Monthly Archives: September 2015

A total of 78,000 from more than 120 countries gathered at the Bright World of Metals trade fair quartet in Dusseldorf, Germany, June 16-20. Held every 4 years, the four trade fairs—GIFA, the 13th International Foundry Trade Fair with Technical Forum, METEC, the 9th International Metallurgical Trade Fair with Congresses, […]

GIFA Spotlights the Future of the Industry

23 Sep, 2015 in Features / News tagged Europe by Global Casting Magazine

ME Elecmetal’s Duluth, Minn., casting facility produces chromium-molybdenum steel and white iron wear parts for the mining industry. Parts range from 200 to 10,000 lbs. and are produced from a unique vacuum molding process. Among vacuum process metalcasting facilities, Duluth produces the world’s largest tonnage of abrasion resistant castings. In […]

Optimizing Melting Expansion at ME Elecmetal

23 Sep, 2015 in Features tagged Melting / North America by Global Casting Magazine

Astronomers from all over the world share resources in the Atacama desert of Chile, the driest place on the planet. Its lack of airborne water vapor is among the factors that make this region one of the best places for telescopes to view the night sky, and it is home […]

Castings Aid Amazing Work in Chile

23 Sep, 2015 in Features tagged South America by Global Casting Magazine

While methods to automate molten metal transfer from the furnace to the mold have been around for decades, the incorporation of automated pouring in job shops lags behind the adoption of automation in other areas of the metalcasting facility for several reasons—alloy changes, cost, low volume, etc. However, the advantages […]

Controlling Pouring Through Automation

23 Sep, 2015 in Features tagged Automation / North America / Robotics by Global Casting Magazine

Accuride Corporation, Evansville, Ind., U.S., announced it has reached a multi-year agreement with Daimler Trucks North America, Portland, Ore., U.S., to supply Gunite brake drums to Daimler’s aftermarket parts group, one of the leading parts brands in the commercial transportation industry. According to the agreement, now in effect, Accuride will […]

Accuride to Supply Brake Drums to Daimler Trucks

21 Sep, 2015 in News tagged Aluminium / North America by Global Casting Magazine

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has delivered its first beryllium-aluminum azimuth gimbal housing castings to Lockheed Martin to be used in the F-35 Lightning II Electro Optical Targeting System (EOTS). The castings were produced at IBC’s Engineered Materials Division in Wilmington, Mass. Lockheed Martin’s EOTS provides multi-function […]

IBC Delivers Castings for F-35 Fighter Jet

21 Sep, 2015 in News tagged Aluminium / North America by Global Casting Magazine

Laempe & Mössner, Meitzendork, Germany, the world leader in the field of core molding technology, and Sintokogio Co. Ltd (Sinto), Nagoya, Japan, the world’s largest metalcasting machinery manufacturing group, have agreed on a strategic partnership, forming Laempe Mossner Sinto GmbH. Sinto acquired 40% of the shares of Laempe, with 60% […]

Laempe & Mossner, Sintokogio Enter Strategic Partnership

21 Sep, 2015 in News tagged Core Making / Europe by Global Casting Magazine

FCC (North America) LLC, Livonia, Mich., U.S., an automatic transmission clutch manufacturer, announced plans to expand its operations at its Berne, Ind., U.S., facility, creating as many as 73 new jobs by 2016. FCC (Adams), which began operations in 2003, will invest $129 million to expand and equip its 295,000-sq.-ft. […]

Clutch Manufacturer to Invest $129M in Indiana Facility

21 Sep, 2015 in News by Global Casting Magazine

Alcoa, Pittsburgh, U.S., announced its acquisition of TITAL, Bestwig, Germany, a privately held manufacturer of titanium and aluminum structural castings for aircraft engines and airframes. Alcoa closed the transaction, announced December 15, 2014, after receiving all of the required global regulatory approvals. This acquisition strengthens Alcoa’s ability to capture growing […]

Alcoa Acquires Titanium Casting Company

21 Sep, 2015 in News tagged Aluminium / Europe / North America by Global Casting Magazine

When ID Castings purchased a metalcasting facility in Noblesville, Ind., U.S., from Indiana Ductile Co. in 2013, it announced plans for a five-year, $51 million investment to improve the site and increase overall capacity. Now, nearly two years into that comprehensive project, the company has announced a goal of hiring […]

Indiana Metalcaster to Boost Workforce by 360

14 Sep, 2015 in News tagged North America by Global Casting Magazine