Leaders to Be Honored at CastExpo 2022

Perfectly matched plant – and dust-free too

The DISAMATIC D3 vertical moulding machine lies at the heart of the moulding line and combines high speed with exceptional yield and quality. Throughput is blisteringly fast: up to 485 moulds per hour with core setting and 555 moulds per hour without, all with a mould misalignment of less than 0.01 mm. After cooling and shake-out, Wheelabrator’s DT14-450 rocker-barrel-type shot blasting machine cleans the castings by gently tumbling parts in through-feed operation. Fully automated like the rest of the production equipment and working continuously, its small footprint helps it fit easily onto the tightly-packed factory floor. DT shot blast machines require no loading or unloading and cope easily with changing parts, types or volumes.

Shot blasting operations are dust-free, like all the new foundry’s work areas. Part of the integrated complete green sand solution, the design embraces every piece of plant to effectively improve overall dust removal performance and helps Dianzhan meet the increasingly stringent environmental requirements facing iron foundries. Condensation is a major challenge in dust removal: if not handled in time, it can easily paralyse the production line. The integrated plant design tackles condensation at every stage of the casting process. For example, DISA’s new heating furnace employs heating and insulation treatment within the parts of the sand treatment system with high levels of moisture.

Result: Smooth transition to full production

Implemented rapidly and working to specification, the complete green sand solution is reliable, easy to maintain and delivers consistent quality. As the foundry plant ramped up production in the first half of 2019, the scrap rate remained below 1% and the integrated plant’s monthly output quickly reached 1,000 tons. The new Jiujiang plant is now well on the way to helping Dianzhan triple its annual production volume.

Mr. Chien Chuan Lin, Production Manager at Dianzhan, comments: “When we started to plan this project with DISA, we had four main targets. We wanted to improve the utilization of the workshop, minimize the logistical distances involved and build a fully-automated line that was also very energy-efficient. After running at full operating status for the last few months, we can confirm that all four of these targets have been achieved at our Jiujiang plant.” ■

工厂布局合理，环保无尘

DISAMATIC D3垂直造型机位于造型线核心位置，不 仅速度高，而且具备出色的产量和质量。产量高：每小时 可生产多达485个带芯铸型或555个无芯铸型，且铸型偏 差均小于0.1毫米。冷却并落砂后，维尔贝莱特DT14-450 连续通过式滚筒抛丸机在轻轻翻滚零件，对铸件进行清 理。与其他生产设备一样，该设备全自动运行，可连续 工作，并且其占地面积小，可轻松安装到空间有限的车 间中。DT抛丸机不需要上下料，并可轻松处理不同类型 或体积的零件。 与所有新铸造厂的工作区域一样，抛丸操运行是防尘 的。该设计是黏土砂整体铸造解决方案的一部分，与工 厂各个工部工艺无缝连接，可有效提高整体除尘性能， 帮助典展公司满足铸铁厂面临的日益严苛的环境要求。 冷凝是除尘的主要挑战：如果处理不及时，很容易导致 生产线瘫痪。集成式工厂设计解决了铸造过程中每个阶 段的冷凝问题。例如，迪砂的新型加热炉在湿度高的砂 处理系统部件内采用了加热和隔离处理。

结果：平稳过渡到全面投产

迪砂黏土砂整体铸造解决方案实施迅速且运行符合规 范，可靠、易维护、质量稳定。2019年上半年，该铸造 厂提高了产量，废品率一直保持在1%以下，整个工厂的 月产量迅速提升到1,000吨。这座新建的九江工厂的卓越 表现令典展公司的年产量达到了以前的3倍。 典展公司生产经理林建全先生说：“一开始与迪砂 计划这个项目时，我们有四个主要目标。我们希望提 高车间的利用率，最大限度缩短物流距离，建设一条非 常节能的全自动生产线。在过去几个月以完全运行状态 运行之后，我们可以确认九江工厂已经实现了所有这四 个目标。” ■

Leaders to Be Honored at CastExpo 2022 CastExpo 2022将举办评奖活动

Thousands of people from across the worldwide metalcasting supply chain will network, learn, and do business at North America’s largest foundry event when it returns for the first time since 2019.

CastExpo 2022 is coming to the Greater Columbus Convention Center on April 23-26, 2022, and registration is now open. Hosted by the American Foundry Society, this trade show and congress features exhibits from industry suppliers and metalcasters, full-scale equipment CastExpo 2022自2019年以来首次回归，届时，来自 全球金属铸造行业的万余观众将参加北美地区最大的铸造 展会，联系、交流、合作。 CastExpo 2022将于2022年4月23-26日在大哥伦布 会议中心举行，现已开放注册。展会由美国铸造协会主 办，将展示来自行业供应商和铸件企业的产品和技术， 包含全面的设备展示、技术和管理主题论坛、主题演讲

demonstrations, educational sessions on technical and management topics, keynotes, metalcasting classes from the AFS Institute, and more.

One of the highlights of the show will be recognizing several industry leaders in person with prestigious awards, including the Gold Medal, AFS Scientific Merit, and AFS Service Citation.

The 2022 William McFadden Gold Medal will be presented to Thomas Prucha, president of MetalMorphasis LLC and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Metalcasting, for his outstanding achievements, service, and contributions to the metalcasting industry and his visionary leadership steering the industry toward new technological horizons on the global level. Prucha has a long, distinguished career in metalcasting, one in which he made significant contributions to the companies he worked for as well as the foundry industry at large. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in metallurgical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Prucha served in various technical roles at CMI International, Hayes Lemmerz and INTERMET Corp. before serving as the vice president of technical services at AFS. Throughout his career, Prucha has also served in leadership positions on several AFS Committees and Divisions.

Prucha is a key participant in many government-industry and university-industry consortia and projects including America Makes (the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute), American Metalcasting Consortium, Aluminum Casting Research Center at University of California-Irvine, LIFT, and the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel.

Internationally, Prucha has engaged and spoken at conferences around the world and has been editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Metalcasting since 2016.

Among his several industry awards are the AFS Award of Scientific Merit, NADCA Nyselius Award for contributions to die casting, and the 2021 AFS Hoyt Memorial Lecture.

The Gold Medal Award will be presented to Prucha at the Annual Banquet Sunday evening, April 24.

The Award of Scientific Merit goes to individuals who display outstanding technical papers, meritorious technical contributions or services, and/or the development of a new process, production method or engineering advancement having “future possibilities.” Two winners were chosen for 2022:

Sairam Ravi, project manager, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, will receive the award for his “exemplary record of metalcasting research and publication authorship as well as service as an instructor for the AFS Institute.”

James H. Michel, manager-technical services and UNS administrator, Copper Development Association, Mclean, Virginia, is awarded for “his outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of antimicrobial cast copper alloys, managing the UNS copper alloys registration, and contributing to the promotion of unleaded cast copper alloys and recycling of the copper alloy scrap stream.”

The Service Citation is awarded to individuals who show 以及美国铸造协会研究院的铸造课程等。 展会的亮点之一将是在现场表彰行业先进，并授予其 荣誉奖项，包括金奖、美国铸造协会科技贡献奖和美国 铸造协会优秀服务奖等。 2022 年威廉·麦克法登金奖将颁发给MetalMorphasis LLC总裁兼《国际金属铸造》杂志主编托马斯·普鲁 查，以表彰他在金属铸造行业的杰出成就、所做的服 务和贡献，以及他引领全球铸造行业走向更高水平的远 见卓识。普鲁查深耕于金属铸造领域，拥有卓越的职业 生涯，在此期间，他为所服务的公司以及整个铸造行业 做出了重大贡献。普鲁查拥有威斯康星大学冶金工程学 士学位和硕士学位，在担任美国铸造协会技术服务副总 裁之前，曾在CMI International、Hayes Lemmerz和 INTERMET集团等公司担任过技术职务。在他的整个职 业生涯中，普鲁查还曾在多个美国铸造协会委员会和部 门担任领导职务。 普鲁查先生是许多政府-行业和大学-行业联盟及合 作项目的主要参与者，其中包括America Makes（国 家增材制造创新研究所）、美国金属铸造联盟、加州 大学欧文分校铝铸造研究中心、LIFT和联合防务制造 技术小组。 在国际上，普鲁查曾参加世界各地的铸造会议并发 表演讲，自2016年以来一直担任《国际金属铸造》杂 志的主编。 他获得的多个行业奖项包括美国铸造协会科技卓越 奖、北美压铸协会Nyselius贡献奖和2021年美国铸造 协会霍伊特纪念讲座奖。 金奖将于2022年4月24日星期日晚上的年度宴会上 颁发给普鲁查。 科技卓越奖旨在授予在技术论文、技术研发和服 务，新工艺、新产品研发或工程方面做出杰出贡献的 个人。2022年评选出两名获奖者： 爱荷华州雪松福尔斯北爱荷华大学项目经理塞拉姆· 拉维由于其在铸造研究和论文方面的突出表现以及作 为美国铸造协会研究所讲师的服务而获奖。 弗吉尼亚州麦克莱恩铜业发展协会的技术服务经理和 UNS 管理员詹姆斯·H·米歇尔，因其在抗菌铸造铜合金 的开发和推广、管理UNS铜合金注册以及为促进无铅 铸造铜合金和铜合金废料的回收利用的突出成就获奖。 服务奖授予对美国铸造协会及其分会、全行业做出贡 献的工作人员。2022年有两名获奖者：