Process Control

Problem-solving in life and in business can seem like a complex and intimidating effort causing many to fall back to a hands-off approach. But problems must be solved in a metalcasting operation or they eventually lead to additional costs to your business and loss of profitability. Using structured problem solving, […]

Solving the Problems in Your Foundry

28 Sep, 2018 in Features tagged Foundry / North America / Process Control / Quality Control by Global Casting Magazine

he procedure of identifying, diagnosing and minimizing or eliminating crucial casting defects is important for a foundry to run in a low-cost, and high-efficiency mode. It can disprove incorrect conventional wisdom and show that unexpected methods are actually the best way to move forward. To do this, there are three […]

5 Steps to Identify Casting Defects

28 Sep, 2018 in Features tagged Foundry / North America / Process Control / Quality Control 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

In large-scale casting processes, different kinds of casting defects can occur in all chemically bound mold materials. Their causes lie in not only the smelting area but also the mold material and coating areas. In some cases, casting defects can be successfully avoided with small measures such as adding mold […]

White Film Casting Surface Defect and Its Possible Solutions

5 Feb, 2015 in Features tagged Process Control / Quality Control by Global Casting Magazine

We saw how essential a cooling system is to the International Space Station in December 2013, when one coolant pump failed. That left only one other pump to provide cooling for the station’s vital electrical and life-support systems. This required a crew member to make an emergency spacewalk to swap […]

Crucial Cooling Tips

26 Sep, 2014 in Features tagged Energy Efficiency / North America / Process Control by Global Casting Magazine

Examine your metallurgy, tooling and molding practices to improve the quality of your castings. Doug White, Elkem Metals Inc., Boca Raton, Fla. Several factors in ductile iron melting and pouring can be controlled to maximize yield and reduce shrinkage. Whether dealing with a problem part or a need to improve […]

7 Ways to Avoid Shrinkage Defects

25 Oct, 2013 in Features tagged Melting / Pouring / Process Control / Quality Control by Global Casting Magazine