At NovaCast, a large proportion of our castings are produced using Aluminium alloy. The formation of Aluminium Oxide and the presence of non-metallic inclusions, collectively known as dross, is an inherent part of the casting process and one that must be managed to achieve the highest quality castings. For many years, part of the foundryman’s … Read more
The following Facilities Gallery shows a selection of images from NovaCast’s UK Foundry
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- Molten Aluminium ready for die casting
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- Linishing a cast Aluminium agricultural component
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- Creating sand casting moulds using recycled sand
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- Sand casting mould preparation
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- Pouring Aluminium into sand moulds
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- Aluminium Gravity Die Casting at the Melksham foundry
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- Quality checking using the latest CMM equipment
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- NovaCast has recently invested in additional QA facilities in Melksham
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- Sand casting at the UK foundry
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- Sand casting at the UK foundry
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- Gravity Die Casting Aluminium
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- Highly experienced foundrymen at NovaCast, Melksham
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- Molten Aluminium at 700 Degrees Centigrade
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- Sand moulds are carefully positioned prior to casting
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- High quality sand moulds ensure high quality castings
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- Preparation of the sand mould
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- Image shows both halves of a sand mould with cores in place
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- Sand mould with cores in place
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- 3D Printed Prototype: Bike-share locking mechanism 1
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- 3D Printed Prototype: Bike-share locking mechanism 2
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- 3D Printed Prototype: Bike-share locking mechanism 3
To discuss your requirements, call a member of NovaCast’s team on +44 (0) 1225 707466, send us a message here or email sales@novacast.co.uk.
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