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    ICI Casting Contest 2024 medley
    ASK Chemicals
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    SinterCast
    A SinterCast sampling cup for CGI processing.
    Fraunhofer IFAM
    The thin, structureless layers of UltraPlas allow both nanoscale surface structures, e.g., for the nanoimprint process, and mirror-gloss surfaces to be perfectly reproduced.
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    Smith Foundry

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    DISA
    Automated mold pouring.
    Melt/Pour

    Efficient Automation for Data-Driven Foundries

    Nov. 1, 2024
    Digitalizing and automating a green sand line reduces scrap, increases output and uptime, and requires fewer experienced staff. Then, you can analyze the data it generates to ...
    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.
    SinterCast
    Materials

    Spanish Metalcaster Orders SinterCast Update

    June 20, 2024
    Tafalla Iron Foundry is adopting base treatment of CGI by cored wire, to improve productivity as it develops new engine castings.
    Franklin Precision Castings
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    Investment Caster Rebrands

    June 18, 2024
    Aiming to emphasize the wide range of its capabilities, Franklin Precision Castings is rebranding to highlight the wide range of its capabilities.
    Simon Kadula | Dreamstime
    Finishing

    What Will the Robots Do Next?

    June 10, 2024
    Collaboration and modularity are becoming conventional, and automation technology developers are bringing forth functions that make the devices perform more efficiently and effectively...
    Inductotherm
    Melt/Pour

    Automated Pouring Takes on the Challenge

    March 1, 2024
    There’s nothing simple about pouring molten metal into a mold, and the multiple variables associated with the task require foundries to adopt technologies that will ensure they...
    Jonathan Weiss | Dreamstime
    Melt/Pour

    Safran Plans High-Tech Foundry

    March 1, 2024
    Safran Aircraft Engines is setting up a new location in western France to manufacture airfoils for military and commercial aircraft engines.
    Aleksandr Matveev | Dreamstime
    Melt/Pour

    Modeling Aluminum Oxidation

    Feb. 27, 2024
    A 12-month project aims to develop a mathematical model of the two-way coupling between liquid metal flow and the oxide layer above it, with the latter behaving as a non-Newtonian...
    Skuld LLC
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    Plant to Restart as Lost Foam Foundry

    Feb. 6, 2024
    Skuld LLC will be restarting the former Champion Foundry operation to expand production of castings and 3DP parts for prototypes, tooling, and small-volume custom manufacturing...