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Waupaca Foundry Reprises Horizontal Molding For a Great Fit

March 23, 2023 – Janelle Bailey | Waupaca Foundry

It has been over 30 years since Waupaca Foundry has had horizontal molding capabilities. In May of 1967, Waupaca Foundry installed its first vertical molding machine, and by the early 1990s, the last of the horizontal molding machines were removed.… Read more >

3DCeram Offers a Machine to Develop and to Scale-Up in Industrial Production with the C101 EASY

Feb. 2023

For the first stage in ceramic 3D printing, 3DCeram offers a smaller machine; the C101 EASY in its LAB version to develop and prototype, or the FAB version to develop and produce small series of ceramic parts. The C101 EASY is the plug and play of ceramic 3D printing.… Read more >

Sinto America Enters Partnership with KB Foundry Services, LLC.

Grand Ledge, MI November 11, 2022

Sinto America is pleased to announce that they have entered into a strategic partnership with KB Foundry Services, LLC, a Kurtz Bros. Inc. company.  For over 70 years, the Kurtz Bros. name has been synonymous with recycling, specifically repurposing by-products from the metal casting industry into value-added materials.… Read more >

Reducing the Cost of Blast Cleaning

September 16, 2022 Grand Ledge, MI

Being able to achieve efficient, cost-effective, and repeatable airless blast cleaning results has long been a source of frustration and difficulty for many companies. The process, consumables and equipment are not overly complex, so why is it that cleaning results and costs are so difficult to successfully manage?… Read more >

Sinto Smart Foundry Integration Coming to Purdue University

Sinto America and Purdue University have finalized plans for integrating a Smart Foundry for Purdue’s “Smart Manufacturing” curriculum.   The Smart Foundry classroom consisting of a fully functioning, production capable, greensand foundry will be located on the ground level of the new “Gateway” building in the heart Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette, IN.  … Read more >

2022 James E. Donlan Memorial Scholarship

On August 17, 2022, Sinto America presented four individuals with the 2022 James E. Donlan Memorial Scholarship at the employee appreciation lunch. The ratings were extremely close and we therefore opted to split the award in 2022.

Dalton Canup is the son of Mitch Canup, Maintenance Technician National Peening Statesville, NC.… Read more >

New Sinto 3 cu. ft. Airless Drum Blast Unit

Grand Ledge, MI – June 16, 2022

Sinto America is excited to announce the newest addition to its drum blast product line, the DB-3 Series. The DB-3 joins the CNDR and CNDX in the drum blast line up for Sinto America.… Read more >

Introducing Rapid-Blast Abrasive for Blast Cleaning Applications

Grand Ledge, MI May 9

Frohn North America, a Sinto America Group Company, is excited to introduce Rapid-Blast, the latest technology to improve shot blasting efficiency and cut blast-cleaning costs. This new abrasive media will replace shot and/or grit blends, and have a lower consumption than steel shot or grit.… Read more >

AFS CastExpo 2022 Wrap Up

April 28 Grand Ledge, MI

Sinto America exhibited at the AFS CastExpo & MetalCasting Congress, April 23-26th, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, in Columbus, Ohio. CastExpo is North America’s largest metalcasting trade show and industry event. Sinto featured their latest product developments in Sinto Smart Foundry and foundry automation.… Read more >

New Blasting Abrasive: Rapid Blast™

Sinto America is offering the latest technology to improve shot blasting efficiency and cut blast cleaning costs.

RAPID BLAST™ FEATURES: Cast shot and cut-wire blend in proprietary ratio Designed to reduce abrasive consumption by as much as 40% and increase blast cleaning efficiency Shorten cycle time by as much as 30% Savings in energy, labor, maintenance, wear parts and freight

As Rapid Blast™ is used and consumed, the ratio of cut wire shot in the operating mix will increase.… Read more >