Some metalcasters are developing a new application for additive manufacturing technologies in their operations, and a research consortium that includes aluminum diecasters as well as the North American Die Casting Assn. is working to make it commercially viable.
Germany’s Halberg Guss GmbH will update and expand its compacted graphite iron production following recent orders for SinterCast AB process control systems....More
The popular understanding of 3-D printing is focused on using plastics for modeling and rapid prototyping. But, more direct industrial applications using metals powders and alloys to produce component parts have been growing increasingly sophisticated in labs and factories during the past decade. It’s a mission to bring new tools to the tooling industry....More
Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. is buying Riverside Products Inc. from Sivyer Steel Corp., an Iowa foundry. The terms of the acquisition are not known....More
Some metalcasters are developing a new application for additive manufacturing technologies in their operations, and a research consortium that includes aluminum diecasters as well as the North American Die Casting Assn. is working to make it commercially viable....More
Jobs and capital increasingly flow to countries that command the resources to power modern manufacturing, and American manufacturing is more dependent on metals and minerals access than ever before....More
Chrysler Group will offer its 3.0-liter V6 EcoDiesel engine — with a block cast in compacted graphite iron — as an option for its 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up truck, as noted by SinterCast AB...More
A detailed exploration of how defining a “core business” and “adjacencies,” and conducting “opportunity mapping” can be applied to a foundry business, to map out strategies leading to long-term sustainable and profitable growth....More
This two-day conference will review the latest research and development activities in zinc alloys and process technologies which enhance the functionality, design and performance of zinc diecastings and highlight traditional end-use applications as well as new innovative market opportunities....More
