without them, a foundry could not operate. This first of two...
