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    Ermino | Dreamstime
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    Ryzhov Sergey | Dreamstime
    Scanning electron microscope
    Gibbs Die Casting
    Front (left) and rear (right) driveline units.
    Sun Metalon
    Sun Metalon’s recycling technology.
    Honda of America
    Honda’s Anna (OH) Engine Plant is now home to six, 6,000-ton high-pressure diecasting machines. Megacasting machine at Honda, Anna, OH.
    Porosity Solutions Inc.
    Porosity Solutions: comparing specific gravity.

    Highlights

    Mazda Motor Corp.
    Bio-coal briquettes derived from coconut shells.
    April 15, 2025
    A Japanese automotive foundry demonstrated an option for fossil fuel-free production of ferrous alloys using 100% biomass fuel.
    Inductotherm
    Inductotherm furnace (left) and power supply unit (right).
    Jan. 30, 2025
    A decades-long collaboration with Inductotherm has helped Pier Foundry to achieve a significant milestone in productivity and capacity.
    SINC Thermal LLC
    SINC Thermal holding furnace.
    Jan. 21, 2025
    A novel holding furnace design advances melt-management technology, offering control over critical quality parameters and measurable improvements in performance and efficiency...
    ASI International Ltd.
    Severe slag build-up in the upper case of a channel furnace.
    Jan. 9, 2025
    Foundries today must reduce melting costs and improve operating efficiency – so for induction melting operations it’s critical to minimize the oxides, silicates, and sulfides ...
    Rheocast Co.
    Rheocast Co./Fall River Die Cast Co. centralized aluminum melting system.
    Dec. 12, 2024
    Aluminum and brass HPDC operation Rheocast Co. will start 2025 as Fall River Die Cast Co., and continue its ongoing capital improvement efforts.

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    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.
    Sept. 5, 2024
    An “ultrathin, hard, and sustainable non-stick coating” promises higher quality finished parts, with savings in production cost and time.
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    Aug. 13, 2024
    Free-standing gantry crane lifts and lowers the material basket - each one material basket is tailored to the operation based on the weight, volume, footprint and size the facility...
    Smith Foundry
    July 30, 2024
    Citing a state agency’s “unreasonable demands with respect to its air permit,” the Minnesota ferrous foundry will cease operations by August 15.
    Dedmityay | Dreamstime
    July 29, 2024
    A clean plant is more than advantageous – it’s essential, impacting product quality, worker safety, and regulatory compliance.