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 Du...

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: “Our customers will not...

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,...

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....

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 w...

In early 2024, I received a call from a recycling plant manager in Guangdong Province. His plant processes mixed aluminium scrap into ADC12 ingots for the automotive and appliance markets. His metal recovery rate had fallen to 84%. That meant...

In early 2024, I received a call from a foundry manager in Guangdong Province. His plant supplies aluminium die castings to several automotive OEMs in China and Southeast Asia. Their main product is a structural component for electric vehicles — a moto...

In late 2023, I was contacted by a die casting plant in Rayong, Thailand. They supply structural components for electric vehicles — battery trays, motor housings, and front shock towers. Their main customer is a Chinese OEM that has invested heavily in...

In mid-2023, I received a call from a foundry manager in Malaysia. His voice was tense. “Our 3-tonne gas-fired reverb furnace is failing. The lining cracked after only 14 months. We have patches everywhere. The shell is getting hot. We need h...

In early 2023, a mid-sized foundry in Jiangsu Province contacted me. They run two gas-fired reverberatory furnaces, each with a 5-tonne capacity. They melt around 25 tonnes per day of ADC12 and A380 for automotive and industrial castings. Their energy ...