Constellium Extrusion Děčín s.r.o. opts for improved energy efficiencyModern medium-frequency melting systems are characterized by high levels of energy efficiency. In aluminium melting, for instance, around 65 % of the power input are converted into useful heat. This is a good rate but one that nevertheless leaves scope for further savings.Most of the energy loss is caused by the induction coil. In aluminium applications, this amounts to approx. 25 - 30 %.As reported in a previous issue (refer...

BackgroundFor an induction melting furnace to operate safely, a powerful water cooling system must be in place to prevent overheating of the induction coil, the frequency converter and the capacitors. In this context, particular importance is attached to a low energy consumption of the cooling water pumps and fans of the air cooler or evaporative cooler as well as to the capability of recovering a large amount of heat from the cooling water.Thanks to numerous developments, induction furnace...

Küttner Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Savelli Technologies S.r.l. and Equipment Manufacturers International, Inc. (historical American company specialized also in molding technologies for Foundries) have signed a long-term partnership agreement to reinforce their presence in the North American Market (U.S.A., Canada and Mexico).The US factory of EMI (Cleveland, Ohio), in fact, will serve the Küttner Group and the new and modern molding technologies of SAVELLI TECH.Kuttner North America headquarters...

Nanjing Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. (NISCO) has commissioned the upgraded four-strand bloom caster at its Nanjing plant No.2 together with SMS Concast, a company of SMS group. The modernized caster, designed for an annual production of 800,000 tons of blooms, has successfully achieved the targets of the project, namely improvement of the product quality and more flexibility of production thanks to a wide portfolio of steel grades. The four-strand continuous casting machine - having a nominal...

The “Full Mold Casting” process, which was introduced in 1964, brought a big revolution to Kimura Foundry and the company has grown to be recognized as “KIMURA of Full Mold Casting” by the industrial production world. By specializing in the Full Mold Castings Process for over 50 years, Kimura has become capable as a supplier into a lot of new fields. Simultaneously, it has also developed manufacturing technologies based on Information Technology (IT), such as modeling by CAD/CAM, various...

As foundry machines specialist for the production of automotive structural, chassis and engine parts, the company Kurtz experiences high demand especially in ambitious markets as Mexico. From melting to X-rayed parts, Kurtz can supply the complete foundry. Highly efficient low pressure casting technology ensures maximum efficiency and great profits for its customers. Customers include OEM´s as well as TIER´s that are globally present and expect benchmark technology delivered around the world...

DISA, Wheelabrator, Italpresse Gauss, and StrikoWestofen are under the umbrella of the Norican Group. This is a clear acknowledgment for the foundry industry and the variety of materials and processes. How do you view the development in sand mould and light metal cast in the next 10 years?The automotive industry is the significant driver for key developments in sand moulding and light metal die casting. Within this industry, vehicle “light-weighting” is the dominant trend today to reduce CO2...

At REMET they understand that it is important to respect and look after the environment, which is why they have introduced products that are designed to help you to reduce your foundry’s impact on the environment. A good quality wax is a key component of the final casting and can reduce rework. This article we will look at some of the waxes that REMET offer to help achieve these process improvements and other green benefits. A modern foundry needs to consider the environmental impact of their...

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 previously worked with polystyrene patterns to produce locomotive cylinders. Boro Foundry...

In conjunction with the awareness that the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will change all production processes and the entire manufacturing industry in the future – especially those of our customers – we developed a scalable, secure solution: the Kurtz POWerBoard, which was presented very successfully for the first time at GIFA 2019. The visitors were enthusiastic and the reactions were without exception positive. For further development we then put the Kurtz POWerBoard through its paces...

During the last three years, Küttner Savelli has supplied new sand Systems, composed of different size sand mixers, mixer coolers, polygonal screens and related Equipment, to RUSAL (Russia), ZM WSK (Poland), Pilenga Baldassarre Foundry (Italy), Brembo (Italy), and Hyundai Sungwoo (South Korea).In August 2019, it will also supply a new Sand Plant to ARIZZI Foundry and a new, exceptional Polygonal screen (500 tons per hour) to Fonderia di Torbole S.p.A., both located in Italy.Its German sister...

HPDC by Gefond, with its line of temperature control units, looks to the future of the manufacturing industry as the ideal technology to combine with water-free lubrication and the production of structural castings. Thanks to the multi-channel function, it is possible to thermoregulate moulds with a flexibility and efficiency that cannot be achieved with conventional thermoregulation.  All the control units are ready for predictive maintenance thanks to PERPETUO, the first intuitive and...

BackgroundFor an induction melting furnace to operate safely, a powerful water cooling system must be in place to prevent overheating of the induction coil, the frequency converter and the capacitors. In this context, particular importance is attached to a low energy consumption of the cooling water pumps and fans of the air cooler or evaporative cooler as well as to the capability of recovering a large amount of heat from the cooling water.Thanks to numerous developments, induction furnace...