
Extrusion Productivity Part II – Predicting of Ram Speed (Japanese)
Press and die maintenance are key

That Fateful Four Thou (Die Casting Eng Set 2002)
Balancing the 3 critical factors in extrusion

The Realities of Being a Superextruder Today
Balancing the 3 critical factors in extrusion

Vacuum Assisted Casting
Market forces are driving the need for vacuum-assisted die casting

Tooling System for Precision Tubing – Japanese
Tooling System for Precision Tubing

Time is Now for Vacuum Assisted Die Casting
A systems approach is requred for success in automotive die casting

The Black & White of Automotive Die Casting
A systems approach is requred for success in automotive die casting

The Black & White of Automotive Die Casting – Japanese
A systems approach is requred for success in automotive die casting

Recycle AS a Last Resort
The advantages of Castool's thermally-stable plunger tips

Plunger System for Silafont
HPDC aluminum drives the need for holistic die casting systems approach

Plunger Design Meets Caster Requirements
The advantages of Castool's thermally-stable plunger tips

Plunger Design Excels in Cast Requirements
The advantages of Castool's thermally-stable plunger tips

Injection System for Silafont
HPDC aluminum drives the need for holistic die casting systems approach

High Pressure Die Casting Structural Aluminum
HPDC aluminum drives the need for holistic die casting systems approach

The Efficient Application of Die Lubricant
An overview of die lubrication systems

Better Interaction Key to Better Die Casting – Japanese
Understanding how components interact is the key to better die casting

Better Interaction Key to Better Die Casting
Understanding how components interact is the key to better die casting

Advanced Die Cast Tooling System
How can die casters respond to a changing market?

10 Worst Practices by Light Metal Die Casters
A checklist of poor practices to avoid in die casting

You Need To Do Everything Durham Times 2008
Castool's growth driven by efficiencies

Who Are The Superextruders
What separates the best extruders from the rest?

Where Is The Extruder?
A critical role in extrusion seems to be vanishing

Top 10 Worst Extrusion Practicies
The 10 worst extrusion practices and how to avoid them

Tooling System for Precision Tubing
Extrusion system needed for extrusion of precision tubing

The Value of Thermal And Physical Alignment
Thermal and physical alignment are key to extrusion success

The Systems Approach
Shows the need for all components working together as a system for extrusion

QR Container Manages the Die
How Castool's QR Container manages temperature

Precise Alignment is Key
Thermal and physical alignment are key to extrusion success

Optimizing a Contemporary Extrusion Production System
Optimizing temperature control in extrusion

Opportunity in a Time of Change
Consistent measurement improves extrusion

Major Advance in Extrusion Die Temperature Control
The advantages of the QR container

Its a Great Time to Be An Extruder
Improvements in extrusion technology

Isothermal Extrusion Letter
Letter to the editor about the possibility of reaching ispthermal extrusion

Good Maintenance not Enough
Practical guidelines for obtaining quality extrusions

Factors increasing profits from short runs
Paul Robbins examines a number of factors that affect extrusion

Extrusion Trends in NA – Chinese
Paul Robbins reviews North American extrusion

Extrusion Review since ET 2008
Paul Robbins reviews the direction of extrusion since 2008

Extrusion as a Maturing Industry
How understanding of flow stress and automated die heating improves extrusion

Extrusion A Major Change in Focus
The key to profitable extrusion is the productions system - not just the die

Extruding in a reset market
How market forces are driving improvements in extrusion

Dummy Block redefined for precision tubing
Dummy block design and adaptation for high pressure precision tube extrusion

Die Heating Program
The benefits of single-cell die ovens and managing the die heating cycle

Die Function
Why the die itself is not the most critical factor for successful extrusion

Die Function – Japanese
Why the die itself is not the most critical factor for successful extrusion

Container and DBlock interaction
How a thermally-stable container and dummy block interact

Critical Interaction – DBlock Container
How a thermally-stable container and dummy block interact

Container – Thermal Stability
The physics of achieving a thermally-stable container

Complete Tool Package
A complete tool package can speed the extrusion process

Castool Alubin Israel Grant
Castool awarded funding grant for major project in Israel

Billet Geometry
Is it better to increase billet diameter or billet length?

Aluject offers better extrusion lubrication
The advantages of the Alu-ject lubrication system

A Day in the Life
A busy day for Danny Dunn, Castool's Extrusion Product Manager

Ultimate Extrusion Tooling Systems
All extrusion components need to work together as a system

Thermal Control of the Extrusion Press Container
Controlling temperature to control thermal stresses on containers

The Systems Approach
All extrusion components need to work together as a system

The Maintenance of Extrusion Presses
Press and die maintenance are key

Improve Measurement Improve Productivity
Temperature measurement is critical to successful extrusion

Thermally Stable Container
The benefits of a thermally-stable container design

Dummy Block Paper
Examines the behaviour and stresses of high-pressure dummy blocks

Bigger Castings – Bigger Problems
The automotive market drives the need for better die casting systems