With the invention, introduction and now widespread use of centrifugal wheel-blast and air-blast equipment, the blast cleaning industry has struggled with the control of the operating mix inside of blast machine according to abrasive supplier recommendations to maintain optimal performance and shorter cycle times.… Read more >
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Organizational Announcement: Vice President Foundry – Roberts Sinto Corporation
Roberts Sinto Corporation (RSC) announces the appointment of Andy Schelke as Vice President Foundry – Roberts Sinto Corporation. Andy will be leading all strategic and sales activities for Robert Sinto’s North American Foundry division.
Schelke brings over 23 years of foundry, manufacturing and sales experience to RSC.… Read more >
Plastonium Purchases Spinner Hanger for Plastic Application
Azcapotzalco, Ciudad de México, CDMX October 13, 2020
Sinto is excited to announce that Plastonium, located in Azcapotzalco, Ciudad de México, has purchased their first DZB-2MT Blast machine. Plastonium was established in 1997 and has expanded to multiple plants since. Plastonium has more than twenty years of experience in the molding of thermosetting parts for leading companies in the market for electrical distribution and industrial control products.… Read more >
Funfrap Saves Money and Reduces Its Carbon Footprint with Sinto’s Green Sand to Core Sand Reclamation
Customer Background:
Funfrap foundry is located in the city of Aveiro, Portugal and it is part of the Teksid Group, producing 45.000MT of cast iron automotive castings, mainly cylinder blocks/ heads, differential housings and other parts for customers such as Renault, Fiat, Chrysler and PSA and Honeywell.… Read more >
AFS TO HONOR ATSUSHI NAGAI WITH 2020 GREDE AWARD
The American Foundry Society announced that Atsushi Nagai will receive the 2020 William J. Grede Award. This award honors major contributions in the fields of management, marketing, or education which have expanded the effective use of metal castings.… Read more >
Optimizing Optical Instruments with Additive Manufacturing
June 19 2020
In the last decade, the optical instrumentation for space and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms has been optimized in order to reduce the mass and volume of the equipment. In order to meet this specific goal, it was critical to develop new innovative systems taking advantage of new manufacturing methods.… Read more >
Sinto America Completes Another Turn-key, Foundry Engineering & Consulting Project
Grand Ledge, MI June 22, 2020
Sinto America is excited to announce they have successfully completed designing a turn-key, foundry engineering and consulting project on the east coast for a heavy equipment manufacturer. This is the latest of thousands of successful engineering, design and complete turn-key solutions Sinto America has been providing to foundries for over fifty years.… Read more >
Ferroloy Purchases Third FDNX-1 Molding Machine and Sand Feeder
Grand Ledge, MI – June 18, 2020
Summary: Ferroloy, an iron foundry located in Wichita, Kansas, recently purchased their third Sinto FNDX-1 Flaskless Molding Machine.
About Ferroloy: Ferroloy began operations in 1950 and have since grown to be one of the leading foundries in Kansas, manufacturing ductile iron castings and gray iron castings for agricultural machinery, industrial equipment, hydraulic valves & cylinders, construction equipment and industrial valves.… Read more >
Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics for Biomedical Applications
June 2, 2020 3DCeram Sinto USA
3DCERAM leverages stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing technology for more than 10 years to manufacture custom-made or small series of bone substitutes (intervertebral cages and tibial osteotomy wedges) and cranial or jawbone implants. This technology is able to produce ceramic components layer by layer using a laser which polymerizes a paste composed of photosensitive resin and ceramic.… Read more >The potential for mass customization with ceramic AM
June 2, 2020, Tess Boissonneault
We are living through a time that is uniquely challenging. The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of the world to a standstill, and has forced us to question many things.… Read more >