Globe Metallurgical to license Inmold, Flotret processes.Globe Metallurgical met·al·lur·gy n. 1. The science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals. 2. to License Inmold, Flotret Processes Globe Metallurgical, Inc. has acquired the exclusive licensing rights for the Inmold and Flotret ductile iron Ductile iron, also called ductile cast iron or nodular cast iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis[1]. While most varieties of cast iron are brittle, ductile iron is much more ductile, as the name implies. process patented in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The licensing rights were acquired from Pickands Mather & Co., a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. Under the agreement, Globe will provide exclusive technical services relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the Inmold and Flotret processes for all licensors. The two processes are used extensively in foundries worldwide for converting gray iron into ductile iron. Ductile iron castings are used by U.S. automakers for such items as brake calipers and steering knuckles. The Inmold and Flotret processes allow foundry operators to produce cost-efficient, ductile iron with less pollution and higher nodule nodule: see concretion. nodule In geology, a rounded mineral concretion that is distinct from, and may be separated from, the formation in which it occurs. content. Patents for the processes are owned by Materials & Methods, Ltd., Reigate, England, Globe's wholly owned European subsidiary. In addition to the Inmold and Flotret processes, Globe and Materials & Methods will be marketing their new Sigmat process for ductile iron production. Globe Metallurgical, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , is the largest U.S. producer of foundry ferroalloys and silicon metal. |
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