How low can it go? Denison Industries reduced its nobake binder percentage from 0.75 to 0.4 while achieving more consistent production.
Modern Casting › Vol. 101 Nbr. 7, July 2011
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How low can it go? Denison Industries reduced its nobake binder percentage from 0.75 to 0.4 while achieving more consistent production.
When Mike Walker, main foundry superintendent, Denison Industries, Denison, Texas, sits down to dinner at home, he no longer dreads a phone call from the off-shift with sand molding problems. Following a comprehensive and methodical 18-month investigation into its nobake sand molding operation, the aluminum metalcaster is producing 20-lb. to 30-ton molds with 0.4 to 0.65% binder (down from 0.65 to 0.75%) like clockwork, and Walker can eat in peace.
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