The Institute of Metal Forming and Casting (utg) of the Technische Universität München (TUM) is located in Garching, approximately 20 km north of Munich. The utg works in the field of production engineering, which is associated with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The institute’s four research groups focus on casting, […]
Technical Reports
The new chair for Foundry Technology under the leadership of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier has started its work in teaching and research since 1st of October 2012. The chair was implemented by the support of Prof. Dr. Becker from Volkswagen Kassel with the objective to ensure the increasing demand on […]
Installation of a new Institute for Foundry-Technology at Kassel University
2 The GTA, the Foundry Technology Aalen, the “G” stands for the german word “Giesserei” (Foundry), which aims at the development of foundry products and foundry processes. The research facility incorporates all major casting processes and casting alloys. This includes aluminum and magnesium high pressure die casting as well as iron […]
Foundry Technology at Aalen University of Applied Sciences – GTA
Adolf Ledebur (1837-1906), an expert in iron and steelwork, was the founder of research and studies in Foundry Technology at the Mining Academy. He took up the professorship of a newly established chair in Iron Metallurgy and also concerned himself with Foundry Technology (primarily iron and steel casting). Later on, […]
The Foundry Institute of the TU Mining Academy, Freiberg
Michael Colditz, Engineer, DISA Industries A/S, Herlev, Denmark Horizontally parted, flaskless moulding systems based on Matchplate technology have been around for many years. Outside Europe they are one of the most popular moulding processes. A general description of the technical basis of this process was first introduced in issue 08/2010 […]
Matchplate – new angles on a well-known process
The NISSAN foundry in Cantabria (Spain) has been manufacturing a complex ductile iron housing for JOHN DEERE for several years. This casting is a critical component of the hydrostatic drive trains used to power crawler tracks used in civil engineering machinery. The T 239237 housing is part of a transmission […]
Improvements in casting quality using FEEDEX at NISSAN CANTABRIA
By adopting more efficient de-gating and de-risering techniques, foundries can make a significant impact on their bottom line operating costs. Jason W. Hitchings, Comanche Technologies Business challenges facing foundries and metal casters at the moment in areas such as fluctuating raw material prices, increasing labor wages, and the ever-changing growth […]
Increase Casting Quality and Reduce Finishing Room Costs – At ...
The Role of Alloys and Melting Processes in the Cause and Elimination of Zinc Die Casting Defects John Titley, Director of The Brock Metal Company Ltd. Zinc alloy pressure die castings are selected because the process-material combination will manufacture precise net shape parts which will accept a wide variety of […]