Supplier's online.Suppliers Online is a brand-new addition to the Annual Buyer's Guide designed to provide easy access to information from today's leading suppliers. These suppliers of metalcasting equipment, systems, materials and supplies invite you to visit their web sites to find out more about the products and services they offer you. These companies can help provide some of the most innovative ways to improve foundry efficiency and help you make better castings more cost-efficiently. Also visit these suppliers at our Online Buyer's Guide at- www.moderncasting.com. Visit the MODERN CASTING web site for the latest industry news--updated daily, archived features, web site-only articles, Product Innovations, classified job mart and much, much more. www.igctechnologies.com IGC (Integrated Graphics Controller) The inclusion of the video display circuitry on the motherboard. An IGC is typically contained in the chipset, such as the Northbridge. See integrated graphics and IGP. IGC - Institute for Global Communications Technologies is proud to be an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-2000 certified, supplier of quality products and service to the leaders in the foundry industry. Our patented sand-core additive, Veinseal[R] prevents costly casting defects in gray & 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. applications and drastically reduces cleaning-room labor time and costs while Metallpur[TM] Flux and MASTERTOP[TM] Exothermic exothermic /exo·ther·mic/ (-ther´mik) marked or accompanied by evolution of heat; liberating heat or energy. ex·o·ther·mic or ex·o·ther·mal adj. 1. Toppings provide valuable cost-effective savings to the aluminum casting industry. IGC Technologies, Inc. www.igctechnologies.com 414/540-1300 www.yxlon.com YXLON wants to help you increase profits and improve quality. Our industrial X-ray products range from state-of-the-art digital imaging technology for high quality images without film and fully automatic in-line inspection systems with ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio to standard cabinet systems, generators and tubes. Our products are used in casting, aerospace, tire, construction, petro-chemical and other industries throughout the world. YXLON Corp. www.yxlon.com 330/798-4800 www.igtechnologies.com/aboutegis.html Providing value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. solutions for today and tomorrow, Egis Industries is proud to manufacture E-Shield[TM] and E-Cast[TM]; superior quality water-based refractory coatings designed to improve casting surface finish while preventing metal penetration. As an ISO 9001-2000 certified company, Egis is committed to providing high quality products and superior service at competitive prices. Egis Industries, Inc. www.igctechnologies.com/aboutegis.html 414/228-0300 www.pyrotek.info Pyrotek is the industry's single source for comprehensive solutions designed to improve your molten metal process. From large shape refractory capability, to filtration technology, to degassing degassing (dēgas´ing), adj related to degasification, the process by which dissolved gas is removed from water or other liquid solutions. , refining agents and metal quality expertise, Pyrotek's technical experts offer global process knowledge applied to your specific cast house or foundry application. Pyrotek, Inc. www.pyrotek.info 509/926-6212 www.gradmatic.com Gradmatic offers advanced technology to automatically line coreless induction furnaces with dry refractory. The installation and vibration system dramatically reduces airborne dust, promoting a safer work environment. Even, consistent material distribution and uninterrupted forking produces a denser lining and longer refractory life. The custom built equipment adapts to various furnace sizes with different diameters. Gradmatic, Inc. www.gradmatic.com 705/762-0945 www.generalkinematics.com General Kinematics kinematics: see dynamics. kinematics Branch of physics concerned with the geometrically possible motion of a body or system of bodies, without consideration of the forces involved. is the leading supplier of vibratory vibratory /vi·bra·to·ry/ (vi´brah-tor?e) vibrating or causing vibration. vibratory vibrating or causing vibration; vibritile. process equipment and solutions to a wide range of industries. With over 40 years of experience, General Kinematics continues to set the standard in vibrating vibrating, v using quivering hand motions made across the client's body for therapeutic purposes. equipment design, and pioneers other vibrating products and processes to give our customers a distinct competitive advantage. General Kinematics Corp. www.generalkinematics.com 815/455-3222 www.can-eng.com CAN-ENG's New Basketless Heat Treating System (BHTS BHTS British Home Tourism Survey ) for the processing of aluminum intensive automobile components reduces energy consumption, eliminates basket repair, reduces floor space requirements and reduces maintenance costs. CAN-ENG has also developed a Modular Heat Treatment System that will solution treat, precision air quench quench, v to cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil. quench to put out, extinguish, or suppress; to cool (as hot metal) by immersing in water. (PAQ PAQ Position Analysis Questionnaire PAQ Previously Asked Questions PAQ Plan d'Action Qualité PAQ Palace Acquire (intern; USAF) PAQ Project Assessment Quotation PAQ Process Average Quality ) and artificial age, structural automotive castings. This new process delivers more uniform properties across each casting, tighter distortion control, multiple cooling rates on individual parts, process cost control to exacting tolerances and predictable metallurgical results. Can-Eng Furnaces www.can-eng.com 905/356-1327 www.electro-nite.com Heraeus Electro-Nite is your critical link to Quality through Sensor Technology[R]. Featuring: QuiK-Cup Thermal Analysis Thermal analysis is a branch of materials science where the properties of materials are studied as they change with temperature. Techniques include:
Heraeus Electro-Nite Co. www.electro-nite.com 215/944-9000 www.clevelandvibrator.com Since 1923, Cleveland Vibrator vibrator /vi·bra·tor/ (vi´bra-tor) an instrument for producing vibrations. vibrator an apparatus used in vibratory treatment. has been supplying the foundry industry with dependable products such as: Shakeout Tables--up to 3000 lbs. capacity for breaking up sand (on display), Grid Tables--raise flasks off roller conveyor A materials handling aid containing rollers over which cargo is moved. to vibrate & compact sand around patterns, and Vibrators--styles and models for match plate, molding, shell core, & rollover A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. machines (on display). Our quiet operation, high-efficiency and low-maintenance equipment is custom-designed at standard prices. Cleveland Vibrator www.clevelandvibrator.com 800/221-3298 www.albkleinco.com Need to reduce maintenance and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales of your sand handling systems? Alb. Klein can help. You get the best available and up-to-date technology for foundry sand processing, and we work closely with your engineers to meet your requirements. Join the long list of satisfied customers by investing in PLUG FLO See MediaFLO. [R] Transporters, Heater/Coolers, STATORMIX[TM], VibraMix[TM] or LIPPKE[TM] Moisture Control--equipment only or total engineered systems--by Alb.Klein. Alb. Klein Technology Group, Inc. www.albkleinco.com 614/673-8995 www.foundrysd.com Foundry Solutions & Design is a leading foundry engineering/consulting and construction company. Staffed with highly experienced engineers, FS&D offers both ferrous and non-ferrous foundries professional assistance in rationalizing labor intensive Labor Intensive A process or industry that requires large amounts of human effort to produce goods. Notes: A good example is the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, etc), they are considered to be very people-oriented. See also: Capital Intensive, Trading Dollars processes by mechanization mechanization Use of machines, either wholly or in part, to replace human or animal labour. Unlike automation, which may not depend at all on a human operator, mechanization requires human participation to provide information or instruction. and automation in order to become competitive. FS&D's services include master planning, design services, project management, process equipment, system integration and installation services. Foundry Solutions & Design www.foundrysd.com 770/667-4545 www.honsatools.com Honsa Tools-Moline, Illinois--manufactures foundry finishing tools with vibration reduction built into each tool. These hard working industrial grade tools provide durability and safer production for cleaning and finishing departments. Foundries improve their profitability and increase production using Honsa Tools. Let Honsa Tools help make your company A SAFER PLACE TO WORK. HONSA TOOLS www.honsatools.com 800/800-9371 www.ajaxtocco.com Ajax Tocco Magnethermic (ATM) is dedicated to being the world leader in induction melting and heating equipment along with the associated services related to court core business. Continuous improvements and a dedication to the latest technology allow ATM to "raise the bar" on the performance level of all aspects of our business. ATM is committed to providing the Quality and Value in all our products and services that meet or exceed our customers' expectations. Our employees share this commitment and have the authority and responsibility to prevent the delivery of any product or service that does not meet our quality standards. AJAX TOCCO MAGNETHERMIC www.ajaxtocco.com 800/547-1527 www.laempe.com Laempe is proudly used by many of the high-production foundries worldwide. But the roots of the Laempe CoreCenter are deep in the smaller jobbing foundries. The versatile Laempe LL series core shooter is a value-priced machine with the trademark Laempe quality and versatility to meet the needs of the budget-minded job shop. The much imitated CoreCenter has established a trend toward versatile, core production cells. With over 3,000 machine installations worldwide, Laempe is a HardCore solution. Laempe + Reich www.laempe.com 205/655-2121 www.nortonabrasives.com The patented Norton SG BLAZE R980 coated abrasive belts have demonstrated in side-by-side production tests their ability to outperform the best belts available on the market today. The new BLAZE belts have turned out more parts by significantly outlasting the current generation of performance belts, grinding stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. , iconel-sometimes with HIP (hot isostatic i·sos·ta·sy n. Equilibrium in the earth's crust such that the forces tending to elevate landmasses balance the forces tending to depress landmasses. processing)-and carbon steel, as well as cobalt chrome. In field-trials the new belts delivered a 50 to 200 percent improvement over other Norton SG (seeded gel) and competitive ceramic coated abrasive belts. This performance translates into greater productivity with fewer belt changes, greater machine uptime and lower total grinding costs. Norton Abrasives Norton Abrasives of Worcester, Massachusetts is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of abrasives for commercial applications, household, and automotive refinishing usage. In 1990 it was purchased by Saint-Gobain of France. External links
www.nortonabrasives.com 800/446-1119 www.pangborn.com Pangborn Corporation has served the foundry industry and other primary metal manufacturers for most of its 100 year history. From continuous process lines to large batch equipment, to the Gripper" machine, every system is tailored to meet the unique blast cleaning blast cleaning: see sandblast. and sand reclamation needs of your foundry. By studying each foundry operation including process requirements, space, material handling needs and more, we design systems that are easily integrated into your system to help achieve maximum production efficiency and control costs of operation. Pangborn Corp. www.pangborn.com 800/638-3000 www.intersourceusa.com InterSource offers a complete line of TaoFil[R] ceramic foam Ceramic foam is a tough, plastic-like foam made from ceramics. It is similar to Kevlar.The foam is made of aluminum oxide, a common high-temperature ceramic, but gets its extraordinary insulating powers from the many tiny air bubbles within the material. filters for different kinds of metallurgical applications. The reticular reticular /re·tic·u·lar/ (-lar) resembling a net. re·tic·u·lar or re·tic·u·lat·ed adj. Resembling a net in form; netlike. shape of the foam filter provides a thorough and deep filtration to remove impurities in molten metal stream. ToaFil ceramic foam filters have excellent ability to resist high thermal shock while maintaining efficient filtration. They are widely used in sand, investment, shell and permanent molds for both ferrous and non-ferrous alloy filtration operations. We also supply refractory related materials: ceramic fiber blanket, board, textiles, paper, graphite, refractory bricks, silica fiber materials, E-glass fiber materials and more. INTERSOURCE USA INC. www.intersourceusa.com 800/608-5828 www.wheelabratorgroup.com Wheelabrator Group, the world's premier provider of wheel and air blast products and services, recently launched a web site devoted entirely to surface preparation products and customer solutions. The site, www.wheelabratorgroup.com, allows customers from around the globe to search for products and solutions that are available to their specific region. Additionally, the easy to navigate site allows customers to view information in English, French or German. Wheelabrator www.wheelabratorgroup.com 800/544-4144 www.beltechengineering.com Beltech Engineering's knowledge is most recognized in the areas of air supply, air pollution control, pneumatic transport systems and material handling. Our team of professionals can provide turnkey projects or collaborate with your in-house personnel during any phase of a project from consultation, feasibility studies, conceptual design through to detail design, preparation of CAD drawings, fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. , installation, start-up and commissioning, maintenance and spare parts. We also offer testing and modeling in our pilot test facility to ensure product performance and satisfaction Beltech Engineering www.beltechengineering.com 905/563-8500 www.morganmms.com Morganite morganite: see beryl. Crucible is the world's largest and most technologically advanced manufacturer of crucibles and melt-to-mold refractories. It also supplies a full line of highly efficient gas and electric furnaces, including the unique dual-energy gas and electric hybrid and the King Size furnace. To provide its customers with a quick rum-around on normal re-supply orders and immediate response to emergencies, Morganite Crucible maintains a $2 million inventory of crucibles, metal transfer refractories and spare parts in its 30,000 ft_ warehouse in Connecticut. This is in addition to Morganite's extensive nationwide network of partner distributors. MORGANITE CRUCIBLE INC. www.morganmms.com 203/697-0808 www.quantron.info Quantron is a leading manufacturer with new technology in the field of optical emission spectrometry, operating in 27 countries around the world. Dedicated to help customers improve their operation and business with innovative products like Magellan QM and Columbus, Quantron provides analysis systems for the metal producing and metalcasting industries. Quantron, Inc. www.quantron.info 978/345-3951 www.cmhmfg.com CMH CMH Center of Military History CMH Commission on Macroeconomics and Health CMH Chief of Military History CMH Children's Memorial Hospital CMH Ceramic Metal Halide (General Electric light source) CMH Congressional Medal of Honor Manufacturing Co. is the leading manufacturer of permanent mold casting machines in the USA. Product line includes the HALL machines and the Stahl Autocast. We can provide a single machine or a fully automatic workcell including robotic integration and saws. We also offer full factory remanufacturing of used machines. CMH Manufacturing Co. www.cmhmfg.com 806/744-8003 www.moderneq.com For over 85 years, Modern Equipment has provided a wide variety of equipment for the foundry industry. Our Jet Melter[R] and Micro Jet Melter[R] stack melter technology provides high performance with lower operating costs. We also offer a complete line of cupola cupola /cu·po·la/ (koo´pah-lah) cupula. cu·po·la n. A cup-shaped or domelike structure. cupola cupula. melt systems and molten metal handling products. MODERN EQUIPMENT CO. www.moderneq.com 262/284-9431 www.ashchem.com Ashland Casting Solutions works to help foundries reduce costs and become more efficient and effective in their metal casting processes. As the global metal casting industry's leading supplier of products, processes and technologies for cold box binder systems and non-binder metal casting systems, our solutions go from concept to completion. Ashland Casting Solutions www.ashchem.com 800/848-7485 www.greensancontrols.com Green Sand Controls is the leading supplier of process control equipment for controlling the production and quality of green sand used in the metal casting industry. GSC GSC gas-solid chromatography. sells a complete line of foundry equipment from green sand preparation to molding and metal handling systems. GSC sells and services compactability control systems, moisture control systems, bentonite bentonite (bĕn`tənīt'): see clay. control systems, grain fineness control systems and foundry automation systems. Green Sand Controls LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control www.greensandcontrols.com 920/446-2468 |
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