A Wrexham-based coating business which works with companies in the aerospace, automotive and defence industries has been snapped up by the UK arm of a New York Stock Exchange-listed group. More than 30 parties were interested in purchasing KG Coating, including a number of international bids. SPS Technologies, the UK subsidiary of Oregon-based Precision Castparts Corporation, has acquired KG Coating for…

Kawasaki Robotics UK has formally acknowledged VA Technology Ltd as its premier OEM partner for its innovative use and development of robots for investment casting. Telford based VA Technology is celebrating 25 years in business developing into a world leading supplier of engineered solutions for the investment casting sector. The special relationship with Kawasaki fits in well with VA Tech’s philosophy of…

The owners of Kirkintilloch’s only surviving foundry came up with a novel idea after vandals spraypainted their building. Ian and Andrew Young of Archibald Young Ltd. drew upon the talents of a professional graffiti artist to cover the tagging with a striking wall mural. It depicts welders working with molten metal - traditional skills still used at the foundry today. Managing Director Andrew said: “It took…

Sheffield Forgemasters is to repeat engineering history by creating two 340 tonne castings for which will be used in some of the world’s largest mechanical forging presses. Forgemasters made engineering history in 2005 with the casting of a forging press traverse for SMS Meer, on behalf of Austrian company Böhler Schmiedetechnik GmbH & Co. This weighed 340 tonnes and was the largest steel casting made in…

Around 60 jobs have been saved at a Kidderminster aluminium foundry in a metals industry rescue deal. They are among 550 people employed by the Amtek group in the UK, which has been bought out of administration by the Liberty House Group. Headed by tycoon Sanjeev Gupta, Liberty has become a major force in the metals industry in the last few years, buying parts of Tata Steel and rescuing 1,000 Black Country…

Cast-iron cookware maker Lodge Manufacturing is firing up its second expansion this decade and the largest in the 120-year history of the South Pittsburg, Tenn., company. Lodge will add 90 new jobs when it builds another foundry near its existing facility as well as a 200,000-square-foot warehouse, said company spokesman Mark Kelly. "We completed an expansion in January 2015 on the current foundry. It was…

MRT Castings has commissioned a new advanced die casting cell - further enhancing the already high quality of its die casting facilities. MRT is renowned for its aluminium and zinc gravity and high pressure die casting. This new investment is testament to its commitment to quality, precision and productivity. The Colosio PFO 250 die casting cell was precision built in Brescia, Northern Italy. Its innovative…

MRT Castings has commissioned a new advanced die casting cell ­ further enhancing the already high quality of its die casting facilities. MRT Castings has commissioned a new advanced die casting cell - further enhancing the already high quality of its die casting facilities. MRT is renowned for its aluminium and zinc gravity and high pressure die casting. This new investment is testament to its commitment…

Magellan Aerospace and Aeromet International have announced that Magellan’s Haley, Ontario site has joined a global network of foundries licensed to manufacture cast parts using the advanced A20X aluminium alloy. Developed and patented by Aeromet in the UK, A20X is claimed to be the world’s strongest aluminium casting alloy and is used in aerospace, defence, and space applications by major OEMs. Mike Bond,…

LONDON - Automotive lightweighting and China growth driving demand for magnesium Roskill estimates that consumption of magnesium reached a new peak in 2012, 1.1Mt, with demand having grown by 5.5%py over the last decade. The largest end-uses for magnesium are die-cast magnesium and aluminium alloys, each accounting for a third of total consumption. The transportation industry is the largest consumer of…