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    Solar Manufacturing
    Adam Jones, Midwest regional sales manager at Solar Manufacturing, examines the 48x48x72-inch deep insulated hot zone of a new vacuum furnace at FPM Heat Treating.
    Rösler
    Rösler RHBD 13/18-So continuous-feed spinner hanger shot-blasting machine
    Cold Jet
    Cold Jet RE-CO2 320 V2 unit.
    Franklin Precision Castings
    The Model TRX-1250CAM water-jet blasting machine at Franklin Precision Castings.
    Andrii Klemenchenko | Dreamstime
    Castings in a thermal processing chamber.
    Can-Eng Furnaces Intl.
    Two new contracts from automotive component manufacturers represent continued demand for Can-Eng Furnaces’ Mesh Belt Heat Treatment Systems.

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    DISA
    DISA GRIND is an automated grinding solution specifically designed for foundries.
    New Products

    Flexible Automated Grinding for Castings

    Jan. 6, 2025
    The DISA GRIND system is designed for small to midsized foundries to easily handle short and medium runs of castings up to 1200 kg, in any alloy.
    Bodycote
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    Thermal Processor Expands HIP Capability

    Aug. 8, 2024
    Bodycote has added more hot-isostatic pressing capacity in the Southeastern U.S., responding to a growing regional market for high-temperature treatment -including additive manufactured...
    Cold Jet
    New Products

    Next-Generation Dry Ice Cleaning

    Aug. 6, 2024
    Portable units for precision blast surface treatment are built with improved motors, gearboxes, and drivers, making them moisture-resistant, durable, reliable, and efficient. ...
    ABB
    New Products

    Collaborative Machine-Tending Cell

    July 30, 2024
    Cobot plus user-friendly software combination performs multiple tasks, reducing workers’ time spent on machine operating sequences by up to 60%.
    Dedmityay | Dreamstime
    Issues and Ideas

    Cost-Effective Cleaning for Foundries

    July 29, 2024
    A clean plant is more than advantageous – it’s essential, impacting product quality, worker safety, and regulatory compliance.

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    Foundry 2025 Metalcasting Outlook
    White Papers

    Download: FM&T's 2025 Metalcasting Outlook

    Jan. 14, 2025
    Download the results of our annual survey of foundry and diecasting managers and decisionmakers as they share their 2025 outlook.
    Zzz1b | Dreamstime
    Photo 78234546 © Moreno Soppelsa | Dreamstime.com
    ABB Robotics
    Messe Dusseldorf
    AGTOS
    New Products

    Hanging Rail Shot-Blasting Systems

    Feb. 22, 2024
    A suspended track delivers a variety of workpieces for surface treatment, in a flexible system that can connected to other operations.
    Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbH
    New Products

    Shot Blasting Simulations Lower Costs

    Feb. 15, 2024
    Software modules can tailor simulations for large projects, many small pieces, or energy efficient dust collection.
    Norton | Saint-Gobain
    New Products

    New Ceramic-Grain Abrasives

    Jan. 18, 2024
    A combination of razor-sharp grains with a supersized grinding aid significantly reduces heat generation, for cooler cuts and longer life on carbon steel, aluminum, stainless ...
    abk Pressenbau
    New Products

    Hydraulic Trimming for Megacastings

    Jan. 16, 2024
    Short cycle times, defined contour cuts with adjustable knives and highly repeatable accuracy, trimming removal and return are available for large-scale structural castings.