Monthly Archives: April 2015

The design freedoms inherent in investment casting help keep aluminum metal matrix composites cost effective. Paul Mikkola, Retired, Hitchiner Manufacturing, Milford, New Hampshire, and Bruce Willson, O’Fallon Casting, O’Fallon, Missouri The particulate silicon carbide reinforcement in aluminum alloy metal matrix composite (MMC) enhances this lightweight material with improved mechanical property […]

Investment Casting Metal Matrix Composites

17 Apr, 2015 in Features tagged Alloys / Aluminium / North America by Global Casting Magazine

Christie uses dozens of castings in its numerous lines of high-definition projectors used in movie theaters, boardrooms and public displays around the world. Nicholas Leider, Associate Editor The common axiom “no detail is too small” carries enough truth to have become a part of business parlance. But for Christie, one […]

Castings on Stunning Display

17 Apr, 2015 in Features tagged Aluminium / North America by Global Casting Magazine

Find out which sand tests you should be doing on a regular basis and what aspects of your sand system the tests are measuring that will help you produce good castings. Scott Honeyman, Carpenter Brothers Inc., Minneapolis What does a minimum green sand testing program look like? What tests need […]

What Do the Numbers Mean?

17 Apr, 2015 in Features tagged North America / Sand & Binders by Global Casting Magazine

Since its foundation in 1996, Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing Co., Ltd., has grown rapidly to become the largest professional manufacturer of brake discs and drums worldwide. Servicing the automotive OE and aftermarket, the company produces and ships more than 30 million high-end brake discs annually to its customers located in all […]

The Cost-Effective Way to Make Iron Castings

16 Apr, 2015 in News tagged Asia by Global Casting Magazine

Since entering the China market, Nederman has been using the German engineer association standard (VDI) as the design basis in the foundry industry, and strictly according to the article 2066 of the testing, based on the design and provide for the customer in line with the German air quality control […]

Industrial Filtration Solution System for the Future?

16 Apr, 2015 in News tagged Asia / Process Control / Quality Control by Global Casting Magazine

Endurance Technologies Ltd, Pune, is one of India’s leading aluminum diecasting companies, providing complete solutions for cast wheel, suspension, transmission and brake products. Endur-ance Technologies has received the “Best Casting Award” at Alucast 2010 for its flywheel housing casting. The flywheel housing, an essential part of an engine, is mounted […]

Change the Process, Reduce the Weight

16 Apr, 2015 in News tagged Aluminium / Asia by Global Casting Magazine

The American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), Detroit, has cut the ribbon to officially open its new innovation acceleration center. The 100,000 sq.-ft. facility in Detroit is part of a national network of research institutions and industrial companies geared toward advancing America’s leadership in manufacturing technology. The center’s focus […]

ALMMII Opens Detroit Innovation Acceleration Center

16 Apr, 2015 in News tagged Aluminium / North America by Global Casting Magazine

The U.S. Department of Energy funded a number of proposals in 2004 under the Energy Saving Melting and Revert Reduction Technology (E-SMARRT) program, which included a project lead by Canmet Materials (CMAT), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on permanent mold casting light metal alloys. CMAT focused specifically on alloys that were considered […]

New Possibilities for High Strength Aluminum

15 Apr, 2015 in Features tagged Aluminium by Global Casting Magazine

Grede Foundries Inc. was involved in the partnership that originally built ductile iron casting facility Novocast, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 2001, but exited the partnership in 2007. In early 2011, Grede Holdings, formed after consolidation with two other U.S.-based metalcasters, reacquired the metalcasting facility. In the ensuing three years, Novocast […]

Novocast’s Optimistic Outlook

15 Apr, 2015 in Features tagged North America / Pouring by Global Casting Magazine

The 63rd edition of Indian Foundry Congress (IFC), held concurrent with IFEX 2015 & CAST INDIA EXPO, drew to a close on March 1. Beginning on February 27 at the India Expo Center & Mart, Greater Noida, 300 Indian and international exhibitors from the fields of ferrous and nonferrous casting […]

Successful 63rd Indian Foundry Congress Concludes

14 Apr, 2015 in News tagged Asia / Industry Events by Global Casting Magazine