Thomas Dudley award-winning foundry provides a true single source solution for castings in grey iron, SG iron, austempered ductile iron and SiMo in batch quantities from 100 to 100,000 and beyond. Dudley’s UK foundries and team of engineering specialists are vastly experienced across a broad range of industry sectors and have the capability to produce the most complex cast iron components. A unique approach…

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic (ATM) announces the promotion of Donald Gibeaut to “Manager Tubular Products.” Don has worked in the induction industry for over 36 years and has achieved great success in the pipe and tube markets. In his new position, Don will work with all ATM brands to promote and increase market share in the tubular industry including Heat Treat, Quench and Temper lines, Emmedi welders, coating…

Allied Mineral Products of Columbus, OH has entered into an agreement with Blasch Precision Ceramics of Albany, NY as the exclusive distributor of the Blasch engineered CeraLoop™ Channel Furnace Lining for use in the zinc, galvanized alloys, brass and bronze markets worldwide. Blasch manufactures ceramic components for the Molten Metal industry including the Powder/Atomizing and Alloy Production markets.…

Trimet’s subsidiary in Italy is celebrating its anniversary. The materials specialist has had a commercial office in Turin for the past 30 years. The branch office, run by Paolo Baldino, was founded by his father Roberto Baldino in 1987 and oversees the commercial activities of Trimet Aluminium SE in the Mediterranean region. “Those who want to serve markets need to know them and be present locally. This is…

- asting plant for four-strand operation designed to produce 950,000 metric tons per annum - Production can be expanded from four to five strands - World's most modern casting plant of its type - Plant is Industry 4.0 compatible voestalpine, an international technology company producing industrial goods, has awarded Primetals Technologies an order to supply a four-strand continuous bloom caster for its…

CHINA DIECASTING 2017 - The 12th China International Diecasting Congress & Exhibition (CID) & 2017 China Nonferrous Alloys & Special Casting Exhibition (CNF) were held from July 19th to 21st at Shanghai New International Exhibition Center (SNIEC), China. Organized by Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (FICMES) and NürnbergMesse China, CHINA DIECASTING 2017 enjoyed the biggest…

Engineers need to know more about 3D printing with metal before they can make full use of it. When it comes to low-volume manufacturing of metal parts, 3D metal printing is set to propel the market forward and disrupt the status quo. There is a lot of buzz around the technology, and rightfully so. However, it has limitations that cannot be overlooked. It is also obvious, especially to those on the on the…

After nearly 30 years in the 3D printing industry, Jim Bredt has already left a significant, commercial imprint on the field, yet his work on the industrial side of the business is just powering up. A Ph.D. mechanical engineer from MIT, Bredt is best known as a co-founder of Z Corp., which launched in 1994 and had amassed one-fourth of the 3D printing market share before it was acquired by 3D Systems in…

The Japan-based company will invest $8 million in its new operations in Shelbyville, which will house high-tech 3D printing equipment. Kimura Foundry America, a global manufacturer of alloy castings for the automotive and industrial sectors, will locate its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Shelbyville, IN. As part of its growth, the company plans to create up to 20 new jobs by 2020. The company, which…