Casting equipment

Italpresse Gauss is launching a new generation of toggle free (TF) high pressure die casting machines.

Italpresse Gauss is set to deliver the first toggle-free two-platen die casting machine with a closing force of 5,700 tonnes. The TF 5700 was already introduced in 2018 and is currently being made for a premium car manufacturer in Germany. With its platen size of 3500 x 3500 mm the machine is a response to the growing demand for ever larger components and structural parts, particularly in the automotive industry.

Pyrotek Inc. is to complete construction in November of a new, 6,185m ² manufacturing facility in Dubai, UAE. The plant, which is scheduled to be occupied in January 2020, will serve and supply the rapidly growing aluminium smelting industry in the region.

Hazelett Corporation has been designing and manufacturing continuous casting machines for the global metal industries for 100 years. Hazelett technology is used in metal manufacturing processes worldwide to cast aluminium, copper, zinc and lead into metal strip and bar used to create countless products. Today, over 100 Hazelett twin-belt continuous casting machines are operating in 27 countries around the world. The latest casting machine will be shipped to JW Aluminum of Mt. Holly, South Carolina, in August this year.

Canadian-based STAS Inc., a process equipment supplier for the global aluminium smelting industry, has purchased technologies from o.d.t. Engineering. The Australian company is specialized in the design and supply of casting and material handling equipment and production consumables for aluminium and magnesium casthouses. The company enjoys an enviable reputation for design innovation, efficiency and quality fabrication and is, like STAS, a family-owned company.