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    Vladimir Razgulyaev | Dreamstime
    Lightweight diecast aluminum wheel.
    SinterCast
    SinterCast sampling cup.
    F11photo | Dreamstime
    The Liberty Bell, Philadelphia.
    Blast Cleaning Technologies
    Reliable and ready
    Blasch Precision Ceramics
    Blasch Precision Ceramics ProCaster ceramic crucibles.
    Emirates Global Aluminium
    Emirates Global Aluminium smelter.

    Highlights

    Wall Colmonoy Ltd.
    Wall Colmonoy Ltd. VPIC
    June 26, 2025
    Wall Colmonoy Ltd.’s VPIC unit will cast Ni-based alloys for complex castings for aerospace and defense programs.
    Grainger & Worrall
    Robots help Grainger & Worrall develop complex aluminum sand castings.
    May 13, 2025
    A novel process for developing “prototype gigacastings” for EV programs earned the King’s Award for sand casting producer Grainger & Worrall.
    Calderys
    The Calderys Calde® Guard refractory concept.
    April 22, 2025
    A new concept to improve coreless induction furnace productivity involves a specialized refractory, precast insulation, and customized installation.
    Ermino | Dreamstime
    ID 362424526 © Ermino | Dreamstime.com
    April 7, 2025
    The charges involve fire hazards and inadequate fall protection, but the case of a fatal accident 10 months ago remains open.
    Ryzhov Sergey | Dreamstime
    Scanning electron microscope
    March 7, 2025
    In metallurgy, common terms may have nothing in common. They might be phases or microstructures, or something else. How well do you grasp the process?
    Gibbs Die Casting
    Front (left) and rear (right) driveline units.
    Sun Metalon
    Sun Metalon’s recycling technology.
    Honda of America
    Honda’s Anna (OH) Engine Plant is now home to six, 6,000-ton high-pressure diecasting machines. Megacasting machine at Honda, Anna, OH.
    Porosity Solutions Inc.
    Porosity Solutions: comparing specific gravity.
    Inductotherm
    Inductotherm furnace (left) and power supply unit (right).
    Jan. 30, 2025
    A decades-long collaboration with Inductotherm has helped Pier Foundry to achieve a significant milestone in productivity and capacity.
    SINC Thermal LLC
    SINC Thermal holding furnace.
    Jan. 21, 2025
    A novel holding furnace design advances melt-management technology, offering control over critical quality parameters and measurable improvements in performance and efficiency...
    ASI International Ltd.
    Severe slag build-up in the upper case of a channel furnace.
    Jan. 9, 2025
    Foundries today must reduce melting costs and improve operating efficiency – so for induction melting operations it’s critical to minimize the oxides, silicates, and sulfides ...
    Rheocast Co.
    Rheocast Co./Fall River Die Cast Co. centralized aluminum melting system.
    Dec. 12, 2024
    Aluminum and brass HPDC operation Rheocast Co. will start 2025 as Fall River Die Cast Co., and continue its ongoing capital improvement efforts.