It took some convincing, but after Lockheed Martin finally decided to try its vehicle hull section for an underwater unmanned military vehicle as a
casting, Denison Industries Inc., Denison, Texas, was up to the task.
2006 Casting Competition: representing industries as diverse as automotive, aerospace, military, marine, art and agriculture, this year's casting competition winners demonstrate the breadth of casting capabilities
Inc., Reamstown, Penn.--This hollow aluminum
casting helps bridge the gap between metalcasting and commercial art.
American Foundry Society announces two casting of the year winners for the first time
While the
casting process is running, the robot uses the other half of its gripper to hold a part (that has already been cast and removed from the machine earlier) up to an inspection station.
Robotic problem solving: successful robotic applications in the metalcasting facility help firms reduce operational costs, improve quality and increase productivity
When the FEA and drawings were approved, the 3-D models were given to process engineers, who then ran the models through
casting process modeling software to determine the best design for the patterns.
On track with added value: a metalcasting facility's responsibilities don't have to end after the final casting is poured. This article details how a truck assembly for a mass transit train was produced by a metalcaster from engineered concept to finished assembly
Process Technology 1 Room: Union B Progress In Development Of Thin Section Zinc Die
Casting Technology
Technical program
The application of PSC holds opportunities for both light alloy and ferrous
casting facilities for the production of medium- to high-volume components.
Expanding opportunities for precision sand casting: recent advances in coldbox tool design have shown potential improvements for precision sand cast cores and molds. With these advances, high volume metalcasting facilities can be more capital and labor efficient
When the lost foam
casting process initially gained recognition in the metalcasting industry in the 1970s and 80s, the manufacturing technology was far outpaced by the interest and motivation of the industry, resulting in the failures of many lost foam startups.
Cashing in on today's lost foam
In response to those limitations, recent research has been targeted at developing and optimizing manufacturing technologies that will fill the gap between the low production sand
casting process and the high production diecast processes.
Magnesium casting set for change
"The
casting method produces the outer surface of the molded part while precision CNC-milling creates the inner contours of the part," explains Himmer.
Hybrid prototyping process combines casting & machining
Knowing the chemical specifications and the heat treatment of
castings is critical to trying to understand
casting life.
Hammer time: several factors can influence the life expectancy of cast auto shredder parts
In an industry comprised of some 400 television, film, commercial and/or music video
casting directors, only 12 to 15 are African American women and even fewer are black men, says the Chicago native.
Casting a wide net
In higher production facilities, where a single
casting is run thousands of times per clay, the method of continuous product flow is preferable.
Earn your finishing school diploma: to go to the head of the class in product flow, you've got to start at the back of your process--in the finishing room
Knowing the answers to these questions early in the manufacturing process affords significant time and cost savings to the
casting purchasers and the
casting facility.
Leaping microstructure hurdles with process modeling: beyond simply identifying shrink porosity and fill problems, numerical tools can predict more accurately defects at a microstructure level to help achieve better material properties
Thin-wall
castings present special challenges both in preventing misruns, cold-shuts and other related
casting defects, and in providing acceptable physical and metallurgical properties.
Ironing out thin-wall casting defects: low-density alumina silicate ceramic has been effective in producing thin-wall iron castings. By constructing "gate extensions," it can now be used more efficiently
In this article, MODERN
CASTING provides some of the details from the original Hayes Montague cover story that ran in February 2004 while also providing an update on how the plant has advanced further in the last 18 months.
2005 foundry of the Year Hayes Lemmerz Montague. By increasing automation and improving efficiencies and quality, this plant has grown with its unique VRC/PRC casting process to be a leader in safety-critical automotive casting supply