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 FATA Aluminium - Exhibitions 2002
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| EXHIBITION |
COUNTRY |
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| Castexpo |
Kansas City (MO) USA |
04-07/05/2002 |
| Foundeq. Europe |
Brescia (Italy) |
08-11/05/2002 |
| Litmash |
Moscow (Russia) |
27-30/05/2002 |
| Metal China |
Beijing (China) |
17-20/09/2002 |
| Metalexpo |
Moscow (Russia) |
19-22/11/2002 |
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January - 2002
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Fata Aluminium’s new sand reclaimer
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 Fata Aluminium was one of the first companies in the world to find a solution to the problem of reclaiming foundry sand with both a thermal treatment (as in the case of resin-bonded sand) and with a thermal-mechanical treatment (for sand containing both resins and bentonite). The first sand reclamation system was installed in Italy way back in 1983 at Teksid’s Carmagnola foundry. Since then, Fata Aluminium has installed more than 40 complete “turn-key” plants (including therefore lump crushers, sand bins, belt or pneumatic conveyors, extraction filters, evaporating towers and obviously the furnace and scrubber where the sand contains bentonite) at leading aluminum and iron foundries including Teksid, Nemak, Cifunsa, Volkswagen, Montupet and Tupy.
To cater to the needs of these large foundries which have a sand consumption of several tons/hour, Fata Aluminium has designed increasingly larger systems as confirmed by the fact that plant capacity has grown over the years from an initial 3 tons/h up to a maximum of 12 tons/h.
The first product designed in the early 1980’s, dubbed “Hot-Rec”®, was intended for large-size foundries. In the 1990’s, Fata Aluminium launched its “Eco-Rec” system with a capacity of 1 or 2 tons/h, intended therefore to meet the needs of medium-size foundries or core shops.
To “close the circle”, the 0.5-2 ton “Compact Eco-Rec” system incorporating major technical innovations and intended for small and medium-size foundries has just made its debut.This reclamation furnace combines regeneration of the sand and subsequent cooling inside the same unit, thus reducing not only the space required by the system but also the costs of the furnace supporting structure which can now be positioned at floor level, and also reducing the customer civil works needed for the installation.
This system is highly suitable for small foundries that are forced to have their sand regenerated by other companies either because they lack the space to install a conventional sand reclaimer unit or because the amount of sand in their plants is too low to justify the investment. Medium and large foundries can also obtain noteworthy advantages from the “Compact Eco-Rec” using it to regenerate the sand used in particular processes that has to be kept separate from that used in the main or major processes because of the chemical composition of the resins.
The first prototype plant is up and running at Fata Aluminium and has already passed all the test and tuning phases with flying colors. It is therefore ready for the market, also to meet the needs of small foundries wishing to comply with the increasingly stringent environment protection policies now being applied by the Governments of various countries (ISO 14000).
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January - 2001
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AS OF JANUARY 1 2001, FATA ALUMINIUM, A COMPANY OF THE FATA GROUP, WORLD LEADER IN THE SUPPLY OF FOUNDRY EQUIPMENT WITH OPERATIONS IN USA, MEXICO, CHINA AND WITH GENERAL HQ IN RIVOLI (TURIN), HAS PURCHASED MACCHINE PETERLE S.P.A. SPECIALIZED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CORE-SHOOTERS (FOR WHICH IT HOLDS 5 INTERNATIONAL PATENTS) AND WHICH IS ALSO PRESENT ON ALL WORLD MARKETS.
THIS TRANSACTION COMPLETES FATA ALUMINIUM’S PRODUCTION RANGE AND IS ANOTHER FACET OF A STRATEGY AIMED AT PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH AN EVER MORE COMPLETE SERVICE AS SUPPLIER OF COMPLETE TURN-KEY FOUNDRY SYSTEMS.
THE C.E.O. OF THE COMPANY WILL BE MR. MARZIO RAVEGGI, GENERAL MANAGER OF FATA ALUMINIUM, FLANKED BY MR. GUIDO PETERLE WHO WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD A MINORITY INTEREST IN THE COMPANY THAT BEARS HIS NAME.
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September - 2000
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 Fata Aluminium has just commissioned (September 2000) the first of two carousel type gravity casting systems in TransTec site at Campsie, Londonderry,
Northern Ireland (now CalCast Limited part of Montupet Group). Validation procedures required by Ford Motor Company have started.
The installed capacity will be 1350 heads per day per carousel (gross).
Fata Aluminium has won the contract in late 1999. Two carousel type gravity casting systems will be installed for the production of the 4.0 SOHC cylinder head to be used in Ford Explorer vehicles. The systems will include two 6-station turntables (9500 mm) with mold
changeover, all auxiliary devices such as pouring robots, coresetters and casting unloaders, cooling tunnels and degating  devices. The whole program is expected to last 25 months.
Fata Aluminium has developed the complete casting system in close
co-operation with both TransTec technical staff and the selected tooling supplier TEI.
Fata Aluminium is world leader in various casting technologies for the
production of pistons, cylinder heads, cylinder blocks and manifolds.
With production facilities in Italy, United States and Mexico and representative offices all over the world, it is one of the major groups in these business sectors with a clear global focus.
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June 29 - 2000
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FATA ALUMINIUM RECEIVES THE IMPORTANT SUPPLIER
OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 1999
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 On June 29 2000, the Nemak company awarded the supplier of the year award for 1999 to the Fata Aluminium Group, with facilities in Turin, Detroit, Monterrey and Beijing.
Fata Aluminium received the Excellence Award for its exceptional performance as regards constant improvement of quality, service and price.
The Nemak Group, is a world leader in the production of aluminum automotive components and is currently expanding, its business both in North America and Europe.
In the last eight years, Fata Aluminium has contributed to the success of this major Mexican industry, developing, in co-design with Nemak, and supplying an innovative casting system dubbed Simone (Sistema de Moldeo Nemak).
It also furnished both prototype and production tooling for the construction of cylinder heads for Nemak's North American automotive customers as well as automated rotary turntables and ancillary foundry equipment such as decoring booths, sand regeneration systems, test beds.
The ceremony was attended by the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Manuel Rivera, the Sales Manager and Head of Product Development Armando Tamez for Nemak while Fata Aluminium was represented by Marzio Raveggi, General Manager, and the General Manager of the American associated company, Fata Aluminum Inc, Giorgio Donini.
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