HARDCOTE green sand coating
Coating for green sand moulds
Sustainability
How do you do more with less? That’s the ultimate sustainability challenge.
Innovation
In a changing world, you need a partner that is comfortable when the rules change.
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ROTLOCLENE process
Innovatiove process for the rotary treatment of molten metal in the pouring ladle
SEMCO FF, FD and CC coatings
Coatings to improve economic, social, and environmental sustainability at foundries
FEEDEX FEF
Fluoride emission free, highly exothermic and high pressure-resistant feeder sleeve
Networking the future: interview with the World Foundry Organization
28 Jun 2023
Foseco joins forces with the WFO at GIFA 2023, spotlighting a unified approach to foundry sustainability and innovation for a thriving future.
Foseco win ecoProcess Award at GIFA 2023 for SEMCO water-based coatings
26 Jun 2023
Foseco has been awarded the ecoMetals ecoProcess Award at GIFA 2023. Recognising the company’s SEMCO range of water-based coatings, the award highlights solutions that save energy, materials, and resources in foundry operations. It was presented by show organisers, Messe Düsseldorf, at a ceremony on Thursday 15 June at the GIFA ecoMetals Forum.
Sustainable. But what is sustainable? An interview with Alexander Laugier-Werth
25 Jun 2023
The call for sustainability was loud at GIFA 2023, but what does it really mean for the foundry sector? Alexander Laugier-Werth, VP Sustainability at Vesuvius, provided a valuable perspective during the event.
Innovation and partnership: An interview with Rob Welland
24 Jun 2023
Foseco was founded in 1932 as the Foundry Services Company. Since then, it has focused on providing not just products, but services that address the needs of the industry. Over ninety years later, that mission hasn’t changed, as Rob Welland Vice President of Marketing and Technology, Foseco, explained at GIFA 2023.
Preventing Sand Inclusions and Metal Penetration in Casting: Strategies and Foundry Coatings
03 Jun 2024
Discover the critical role of advanced coatings such as HARDCOTE SF800 in eliminating common casting defects such as sand inclusions and metal penetration. Explore effective prevention strategies, innovative technologies and industry best practices to improve casting quality, reduce rework and increase productivity in automotive, aerospace and other precision-driven industries.
Casting clean steel: filtration
10 May 2024
Casting filtration is proven to significantly reduce inclusion defects. Yet only a small proportion of foundries make use of it. However, new developments in the efficiency and consistency of filters are now bringing the benefits of filtration to a wider range of steel casting applications.
What are non-metallic inclusions and how do you avoid them?
02 Apr 2024
Non-metallic inclusions are the most common cause of casting defects. They are not, however, a homogenous group. This blog looks at some of the most common types and causes of inclusions when casting ductile cast iron, steel and aluminium alloys. We also consider some of the methods available to prevent them.
How crucible selection can lower energy bills and carbon emissions
18 Mar 2024
A crucible is just a crucible, right? We don’t agree. We think it can be so much more.
Our solutions
Backed by a strong process knowledge & application expertise, Foseco can help customers in a wide range of production processes.
The comprehensive range of foundry consumables and equipment for iron, steel and non ferrous foundries includes
- insulating and exothermic feeding systems
- filters for liquid iron, steel and aluminium
- direct pour technology
- solidification simulation software
- non ferrous metal treatment and degassing systems
- metal stream inoculation
- advanced coatings
- environmentally friendly binders
- lining systems for ladles and furnaces
- energy saving crucibles
Services
Wherever you are in the world, expert advice is always just a phone call away. Our technical specialists will be delighted to provide application advice, conduct process audits and deliver training that’s designed to maximise the benefits our solutions create.
Innovation
All Foseco products are born from the need to find better ways of producing better castings more efficiently and economically, and are the result of close collaboration with foundry operators the world over. Our approach is built on close personal relationships where it matters most - on the foundry floor.
Products and solutions for improving foundry performance
The causes of casting defects are numerous and can be found at most stages of the casting process - from the furnace to the mould. Casting defects significantly affect the efficiency, profitability and environmental performance of foundries. Our solutions and advanced computer simulation techniques allow foundries to reduce casting defects such as pinholes, shrinkage cavity, inclusions, scabbing, penetration or veining. Hence the Foseco products reduce labour-intensive fettling and machining, minimise metal usage requirements, influence the metal solidification process and automate moulding and casting, thus reducing cost, energy usage and mould size.
Our aim is to enable improved foundry performance by working alongside our customers to develop and apply products and services that produce better casting quality and higher productivity at lower costs in a safe and healthy working environment.