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A research study funded and published in 2013 by AFS and the Iron Division demonstrated that, through balancing manganese and sulfur according to the solubility limit of MnS at the eutectic temperature, the strength of gray cast iron can be optimized. Solubility limit occurs when %Mn x %S equals 0.02 […]

Finding the Right Balance of Manganese and Sulfur to Increase ...

26 Mar, 2019 in Products by Global Casting Magazine

Even though furan is reliable for the high production requirements of cores and molds as a binder system in 3D printing, some small weaknesses are present. So far, the veining on the surface and on the inner contours of castings with furan in combination with sand in complex geometries in […]

New Molding Material Recipe Eliminates Veining

8 Jan, 2019 in Products by Global Casting Magazine

NPP Ferolit is one of the industry’s leading companies in Ukraine. Located in the town of Gorishni Plavni in the Kremenschuk iron ore district of central Ukraine about a 4-hour drive from Kiev, it provides domestic and foreign companies with high-quality castings and piping details. For more than 18 years, […]

Ukranian Manufacturer Purchases First Disamatic C3-B-250 in Europe

8 Jan, 2019 in Products by Global Casting Magazine

China Academy of Machinery Science & Technology Group (CAM) was founded in 1956. The goal of CAM is to improve the equipment manufacturing level of China. CAM has 16 subsidiaries, including the holding companies with the operation system of the group management of parent-subsidiary type. CAM has built 39 key […]

Personalized Rapid Customization Integration Solution Provider for Equipment Complex Parts

8 Jan, 2019 in Products by Global Casting Magazine

Morgan Advanced Materials (Worcestershire, England) has developed a proprietary leachable material which significantly cuts investment casting times in turbine engine blades by up to 20%. The development comes as the commercial aerospace industry is facing a significant overhaul. According to Market Research Future, the Commercial Aircraft Turbine Blades and Vanes […]

Material Shortens Production Time of Turbine Engine Blades

8 Jan, 2019 in Products by Global Casting Magazine

Every automobile manufacturer has made it clear to their metal casting suppliers: reducing vehicle weight is increasingly important. Besides solid castings, hollow casting, a variation on the permanent mold process, is an option for producing complex lightweight structures. It can produce individual components that replace an assembly of metal parts, […]

Improved Casting Machine Design Promotes Better, Lighter Cast Parts

28 Sep, 2018 in Products tagged Equipment / North America by Global Casting Magazine

The disc AFS Corporate Member Washburn Iron Works (Washburn, Wisconsin) casts for an agricultural client isn’t a new product for the company. The gray iron component used for grain/seed separation is one they’ve manufactured for years, but the method needed to be transformed. Instead of producing the cope and drag […]

Robotics make difficult casting sustainable

28 Sep, 2018 in Products tagged North America / Robotics by Global Casting Magazine

Eagle Foundry (Eagle Creek, Oregon) is a jobbing foundry that produces over 13,000 different parts. Using a sodium silicate nobake process, Eagle pours high-chrome white iron, chrome moly, heat-resistant stainless steel, tool steel, manganese and low alloy steels at temperatures ranging from 2,550-3,000F in castings up to 2,000 lbs. The […]

Ceramic media improves casting quality, reduces production time

28 Sep, 2018 in Products tagged Chemicals / North America by Global Casting Magazine

The hydraulic breaker attachment, one of the most common attachments for a remote-controlled demolition machine, generates as much as 1,500 ft.-lbs. of force at its tip. Typical wear and tear is expected, which is why keeping up on breaker maintenance is vital to ensure optimum performance on the jobsite. “Operators […]

Better breaker maintenance leads to increased uptime

28 Sep, 2018 in Products tagged North America by Global Casting Magazine

For cast pump components, and especially for the core and impeller, 3-D printing of the sand casting molds now eliminates the need for an entire post-processing step. The industry puts the post-processing time per impeller at an average of 10 to 15 minutes and this is exactly where clever companies […]

3-D sand printing pumps up profit.

4 May, 2018 in Products tagged Additive Manufacturing / Sand & Binders by Global Casting Magazine