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October 2012 Foundry Magazine

Foundry Management & Technology has been an independent source of information for the foundry and metalcasting industries since 1892.

In this issue, learn how to handle the heat of new product development, find out how researchers are claiming success with magnetic molding, read the first installment of our Setting the Stage for Growth series for foundry operations, and much more!

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Features

  • Oct. 2, 2012
    Article
    Foundry

    Handling the Heat, and the Pressure, of New Product Development

    Casting design is a demanding profession, but increasingly cast products require additional treatment after they are cast – such as custom finishing or thermal treatment. So, the design objectives for cast products require the producers to undertake more specialized efforts during casting, as well as after casting, to achieve the desired results. And, when the need involves high volumes of castings, the challenge is that much more critical....More
  • Oct. 2, 2012
    Article

    Metalcasting Growth Strategies I: Setting the Stage for Growth

    Foundry is a tough business. Surviving, let alone achieving, long-term growth, is challenging. The goal of this series is to provide some perspective and tools that foundries may use to develop sustainable, profitable growth. The vantage point is my experience first as a supplier to the global foundry industry, and more recently as a strategist in the metalcasting sector. I have attempted to frame the challenges and opportunities for growth specifically for foundries, using a number of tools and techniques used by strategists....More
  • Oct. 2, 2012
    Article
    Foundry

    What’s the Attraction? Researchers Claim Success with Magnetic Molding

    Four European foundries have been part of a research team that recently completed a project to prove the effectiveness of producing castings in molds formed of magnetic material — specifically, steel shot — rather than sand or polystyrene. The "Magnet" research project was coordinated by Fundacion Inasmet, a Spanish research center, and included four different types of foundries: ferrous (Fundiciones del Estanda) and nonferrous (W.H. Rowe & Son Ltd.) sand casting, lost foam casting (GussStahl Lienen GmbH), and investment casting (Krolmet)....More
  • Oct. 2, 2012
    Article
    Foundry

    Industrial Image Processing System Stops Disruptions for Overhead Conveyor

    Metalcasters are familiar with power-and-free conveyor systems, which are used to transport molds or cast products in a variety of foundry operations. A power-and-free conveyor is a variation of an overhead chain conveyor; with the latter, the carrier is fixed to an overhead drive chain; but with a power-and-free conveyor the carrier can disengage from the drive chain and "idle" as the chain stays in motion....More

Commentary

  • Oct. 2, 2012
    Commentary
    Foundry

    Too much class

    John Galsworthy was a hugely successful writer in the early 20th century, though he is mostly forgotten now. Like many authors of his era, he portrayed people who thrived or suffered but never could overcome the social class that defined them. In The Skin Game he presents the story of a factory owner who is brought to grief by a family of aristocrats outraged that his business is growing in contrast to their beautiful but declining domains.  They have a noble heritage, you see, and he is merely “middle class.”...More
  • Oct. 2, 2012
    Commentary

    What Happens Next?

    Most foundries and diecasters have been busy and happy over recent months: their order books have been full and customers have been calling regularly. The Great Recession of 2008-2009 seemed to be gone if not fully forgotten....More
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