INDUSTRY NEWS/行業新聞
Aerocast Wins Two Hamilton Sundstrand Contracts Aerocast公司获得了Hamilton Sundstrand 的两项合同
Aerocast Inc., Mesa, Ariz., USA, announced it has been
awarded two aluminum casting programs for parts to be used on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner accessory gearbox. Te gearbox, provided by Hamilton Sundstrand, is part of the
Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine assembly. Aerocast will produce the components at its sand casting facility, where it maintains aluminum and magnesium capabilities. Te Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the world’s first jet airliner built using composite materials for most of its construc- tion. It is expected to save approximately 20% on fuel costs. Fifty-seven customers have ordered a total of 866 Boeing 787 Dreamliners since the program was launched in 2004. Boeing estimates it will build about 3,310 of the aircraft through 2028. Hamilton Sundstrand manufactures aerospace systems
for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft, and it is a major supplier for international space programs. Additional Aerocast customers include Honeywell Aero- space, Sikorsky Aircraft and Shimadzu Precision Instru- ments. Aerocast said in a press release it is experiencing high demand for its products. ■
位于亚利桑那州Mesa市的Aerocast Inc.公司宣布得 到了两个铝合金铸造项目，该铸件用于波音787梦想号 附属齿轮箱零件。 该齿轮箱由Hamilton Sundstrand公司提供，是 罗罗公司Rolls Royce Trent 1000型发动机总成的部 件。Aerocas将在砂型铸造车间生产该零件，该铸造车 间具有铝合金和镁合金铸件生产能力。
波音787梦想飞机是世界第一个主要用复合材料打造 的喷气式客机。该飞机将节能20%。自从2004年宣布该 飞机计划以来，已有57家客户订购了866架波音787飞 机。估计波音公司到2028年将生产3310架该类飞机。 Hamilton Sundstrand公司为商用和地区、企业 和军用飞机生产航天系统，是国际空间项目的主要 供应商。其它同类公司还包括Honeywell（霍尼韦 尔）航天、Sikorsky飞机和Shimadzu精密仪器公 司。Aerocast公司在一次记者招待会上说现在是该产品 的高需求期。 ■
ME Elecmetal Continues Duluth Casting Plant Expansion ME Elecmetal公司继续扩大Duluth铸造厂
ME Elecmetal, Santiago, Chile, announced it will spend
$12.2 million on an expansion at its metalcasting facility in Duluth, Minn., USA, less than a year after completing a previous improvement at the facility. According to Bill Grau, plant manager at the Duluth
location, ME Elecmetal will add a third arc furnace and ad- ditional heat treating capacity to keep pace with the molding capacity increases resulting from the previous expansion. Te investment is expected to yield a 30% capacity increase, bringing the plant to 160 metric tons per day. “We went through a couple phases,” Grau said. “Last year,
[we did] a $10 million expansion to eliminate bottlenecks, improve flow and lower [work in process]. We had additional mold line capacity, but we couldn’t make any more metal. Everything we added last year was done with this in mind.” In 2011, ME Elecmetal spent $23.4 million combined at its
Duluth and Tempe, Ariz., USA, metalcasting facilities. Grau said the expansions were performed in response to growing demand in the mining industry for the company’s mill liners. “Mine sites are opening up everywhere, and everyone is
running hard,” he said. “Te third arc furnace is booked as soon as it comes onboard.” Grau said the company has obtained permitting for the
new equipment and is expecting the furnaces to be delivered by July. By October, the furnace and heat treating line are expected to be in full production. “Te marketing forecast is just exploding,” Grau said. “Tis was something we could do quickly and capitalize on it.” ■
位于智利圣地亚哥的ME Elecmetal公司宣布将投资 1220万美元扩大在明尼苏达州Duluth市的铸造厂。这 距离上个改造项目的完成不到一年。 根据Duluth工厂管理者Bill Grau的说法，ME Elec- metal将增加第三台电弧炉和热处理设备以匹配上一期 造型能力的扩大。该投资将使产能提高30%，产量提升 到每天160吨。
Grau说：“我们经历了两个时期。去年，我们投资 一千万美元消除了瓶颈，扩大了空间，提高了资金流 动，降低了工作强度。我们添加了造型线，但是我们不 再生产更多铸件。去年我们做的每件事情都在我们的脑 子里。”
2011年，ME Elecmetal花费二千三百四十万美元将
Duluth和位于亚利桑那州Tempe的工厂合并，Grau说 这些扩张是为了满足该公式切削生产线的日益增长。 他说：“矿山到处在开建，每个人工作都很辛苦。第 三台电弧炉一出货就开始订货了。”
Grau说公司获得了新设备的订货答复，将在7月交 货。到10月，该炉子和热处理生产线将全面投产。 他说：“市场预期仍在膨胀，所以我们要动作迅速， 并尽快投资。” ■
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