Manufacturing Industry
Foundry selects Simpson Multi-Cooler for redesign project.(Metalcasting News)(Simpson Corp)(Brief Article)
Foundry Management & Technology, July, 2004
Simpson Corp. reports it will be supplying its Model #MC-200 Simpson Multi-Cooler as part of a modernization and expansion at Componenta Corp.'s foundry at Karkkila, Finland. Componenta operates foundries, forges, and machine shops in Finland and Sweden, and last summer announced a plan to merge two foundries.
The Componenta Karkkila foundry and Componenta Alvesta foundry, in Sweden, are similar in size and both are operating at less than optimal capacity utilization. The plan is to consolidate the machinery, equipment, and capabilities of the two foundries to eliminate excess capacity and create a efficient, and competitive, operation. It's due to start operating in August.
The Karkkila foundry will be redesigned with a new layout, centering around...
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