Tongyu Heavy Industry, an important production base of MW-class wind power generator shafts and Wind Power Hub in China, approached Suzhou Weijing for its Degating Hammer after hearing positive reviews from Shandong Himile Machinery Co., ltd, also a main foundry of the biggest windmill castings in China. The Suzhou Weijing QC431 Degating Hammer can provide impact energy to 18000 Joules. This energy can…

When Kimura Foundry America opened its greenfield facility in Shelbyville, Indiana, in 2018, it built the operation around 3D printing technology from ExOne. The complete end-to-end foundry service facility features ExOne S-Max and S-Print systems to print sand molds and cores meeting the toughest requirements. Kimura says the highlights of using patented ExOne technology include: • Five day turnaround for…

Endurance said in a stock-exchange filing that it has acquired a 100% stake in Grimeca for 2.25 million Euros (approximately $2.45 million or Rs 18.60 crore at current exchange rates). The acquisition was made through Endurance Adler SpA, a step-down subsidiary owned by Endurance Overseas Srl. It will help Endurance strengthen its technological capabilities in the braking systems space, the filing added.…

From Japan to the World Founded in 1966 in Fukuoka, southern Japan, Hirado has been supplying the foundry industry for over 50 years. Since the 1970’s Hirado has been working with the major Japanese foundries in creating innovative equipment to reduce worker fatigue, increase production process and lower costs. This relationship has allowed Hirado to become renowned throughout Asia. Since its release…

Shanghai-listed Ningbo Xusheng Auto Technology plans to invest 1.92 billion yuan into the construction of an intelligent automation production plant, designed with an annualised capacity of 10 million light-weight aluminium alloy auto parts, the company said on May 22. The project, adapting to the development of new energy vehicles and lightweight market, will be equipped with automatic production lines for…

Set up by Japan's Aisin Seiki and Toyota Tsusho and China's Ruifeng Investment, Aisin-Hongda has invested 500mn yuan ($70mn) to build the plant in Taizhou city in east China's Zhejiang province. The plant has a design capacity of 7.7mn units/yr for automotive parts and components. The plant will focus on producing 1.2mn units/yr of automatic gearbox valve bodies for Chinese auto producer Geely Auto. Geely…

Going forward, Elkem will have three business divisions: Silicones, a fully integrated silicones producer; Silicon Products, a provider of silicon, ferrosilicon and related specialty products; and Carbon Solutions, a supplier of electrode paste and speciality products to the ferroalloys, silicon and aluminium industries. The changes are effective from 1 July 2020 and will be reflected in the segments for…

From the WFC Organizers we heard that they have postponed the World Congress due to the the COVID-19 crisis in many countries including Korea, and the uncertainty of COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions around the world on behalf of the health and safety of the world foundry communities. The decision was not taken lightly, but after taking advice and many hours of investigation and discussion, and the…