CPT International 02/2019

SPECIAL: GIFA 2019
Graphics: Elkem
ELKEM
New foundry products takes casting
iron to the next level
Elkem’s stand at GIFA 2019.
From 25 until 29 June
foundry products by
Elkem, Oslo, Norway,
will be present at GIFA,
the world’s leading
trade fair for casting
technology, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
There, Elkem will highlight its all-round
competence to improve the metallurgical
iron foundry process.
GIFA is the international exhibition
for foundry, foundry products and
foundry technology and one of the
world‘s largest and most comprehensive
fairs of this kind. The focus of
GIFA is on foundry equipment, raw
materials and supplies, die-casting
technology, foundry chemicals, suppliers
and processing technology. This
exhibition provides an excellent stage
for Elkem Foundry Products to highlight
its capabilities and most current
innovations.
Elkem Foundry Products has evolved
to being an all-round solution provider
for the metallurgy of iron foundries,
supporting its customers globally with
highly specialized alloys and excellent
advice, which results in premium castings.
Elkem innovates constantly and
supports its customers with new, digital
and automated solutions for analysis
and alloy dosing.
One of these solutions is the new
Dynamic Dosing System, which enables
foundries to precisely and automatically
calculate, dose and position the treatment
alloys into a dedicated pocket in
the treatment ladle, for high quality
ductile iron production.
This customized equipment calculates
the alloy addition rates based on the
chemical analysis of the iron and other
important parameters before and after
each treatment. This self-learning
equipment stabilizes and documents
the treatment process, reduces cycle
time, improves the iron quality and
avoids human error.
Another example of Elkem’s improvements
is Elkem’s EPIC, an important
process control tool based on thermal
analysis of cast irons. The EPIC system
provides real-time information on the
condition of cast iron that can be used
at any point in the liquid state production
process. EPIC enables the foundry
to acquire, record and evaluate a considerable
amount of relevant data, which
helps to improve the castings.
Increased efficiency in alloy treatment
not only results in increased process
stability for Elkem’s customers, but
it also leads to less consumption and
emissions, supporting Elkem’s focus on
sustainability.
Hall 13, Stand C 50
www.elkem.com
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