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Atlantis Foundries expanding casting capacity with Gemco.


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 during the next several years, Atlantis Atlantis (ətlăntĭs, ăt–), in Greek legend, large island in the western sea (the Atlantic Ocean). Plato, in his dialogues the Timaeus and the Critias,  Foundries (Pty) Ltd. (DaimlerChrysler AG), Atlantis, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , soon will double its automotive component productivity to 87,000 tons. The firm casts gray iron cylinder cylinder, in mathematics, surface generated by a line moving parallel to a given fixed line and continually intersecting a given fixed curve called the directrix; each line of the family of lines forming the cylinder is called a ruling, or generator.  blocks and machines automotive parts in its current 45,000-ton capacity operation.

As a result, DaimlerChrysler awarded Gemco Cast Metal Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, an engineering and product management contract to establish a new cylinder block casting facility, including the green sand molding, coremaking and casting cooling capabilities.
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Title Annotation:Around the World; Gemco Cast Metal Technology
Publication:Modern Casting
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:6SOUT
Date:May 1, 2005
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