How a Chinese expert improved aluminium ingot casting line output in the Philippines by 47%. Temperature, speed, cooling, moulds, and scheduling. In early 2024, I received a call from a recycling plant manager in Batangas, Philippines. His plant produces ADC12...
How a Chinese expert improved die casting furnace yield in Guangdong from 82% to 97%. Temperature, hydrogen, dosing, vacuum, and operator training. In mid-2024, I received a call from a die casting plant manager in Foshan, Guangdong. His plant supplies...
Metal recovery in ingot casting is not just about the furnace. It is about everything that happens between the furnace tap and the stacked ingot. I have spent 25 years chasing recovery rates in secondary aluminium plants, and the pattern...
How a Chinese expert helped an aerospace foundry achieve AMS 2770 compliance. Heat treatment, TUS, SAT, quench delay, records, and training. In early 2024, I received a call from a quality director at an aerospace foundry in Jiangsu Province. His...
How a Chinese expert helped a European aerospace foundry cut inclusion defects from 12% to 2.3%. Filtration, degassing, refractory control, and traceability. In early 2024, I received an email from a quality director at an aerospace foundry in France. His...
How a Chinese expert reduced rotary furnace refractory erosion in Vietnam. Root cause analysis, flux chemistry, burner alignment, and lining life extension. In early 2024, I received a call from a secondary aluminium plant manager in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam....
In late 2023, I received a call from a die casting plant manager in Hai Phong, Vietnam. His plant supplies aluminium components to Japanese and Korean automotive customers. His energy bill had risen 35% in two years. He told me:...
In early 2024, I received a call from a quality manager at an aerospace melting plant in Sichuan Province. His company produces aluminium alloy castings for commercial aircraft programmes. They had been supplying non-critical parts for five years. Now, a...
How a Chinese expert helped a European aluminium recycler cut melt loss from 9.2% to 4.6%. Temperature, salt flux, skimming, burner tuning, and training. In late 2023, I received an email from a recycling plant manager in northern Spain. His...
In early 2024, I received an email from a procurement manager at a US aerospace supplier. His company produces precision aluminium components for commercial aircraft. They had been sourcing castings from a Chinese foundry for three years. The quality was...