During the maintenance of large gas turbines, technicians must remove large bolts which have become corroded and difficult to unfasten. Typically a large cumbersome hydraulic wrench is required to provide the 6800 Nm (5000 ft-lbs) of torque required to break the corrosive bonds between the 100 mm heavy hex nuts and bolts. To improve the productivity of this process, Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic has supplied (4)…

Since 1916, Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic has taught the world how to melt with induction, and the peak efficiencies demanded in today's highly competitive metals industries are achieved with engineered solutions from Ajax Tocco Magnethermic.

Ajax Tocco will be exhibiting at booth W1 / D02 at the 12th China International Foundry Expo (Metal China). The event will be held from the 19th -22nd of May 2014 at the China International Exhibiton Center (New Venue), Beijing. The expo will also feature the 12th China International Industrial Furnaces Exhibition, the 14th China International Metallurgical Industry Expo and the 10th China International…

According to the World Bureau of Metal Statistics the market surplus was 221.3kt which compares with a surplus of 516.2kt registered in H1 2010 and with a surplus of 1036kt in the whole of 2010. Demand for primary aluminium in H1 2011 was 21.06Mt, 872kt more then the equivalent total in 2010. Production in January to June rose by 578kt following on from a 3.9Mt increase over the whole of 2010. Total…

British luxury car maker to make decision soon The 2015 Vanquish is equipped with the AM29 V12 engine. Reuters, an international news service, reported this week that a site in Alabama remains a finalist for a new Aston Martin auto plant. Reuters, an international news service, reported this week that a site in Alabama remains a finalist for a new Aston Martin auto plant. The report citing unidentified…

Alain Reynaud’s “ Corrosion and Cast Irons ” is recognised as a major work. It first appeared in 2006 from Editions Techniques des Industries de la Fonderie (ETIF), the CTIF publishing house, and has just been published in English under the title “ Corrosion & Cast Irons ” *. This publication, that gives the latest on the potential of cast iron materials in the most varied of environments (natural,…

Over the past four or five months, international raw material prices have maintained a steady uptrend, and the domestic prices have been surging ahead of the international rates. Indian foundries are floundering under the impact. About 5,000 foundries produce nearly seven million tonnes of castings annually. It is not that the sector has not faced spiralling raw material prices before. But, the prices are…

Foundries are an important player of the European value chain and home to many qualified workers in rural areas. 70 percent of the approx. 4 700 foundries with 300 000 employees operating in EU are considered small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME), operating mainly in regions, already having suffered from industrial decline in recent years. Their survival is of utmost importance for regional development…

Alaska Air Group diverted enough aluminum last year to build 3 new airplanes. Specifically, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air in flight recycling programs diverted more than 800 tonnes of waste from landfills including 230 tonnes of aluminum and 185 tonnes of paper. Mr Brad Tilden president & CEO of Alaska Air Group said that "Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air strive to be good airlines for our customers, good…