The Salzgitter Group has selected technology group ANDRITZ to supply one of Europe's largest green hydrogen plants for the SALCOS® program, which aims to achieve virtually CO 2 -free (green) steel production. The Salzgitter Group has selected technology group ANDRITZ to supply one of Europe's largest green hydrogen plants for the SALCOS® program, which aims to achieve virtually CO 2 -free (green) steel…

Leading manufacturer of shell cores and shell moulds San Enterprises has set up a new "Aluminium Die Casting" unit in Pimpri. San Enterprises, which supplies aluminium cylinder heads to Tata Motors, has invested Rs 10 crore to set up this new unit that turned operational on Monday. Tata Motors vice-president UK Mishra and general manager S S Bhasin inaugurated the plant. San Enterprises General Manager…

On October 24, 2022, five European industry associations stated that they had urged European authorities to stave off sanctions, tariffs or boycotts against Russian aluminium. Otherwise, it might create a situation where thousands of companies would go out of business, and develop unemployment. The Russian aluminium giant, Rusal's output is considered to be around 6% of the total world's aluminium…

A foundry featured in Additive Manufacturing’s November issue uses sand 3D printing to create cores and molds for casting, no patterns necessary. When the Hazleton Casting Company contracted with a company that was developing four different parts, the customer asked to test four design configurations for each of them. That’s 16 unique castings, all with complex geometries that would normally require…

It is a rising star in AM with the speed and accuracy for high volume production breakthroughs. Sand binder jetting is helping foundries scale 3D printed core and mold production and deliver fast turnarounds without tooling lead times, rapid design changes, and exceptional design freedom to consolidate assemblies and create unique geometries. 3D printing super-user, Nattinee Valun-araya, Head of Engineering…

The Sand Casting process , a cutting-edge technology in the manufacture of heavy iron castings, is setting a new standard in the industry. Initially renowned for its application in aluminum casting since the 1990s, particularly in the automotive sector for producing engine blocks, this innovative process has now expanded to iron castings, including cylinder blocks and heads. The latest advancements have…

The ExOne S-Max has held its place as the world’s largest sand-casting additive manufacturing system since its introduction in 2010. Designed to be used in a foundries or industrial design facilities, the S-Max can use CAD files to create complex sand cores and molds for casting. With a number of different sand materials at its disposal the S-Max can produced castable molds that will work with a wide range…

Sand Made SLS 3D Printer Prints with Multiple Materials – Coming This Summer for $28,000 When we typically think of selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers, we usually envision machines which cost anywhere from $100,000 up to $1 million. They are the machines reserved for large corporations as well print services such as Shapeways and Sculpteo. However, over the past year or so, we have begun to see…

The Walter Hundhausen Company in Schwerte has modernised its sand reclamation system. Used sand from the Comessa drum (shake-out drum), excess sand from the moulding system and used sand from the rear bucket elevator are loaded onto a common belt conveyor which transports the sand in the direction opposite to the previous conveying direction and loads it onto a VHV cover belt conveyor. The old reclamation…

There are those succinct phrases about things that are plentiful, like "sand by the sea". In our on-site report, we stop at the Quarzwerke Group in Haltern in Münsterland in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Haltern plant belongs to the Quarzwerke Group, which has its headquarters in Frechen near Cologne and has been active worldwide in the extraction, processing and refinement of the…