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07/01/2025

Here is an example of how converting fabrications to castings can deliver real business benefits. In this example our customer was fabricating wheels used on fuel and safety equipment hose reels. The success of the product led them to investigate other options that would free up welding capacity. NovaCast's solution was to gravity die cast the wheels in A356 aluminium with a T6 heat treatment to improve tensile properties, creep resistance (deformation or distortion over time), and fatigue resistance. You can find out more about this project here: https://www.novacast.co.uk/news/converting-fabricated-wheels-to-castings-frees-up-welding-capacity/

17/12/2024

Wishing all our customers, colleagues and suppliers a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year from all the team at NovaCast.

11/12/2024

As I passed Heelis, the National Trust Headquarters building in Swindon recently, I was intrigued to find out how the building signs had fared in the 18 years since we cast them in our Melksham foundry. I was interested because the original design brief insisted on the most sustainable and environmentally responsible approach to design and construction, with no chemical treatments or passivation to the recycled LM6 aluminium used for all the signage and almost 500 window solar shading panel castings. I am pleased to report that all the signs and window surrounds still look fantastic and are testament to the durability and natural corrosion resistance of this alloy.

05/12/2024

This 12KG investment cast stainless steel gearbox housing has recently gone through our quality control department prior to shipping. It is cast in CF8M, which is the cast equivalent of wrought AISI 316 stainless steel. CF8M was selected for this casting because the molybdenum content in the alloy increases general corrosion resistance and resistance to pitting by chlorides. The casting was machined to tight tolerances, drilled and tapped.

22/11/2024

Two sizes of enclosure rings ready to leave the foundry. These 18” and 24” rings are sand cast in LM25TB7 at our Melksham foundry and machined all over. The aluminium castings have been solution treated and stabilised. This process homogenises the aluminium, helping to improve ductility and machinability.

15/11/2024

Part of the casting process for high quality valve connectors that are investment cast in CF8 stainless steel (SA-351 CF8). These wax pattern trees consist of 6 individual wax patterns joined together with a shared feeding and running system. From here, the wax trees will be coated to create a sand shell, then heated to melt away the wax pattern ready for casting. Each finished cast connector weighs 2.5KG and will undergo a final pickling process to remove impurities, oxide, scale, and other contaminants.

05/11/2024

Image showing part of the shell mould casting process. These shell mould halves have been joined together and are ready for casting – the hardened moulds, which have a tensile strength of 350 to 450 psi, will be placed within a flask, which is filled with sand to provide support for the delicate shells while the molten alloy is poured in. Finally, the sand and shell are broken away to reveal the casting

24/10/2024

A set of precision-machined safety-critical clutch parts going through our final quality checks. These were low-pressure die cast in LM25TF aluminium (Heat Treated Casting to BS 1490:1988 LM25TF).

18/10/2024

This sand mould is for the Norton Commando front wheel hubs we are casting in LM25TF aluminium for Andover Norton. The image shows the cast-iron brake track insert in place within the mould together with a filter within the gating system. The filter is positioned to reduce the velocity of the alloy flow into the mould, producing a more laminar flow that reduces turbulence, lowers the risk of sand erosion and filters any unwanted impurities to limit inclusions.

Address

UNIT 8 Lancaster Park, Bowerhill

SN126TT

Telephone

+441225707466

Website

https://www.novacast.co.uk/

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