KÜNKEL WAGNER has won the international bidding process for the supply of an automatic moulding plant for the production of crankshafts and chassis components in nodular and grey cast iron to Shanghai Foundry Co., Ltd., being a specialized automotive foundry with an excellent reputation for advanced science, technology and growth. The KÜNKEL WAGNER moulding plant is designed for a flask size of 1000 x 800 x…

GF keeps its earnings growth path Sales up 1% to CHF 3 795 million EBIT increased 9% to CHF 274 million Earnings per share up 32% to CHF 45 Higher productivity drives performance increase Strategy implementation well under way GF generated sales of CHF 3 795 million in 2014 for an increase of 1%. The operating profit (EBIT) rose 9% to CHF 274 million mainly thanks to significant productivity gains. The EBIT…

Work will begin on distribution center later this year, officials say A new foundry nearing completion at GIW Industries will prime the Grovetown facility to meet rising global demand in the mining industry. The 50,000-square-foot white-iron foundry will open in April and become fully operational this summer, said Pamela Aaron, a brand manager for GIW. Under construction since early 2014, the 72-foot-tall…

IMF is rated as the largest worldwide Company among the foundry equipment suppliers, therefore consider strategic his participation to the international exhibition METALCHINA 2015 in Shanghai, being the most important exhibition in ASIA in the foundry sector. In an area of more than 200 sqm in Hall 1, booth N01, IMF will exhibit the most recent and modern equipment representing the different IMF Divisions.…

With a ceremony held directly in the production hall, the Kurtz Ersa Corporation opened its new SMART FOUNDRY on 6 March. A year and a month had passed since the turning of the first sod in Hasloch - the starting shot for an ambitious project which has now been brought to a successful conclusion and officially handed over for its intended purpose. 150 invited guests, customers, project partners,…

Elkem Foundry Products and its Global Technical Foundry team are honoured to be chosen to receive the following awards from the American Foundry Society at the 2015 Metalcasting Conference in Columbus, Ohio, USA. A.F.S. Award of Scientific Merit recognises Torbjørn Skaland, Elkem’s Foundry Technology Director, for “his research on the solidification characteristics of ductile iron and the development of a…

Bear Valley Castings held a ribbon cutting Saturday, signaling it's presence in Iron County and joining Cedar City based Agrinautics as metal foundry shops in Southern Utah. Business owner Jared Meibos moved to Parowan two years ago to start the business and has built it from the ground up. "I was managing a shop in Spanish Fork for about three years," Meibos said. "We were doing well and our group of…

SinterCast Mini-System 3000 to be installed at commercial vehicle foundry Product development of Compacted Graphite Iron cylinder blocks and heads Third SinterCast installation in Japan and seventeenth installation in Asia Stockholm - A leading Japanese cast iron foundry, specialising in the production of engine components for commercial vehicle and industrial vehicle applications, has ordered a SinterCast…

Randolph — The management group that acquired Vermont Castings Group in 2013 and ran the troubled company for 14 months did pretty well when it sold the company to an Iowa-based furniture and hearth products giant in October. HNI Corp. paid $62.2 million in cash for the Randolph maker of wood burning stoves and grills in October, according to financial filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission…

EIRICH is a specialist supplier of machinery and equipment used in the preparation of clay-bound molding sand. Outstanding, reproducible sand quality, tailored solutions and high efficiency are good reasons why more than 1,500 EIRICH sand preparation systems worldwide have been integrated into casting lines from all major manufacturers. Technical solutions on display at GIFA 2015 reveal new opportunities to…