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Clamcleats invests in Italian diecasting equipment
Colosio ’ s PFO 200 diecasting machine .
UK-based Clamcleats Ltd has recently ordered a cold chamber diecasting machine from Italy ’ s Colosio , to help revamp its foundry in Welwyn Garden
Toyota opens aluminium engine plant in Indonesia
According to reports in JakartaGlobe , Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia recently inaugurated its fifth factory in the country at the Karawang International Industrial City in West Java . The factory will produce aluminium block engines for domestic and Asian markets , Toyota having selected Indonesia as the third country in which to establish engine manufacturing , after Japan and China , as the country is the world ’ s largest producer and consumer of aluminium . Toyota has two other factories in Sunter , north Jakarta that produce steel block engines for its Innova and Fortuner models . The opening marks a significant milestone for Indonesia , after the country took control of its domestic aluminium supply three years ago . The government took over Indonesia Asahan Aluminium ( Inalum ) from a Japanese consortium in 2013 after a 30 year agreement expired . Under the terms of the agreement , Inalum has to sell 70 % of its output to Japanese buyers and the remainder to the local market . www . jakartaglobe . beritasatu . com
City . Clamcleats has been manufacturing in the UK since its formation in 1965 and is investing to ensure continued growth . The cold chamber diecasting machine is equipped with a data storage system , allowing accurate repetition of all injection parameters , keeping all moulds consistent and allowing improved quality . The machine will be supplied with a robotic die sprayer and ladler for pouring the molten aluminium , thereby allowing a fully automated cycle where appropriate . Continuous cycling will bring consistency to the process , leading to an increase in capacity and shorter lead times . The machine is able to produce a locking force of 200 tons and can cast up to 2.7kg per shot . It has been ordered in the Green Line version , lowering noise levels , reducing the need for cooling fluid and reducing energy consumption by up to 80 %. With the entire foundry undergoing refurbishment , careful planning has been necessary to minimise disruption . A new furnace will be installed this June , with the diecasting machine arriving in the first week of July . www . colosio-diecastingmachines . com
Vacuum melting and casting system order
Tritech-Wrexham has selected Retech Systems LLC to supply an Equiax vacuum melting and casting system . Based in Wales , the company has been providing fully integrated manufacturing solutions to the aerospace , defence and related industries since 1982 . Founded as a centre of excellence for investment casting , Tritech has expanded capacity and evolved to support customer demand through added machining and finishing equipment . The organisation has ISO 9001 and AS 9100 approvals , as well as accreditation from NADCAP for NDT , TIG welding , heat treatments and technical processing .
White paper on process oxygen gas monitoring
Quantitech has prepared a comprehensive White Paper on the measurement of oxygen in furnaces and other industrial processes . The paper explores the benefits of oxygen monitoring and examines the technologies available . These include zirconia and paramagnetic sensors and tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy ( TDLAS ).
Designed by Retech Systems in Ukiah , California , the 50kg vacuum induction melting system has been customised specifically to meet the demanding requirements of Tritech and its customers . This melting system will provide added capability for casting a range of products and materials through a number of cost and time saving features developed at Retech . As a part of the Seco / Warwick group of companies , Retech can take advantage of the global manufacturing capabilities for this system , improving time and cost savings . Delivery is planned for late in 2016 , with startup to begin shortly thereafter . www . retechsystemsllc . com
The relative merits of each technology are discussed and a number of applications for oxygen monitoring are reviewed . These include waste incineration , furnace control , sulphuric acid manufacture , process heaters / FCC regenerator off-gas in refineries and reheat furnaces and hot rolling mills in the iron and steel industry . www . quantitech . co . uk
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Reducing air pollutants by more than 90 %
Installation of the Climatic system in a foundry .
Exhaust air purification is one of the key challenges faced by the modern foundry industry , where pragmatic and economic solutions to reduce emissions are required . A promising approach is offered by the company Infuser , with its Climatic industrial emissions control system . This system has a wide range of applications and has already demonstrated its capabilities in a number of industries . In 2015 , Infuser teamed up with the Mettmann-based foundry of Georg Fischer Corp , as well as with Hüttenes-Albertus , one of the world ’ s leading suppliers of chemical products for the foundry industry . The goal of this joint project was to test and optimise the Climatic emissions reduction system with regards to foundry-specific applications . The results are now in : The system significantly reduces the concentration of a range of substances in foundry exhaust air . During core making processes using cold box , beta set and other binder systems from Hüttenes- Albertus , Climatic fully met all expectations in relation to reducing emissions . The system , which is based on an energy-efficient atmosphericphotochemical process , is able to significantly reduce emission VOCs , amines , phenols , formaldehyde , methyl formate , BTEX and other substances . The results of tests carried out at Georg Fischer ’ s core making plant in Mettmann and on the production lines of another foundry are impressive : BTEX emissions can be lowered by 85 % -97%. In cold box processes , the level of amines in the exhaust air of the core drying oven was cut by 89 %. At the same time , emissions of other volatile organic compounds were reduced by 98 %. www . huettenes-albertus . com
Cast Metal & Diecasting Times April / May 2016