Foundry

The dimensional accuracy at which sand castings can now be produced has approached that of investment castings. 3-D sand printing technologies have greatly improved the dimensional accuracy of molds and cores but have failed to match the surface smoothness of conventional sand castings, let alone investment castings. Investment casting provides […]

Critical Characteristics Affecting the Surface Finish of Castings

12 Dec, 2017 in Features tagged Cleaning & Finishing / Foundry / North America by Global Casting Magazine

Anyang Qiang Ji Precision Manufacturing Base Co.,Ltd is a leading high tech company in providing foundry product design and development, precision casting products and development of precision casting equipment. Based on a systematic integrated investment casting technology, Anyang Qiang Ji develops the oversized or super small sized, thin walled, complex […]

Introduction of Anyang Qiang Ji and Its Technology

12 Dec, 2017 in News tagged Asia / Foundry by Global Casting Magazine

On Oct. 11, the high-strength and light-weight aluminum wheel project of Sinolion Industrial Park has been completed in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, which means the annual output of 20,000 tons of light-weight chassis project has been officially put into production. Sinolion Industrial Park, which is a joint venture of 5 billion […]

Sinolion Industrial Park Aluminum Wheel Put Into Production

12 Dec, 2017 in News tagged Asia / Foundry by Global Casting Magazine

Congratulations on your new position of AFS president! Being that you are originally from Mexico, how did you first get involved with the AFS and how did this evolve into becoming AFS president? AFS is a North American organization so even though we are located in Mexico, AFS is always […]

Interview With Patricio Gil, CEO of Blackhawk Mexico and New ...

26 Sep, 2017 in Features tagged Foundry / North America by Global Casting Magazine

Surrounded by green fields and a mile from St. Lawrence River tributary Richelieu River in the small Quebecois town of Saint-Ours, Fonderie Laperle carries on a tradition started in the 19th century, but its melting department is a strictly 21st century operation. The plant makes manhole castings—a somewhat commoditized market […]

New Melting at Fonderie Laperle

26 Sep, 2017 in Features tagged Foundry / North America by Global Casting Magazine

The metalcasting industry continues to be challenged with higher injury rates than other manufacturing sectors, and this has been true for many years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, foundry injury rates have been and continue to be much more than those for all private manufacturing. This continuing […]

Assessing the Root Cause of Metalcasting Injuries

26 Sep, 2017 in News tagged Foundry / North America / safety by Global Casting Magazine

Linamar Corporation (Guelph, Ontario) announced it has filed conditional offers with the Commercial Court in Paris to acquire assets of Societe Aveyronnaise de Metallurgie S.A. (Viviez, France) and F.V.M. Technologies S.A. (Villers-la-Montagne) from bankruptcy, and 100% of the outstanding shares of Alfisa Technologies, S.L.U. (Barcelona) for approximately 6 million Euros. […]

Linamar Looking to Expand European Operations

26 Sep, 2017 in News tagged Europe / Foundry / North America by Global Casting Magazine

DISA, Wheelabrator, Italpresse Gauss, and StrikoWestofen are under the umbrella of the Norican Group. This is a clear acknowledgment for the foundry industry and the variety of materials and processes. How do you view the development in sand mould and light metal cast in the next 10 years? The automotive […]

The Swing in the Automotive Industry Requires New Thinking and ...

26 Sep, 2017 in Suppliers' Perspective tagged Foundry by Global Casting Magazine

The brand new Sakthi Portugal SP21 company is located in Águeda, Portugal (80km from Oporto). The SP21 unit, a work of art in itself, is a state-of-the-art linear nodular iron foundry, with an installed capacity of 90 KTon that will add to the current 95 Kton capacity of the «mother» […]

Sakthi Portugal Opens Its Doors

14 Jul, 2017 in News tagged Europe / Foundry by Global Casting Magazine

Nemak, which provides lightweighting for the world’s automotive industry, opened a high-pressure diecasting facility in Monterrey, Mexico. Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto presided over the event. According to a news release, the plant’s technology will support production of aluminum automotive components, primarily engine blocks, transmission cases and structural components. There […]

Nemak Opens Plant in Mexico

14 Jul, 2017 in News tagged Foundry / North America by Global Casting Magazine