With the electrically powered reclaimer, CO 2 emissions from the use of new sand and associated transportation can be reduced by up to 70%. When using renewable energy, the reclaimer's direct greenhouse gas emissions, i.e. Scope 1 emissions, remain low, and the use can even be emission-free. Resand's electric sand reclaimer is specially designed for medium-sized foundries, and it has a production capacity…

The cooperation, which will start in early 2024, will include a sand recovery and recycling service provided by Resand, enabling Hetitec to produce castings even more efficiently and in an environmentally sustainable way. Hetitec, a digital foundry specializing in fast delivery of castings, was established in 2013. Hetitec is a prototype, spare parts, and small batch foundry serving the industry in Finland…

Resand Ltd, a pioneer in sustainable sand regeneration technology, marked its 10th anniversary with a celebration attended by its personnel, partners, customers, and owners in Nuutajärvi, Finland on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Founded in 2013 in Finland for metal recycling, Resand Ltd initially collaborated with Finnish foundries. However, the company's trajectory shifted when it identified the escalating…

Resand Oy, a Finnish technology company specializing in foundry sand regeneration and recycling, signed a 5-year cooperation agreement with the Spanish foundry Fundiciones Palacio on 3 November 2023. Resand’s service center for foundry sand regeneration in Bilbao will be completed in the second quarter of 2024, after which the SAAS (Sand As A Service) service agreement signed with Palacio will enter into…

This strategic technical collaboration is directly linked to the implementation of the solution developed by Resand in Spain and Portugal. Azterlan is a leading research centre specialized in metallurgy with a strong international activity, mainly focused on Europe (Spain and Portugal). The Basque region in northern Spain and Portugal, are both major centres of the foundry industry. "Resand's objective is…

There are many reasons to think about the use of foundry sand andfoundries need a lot of it. In Europe, this amounts to about 8 million tons a year, most of which ends up in a landfill after being used once or twice. Foundries especially need pure quartz sand, which could be reused again and again. "We have to be much more careful and aware of the issue," says Susanna Mendez, a well-known expert from the…

Finnish company Resand has developed an innovative new technology that enables the cleaning and recycling of foundry sand. Through continuous product development, Resand has now achieved a breakthrough that also enables the regeneration of ceramic sand. Ceramic sand is used, for example, in the production of 3D printing moulds. Finnish, German and Japanese cooperation Thanks to the successful regeneration…

Nowadays Finish foundries are confronted with the challenge of how to dispose their sand. Another problem are the high shipping and transport costs. At this point, it was Toni Wesin who went into the game. Toni recognized that a lot of foundry sand could be saved by using adequate sand preparing equipment. Finally, Finish foundries hired Wesin – at that time a commercial agent and technician – to find a…

The former company Finn Recycling, now Resand, has developed a technology for the treatment/regeneration of foundry sand and a modular sand recovery plant that uses this technology. The reclamation plant treats waste sand thermally and mechanically to increase the recycling rate of foundry sand and reduce the consumption of virgin sand. The company has been treating waste sand from three Finnish foundries…

With the new name, Resand Oy wants to send a strong message about its commitment to sustainable development. "Sand is the world's second most sought-after natural resource after water, and huge quantities of industrial waste sand are transported to landfills. We want to play our part in solving this problem and promoting sustainable development. By recycling waste sand, we reduce the need for virgin sand,…