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US - Waupaca sells Pennsylvania foundry to molded parts maker Victaulic, based in Pennsylvania, says it intends to produce more and larger components at the acquired facility. Easton, Pennsylvania-based Victaulic says it has acquired an iron foundry in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, from Wisconsin-based Waupaca Foundry Inc. Victaulic describes itself as a manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining, fire protection and flow control products. Victaulic says when the 220,000-square-foot foundry is oper...

28. February 2021 Die casting training available from anywhere, anytime With lasting travel restrictions attending a practical training course keeps being difficult. Nevertheless, foundries might need to train somebody on a new equipment or wish for an introduction to die casting for someone who is new to the industry. Taking a look at the new Bühler web education format is worthwhile. Many of the known Bühler trainings are now available in webinar format. Bühler’s online cours...

>> there were not a lot of people in southwestern indiana when the lincolns first arrived. they really had to carve their existence, livelihood out of the wilderness with their own two hands. young lynn lincoln and his sister sarah would have had a tremendous amount of responsibility, chop wood. farm. it was very rough. lincoln and his sister would have to rely on each other for so much at such an early age. >> his mother nancy hanks lincoln was a very beautiful woman. >> lincoln believes that h...

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01. February 2021 Major Windmill Castings Producer chooses Weijing for third time There are good reasons why the Himile Foundry, a leading windmill foundry, ordered 3 sets of degating hammers from Weijing   Windmill castings are huge, so breaking the risers is an important step of the post-casting process. To break those large risers safely, efficiently, and at the lowest cost possible is one important duty of the part cleaning department.  As one of the three largest foundries pr...

02. February 2021 Product Quality, Process Robustness and Cost-Effective Productivity The continuous casting process is of crucial importance for the manufacture of semi-finished products. Liquid metal is introduced into a short, intensively cooled mold, which may include graphite inserts, from a tundish or launder. At the same rate, metal is withdrawn from the mold, where the presence of a stable solidified shell at the end of the mold needs to be assured. In the start-up phase, a s...

20. January 2021 A solution to rapid changes of nozzle size in bottom pour applications When using stopper and nozzle technologies for bottom pouring applications it may be desirable to change nozzle diameters between fills of the ladle or even between castings. In normal circumstances this would not be possible as it would require removing and replacing the nozzle and stopper. Foseco VAPEX FOSLOW is a new system that allows for changes in nozzle diameter, even in a full ladle. VAPEX...

05. February 2021 BEST TRAINING FOR TOMORROW´S SKILLED PROFESSIONALS Fill has trained around 500 apprentices in recent decades. Young talents can find the perfect environment for a successful start to their working life at the machine engineering company in Gurten. Currently, 87 young men and women are completing an apprenticeship in nine different trades. Apprentices have been trained at the leading Innviertel-based company since it was founded in 1966. Of the 500-plus young people...

11. February 2021 Top Performance for Structural Parts Oskar Frech GmbH & Co. KG and Spartan Light Metal Products, USA are joined by a trustworthy collaboration in diecasting technology. Spartan Light Metal Products, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of aluminum and magnesium components for diecasting. The companys three production plants in the USA (Hannibal, Mexico, Missouri and Sparta, Illinois) demonstrate exceptional expertise w...

A Deal Made in Sheffield with a Local Cast A company which is a world leader in its field is poised for significant growth following a management buyout from the University of Sheffield, which has concluded alongside fundraising to take the company to its next phase of growth. Castings Technology International Ltd (CTI) is a world-leading provider of manufacturing, technology, expertise and services to the cast metals sector and global supply chain. The company has completed a £2m fundraising,...