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Regular
Features
First Words
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Right time to invest in the industry’s future
News
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Ownership change for Cast Metal & Diecasting
Times, JVM Castings invests £1 million at
Tamworth site, Clamcleat invests in Italian diecasting
equipment, reducing air pollution by more than 90%,
novel casting process success for impellers, giant
digital sculpture made with 3D printing, automated
manufacturability analysis software project,
commercial steelmaking on Teesside, sustainable
solutions for Chinese foundries, iron foundry expert
returns to Cti as consultant
DCS Newsletter
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Latest news from The Diecasting Society
Company Profile
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Clean air for metalworkers
Product Information
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Recent innovations in cutting tools,
process control, design software,
precoated moulding sands, handling equipment,
furnace door seals, protective clothing, precast
refractories and spectrometers
Buyers Guide
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Page 7 – Digital sculpture made with 3D printing.
Inside this issue
Furnaces
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Customisable holding induction furnace
solution
Collaboration to optimise safety and
efficiency
Spanish dosing furnace expertise
Better energy values and fewer charging
operations
Tailored modernisation at Ford
Foundry Workshop
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Foundry Workshop success at University
of Warwick
Measurement & Control
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Latest module and enterprise app shop
floor releases
Core and mould inspection
Industrial 3D metrology in casting
process chains
Exclusive UK partnership deal confirmed
Illustrating the application of thread
protocol in industrial applications
3D measurement solutions
Digital X-ray inspection
Integrated measurement information
Spectroscopy without compromise
Your guide to foundry industry suppliers
and service providers
Page 22 – Core-Vision compares the item being tested with reference images.
Page 15 – At Ford’s aluminium foundry in Köln, the trouble-free upgrade of StrikoWestofen dosing furnaces has increased productivity and efficiency.
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