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The useage of the new 3D technologies has contributed to a major breakthrough in the production of premium quality cast parts, especially in the investment casting foundry business. The useage of 3D programs such as Solidworks (and other ones like that) enables the foundry to propose design changes to assure an optimal yield of the parts resulting in a cheaper … Read More

Interesting article introducing the capability of our partner Penticton foundry to offer a turn-key production of a complex shaped cast impellers; these ones are delivered finished machined to the print and balanced to the customer’s specs. For more information about our partner’s capability please contact Metallurgical Resources by phone (514-236-5441) or by email (pbelley@metallurgicalresources.com). Or click on below link to … Read More

Interesting article taken from our partner Thermetco website and explaining in details the applications of the carburizing and carbonitriding treatments; these ones contributing to improve the performance of the metallic parts both on the surface’s level as well as at the center of the parts. Click on below image to get more information. Or do not hesitate to contact Metallurgical … Read More

In order to get more information about what Canada Forgings (Canforge) can do for your company, do not hesitate to visit their website at www.canforge.com or simply click on the link below.

Then, the investment casting process is often selected as the optimal process to either develop new complex to highly complex parts or to convert weldment parts into casting. Resulting in greater physical properties and cost-reduction vs the assembly of a few machined parts together. The useage of the 3D printing technology enables the foundry to produce pre-production samples without paying … Read More

Titanium (Ti in the periodic table of elements) was officially discovered in 1791 by the amateur mineralogist, Mr. Gregor. However, its extractive metallurgy being very difficult, it was not until the 1940s that commercially exploitable solutions were established. The generalization of the process of extraction of pure Ti by the Kroll method allowed a start of the titanium industry around … Read More

Specialized in a wide variety of heat treatments and quench operations, Thermetco has developed a solid reputation in the tight control of their processes. Mainly due to the implementation of strict procedures combined to the implementation of competent and experimented technical and production teams including a few engineers. Thermetco is ISO9001 / AS9100 / NADCAP and Controlled Good Program registred. … Read More

Please click on the link below and discover the complete range of manufacturing of this important canadian forging manufacturer. The link will feature the forged materials listing, the dimensional spectrum of manufacturing as well as the most common types of parts forged by Canforge. In order to know more about what Canada Forgings can do to fulfill your requirements, do … Read More

First of all, let’s ask ourselves the following question: In which cases it pays off to cast in the investment casting process? Among many factors to consider, we generally consider to cast in an investment casting foundry process when: To have a complete topo about all the details to consider when producing an investment casting part, please click on the … Read More