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Very interesting article featuring how our partner Penticton foundry has helped one of their customers getting a major extended life cycle for one of their commodity components installed in their mining treatment system. Do not hesitate to contact us if you need help in order to improve the life-expectancy of some of your components: • By telephone at (514) 236-5441 … Read More

One company has successfully converted one weldment valve seat cage into an investment casting made part and obtained a unit cost-reduction of $5000/piece! Moreover, the customer was able to add some marketing information cast into the part and free up their welding team of 100 hours of job to make these parts and use them where it is more cost-effective. … Read More

The below link features an article explaining in details the incredible journey of GE Aviation that had their new GE9X aircraft engine (to be installed in the future Boeing 777 aircrafts) approved by the FAA. This engine features 7 different 3D printed components totalizing 304 printed pieces per engine. Among other improvements brought in by the additive manufacturing process is … Read More

How can we design a metallic part in the metallic additive manufacturing process? What are the key factors to consider when designing a part to be 3D printed? The image right below is featuring a brief overview of some factors to take in consideration (image taken from the Gen3D website at https://gen3d.co.uk). To dig further about how Fusia 3D metallic … Read More

Our partner Patriot Forge (Brantford, ON Canada) has become over the years a reliable source for high-quality forging parts (open-die process) for the defense market segment. They feature a wide variety of specialized alloys to produce high-performance forged parts. Patriot Forge has been supplying the defense market segments for years in the land, air and naval defense markets. They are … Read More

The white high-chromium iron alloy (upon ASTM A532 standard) has been gradually used over the decades (especially in the mining industry) for commodity parts so they can remain in service for a longer period of time before they are replaced by new parts. Not only this material can be recycled in the foundry process to inifinity (read article in the … Read More

Are you looking for some cost-effective solutions to improve the flow of your fluids in the systems you are manufacturing? Are you looking to decrease the weight (and unit price) of your small hydraulic block by producing just the right amount of material you need? Fusia, a firm specialized in metallic 3D printing since 2011 and based out of Saint-Eustahce … Read More

Interesting case study by our partner Pencticton foundry featuring the unique characteristics of the White High-Chromium iron that enable our customers to benefit from a significant cost-saving over the life of the parts in service compared to the useage of rubber material for the same applications. To know more about what our partner Penticton foundry can do to help you … Read More

Laroche foundry, a partner of Metallurgical Resources, has developed a solid expertise in the production of high-quality cast parts installed in hydraulic systems. The very strict leaking test (in the oil passage) made at the end of the machining, finishing and testing processes is highly critical from a quality standpoint. If the part fails the test then it is rejected, … Read More