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 […]
Process Control
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
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
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 […]