Kurtz Gravity Casting Machines The Core Pull Makes The Difference On the whole, gravity casting is the classical casting process. Practiced for hudreds of years, it still offers potential for improvement. Kurtz has developed a machine concept especially for jobbing foundries. Due to the modular machine design this concept can be universally employed. What is needed is fl...

The new 8- speed automatic transmission from ZF makes vehicles more economical. Honsel assisted ZF by developing the optimal casting process for the gearbox housing. The light metal expert supplies light compact housings as well as high-precision control parts for the gear shifting mechanism. Honsel manufactures the components on a new fully automated production line. With its new...

The Altair Enlighten Award is intended to honor the greatest achievements in vehicle weight savings each year. The award offers nominees the chance to be recognized internationally as a leading figure in the effort to reduce vehicle weight and meet emissions targets. The six Altair Enlighten Award winners were selected from a field of 57 finalists—nearly double the total from last year’s competition. ...

When a Russian manufacturer of mining equipment set up a new foundry, the company chose a continuous feed spinner hanger shot blast machine RHBD22/27-F from Rösler to finish their castings. Besides the heavy-duty foundry design ensuring high cost efficiency and uptimes, the customer was impressed by the operational adaptability of the blast cleaning system. It allows in-line core sand removal and blast...

Max Billman refers to it as a "hard, dirty game" but for close to 40 years Billman's Foundry in Castlemaine has been producing a range of metal castings, from statues of Melbourne Cup winner Black Caviar to new Singaporean presidential gates, after a tank drove through them. The foundry is the only Australian company to commercially produce cast iron camp ovens, and the three-generational business...

The recently published 2017 UK Casting Industry Census shows that the industry continues to face a significant challenge when it comes to skills and staffing. 47% of firms in the sector reported that recruitment and technical skills is one of their key challenges. This figure is 50% higher than the 30% figure reported in the Longitudinal Small Business Survey Panel Report for 2016 (1) across the SMEs...

Software developed specifically for the cast metal industry Iron Foundry ERP Software Steel Sand Foundry ERP Software Centrifugal Casters ERP Software Aluminum Sand Foundry (Aluminium) ERP Software Diecasting (Pressure Diecaster) ERP Software Gravity Diecasting (Permanent Molder) ERP Software Precision Moulder (Precision Molder) ERP Software Investment Casting ERP Software ...

everal businesses in the US and Europe have been outsourcing manufacturing to factories in China for several years now. If you ask those who have been holding out why they haven’t jumped on the bandwagon despite the obvious cost advantages outsourcing guarantees them, they cite concerns about quality control. They are apprehensive that Chinese manufacturing cannot meet the quality standards that the West...

The latest Census of the UK Foundry and Casting Industry shows that there has been an 11% increase in sales revenue in the last two years, together with a continuing rise in productivity and high levels of capacity utilisation. Improvements in efficiency and value added services have taken place, with more than half the firms reporting investments in capital equipment within the past two years and over 70%...

Dear IIF Family and Foundrymen ! It has been an honour and privilege to serve as your President during this past year. Journey which started as a kid and after that as an ordinary member on 16th Sept,1993 is coming to an end after 35 years at the highest position of the Institute. I have enjoyed every minute of my association with IIF from Chapter Council Member to the Presidentship and felt inspired...