Simple Solutions That Work! Issue 14

Filtrated Pouring Cups or FPCs - Introduced recently to the market, this innovation offer advantages over fiber or shell pouring sprues and basins. The FPCs are blown in coldbox and provide exact and repeatable dimensions with a patented insulating material manufactured in-house providing improved properties over existing insulative materials. Ensuring a clean pouring basin with an incorporated designated PPI filter saves time while safeguarding metal contamination. Additionally, the FPC can extend the pouring basin beyond the green sand or no-bake mold in applications where extra pattern height is needed for head pressure or increased flexibility in pattern layout is advantageous. Reverse Taper Direct Pours – Another innovative product recently introduced to the market is the Reverse Taper Direct Pours. This combination of both feeding and filtration utilizes one product that offers opportunities to maximize pattern real estate while promoting clean metal, improved foundry yield and casting quality. The Direct Pour unit consists of a combination insulating sleeve with an incorporated filter as part of the advanced design. The reverse taper design is ideal for automated green sand molding applications. Customized Contour Cores – Fully customizable, contour cores provide extended feeding area via core shapes that form the casting surface using an exothermic material, effectively creating a larger gradient of feeding modulus under a feeder. These also deliver an easy to use option for areas that are limited in space for feeding due to height or casting shape. By changing the formula, it performs as a chill core providing a moderate amount of chilling that matches exactly to a casting surface. In the overall casting production process and drive for advanced manufacturing processes, feeding systems are instrumental in producing a lower cost, sound casting whether for vertical and horizontal green sand, no-bake or semi-permanent molding processes. Considering the novelty in design and engineered materials, each innovation offers increased flexibility and uniqueness in approach that matches with the needs of today’s engineering and advancing casting processes. Contact: KELLEY KERNS Kelley.Kerns@ha-international.com 24