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Vacuum caster speeds investment wax patterns
User application article A high capacity vacuum casting machine to speed the production of wax patterns for investment casting has a separate resin degassing chamber and houses the largest single chamber capacity in the UK. Brochure available
News from MCP Tooling Technologies (14 December 2004)
Particle shape analysis improves lost foam casting
User application article Automated particle size and shape analyzer is providing essential information in the manufacture of complex metal components using lost foam casting in the automotive industry. Brochure available
News from Malvern Instruments ( 3 December 2004)
Centrifugal casters also process reactive metals
Centrifugal casting machines are able to vacuum cast a wide number of different metal alloys, including platinum, palladium, nickel, gold, silver, steel, aluminium, brass and bronze.
News from Topcast Engineering (26 October 2004)
Dome valves oust butterflies for ceramic coring
User application article Dome Valves used to produce ceramic cores only need changing two-three times/year against every 8-16h for the butterfly valves, which were more prone to abrasive attack from the sands.
News from Clyde Materials Handling ( 8 September 2004)
Even foundry die dressing requires smooth motion
User application article Electric linear drive replaces pneumatic actuator on a spray head to ensure an even coating of ceramic die dressing in the production of cast iron diesel engine cylinder liners. Brochure available
News from Hoerbiger-Origa (17 August 2004)
Foundry robot has more versatile wrist
A more versatile robot wrist, which is coated in an extra heavy duty, heat-resistant paint, allows a foundry robot to continuously withstand temperatures of up to 100degC. Brochure available
News from KUKA Automation + Robotics (11 August 2004)
Direct laser forming fuses pure metal powders
Unlike laser sintering, direct laser forming fuses pure metal powder in a shielding gas atmosphere and does not use binders or fluxing agents to produce a non-ferrous part. Brochure available
News from Trumpf (24 June 2004)
Rigid polyurethane offers limitless mould shaping
The fluidity during moulding of rigid polyurethane offers an infinite choice of shape without compromising style or finish.
News from Norse Precision Castings ( 9 June 2004)
Semi-automatic fettlers avoid 'white finger'
Semi automated fettling machines are the answer for foundries who are concerned about vibration white finger disease but do not know how to combat it.
News from Surtech Surface Technology Products (18 May 2004)
Aluminium foundry expands CNC machining capacity
Leading aluminium sand caster has recently invested in two CNC machining centres to augment an already comprehensive capacity of in-house equipment.
News from Norse Precision Castings (22 April 2004)
Robots offer casting fettling flexibility
Tricept robots provide improved parts quality, higher productivity and better working conditions in foundries for cleaning and pre-machining automotive aluminium castings.
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (13 April 2004)
Seminars held on Austempered Ductile Iron
Dr Arron Rimmer of ADI Treatments has visited Germany and South Africa to conduct seminars on Austempered Ductile Iron with reference to vehicle components applications.
News from ADI Treatments (17 November 2003)
Vacuum caster has ultra-fast casting speed
Following suggestions from users, a vacuum casting machine offers new features for casting a wide range of metal alloys based on gold, silver, brass, bronze, aluminium, tin and other metals.
News from Topcast Engineering (14 November 2003)
Another dosing furnace for Metal Castings
The UK's largest manufacturer of aluminium high pressure diecastings took delivery of its twentieth Westomat dosing furnace this summer.
News from Striko UK ( 6 June 2003)
Delcam speeds design and manufacture of castings
At the GIFA exhibition, Delcam will be showing the latest versions of its Power Solution software to speed all stages of the design and manufacture of cast metal components. Brochure available
News from Delcam (21 March 2003)
Metals techniques used for plastics and vice-versa
Similarities of manufacture in gravity sand casting and moulding rigid polyurethane, gives a foundry the versatility to work in plastics and metals.
News from Norse Precision Castings ( 6 December 2002)
Robots offer casting fettling flexibility
Tricept robots provide improved parts quality, higher productivity and better working conditions in foundries for cleaning and pre-machining automotive aluminium castings. Brochure available
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Robotics) (23 October 2002)
Remember sand casting for one-offs
Aluminium casting techniques at Norse Precision Castings can achieve tolerances of 0.4mm and wall thickness of 3mm, and sizes approaching one metre cube
News from Norse Precision Castings (18 September 2002)
Impregnation service seals castings
Impregnation seals porous areas, shrinkage cavities, capillary pores and cracks in many materials including casting alloys, sintered metals, ferrites, ceramics and composites.
News from Henkel Loctite Adhesives (17 September 2002)
Conveyors smooth aluminium castings flow
User application article A conveyor system designed to improve production facilities for an aluminium foundry enables activities operating at different rates to function at maximum efficiency.
News from Vanriet (UK) ( 4 April 2002)
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