Grand Ledge, MI October 23-
In spring of 2021, Frazier & Frazier Ind. purchased a FBOV 24×30 Flaskless Molding Machine. Frazier & Frazier Industries, Inc., established in 1972, is an ISO 9001:2015 registered gray and ductile iron foundry located in Central Texas.… Read more >
October 16, 2023-
One of the longest existing foundries in the twin cities, sits right on the banks of the Mississippi River, across from downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Named after wooden piers in the river from a long-gone bridge project, Pier Foundry has evolved from a small grate foundry in 1889 to a highly automated molding, electric melting and material handling operation.… Read more >
October 26, 2022
Sure Cast Foundry, part of the Nordstern Group, is an aluminum, green sand foundry located in Blaine, Minnesota. Sure Cast has been producing top quality sand castings for a diverse and comprehensive range of industries for over forty years, specializing in low-volume, short-run sand castings.… Read more >
Thirty-five lost days of iron pouring in 2018 due to power supply issues—that was the final straw for Farrar Corp. (Norwich, Kansas), which had been struggling with a power supply and furnace that hadn’t been working well together for years.… Read more >
March 18, 2022 Grand Ledge, MI
Introduction- Roberts Sinto Corporation, a Sinto America Group Company, is known throughout the manufacturing industry for being the leader in development of new technologies in not only metal casting industry but also in the peening and blast-cleaning industries as well.… Read more >
AFS Corporate Member Farrar Corporation will be installing a new molding line this spring to increase capacity and improve efficiency at its ductile iron sand casting operation in Norwich, Kansas.
The new molding line is the FBO-IIIS 20 x 24 from Sinto America and will provide the foundry a faster mold cycle, deeper draw, and reduced maintenance costs.… Read more >
After less than two years of having newly installed automated molding equipment, Maclean Power System was able to surpass one million molds in October of 2021. Maclean Power Systems is a leading manufacturer and supplier for utility, civil and telecommunication products and has many locations around the US.… Read more >
ABSTRACT:
In the die casting process, deburring and cleaning utilizing shot blasting equipment is often essential to enhance and/or improve the surface characteristics and quality of cast parts. Die casters use multiple types of abrasives for their blasting processes depending on a variety of factors.… Read more >
Jan. 2022, Andy Schelke
The first flaskless automatic molding machine to reach production speeds of 200 molds per hour, is addressing foundries’ high-capacity, labor and downtime challenges.
Today’s metal-casters face all-time-high capacity demands and existing technologies are not up to the challenge.… Read more >
Juárez No.15 Papalotla, Edo. de Méx. October 18, 2021-
Roberts Sinto de Mexico (RSM) has successfully installed another FBO-II Flaskless Molding Machine. Técnica Artesanal Mexicana, S. A, established in October 1977, purchased their second automated molding machine from Sinto in 2021.… Read more >