INDUSTRY NEWS NEWSCAST Cast Metals Technology, Win-
chester, Ind., received recertification of ISO 9001:2008 with a Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). Te PED allows the company to manu- facture aluminum castings specifically for pressure equipment which can be
sold throughout Europe. Addition- ally, earlier in 2015, Cast Metals Technology installed a new Robert Sinto FBO II automated molding machine, New States muller and added casting simulation software to its engineering department.
LECO Corporation, Berlin, opened its new European Appli- cation and Technology Center in October 2015. LECO, a manufac- turer of analytical and mass spec- trometry instrumentation, built the facility with its latest analyti- cal technology in the applications lab, having close to 25 LECO instruments available for hands- on customer demonstrations and application work. The center also features lecture rooms to educate visiting employees and customers through workshops, seminars and employee trainings.
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Ill., announced the signing of an agreement with ProCon X-Ray GmbH, Sarstedt, Germany, for exclusive rights to distribute the company’s product line through- out the U.S. ProCon has devel- oped a number of X-ray systems for computed tomography with resolution flat panel detectors.
Magma Foundry Technologies
Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., partici- pated in the Museum of Science and Industry’s annual STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) career celebra- tion for a third year. On Oct. 17, 2015, more than 130 professionals introducing thousands of guests to exciting science careers with hands-on activities, dynamic dem- onstrations and small discussions. The students met scientists and explored various career paths.
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The BMW Hams Hall engine plant in Coleshill, U.K., has finished upgrades associated with a multimillion dollar investment. More than one million compo- nents were machined at the plant for the first time in 2015, includ- ing a number of engine block castings. The project was part of a broad $1.13 billion investment that spans BMW Group’s U.K. manufacturing sites.
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