Preparations are now underway and are progressing well to have the second cylinder cast in the near future. Premier Patterns in Smethwick produced the polystyrene patterns and then these were dispatched to the Shakespeare Foundry in Preston where they were to be cast. However, sadly, the company went into receivership before the patterns could be cast, so later enquiries identified a specialist who had…

The head of government together with the President of KIA Motors Russia and CIS LLC Kim Jin-Ha took part in the opening ceremony of the KIA production line at the SaryarkaAvtoProm LLP plant. Within the framework of the project, it is planned to produce 20 thousand KIA vehicles per year. The level of localization of products will be increased to 50% through the use of small-unit manufacturing technologies,…

From prototypes from its own in-house prototype department, over initial samples, up to painted, fully-machined and assembled serial parts - Isselburg Guss und Bearbeitung is the right partner with more than 225 years of experience. As a result of the close cooperation between its customers and its specialists in the foundry and Mechanical Processing Department, Isselburg Guss is in a position to offer…

The mold powder from ASK Chemicals Metallurgy is a multifunctional inoculant that has been specially developed for the requirements of the production of centrifugal cast pipes made of spheroidal graphite and lamellar graphite cast iron. In addition to the efficient separating effect, the product fulfills other important features and is also available in customer-specific formulations on request. The mold…

As Foundry Planet readers certainly remember last month, we posted an interesting press release about the mechanical Italian company O.M.LER srl and its foundry decoring solutions. We wrote about how, in partnership with its qualified distributors and agents’ network, the company sells its pneumatic decoring hammers RVC70 and AF1470 globally and about other decoring solutions O.M.LER srl can offer to its…

The American Foundry Society, North America’s largest and most influential metalcasting association, today announced its officers and new board members for 2021-2022. Returning for a second year are the following officers: As President, Mike Lenahan, president of KB Foundry Services in Independence, Ohio. As Vice President, Adam San Solo, director of sales and engineering at U.S. Foundry & Manufacturing…

In early 2019, Dotson Iron Castings, actively began using Sinto’s ePVS system on three of their equipment lines: molding machines, transfer stations and turn tables. Dotson has a long history with Sinto, going back almost twenty years, from molding, automatic grinding and pouring, to blast machines. Dotson is fairly well diversified between agriculture, heavy truck and the industrial market. Around 70% of…

Located in Lorient (Brittany - France), SiiF is worldly recognized as supplier of foundry finishing equipments for iron, aluminum and steel castings. Our company is well-known for its customer support and its proximity relationships as well. SiiF wants to maintain these relationships, even in times of pandemic. That’s why SiiF decided to organize webinars to introduce safely and dynamically its foundry…

Nucor Corporation (Nucor) has awarded a multi-year maintenance contract to SMS group for their new continuous slab casting machine, currently being installed by SMS group in Nucor’s new heavy-plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky. The primary focus of this maintenance contract will be in maintaining and repairing the continuous caster molds and containment segments. The new casting machine will be one of the…

The concept, being developed by researchers at WPI with support from the DoD, would increase unit readiness, making troops safer, more independent. Historically, replacement parts needed on remote military bases have been brought in on airplanes, ships, and truck convoys. It’s a costly and complicated supply chain that can take weeks or months between order and delivery. What’s more, the U.S. Army, Navy,…