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Your Casting Simulation training June-July 2022

Fill the form below to register for our upcoming web-based casting simulation training on SOLIDCast and FLOWCast. Each participant will receive a 45-day evaluation license for the software, so you can run through your castings or the case studies that we will provide. The cost is US$300 per person, per session.

Foundry Process Two Sessions of 3 hours each
1:00pm to 4:00pm Central Time
Sand Casting for Contracting Alloys
(steel, aluminum, copper, etc)		June 28 and 30, 2022
Sand Casting for Expanding Alloys
(gray and ductile irons)		July 5 and 7, 2022
Investment CastingJuly 12 and 14, 2022
Permanent Mold CastingJuly 19 and 21, 2022
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Register now for SOLIDCast and FLOWCast web training – May and June 2021

Each participant will receive a 45-day evaluation license for the mold filling and casting simulation software FLOWCast and SOLIDCast, so you can run through the case studies that we will provide. You can also simulate your own castings, to see how the software can be applied in your shop.

FLOWCast filling video for test bars ( model taken from John Campbell’s Casting Handbook). Several studies and practices show that reducing liquid turbulence during mold filling reduce non comformities in the castings.
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All new SF Thermal Analysis system for aluminum

Be among the first to use the new SF Thermal Analysis system to control your aluminum melt properties daily on the shop floor. How do your critical fraction solid %, grain refinement and modification levels vary through the shift ? Let’s use data to minimize your flux consumption. Full article in the Simple Solutions That Work Magazine is here :

September 2020-SF-Thermal-Analysis-and-Grain-Refinement-for-aluminum-foundriesDownload
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Hot distortion test for shell sand at your foundry

This hot distortion test for shell sand will provide usefull information on the performance of your sand molds and cores. How is it varying through shifts and through out the year at your foundry? How can we better understand casting related defects by keeping track of the hot distortion test for your foundry sand ?

Contact your SF metallurgist for more information and to request your quote for this hot distortion tester. We support Versatile products and we distribute from Canada. Our foundry sand experts also provide calibration and maintenance services.

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GIFA in Germany : SF Exciting Foundry Solutions for you!

SF will bring value to you as an OEM, casting buyer or as a foundry whatever your new project or casting challenge are. Metallurgical expertise for daily debugging or start-ups, supply the right foundry products for you,  Foundry 4.0 for data and process control, SF castingdefect.com free app, Aluminum Thermal analysis, green sand additive, 100% X-ray in-line, sand testing equipment and foundry equipment. Here’s what SF will showcase in Hall 17 Booth 19A at GIFA:

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SF at GIFA, Germany, June 25-29th, Hall 17 booth 19A

What causes casting defects and how to solve them? Such a general question needing fine process control and answers ! SF will be exhibiting at booth 19A Hall 17.  We are foundry metallurgists who are developing cost-effective technologies and material solutions to casting buyers, OEMs and foundries.

We bring value to costumers around the world and we work on all alloys. What is your business ?

Let’s start our journey together by downloading our castingdefect.com mobile app for free on your phone. The aluminum casting version is coming soon !

Click to download on www.castingdefect.com

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Read this if you can’t visit our booth #111 in Texas next week

If you’re putting on your hat and cowboy boots to visit  Texas for the AFS show – yeeeah!! –  send us a quick e-mail (info@solutionsfonderie.com) ! We’ll schedule a kick-start discussion with our metallurgist to support your growth in 2018. Here’s what will be hot at SF stall #111  this year but first, how do we add value to your business ? Continue reading « Read this if you can’t visit our booth #111 in Texas next week »

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Best Casting Simulation Software Training in California and Ontario

How riser and gating system should work ? How to avoid casting defects and minimize your cost? Let’s measure it using simulation! Save money on your 2018 casting jobs by training your team. Next trainings are in California and Ontario on the world’s most effective casting simulation software. Click this link to register :

Best casting simulation software training in 2018

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How casting buyer works with Foundry Solutions (SF) ?

Which alloy ? Which design ? How to increase your profit as a casting buyer and OEM? Today on Foundry Solutions blog, we’re excited to invite you and subscribe to the new online e-magazine called Part Buyers Authority.  SF is thrilled to be among contributors. Before we continue on how casting buyers work with SF, here’s the link to subscribe to the magazine :

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Download your Casting Defect app update featuring Dr. John Campbell’s bifilm

You’re now ready to download your free Casting Defect mobile app update. What’s new?  It features Dr. John Campbell’s oxide bifilm defects. In order to stay updated in the future, please delete your last version and install the new one following this link  for Google store or Apple Store: Continue reading « Download your Casting Defect app update featuring Dr. John Campbell’s bifilm »

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Which training method do you prefer for your effective casting process simulation?

Our friends at Finite Solutions Inc. are hosting the trimestrial effective casting seminar from July 11th to July 13th at Western Michigan University.  Maybe you prefer to train your engineer from the comfort of your foundry, or their home ? Then, request training videos now. Here’s the link to the seminar registration : Continue reading « Which training method do you prefer for your effective casting process simulation? »

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Réduisez vos coûts avec une pièce de fonderie et un procédé signés SF

Vous êtes un donneur d’ordres ? Une fonderie ? Voici deux exemples expliquant comment SF réduit vos coûts avec un design optimisé en fonction du procédé de fonderie.  Avant cela, nous profitons du blogue d’aujourd’hui pour souhaiter la bienvenue à Philipe Douville-Hivon dans l’équipe SF; stagiaire en conception mécanique de l’Université de Sherbrooke! Continue reading « Réduisez vos coûts avec une pièce de fonderie et un procédé signés SF »

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We are your new Casting Optimization Partner

When Aluminum Times Magazine and Al 13 Magazine asked if they could publish an interview on 2016-2017 R&D by SF and our foundry solutions for you , we were thrilled! What makes us your new Casting Optimization Partner ? Those magazine  will only be out for June 2017. So here’s the handout we’ll give you when we meet in Milwaukee at the MetalCasting Congress from April 25th-27th : Continue reading « We are your new Casting Optimization Partner »