Foundry Saguenay

Guest speaker at RAPID 2012 in Atlanta

fonderie@fonderie-sag.com (Fonderie Saguenay) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:47:47 +0000

January 2012 – Marc Savard has been chosen to be a guest speaker on Thursday, May 24^th 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia during the RAPID 2012 trade fair. He will discuss the need in the casting industry for new, more effective way to fabricate castings in small quantities and what technologies like Nopatech™ can do to improve the development cycle of new products or the service of discontinued parts.

Marc Savard has been working for 22 years for Saguenay Foundry, assuming the presidency of the company in 2008. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal in Quebec, Canada.

Saguenay Foundry will also be at booth 213 to showcase its new technology, Nopatech™ from May 22^nd to May 25^th. Nopatech™ is a patent-pending technology for pattern-free castings that was developed by Saguenay Foundry upon the most recent technologies in robotics.

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Lloyd’s Register List of Approved Manufacturer

fonderie@fonderie-sag.com (Fonderie Saguenay) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:16:17 +0000

July 2011 - Foundry Saguenay has successfully undergone an accreditation process to become a member of Lloyd’s Register List of Approved Manufacturer. Foundry Saguenay can now produce castings in Spheroidal Graphite Iron (ductile iron) up to 12,280 lbs (5.57 metric tonnes) in accordance with the requirements of the prestigious risk management and safety assurance organisation.

With this certification, Foundry Saguenay becomes the approved supplier for the heaviest ductile iron castings in Canada.

According to Marc Savard, president of Fonderie Saguenay: “This new accreditation is important to us because it demonstrates our commitment to quality. It is a statement and a way to reassure those who do not already know our foundry; we offer quality and consistency to the highest international standards”

The mission of The Lloyd’s Register Group is to enhance the safety of individuals and property by upholding high technical standards in many industries. It offers independent third-party approval to attest the conformity of products with industry specific standards. This certification is mandatory for most castings in the Naval Industry.

Foundry Saguenay has been a certified ISO 9001:2008 foundry since 2008 and was a CSA Z-299.3 for almost 20 years before that.

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Eliminating pattern in casting process

fonderie@fonderie-sag.com (Fonderie Saguenay) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:08:22 +0000

December 2010 - Fonderie Saguenay introduces Nopatech^™, a new fabrication alternative for gray and ductile iron parts. Using the most recent innovations in robotics and software technologies, Fonderie Saguenay produces real size patternless castings without the need for costly patterns.

Parts can now be cast one or two weeks after the reception of a customer drawing. Short production runs, prototypes and urgent repairs are done with cost savings ranging between 30% and 80% compared to the traditional pattern/casting scenario.

Jean-Philippe Lefebvre, pattern shop supervisor for Baldor-Maska, was among the first clients to use this technology: “The Nopatech^™ process was very useful to us. One of our clients needed a part on an urgent basis. By using the Nopatech^™ process, we saved money and, most importantly, time, because we couldn’t wait after pattern fabrication. When we received the cast part, one week after ordering, we measured it and the dimensions were as good as it would have been with a pattern. The surface finish was also very good. We will not hesitate to use this new process again in the future“.

Nopatech^™ Is a 9 axis robotic cell that machines blank sand moulds in sizes from 20” X 20” up to 115” X 115”. It also produces cores, providing a complete solution to a wide variety of casting applications.

This new patternless technology is an alternative to non-environmentally-friendly polystyrene foam patterns and waste producing weldments. Castings offer flexibility in design and optimal weight distribution compared to other metal fabrication processes, and are now competitive in both price and lead time thanks to Nopatech^™.

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Investing in a new fluid analysis software

fonderie@fonderie-sag.com (Fonderie Saguenay) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:22:08 +0000

February 2010 - Saguenay Foundry innovates once more by acquiring a state-of-the-art fluid analysis software to further improve the quality of the products we deliver to our clients. With this software, Foundry Saguenay can optimize the gating system of any casting before it is poured for the first time, saving time and money.

We like challenges, so if you have a complicated part that need special care, this new software will help us produce it with consistency and unparalleled quality.

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Carousel for fast moulding of medium-sized production runs

fonderie@fonderie-sag.com (Fonderie Saguenay) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:32:17 +0000

January 2010 - To improve its productivity, Saguenay Foundry acquired a Palmer molding carousel. With this, our employees can easily create a no-bake sand mold from an existing pattern, use vibration to ensure sand consistency and then start over with the next part while the first one solidifies. At the other end, the mold gets painted if necessary before the cope and drag are assembled, ready for pouring.

With this, Saguenay Foundry will be even more competitive on medium-size production runs, offering our clients better quality at the same time.

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