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Benefits of Using Sand or Centrifugal Castings for Tooling Dies

October 3, 2021

What manufacturing process do you utilize for your hot forming and superplastic forming dies? Forgings, fabrications, castings, something else? As with many metal products, you have options at your disposal to manufacture forming dies, including the sand casting and centrifugal casting processes. Since every tooling die is different and has its own unique set of…

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Tooling And Forming Dies: Tips For Selecting The Best Alloy For Your Application

October 2, 2021

You have designed your tooling or forming die based on the finished part you need, and you know how you will manufacture the tool or die.  Perhaps you plan on utilizing MetalTek’s sand or centrifugal casting processes.  However, you need to determine the best alloy for your tooling or forming die.  Since every application is…

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3 Examples Using Metal Castings for Tooling in Aerospace Applications

October 1, 2021

Hot forming and superplastic forming dies are a tool used to form a material to a desired shape. This tool or die is usually made from specialized metals including H-Series stainless steel, Invar, or Inconel. Like most metal components, there are various ways to manufacture forming dies, including the sand casting and centrifugal casting processes.…

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4 Examples When the Investment Casting (Lost Wax) Process Solved A Customer’s Problem

August 26, 2021

Think of a problem that you face in metal component design or application. MetalTek helps companies just like you solve problems every day. Here are just a few examples of when the investment casting (lost wax) process helped solve a problem, made a customer’s product better, or saved money. For questions regarding any of your…

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MetalTek International’s Safety Culture

June 28, 2021

MetalTek’s top priority is safety. Our safety culture is based on the ideas that safety is everyone’s responsibility and that all safety incidents are preventable. A recent safety milestone at MetalTek’s Carondelet Division is the latest example of MetalTek’s safety culture in action. Carondelet Passes 2.5 Million Hours Worked Without a Lost Time Safety Incident…

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MetalTek Announces Karen Loritz as Chief Financial Officer

June 7, 2021

Press Release MetalTek International, a leading global manufacturer of critical metal components that power, protect, and connect the world, today announced that Karen Loritz has been named Chief Financial Officer. “Karen brings to MetalTek invaluable experience leading finance teams and unique strategic knowledge to support MetalTek’s long-term growth objectives,” said E.J. Kubick, Chief Executive Officer…

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5 Examples of How the Centrifugal Casting Process Helped A Customer

March 11, 2021

Are you facing a problem with any of your metal components? Does your gut tell you there has to be a better way to manufacture them? Are you looking to make your products better and save time or money in the process?  The centrifugal casting process can potentially help. Here are just a few examples…

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Metal Casting Processes Compared: When to consider a specific process

December 1, 2020

What are the different types of metal casting processes and which casting process should you use to manufacture your metal part? These are common questions when customers develop a new component or are considering making a switch to metal castings from a fabrication or forging. Partnering with a supplier that brings a full range of…

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What Are Tool Steel Alloys?

December 1, 2020

Tool steel alloys are high carbon chrome steels containing differing amounts of molybdenum, cobalt and/or vanadium or other elements. Certain tool steels are engineered to withstand repeated high specific loads and impacts at ambient temperature with exceptional wear resistance – thus the name. Other materials in the family will exhibit stability at elevated temperatures and…

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Centrifugal Casting Process: Featured Solution Examples

December 1, 2020

Think of a problem that you face in metal component design or application. Here are some examples of where leveraging the advantages of centrifugal casting have helped MetalTek and a customer work together to solve an application challenge.  Maybe you will see a problem you are working to resolve. For more information regarding any of…

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