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Bigger Castings, Bigger Problems: Using Giga Presses to Cast Massive Automotive Parts
Contractor Handbook
Health and Safety Policy
A1.01 Castool IMS Policy 2023
SWP 21 Emergency Response Plan
December 2022 Newsletter
Die Casting Engineer – Bigger Castings Bigger Problems
Extrusion Productivity: Ram Speed/Die Design/Container
Plunger Tip Evolution in the Diecast Industry
Better Profiles Faster: Material Selection for Extrusion Tooling
Material Selection for Extrusion Containers
Material Selection for Extrusion Tooling – Part III
Better Castings Faster: Tooling Material, Process and Failure Analysis in Diecasting
Material Selection for Diecast Tooling: Decision Theory and Practice
Extrusion Productivity: Billet Geometry/Container/Dummy Block
Better Profiles Faster: Material Selection for Extrusion Tooling
A Fine Balance: The Difference between Excellence and Mediocrity
May 2022 Die Casting Engineer
CTS Insider – March 2022
Foundry
Billet Geometry – Japanese
Additive Manufacturing
Pressure and Leak Testing
Patents Die Cast
Visual Optimization System
Patents Extrusion
POCKET BROCHURES TOOLING
Tooling
Materials
Laboratory
CTS Insider – March 2021
Castool Laboratory
Castool Ring Plunger – CRP – Plunger Tips
Lubricants Liquid CLS200
Plunger Tips CRP
Press and die maintenance are key
Alu Ject
POCKET BROCHURES EXTRUSION
POCKET BROCHURES DIE CASTING
CTS Insider – Summer 2020
CTS Insider – Spring 2020
CTS Insider – Winter 2020
ISO 14001 2015-Environmental
ISO 9001 2015-Quality
CTS Insider – Summer 2020
CTS Insider – Spring 2020
Fine Balance – The difference between excellence and mediocrity (Japanese)
Plunger Tips
Press and die maintenance are key
Plunger Tips ARP
Press and die maintenance are key
Extrusion Productivity Part II – Predicting of Ram Speed (Japanese)
Press and die maintenance are key
CTS Insider – Winter 2019
CTS Insider – Fall 2019
CTS Insider – Summer 2019
CTS Insider – Spring 2019
Extrusion Productivity Part II – Predicting of Ram Speed
Press and die maintenance are key
CTS Insider – Fall 2018
CTS Insider – Summer 2018
CTS Insider – Spring 2018
CTS Insider – Winter 2018
The Realities of Being a Superextruder Today
Balancing the 3 critical factors in extrusion
Stems
Shear Blades
Remote Optical Pyrometers
Heat Felts
Lubrication Extrusion
Die Ovens
Dummy Blocks
QR Containers
Clean out Block
CTS Vacuum VALVES
Vacuum Chill Block
Shot Sleeves
Plunger Tips AMP
Plunger Tips ABP
Lubrication Die Casting
Bore Welding
Personal Protective Equipment Policy
QMS Policy Manual – ISO 9001-2008 – 0514 Castool 180-16
OHSAS 18001 2007
ISO 9001-2015
ISO 14001 2015
QMS-0791-1
ISO 9001-2015
ISO 18001-2007
ISO 14001-2015
Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
Workplace Harassment Policy
SWP 23 Emergency Evacuation Plan
SWP 22 Emergency Evacuation Procedures
SWP 21 Emergency Medical Procedures
Lock Out Procedure
Customer Service Policy
Alcohol and Drug Abuse policy
Accessibility policy
Vacuum Assisted Die Casting
Plunger Design Meets Caster Requirements
The advantages of Castool’s thermally-stable plunger tips
A Time of Unmatched Opportunity
Commentary
Its a Great Time to Be An Extruder
Improvements in extrusion technology
Billet Geometry
Is it better to increase billet diameter or billet length?
A Time of Unmatched Opportunity
Commentary
The Single Cell Die Oven
The advantages of the single-cell die oven
The Fixed Dummy Block
The evolution of fixed dummy blocks
Improve Measurement Improve Productivity
Temperature measurement is critical to successful extrusion
Bigger Castings – Bigger Problems
The automotive market drives the need for better die casting systems
Benchmarking
The use of benchmarking to improve extrusion
Plunger Tip Design – Materials 07
Systems approach to die casting
ISO 45001 2018
Extrusion Productivity Part I – Billet Geometry
Press and die maintenance are key
CTS Insider – Fall 2017
CTS Insider – Spring 2017
Health and Safety policy 2017
Improved Lubrication
Castool reinvents extrusion lubrication
Aluject offers better extrusion lubrication
The advantages of the Alu-ject lubrication system
Tooling System for Precision Tubing – Japanese
Tooling System for Precision Tubing
Plunger Design Excels in Cast Requirements
The advantages of Castool’s thermally-stable plunger tips
Injection System for Silafont
HPDC aluminum drives the need for holistic die casting systems approach
Tooling System for Precision Tubing
Extrusion system needed for extrusion of precision tubing
Dummy Block redefined for precision tubing
Dummy block design and adaptation for high pressure precision tube extrusion
Thermally Stable Container
The benefits of a thermally-stable container design
Dummy Block Paper
Examines the behaviour and stresses of high-pressure dummy blocks
Container and DBlock interaction
How a thermally-stable container and dummy block interact
Critical Interaction – DBlock Container
How a thermally-stable container and dummy block interact
Plunger System for Silafont
HPDC aluminum drives the need for holistic die casting systems approach
High Pressure Die Casting Structural Aluminum
HPDC aluminum drives the need for holistic die casting systems approach
Container – Thermal Stability
The physics of achieving a thermally-stable container
The Black & White of Automotive Die Casting
A systems approach is requred for success in automotive die casting
Recycle AS a Last Resort
The advantages of Castool’s thermally-stable plunger tips
QR Container Manages the Die
How Castool’s QR Container manages temperature
The Black & White of Automotive Die Casting – Japanese
A systems approach is requred for success in automotive die casting
Extrusion Review since ET 2008
Paul Robbins reviews the direction of extrusion since 2008
Extrusion as a Maturing Industry
How understanding of flow stress and automated die heating improves extrusion
Advanced Die Cast Tooling System
How can die casters respond to a changing market?
Ultimate Extrusion Tooling Systems
All extrusion components need to work together as a system
Better Interaction Key to Better Die Casting – Japanese
Understanding how components interact is the key to better die casting
Die Heating Program
The benefits of single-cell die ovens and managing the die heating cycle
A Day in the Life
A busy day for Danny Dunn, Castool’s Extrusion Product Manager
Time is Now for Vacuum Assisted Die Casting
A systems approach is requred for success in automotive die casting
Optimizing a Contemporary Extrusion Production System
Optimizing temperature control in extrusion
Extrusion Today in NA
Paul Robbins reviews North American extrusion
Extruding in a reset market
How market forces are driving improvements in extrusion
Complete Tool Package
A complete tool package can speed the extrusion process
Castool Alubin Israel Grant
Castool awarded funding grant for major project in Israel
Die Evacuation
Vacuum valves improve die evacuation
You Need To Do Everything Durham Times 2008
Castool’s growth driven by efficiencies
Where Is The Extruder?
A critical role in extrusion seems to be vanishing
Opportunity in a Time of Change
Consistent measurement improves extrusion
Isothermal Extrusion Letter
Letter to the editor about the possibility of reaching ispthermal extrusion
Die Function
Why the die itself is not the most critical factor for successful extrusion
Die Function – Japanese
Why the die itself is not the most critical factor for successful extrusion
Better Interaction Key to Better Die Casting
Understanding how components interact is the key to better die casting
Myth of the Perfect Die – Japanese
Extrusion Trends in NA – Chinese
Paul Robbins reviews North American extrusion
Plunger Design 111th Metalcasting
Systems approach to die casting
10 Worst Practices by Light Metal Die Casters
A checklist of poor practices to avoid in die casting
Major Advance in Extrusion Die Temperature Control
The advantages of the QR container
Good Maintenance not Enough
Practical guidelines for obtaining quality extrusions
Top 10 Worst Extrusion Practicies
The 10 worst extrusion practices and how to avoid them
The Value of Thermal And Physical Alignment
Thermal and physical alignment are key to extrusion success
The Systems Approach
Shows the need for all components working together as a system for extrusion
Extrusion A Major Change in Focus
The key to profitable extrusion is the productions system – not just the die
Vacuum Assisted Casting
Market forces are driving the need for vacuum-assisted die casting
Industry Leader
Profile of Paul Robbins of Castool
The Castool Story
The history of Castool
Precise Alignment is Key
Thermal and physical alignment are key to extrusion success
Thermal Control of the Extrusion Press Container
Controlling temperature to control thermal stresses on containers
The Systems Approach
All extrusion components need to work together as a system
The Maintenance of Extrusion Presses
Press and die maintenance are key
The Castool Story
The history and overview of Castool
The Efficient Application of Die Lubricant
An overview of die lubrication systems
Factors increasing profits from short runs
Paul Robbins examines a number of factors that affect extrusion
That Fateful Four Thou (Die Casting Eng Set 2002)
Balancing the 3 critical factors in extrusion
Bigger Castings – Bigger Problems
The automotive market drives the need for better die casting systems
Who Are The Superextruders
What separates the best extruders from the rest?