Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd are proud to announce the signing of a multi-million pound deal with Silvan Sanayi of Turkey. Omega Chairman Mark Fenyes (top left) signed the contract with Mehmet Ozalp the Technical Manager of Silvan (top right) at the offices of Silvan in Istanbul. Silvan are relocating their foundry operation to a new purpose built site on the outskirts of Istanbul and have made a huge…

NEW jobs are to be created by the expansion of a large Welshpool firm. Dynacast, a global specialist in precision engineering, die casting and metal injection moulding is expanding its UK design and manufacturing facility. Work has begun on the 530sqm extension at its facility where it will create seven new jobs as a result of the expansion. The company has been working with Mid Wales architectural and…

Ford Motor Co. is investing $1.8 billion to develop technologies aimed at attracting Chinese car buyers, underlining China's importance to automakers despite slowing sales growth. The American automaker said Monday it will expand its research and development center in the eastern city of Nanjing and work on autonomous driving, smartphone connectivity, more efficient powertrains and other technologies.…

The molds were set and the metal had been melted down as members of the Foundry Club began to work on casting projects in the basement of Watts Hall on Tuesday. After spending the past several weeks preparing the shop and materials, the club is ready to present students with a unique opportunity in working with molten metal. As the Ohio State student chapter of the American Foundry Society, the club…

By Aynur Karimova Azerbaijan and Iran will construct a railway to carry a capacity of 5 million tons of goods. This was envisaged in a Memorandum of Understanding signed during a joint meeting of the Economic Committee of Iran and Azerbaijan in Tehran, Iranian media reported on October 10. Azerbaijan and Iran also agreed to establish a joint working group to discuss actions for linking railway lines as part…

Texarkana will soon be welcoming an industry with more jobs back to the region. Alcoa plans to reopen a casting house to meet demands for metal slab for the automotive industry. It would create up to 80 new jobs with more than $3 million in wages in the community. However, a former Alcoa employee is expressing concerns over how the plant could affect health and safety. After being idle for seven years,…

Audi’s brand-new plant in Curitiba in the Brazilian federal state of Parana has begun production of the A3 Sedan. Audi’s first factory in South America and the thirteenth worldwide will also start building the Q3 SUV next year. “We see great potential in the Brazilian market. Our goal there is to maintain our leading position in the premium segment over the long term. As well as the Audi A3 Sedan, we will…

A foundry that's bringing about 200 jobs to northeast Alabama is marking its opening in Jacksonville. Officials with Gnutti Carlo USA will cut the ribbon on their new Shelco Foundries factory Tuesday morning. Gov. Robert Bentley and other elected leaders will be on hand. The company spent more than $18 million on the foundry, which employs 181 people making small castings for the automotive industry.…

Accuracy, consistency, efficiency and flexibility are just some of words that drive the partnership between Dutch-based Royal Lovink Industries and DISA – a partnership that sealed its longevity by a contract signing at GIFA 2015 of the new DISA 270-A vertical moulding line. “We love to challenge our customers, and we have both the experience and the knowledge to do so. As such, we have the possibility to…

Building metal parts is the only way 3D printing can become productive. Plastic 3D printing has its place in prototyping and education, but 3D printing in metal will allow the technology to be used to manufacture final production parts in a wide variety of industries. Metals are the fastest-growing segment of 3D printing, with printer sales growing at 48% and material sales growing at 32%. Because of the…