INDUSTRY NEWS
Omega, Sinto Announce Alliance Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd,
Peterborough, U.K., has had strong ties with Japan-based metalcasting equip- ment maker Sintokogio Ltd. for more than six years. Under a license agree- ment, Omega has successfully built and marketed the “USR” range of secondary reclamation units. Based on this and to further build upon the relationship, the
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two companies have formed a strate- gic alliance. It is intended to increase the range of products manufactured under license by Omega, further pen- etrate nobake markets, and improve service and support.
WMU Hosts Students Te Western Michigan Univ.
Pictured are (left) Mark Fenyes, chairman, Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd., Peterborough, U.K., and Atsushi Nagai, president, Sintokogio Ltd., Aichi, Japan.
metalcasting lab in Kalamazoo, Mich., played host to high school students for a five-day metalcasting course this summer. Te course was led by Dr. Sam Ramrattan, a professor in the Depart- ment of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. It was open to high school students showing an inter- est in math and science and taught the opportunities available in a metalcast- ing career.
Gradmatic Equipment Inc.,
Bala, Ontario, Canada, has completed commissioning of a refractory installation and vibra- tion system for Cifunsa, Irapuato, Mexico, including 12-ton furnac- es. A second system for Hyundai Heavy Metals, South Korea, has 20 and 30-ton furnaces. En- gineering has begun for a new contract on 6 and 12-ton furnaces headed to Magotteaux Company, Sara Buri, Thailand. In the U.S., Gradmatic has delivered sys- tems to Gartland Foundry, Terre Haute, Ind., for 4-ton furnaces; DMI Columbus, Ga., for 10, 12.5 and 16-ton furnaces; and Lodge Manufacturing, South Pittsburg, Tenn., for 9-ton furnaces. A sec- ond system for American Cast- ings, Pryor, Okla., includes 23-ton furnaces.
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