Foundry & Casting
Molten (liquid) metal is poured into a mold or form through a series of gates and risers to produce its intended shape. The different types of casting processes include: sand casting, investment casting, die casting, low pressure casting, centrifugal casting, gravity die casting, vacuum die, casting and squeeze die casting.
Foundry Casting & Technical Content
IN 718 Part 1: History, Applications, and Production
Today's Technical Tuesday highlights this first installment in a multi-part series by Nikolai Alexander and The Heat Treat Doctor® Daniel H. ...
CO2-Neutral Heat Generation Technology Progress
A new study from the Umweltbundesamt (the Federal Environment Agency in Germany) outlines a clear, technically grounded pathway for achieving CO2-neutral ...
Hybrid Heating Systems Unlock Heat Process Decarbonization
As pressure mounts to cut industrial CO2 emissions, hybrid heating systems are emerging as a compelling pathway to decarbonizing industrial process ...
Refractory Insulation: The Quiet Defender of Furnace Longevity
When it comes to furnace linings, most heat treaters focus on the hot-face materials, the heavy-duty refractories taking the brunt of ...
Applied Machine Learning and Optimization in Steel Melting
What data can be gleaned for optimizing charge combinations? Check out this Technical Tuesday installment, by Tim Kaufmann and Dierk Hartmann, ...
Forging and Metalcasting Resources To Keep You Informed
We've assembled some of Heat Treat Today's resources on forging and metalcasting. Read or listen to what the experts have to say on ...
Heat Treat Radio #80: Lunch & Learn with Heat Treat Today – Mill Processes and Production, part 2
Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, and several other Heat Treat Today team members sit down with long-time industry expert Dan Herring, The ...
Have You Seen These 18 Heat Treat Technical Resources?
Welcome to another Technical Tuesday for 18 hard-hitting resources to use at your heat treat shop. These include quick tables, data sets, ...
Foundry & Casting News
Vacuum Casting Expansion Strengthens Turbine Component Manufacturing
Two vacuum induction melting (VIM) casting systems are being deployed to support the production of components used in power generation turbine ...
Refractory Production Facility Opens in Missouri
A new production facility for lightweight refractory materials has opened in Missouri, increasing supply for furnace-lined industrial processes that operate at ...
JISCO Commissions Integrated CSP® Hot Strip Mill Line
JISCO Carbon Steel, a global steel producer serving international markets including North America, has commissioned a new integrated CSP®-HSM line at ...
PSW Group Opens New Semi-Solid Casting Center in Ohio
PSW Group announced the launch of its High Integrity Diecasting Center (HIDC) at the Magretech plant in Bellevue, Ohio, a new ...
Century Aluminum Backs New U.S. Smelter Built Around Next-Generation Smelting Technology
Century Aluminum Company has emphasized that next-generation EX smelting technology will be critical to the development of its new primary aluminum ...
Accelerated Titanium Component Production Targets Naval Shipbuilding Bottlenecks
IperionX continues to advance domestic titanium manufacturing and thermal processing capabilities in a recent commitment to reduce long lead times for ...
Kaiser Completes $25M Heat Treat Expansion at Trentwood
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., a producer of heat treated, flat-rolled aluminum products, has completed a $25 million expansion of its Trentwood rolling ...
Ryerson and Olympic Steel Announce Merger
Ryerson Holding Corporation, a value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, and Olympic Steel, Inc., a U.S. metals service center, announced that ...
Furnaces for Directionally Solidified and Single Crystal Castings
A leading aviation technology company will receive two new furnaces from a manufacturer of metal heat treatment solutions with North American ...
News from Abroad: Electric Expansions
In today's News from Abroad installment, we highlight an electrically heated aging furnace for aluminum production, an electric arc furnace as ...
Flagship Casting Machine Shipped for Next-Gen Manufacturers
A company in advanced metal casting technologies has shipped its first commercial additive manufacturing evaporative casting (AMEC) machine to the University ...
Industrial Ceramic Products Acquired by Allied Mineral Products
Industrial Ceramic Products, Inc. (ICP) has been acquired by Allied Mineral Products, LLC (Allied). The acquisition includes all ICP’s product lines, ...
Single Crystal Casting VIMs Developed for Aerospace
Three induction vacuum melting furnaces will be delivered to an industrial foundry specializing in parts production for the aerospace industry. Sławomir ...
Walking Beam Furnace On The Way for Steel Casting
A walking beam furnace has been ordered for the in-house operations of the largest steel subsidiary of the Salzgitter Group. The ...
Aviation Manufacturer Expands In-House Vacuum Heat Treat
An in-house heat treat manufacturer of highly specialized aviation parts will be increasing their vacuum heat treat abilities with a horizontal ...
Manufacturer Expands Aluminum Heat Treat Capabilities
A provider in the power solutions industry has enhanced its operations with a heat treat drop-bottom furnace for the solution heat ...
Case Study: Adapting a Continuous Rotary Hearth Furnace to an Existing ‘Brownfield’
Are you looking to expand in-house heat treat operations on a brownfield industrial site? These sites can bring complications due to ...
Steel Industry Acquisitions: Updates Following US Election
As U.S. election results were announced last week, several steel industry players are in the midst of acquisitions that could mean ...
