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    Calderys
    The Calderys Calde® Guard refractory concept.
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    Ryzhov Sergey | Dreamstime
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    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.

    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.
    Porosity Solutions Inc.
    Porosity Solutions: comparing specific gravity.
    Feb. 3, 2025
    Automated RPT procedures support metalcasters’ efforts to control hydrogen porosity by standardizing control over the vacuum and solidification time, and reducing the chance of...
    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 ...

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