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