Modern Casting articles from September 2008

Modern Casting archives from September 2008

Where It's At.(moderncasting.com)
September 1, 2008... Wherever you find the cast metal Where It's At sign (right) in this issue, access additional content exclusively on the web at www.moderncasting.com or the otherwise indicated website: * Table of Contents: Web-only article on a new lost...

Modern Casting blog.(moderncasting.com)
September 1, 2008... MODERN CASTING staff members blog about the "r-word," a Japanese metalcaster drumming up interest, what you shouldn't ask customers, do-it-yourself metalcasting and a company that hired too many illegal immigrants.

Question of the month.(moderncasting.com)
September 1, 2008... The July website question asked: What do you do to ensure worker safety during the hot summer months? Improve Ventilation 42.6% Allow More Breaks 38.9% Additional Safeguards Unnecesary 13% Avoid Pouring...

Safety first ... not so sure.(EDITORIAL)
September 1, 2008... What is your facility's safety record? The industry's doesn't look so good. According to records issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) earlier this summer, at least 56 workers from ferrous and nonferrous...

Intermet Corp. files for bankruptcy.(North America)
September 1, 2008... Intermet Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The automotive metalcasting company hopes the bankruptcy filing will allow it to continue normal operations...

Grede Foundries wins $45 million Daimler Truck contract.(North America)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grede Foundries Inc., Milwaukee, announced it has secured a $45 million order to produce heavy truck axle castings for export to Daimler Truck's assembly plants in Germany. The castings will be produced at...

Yamaha buys investment caster Precision Propeller.(North America)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Yamaha Motor Corp. USA, Cypress, Calif., acquired Precision Propeller Inc., Indianapolis, effective July 18, and will continue to operate the company under the new name Precision Propeller Industries Inc. "Until...

Dynacast buys Canadian diecaster.(North America)
September 1, 2008... Global diecasting conglomerate Dynacast Inc., Charlotte, N.C., recently purchased FisherCast Global Corp., Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a manufacturer of diecast zinc and magnesium components and injected metal component assemblies, for an...

Quality certifications.
September 1, 2008... The following metalcasting organizations have passed recent certification audits: Precision Enterprises Inc., Warrenville, Ill., (ISO 9001:2000); H&H Castings Inc., York, Pa., (ISO 9001:2000).

Brake specialist Brembo to build new casting facility.(Around the World)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brembo S.p.A., Stezzano, Italy, an automotive and truck brake specialist, will locate a new metalcasting facility with 75,000-tons of brake disc capacity next to its current casting plant in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland....

Citation shifting focus from automotive castings.(North America)
September 1, 2008... Citation Corp., Novi, Mich., intends to reduce its reliance on the automotive market, according to company CEO Doug Grimm. The company currently serves the automotive and non-automotive sectors evenly, with 50% of its sales going to each....

Prosthetics manufacturer expanding metalcasting operations.(North America)
September 1, 2008... Orthopedics manufacturer Zimmer Holdings Inc. announced it will spend $19 million to expand its Warsaw, Ind., headquarters, adding approximately 50,000 sq. ft. to its metalcasting facility by 2011. The maker of joint replacements, spinal...

North Carolina art foundry expands to accomodate new digital equipment.(North America)
September 1, 2008... Art caster Carolina Bronze, Seagrove, N.C., has added 4,500 sq. ft. of facility space and a variety of modern equipment to serve its target market of sculptors. To fill the additional space, the metalcaster has added 3-D laser scanning,...

Fireplace maker buys competitor's casting plant.(North America)
September 1, 2008... Monessen Hearth Systems Co., Paris, Ky., a manufacturer of fireplace, stove and hearth products, acquired assets of competitor CFM Corp., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, including its Vermont Castings plant. The asset purchase agreement was...

Dotson Iron Castings buys two new pouring units.(North America)
September 1, 2008... Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minn., recently purchased two new automatic pouring units, increasing its number of the units to three. In early 2006, Dotson installed the first of its automated pouring units, a "walk away" system that...

Steelmaking supplier Whemco expands metalcasting holdings.(North America)
September 1, 2008... Steelmaking supplier and metalcaster Whemco Inc., Pittsburgh, has agreed to purchase 100% of the assets of United Foundries Inc., Canton, Ohio, a cast roll manufacturer. Whemco supplies a variety of equipment to the steelmaking industry,...

Humans only part of climate change.(Letterbox)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2008... It was a surprise to read the "Letterbox" contribution by E. Costello, P.E., in the July 2008 issue of MODERN CASTING. I am a professional engineer myself and was reminded of the old statement that metalcasters were the second oldest profession...

Omaha Steel Castings Co.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... Omaha Steel Castings Co., Omaha, Neb., was purchased on Aug. 7 by the company's general manager. Phil Teggart has been general manager of the company for the past four and a half years. He purchased the privately-held company for an undisclosed...

A newly-created, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neenah Enterprises Inc. and Neenah Foundry Co.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... A newly-created, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neenah Enterprises Inc. and Neenah Foundry Co., Neenah, Wis., has purchased steel fabricator Morgan's Welding Inc., Myerstown, Pa., for $3.85 million cash. Neenah announced in a press release that it...

Ladish Co. Inc., Cudahy, Wis., has entered into an agreement to acquire, via a merger, aerospace forging company Chen-Tech Industries Inc., Irvine, Calif.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... Ladish Co. Inc., Cudahy, Wis., has entered into an agreement to acquire, via a merger, aerospace forging company Chen-Tech Industries Inc., Irvine, Calif. Ladish produces components for the aerospace and general industrial markets through its...

Mid-City Foundry Co., Milwaukee, has contracted SinterCast, Stockholm, Sweden, to help make compacted graphite iron (CGI) castings available to its customers on a production basis.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... Mid-City Foundry Co., Milwaukee, has contracted SinterCast, Stockholm, Sweden, to help make compacted graphite iron (CGI) castings available to its customers on a production basis. Building on trials conducted since 2004, the agreement has...

Steel giant ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg, has acquired the Monessen Coke Plant from Koppers Inc., Pittsburgh, for $160 million.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... Steel giant ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg, has acquired the Monessen Coke Plant from Koppers Inc., Pittsburgh, for $160 million. Koppers' Monessen Coke Plant, Monessen, Pa., produced 320,000 metric tons of metallurgical coke in 2007. It consists of...

Delphi Corp., Troy, Mich., has contracted Beck Aluminum, Cleveland, to produce and market its patented corrosion-resistant aluminum diecasting alloy, K-Alloy.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... Delphi Corp., Troy, Mich., has contracted Beck Aluminum, Cleveland, to produce and market its patented corrosion-resistant aluminum diecasting alloy, K-Alloy. According to a Delphi press release, the agreement is designed make the material,...

The C.A. Lawton Co. and Bay Engineered Castings Inc., De Pere, Wis., integrated in December 2006.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... The C.A. Lawton Co. and Bay Engineered Castings Inc., De Pere, Wis., integrated in December 2006, have trimmed their names to the C.A. Lawton Co.

Nevada Heat Treating, Carson City, Nev., recently installed a vacuum furnace purchased from furnace supplier Ipsen.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... Nevada Heat Treating, Carson City, Nev., recently installed a vacuum furnace purchased from furnace supplier Ipsen, Rockford, Ill.

Three metalcasters in Pennsylvania have purchased equipment in an attempt to lower their electricity consumption.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... Three metalcasters in Pennsylvania have purchased equipment in an attempt to lower their electricity consumption. Urick Foundry, Erie, Pa., Donsco Foundry, Mount Joy, Pa., and Benton Foundry, Benton, Pa., have installed energy management...

Roberts Sinto Corp.(Newscast)
September 1, 2008... Roberts Sinto Corp., Lansing, Mich., has announced the opening of its new Sinto Surface Treatment Test Center in Grand Ledge, Mich. The company said in a press release that the center is intended to enhance the design and engineering of surface...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
September 1, 2008... September September 14-18--The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society: Superalloys 2008, Champion, Pa. September 21-23--AFS Foundry Executive Conference, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino, Incline Village, Nev. ...

Internet Corp.(Personals)
September 1, 2008... Bob Tamburrino was named to replace Jeff Mihalic as president and CEO of Internet Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, in the wake of the company's recent bankruptcy.

Wheelabrator Group.(Personals)
September 1, 2008... Wheelabrator Group, La Grange, Ga., hired Nick Szczechowski as account manager covering Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois for its Wheelabrator Plus division.

Wall Colmonoy Corp.(Personals)
September 1, 2008... Wall Colmonoy Corp., Madison Heights, Mich., appointed Robert Heminger vice president of finance and administration.

U.S. Steel Corp.(Personals)
September 1, 2008... David Sutherland was elected to the board of directors of U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh.

Marlene Hayes.(Personals)
September 1, 2008... Marlene Hayes received the 2008 Casting Industry Suppleirs Association Presidents Award, given by the association's president to an industry member "in recognition of their commitement to the principals and goals that unite [the] membership."...

Obituaries.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Obituary)
September 1, 2008... Donald Dingus, Celina, Ohio, died July 12. He was 73. Dingus began work as a general laborer for General Motors at its Central Foundry Defiance after serving in the military and eventually was promoted to maintenance foreman. He then helped...

Pay to change: changing into safety apparel has been ruled as paid work time.(WASHINGTON ALERT)
September 1, 2008... In two recent cases, federal district courts ruled that putting on and taking off personal protective equipment (PPE) counts as work time and should be compensated. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued its decision...

House passes Paycheck Fairness Act.(On the Hill)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The U.S. House of Representatives on July 31 passed a bill that would lift the cap on compensatory and punitive damages that women may be awarded in wage discrimination cases. The Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 1388) also requires employers to...

Coalition looks at scrap metal prices.(On the Hill)
September 1, 2008... With the price of scrap metal nearly doubling in the past six months and U.S. scrap exports at record highs, the American Scrap Metal Coalition is working to underscore the impact of the rise of scrap prices and how numerous countries have...

Outside the lines: Riverside Brass's green sand facility competes with diecasting in the production of small copper-based and aluminum parts.
September 1, 2008... Twenty-five years ago, Riverside Brass, New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada, realized that one of the industries it was serving--fire sprinkler--was growing. Its customers needed higher volumes of sprinkler frames as building codes began requiring the...

What your customers are thinking: buyers of castings in four end-use markets offer tips on how to be a better supplier.(Industry overview)
September 1, 2008... Parthiv Amin talks like he's in the greatest industry in the world. He cracked jokes at a recent metalcasting conference as he animatedly described his company's growth. And it's not just his company that's doing well; his business is only...

Simulation bridges metal gap: working from its knowledge of aluminum, General Aluminum Manufacturing Co. utilized simulation software to produce a magnesium automotive casting.
September 1, 2008... Casting magnesium automotive components in the low pressure permanent mold (LPPM) process offers unique technical challenges due to the low volumetric heat content and the high hot tear tendency of magnesium alloys. Using its experience...

Simulation: not just for the big guys: small metalcasters might forego the frills, but they can still bank on the benefits of casting simulation basics.
September 1, 2008... A metalcasting facility promised delivery on a part in a few weeks, but the scrap rate on the sting has kept production erratic. If the troublesome defect isn't fixed soon, they'll lose the job and the customer, but the metalcaster's engineers...

Alloying for thin section zinc die castings: aluminum additions improve the ability of zinc alloys to be cast in thin sections.
September 1, 2008... To develop new zinc alloys for thin section diecasting, a commercial zinc alloy was modified by increasing its aluminum content. Improvements in fluidity were achieved, and industrial trials showed the alloy could be used to produce quality...

Thinking about thinking.(NOVEL SOLUTIONS)
September 1, 2008... The business world is full of traps. Just ask the metalcasting facilities that continue to shut their doors at a rate of about one per week (the average over the past several years). Suppliers also are damaged when metalcasters close. Every now...

D&O market trends.(CAPITAL GAINS)
September 1, 2008... Directors and officers of metalcasting facilities can be subject to suit from a range of groups. They include employees, clients/consumers, competitors, governmental agencies, lenders, investors, owners, securities holders, and others. Reasons...

Marketing and Selling of Castings Conference sets record numbers.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
September 1, 2008... The 2008 Marketing and Selling of Castings Conference was held July 31-Aug. 1 at the Westin O'Hare, Rosemont, Ill. Attendees flocked to the conference in record numbers as more than 160 sought methods of improving sales and marketing strategies...

Nominate your facility for Plant Engineering Award.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
September 1, 2008... The AFS Plant Engineering Committee (1D) is accepting nominations for it's 2009 Plant Engineering Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize a company, division or corporation for its achievements in the planning, installation, operation...

CMI announces chapter competition winners, call for 2008-2009 entries.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
September 1, 2008... CMI recently announced the winners of its first chapter competition. Any chapter that co-sponsored a CMI course and had a minimum of 10 attendees from the chapter area was eligible to receive the award. First place was awarded to the AFS...

Chapter meetings.(AFS/CMI NEWS)(Calendar)
September 1, 2008... CANTON Sept. 19--Annual Golf Outing, Sleepy Hollow Golf Course, Alliance Ohio. Oct. 2--Defect Road Show, At Anthe's Restaurant, Akron, Ohio. CENTRAL OHIO Sept. 18--"Nobake Sand Mixing Developments," Wil Tinker, Tinker Omega Manufacturing,...

Campbell to teach second annual filling and feeding workshop.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
September 1, 2008... For the second year, AFS is offering a practical two-day workshop with Professor John Campbell, Univ. of Birmingham, U.K., focusing on the structure and properties of castings and reduction of entrainment defects. The workshop will draw...

CMI course schedule.(AFS/CMI NEWS)(Calendar)
September 1, 2008... CMI Course Schedule Sept. 16-18 Analysis & Reduction of Casting Defects (12-09) Schaumburg, Ill. Sept. 16-18 Permanent Molding Aluminum--Tilt Pour (13-09) ...

AFS issues call for papers for 113th Metalcasting Congress.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
September 1, 2008... AFS has issued a call for papers for the 113th Metalcasting Congress to be held in Las Vegas April 7-10, 2009. All papers must be relevant to the metalcasting industry, covering operations, new technologies, procedures, processes and other...

New Casting Defects Handbook available.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
September 1, 2008... AFS has released its latest publication on casting defects, Casting Defects Handbook--Iron & Steel. The first edition of the Casting Defects Handbook has been available to metalcasting personnel worldwide for more than 35 years. The new edition...

Robot handles hefty castings.(New Product)
September 1, 2008... Robotic automation was once reserved for small- and medium-sized castings, but the technology for manipulating large castings has started to come onto the scene. This spring, KUKA Robotics, Clinton Township, Mich., unveiled its KR 1000 Titan,...

Simulation eliminates die casting scrap.(New Product)
September 1, 2008... A manufacturer of switches used in the aerospace industry was experiencing a high scrap rate due to porosity for one of its switch frames. The manufacturer invited Littler Diecast Corp., Albany, Ind., a potential new supplier, to quote the...

Self-dumping hopper.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
September 1, 2008... Farr Air Pollution Control, Jonesboro, Ark., recently released a new self-dumping hopper for disposal of dust captured by cartridge-style dust collection systems. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A slide gate and flexible quick-disconnect hose...

Degating saw.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)(Kalamazoo Industries Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The Model K20FS lock down head saw from Kalamazoo Industries, Kalamazoo, Mich., is designed for cutting gates and risers and has a front stepped-in design to allow easy access. The saw features a 20-in. (50.8-cm) abrasive wheel, 2,500 rpm 1-in....

Impregnation tank.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
September 1, 2008... WSF Industries, Tonowanda, N.Y., has designed a customized, large capacity vacuum-pressure impregnation tank that can be used to impregnate porous castings with sealants. With an inner diameter of 10 ft. (3.05 m) and a working depth of 10 ft.,...

Calling all castings.(SHAKEOUT)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The iconic red telephone kiosks that color London's landscape are the result of a design competition among three architects held by the U.K. Post Office in the 1920s to replace the first standard public kiosks, which...

Induction melting.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic Corporation designs and manufactures induction heating and melting equipment. Ajax TOCCO's advanced technologies are used for the melting and holding of ferrous and nonferrous metals. Melting...

Core systems.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We have been in the core machine business for three generations--we can take you from slow, expensive shell cores using an easy transition to coldbox. We'll use your existing vertical & horizontal tooling... reduce...

Decoring system.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mossner, a world leader in casting finishing, brings their expertise upstream with the Mossner decoring system. A simple, but extremely robust design, the core and adhering sand are broken down by hammering and then...

Rotary Foundry Machinery.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DIDION designs, engineers, and manufactures a full range of Rotary Sand Reclaimers, Rotary Sand Screens, Sand Blending/Cooling Drums, Rotary Lump Crushers / Metal Reclaimers, Rotary Sand Casting Separators, and...

Aluminum melting/tilt-pour furnace.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thermtronix[R] hydraulic tilt energy efficient aluminum melting furnaces are available in both Solid State Electric and Gas Fired models. Tilt furnaces are ideal for large pours and labor saving molten metal...

Automatic Pouring systems.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The latest news in Automatic Pouring is KOINS' PourTECH System featuring the new 3D-Laser. Combining the best of laser and vision, this Line Laser system has the ability to pour with laser accuracy, without the need...

Casting defect solution for steel.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introducing Veinseal[R] HM for steel, the first generation of engineered sand-additive technology for the elimination of thermal expansion defects in steeel castings. Veinseal[R] HM is added directly to the...

Inoculation systems.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KOINS' Automatic Inoculation System is an In-Stream inoculation unit, featuring a robust design with high reliability. It provides step-free rate control (1-13 or 2-26 g/sec), both local and remote. Equipped with a...

Induction melting/pouring.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Inductotherm Corp., an Inductotherm Group Company based in Rancocas, NJ, builds induction melting, holding, heating and pouring systems for virtually all metals. Offering a complete line of induction melting and...

Aluminum Melting Transport Ladle.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The TL-Series[TM] Aluminum Melting Transport Ladle, with full melting capability, is manufactured by Thermtronix[R]. This unique aluminum melting and holding furnace/ladle allows you to melt and prepare your metal...

Furnace charge feeders.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] General Kinematics feeders and charging systems give you precise automated batch control, optional scrap drying and other charge enhancement capabilities. Equally important, automated systems help improve worker...

Alloy addition systems.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] General Kinematics alloy addition systems take the guess work out of charge hatching. Alloy bins receive and store the ferro-silicone, graphite, or other additions, which is then transferred via vibratory feeder to a...

Melting/holding furnaces.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lindberg/MPH is the largest single-source supplier of energy efficient, non ferrous melting and holding furnaces. We offer a full range of services including customized design, complete in-house construction,...

Molten metal pumps.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since 1971, HTS has continued to enhance techniques for metal circulation, transfer applications, metal recovery and filtration and degassing for impurity removal. HTS manufactures a complete line of molten metal...

Advanced refractory technology.(MELT QUALITY/POURING/REFRACTORIES)
September 1, 2008... Reno Refractories, Inc. consistently provides cupola melting iron foundries with the most advanced refractory technology in the industry. Tap holes, troughs, bottoms, wells, melt-zones, stacks, combustion systems, ladles and holding furnaces...

Simulation software.(SOFTWARE/ENGINEERING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MAGMASOFT[R] is the industry leading Casting Process Simulation tool and can be combined with the autonomous optimization module MAGMAfrontier. This drastically minimizes the time needed for an operator to spend on...

VIBRA-DRUM[R] sand and casting processors.(SAND PREPARATION/CONDITIONING/TESTING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Proven in hundreds of applications worldwide, VIBRA-DRUM[R] sand and casting processors have revolutionized high volume mold/sand handling for foundry applications. Natural frequency vibration produces a beneficial...

Vibra-Mill[R] sand reclamation.(SAND PREPARATION/CONDITIONING/TESTING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Efficient lump reduction of no-bake or chemically bonded sand has become synonymous with Vibra-Mill[R], our high performance batch-type system. Featuring a unique GK curved deck and multiple breaker teeth design, the...

Sand reclamation.(SAND PREPARATION/CONDITIONING/TESTING)
September 1, 2008... GMD's THERMO-SCRUBBER[R] is purported to be the only sand reclaimer that can process 100% clay-bonded sand, 100% chemically bonded sand or any random mixture of both sands, producing a reclaimed sand as good as or better than new sand, suitable...

VIBRA-FIN[TM] bulk material cooler / conditioner.(SAND PREPARATION/CONDITIONING/TESTING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] General Kinematics VIBRA-FIN sand coolers are specially designed for heating, cooling, or drying foundry sand or other free flowing bulk materials. Heavy-Duty heat exchangers, coupled with vibratory motion, energize...

Heavy metals and acid gas treatment.(MOLD AND COREMAKING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GMD's Totally Enclosed Treatment System (TETS[TM]) with the unique and proprietary GMD POWDER INDUCTION NOZZLE (PINTM) is supplied for treatment of heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Ch) laden baghouse dusts. It is also used to...

Foundry tooling.(MOLD AND COREMAKING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The WEAR-COTE[R] Tooling Protection Program[TM] offers uniformity, hardness and a low coefficient of friction, which are ideal for providing wear resistance, vastly improved sand compaction and mold release while...

Shell machine.(MOLD AND COREMAKING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Why change processes? All you need is a better Shell Machine. A common myth says cold box process cores are lower cost and have higher productivity than shell, not completely true. Harrison Dual Station Shell...

The FBOX flaskless molding machine.(MOLD AND COREMAKING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new FBOX series is the latest advancement in Sinto's progression of high speed flaskless molding machinery. In addition to customer convenience design improvements, the FBOX also uses patented aeration sand...

Aluminum and ferrous heat treating.(SHAKEOUT/CLEANING AND FINISHING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alfe understands how critical heat treating is. That's why our operations are designed to give you maximum control at every turn. We specialize in high-volume processing and our state of the art, technology-based...

Ducta-Clean[R] rotary media drum.(SHAKEOUT/CLEANING AND FINISHING)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cleaner Castings and reduced maintenance are just two of the advantages the patent pending DUCTA-CLEAN rotary media drum can offer. Media scrubs castings, removing sand, all while separating sprue and gates from...