Engineering Equipment for Foundries

Introduction

Conclusions and Recommendations

List of Contributors

I. Economic Problems of the Foundry Industry

Questions Arising in Connection with Reduction of Labor Requirements in Foundries Through the Application of Advanced Technologies

Modern Foundry Planning as an Integrated Concept

Foundry Engineering Design for Use in France and for Export

The Foundry Official and Foundry Modernization Studies

Package-Type Induction Melting Equipment

Problems of Calculating the Capacity of Foundry Production

II . Environmental Problems at the Foundry Enterprise Level

Economic Evaluation of the Methods for Detection and Measurement of Environmental Pollution Caused by Foundries

Choice of Molding Materials in Czechoslovak Foundries Bearing in Mind the Question of Health

Problems of Working Conditions in Foundries, Present Possibilities of Improvement and Outlook for the Future at the Foundry Shop Level

Cokeless before the 1980s

Construction of an Iron Foundry in Accordance with Ecological Requirements

Problems of Environmental Pollution Created by Different Branches of Metallurgy, Particularly Foundries

III. Present Practices and Recent Technological Developments in the Foundry Industry - General Problems

Mechanized Production of Ductile Iron in the Newly-Developed Rotary Ladle

Use of the Air-Carbon Arc Process for the Fettling of Steel Castings

Influence of the Metallurgical Characteristics of Induction Melting on the Properties of Cast Iron

The Machines GAB 400 and GAB 120 for Dressing and Finishing Operations of Castings

Operating Experience Gained with Large Coreless Induction Furnaces

Proposed Standard for Diecasting Machines

Industrial Electroheating Equipment and International Standardization

IV. Present Practice and Recent Technological Developments in the Foundry Industry - Molding and Coremaking Processes in Particular

Preparation, Molding, Punch-Out, Shot Blasting, Regeneration-System Oberle

Equipment for the Rapid Production of Molds and Cores in Chemically Bonded Sands

Recent Technological Developments in High Efficiency Continuous Mixers for Chemically Bonded Sand Processes

Aggregates for the Preparation of Self-Hardening mixtures

Advances in the Technology of Fluid Sand in the Production of Cores and Molds

The "Effset" Process of Freeze Molding

Current Status of V-Process Molding

A New Cold Shell Molding Machine

Developments in the Use of Cold Coremaking Processes

How to Reduce the Waste of Energy in Permanent Mould and Die-Casting Foundries

The Development and Application of the Wallwork System of Flaskless Molding

V. Mechanization of Foundry Equipment (Especially Automation )

Automated Production by Robots of Aluminum Alloy Pressure Castings

The Design of Cores and Manufacture of Molds Using Computer Aids

New Technological Processes and Automated Integrated Equipment for the Mass Production of Precision Castings

Computer-Based Preventive Maintenance Programs for Foundries

The Problems of Automating and Mechanizing the Pressure Casting of Aluminum Alloy Parts

Advanced Equipment for Making Precision Castings in Faced Metal Molds

Automatic Pouring for Improved Quality and Reduced Cost

Automatic Lines for Manufacturing Casting Molds

Annex

Technical Films and Other Audio-Visual Materials