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Manufacturer’s Brass & Aluminum Foundry Installs New Sand Prep System Manufacturer’s Brass & Aluminum
Foundry Inc. (MBAF), Blue Island, Ill., announced it has completed the installation of a new green sand preparation system. The nonferrous job shop, a divi-
sion of G&W Electric Co., also of Blue Island, expects the new equipment to improve output and the quality of its green sand molding production. The equipment includes a mix- muller with variable frequency drive
and a compactability controller capable of determining bond levels, as well as a two-wheel aerator on the discharge belt. Summit Foundry Systems Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., installed the equipment line for MBAF.
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Gamma Foundries, Richmond Hill,
Ontario, Canada, has been renamed Victaulic Custom Casting Co. in the final step of its acquisition by Victaulic Co., Easton, Pa. Victaulic, a producer of mechanical pipe joining systems, acquired Gamma Foundries in October 2000 to bring in-house the production of copper-based and aluminum cast- ings. Victaulic also operates ductile iron casting plants in the U.S., Poland and China.
The Harrison Steel Castings Co.,
Attica, Ind., announced it has entered into a voluntary Energy Star partner- ship with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to better utilize energy. In addition to joining Energy Star, a program that is co-facilitiated for the metalcasting industry by the American Foundry Society, Harrison announced it is now offering capacity in its pattern and machine shops to outside customers.
Bradken, Waratah, Australia, an-
nounced that its Amite, La., metalcast- ing facility has worked two million man hours without a lost time incident. The facility reached the milestone on Feb. 3 after 1,771 days of operation. According to a company press release, the facility has become safer after its administration implemented a 21 Step Safety Manage- ment Plan. The Amite facility produces parts for the industrial, mining and construction markets.
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