As a new option, YXLON now also provides the ASTM E2973 Digital Reference Images for Aluminum and Magnesium Die Castings in its imaging software Image2500 and Image3500 of X-ray inspection systems including Y.MU2000-D and MU60 AE. The reference images, which so far have only been available as an image catalog for radiographic inspections with film, can now be deployed in digital radioscopy for defect…

YXLON is breaking new ground in operational friendliness with the new YXLON FF20 CT and FF35 CT systems for the non-destructive testing of materials and their measurement. Conventional computed tomography scanners on the market are complex systems involving sophisticated operation – even for experienced users. In contrast, the new YXLON Geminy software platform supports the user intuitively and ‘paves’ a…

Switch from radioscopy to computed tomography by pressing a button With over 490 systems in operation on the market, Y.MU2000 is the most highly utilized universal X-ray inspection system worldwide. Most recently geared to match the newest technical state-of-the-art through a digital flat-panel detector, the system is now also available with a CT option. As a result, the imaging possibilities for this…

With an output of 450 kV, the UX50 is suitable for testing dense and large components and offers maximum flexibility attributed to the selectable equipment of both flat-panel and/or line detectors. Regardless of the application, extensive CT techniques and image enhancement tools ensure optimal results in three-dimensional analyses. For example, the new ScatterFix 2.0 reduces interfering scattered radiation…

Specialized x-ray knowledge is no longer mandatory. Now, even untrained personnel can easily achieve optimal inspection results. This is made possible by the award winning YXLON Geminy software platform, which combines all the programs involved. With intuitive menu navigation, numerous pre-settings and the ability to switch seamlessly between radioscopy and computed tomography you are ensured of perfect…

The National Foundry Technology Network (NFTN) and the South African Institute for Foundrymen (SAIF) will jointly host the 3rd BRICS Foundry Forum from 11 – 12 March 2013. The forum will precede the Metal Casting Conference co-hosted with the University of Johannesburg, Metal Casting Technology Station , to be held from 13 – 16 March 2013. The aim of the organisers is to allow the BRICS participants to…

Mozambique's $2.5 billion Mozal aluminium smelter reported a loss of $115 million for the 2008 financial year and will have to cut staff due to the economic slowdown, a central bank document showed on Wednesday. A fall in the price of aluminium hit the company's profits, and Mozal's power supply was cut by 10 percent after an energy crisis hit neighbouring South Africa. Mozal derives its electricity from…

MetalBiz reported that, with the pick up of the demand situation, South Africa's Hernic Ferrochrome Limited recently resumed two ferrochrome furnaces previously went out of production. The company stated that since August 29th 2209 they had started to operate with full production. Hernic is the fourth largest ferrochrome manufacturer throughout the world, and its production is 420,000 tonnes per year.

A new Industrial Policy Action Plan (Ipap) focused on supporting the agroprocessing and metals industries, including foundries and the casting sector, will be released in April, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) director-general Lionel October said at the Metal CastingConference, in Kempton Park, on Wednesday. "We are aiming to strategically support the foundry and casting industries as the core of…

WORKERS at a local steel company, Pressure Die Casting, who are affiliated to the National Union of Metal Workers in South Africa (Numsa), yesterday downed tools, protesting the alleged unfair retrenchment of 21 employees last month. The union accused the management of dismissing the employees without following proper procedures. Zakade Mgxashi, a Numsa shop steward at Pressure Die Casting, said the…