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Continuous Casting Process: Featured Solution Examples

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:23:11 +0000

Think of a problem that you face in metal component design or application. Here are some examples of where leveraging the advantages of continuous casting have helped MetalTek and a customer work together to solve an application challenge. Maybe you will see a problem you are working to resolve. For more information regarding any of…

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Examples of Continuous Castings Solving a Problem and Decreasing Costs

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 03:28:27 +0000

The continuous casting process involves pouring molten metal through a die of the desired outside profile. If shaping on the I.D. is also desired, the material may flow around a mandrel to create that profile. As a result, continuous cast product is often chosen to dramatically reduce machining cost. Here are just two examples of…

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What to Look For When Choosing a Casting Supplier

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 02:12:53 +0000

The process of choosing the right metal casting supplier should not be the same as choosing your supplier for bolts, manufacturing equipment, or office supplies. While some may treat metal castings as a commodity, they are far from it and the process of selecting the right supplier for a specific application requires careful consideration. Supplier…

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Casting Processes: When To Use Which Method

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:16:24 +0000

There is more than one way to bake a cake. Ingredients, temperature, bake time, and how many you are serving dictate your approach. Making brownies for the third grade class is not the same as baking an elaborate wedding cake for 350 degrees. The same is true when it comes to selecting a right metal…

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What Is The Continuous Casting Process?

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:00:46 +0000

Overview of Continuous Casting Continuous cast shapes are produced by introducing molten metal into a vertical or horizontal mold that has the ability for rapidly chilling the metal to the point of solidification. The rapid chilling in the mold ensures a fine, uniform grain structure in the solidified metal with higher physical properties than sand…

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What Makes A Good Conversion To A Metal Casting?

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 04:40:04 +0000

There are often alternative ways to manufacture any given component. Sometimes the first way chosen to manufacture a component is not the best way. There may be a number of reasons for that. Perhaps one has an expertise or bias for machining, or welding, or forging, or casting, or assembly. Components may end up being…

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MetalTek International Glossary of Metal Casting Terms

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:15:27 +0000

If you Google “Casting Terminology”, you get over 50 million results. Some of the results will show you a never-ending list of terms so here is a reduced list of select terms that you should be familiar with as a current or potential user of metal castings. To see a complete list of terms on…

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5 Examples When Castings Were Better Option vs. Fabrication or Forging

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:10:42 +0000

Partnering with a supplier that brings a full range of metalworking processes lets you be confident that you are getting the best metalworking advice – and not just being sold on an idea because it is the only answer a supplier has. The replacement of multi-piece weldments or highly-machined hogouts by single piece castings has…

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