During the Cummins U.S. Supplier Conference held in Indianapolis on May 1, Cummins recognized iron casting producer Teksid Hierro de Mexico, Frontera, Mexico, with the “Environmental Leadership Award.” This award was given in recognition of the installation of a new sand reclamation system to recover waste foundry silica sand through […]
Environment
In 2012, gray and ductile iron castings represented 68% of the total casting tonnage in the U.S., the world’s third largest producer of gray iron castings and second largest of ductile iron. The American metalcasting industry faces worldwide competition for low cost, high-grade iron and steel scrap amid ever tightening […]
Reigning in Costs, Controlling Emissions
1 The optimization of energy consumption and the associated reduction of CO2 emissions are top priorities for our society in the 21st century. In addition, the world’s resources are finite which is why it is important to search for opportunities to use them as efficiently as possible. The governmental regulation of […]
The Future of Light Metal Die Casting Foundries
A Best for Production project was kicked off by metalcasting company Friedrich Wilhelms-Hütte Eisenguss GmbH (FWH) with its production management software partner in May 2011. Dr. Caren Möhrke, Marketing Services Düsseldorf The ongoing debate about energy prices and the challenges associated with Germany’s turnaround in energy policy have prompted industry, […]
Successfully Managing Energy Consumption at a Large Foundry
There is a sand reclamation plant to suit every metalcasting facility requirement and budget. Chris Wilding, Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd., Peterborough, U.K. Today’s chemically-bonded sand metalcasting facilities are under increasing pressure to reduce costs and their impact on the environment while improving and maintaining casting quality. One of the ways […]
Sand Reclamation for Chemically Bonded Sand Systems
The idea of reducing seacoal use to control metalcasting facility emissions has gone from the theoretical to the practical. Vic LaFay, S&B Industrial Minerals, Cincinnati, and Jim Schifo, Keramida Inc., Indianapolis Pride Cast Metals, Cincinnati, has overhauled its sand system in the past four years in the face of mounting […]
Reducing Seacoal in Practice
Introduction The Scholz Group, which includes numerous subsidiaries and firms under the umbrella of Scholz AG, employs a total workforce of about 7.500 employees throughout the world. The company headquarter is in Essingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Scholz Group has direct interest in 50 companies and runs about 500 sites within […]
Portrait for “Recycling International” Scholz AG – (Worldwide) Steps forward ...
The Chinese market is distinguished by an increasing sense of responsibility. Even if no strict mandatory limits and values for emission outputs are in place, an increasing awareness of air quality is noticed at the top management level. Many Chinese managers and decision makers realised the importance as well as […]