Allan P Banks11 Heather Lea Avenue, Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S17 3DJTel: 0114 2352710 Fax: 0114 2350771 Established: 1981 Professional staff: 1 Key personnel: Allan P Banks, FIMMM, FIBF Services offered: Design/production parameters for castings, design/formulation of ingots and the means of producing them to maximised integrity, formulation of related ingot moulds – definition of foundry parameters for their production, formulation of teeming equipment on fluid, dynamic principles. Service investigations – ingots, products, castings, slag, handling, processes. Typical projects undertaken: Schemes for uphill teem ingots. Formulation/design of large forging ingots – related ‘teem’ equipment and definition of product parameters. Schemes/equipment for slag handling. Definition of foundry operation parameters for ingot moulds and similar special service castings. Investigations into ingot/related ingot mould problems. Materials investigations/failure investigations. Overseas experience: Scandinavia, Europe, Italy, Finland, South Africa, India, Australia, USA, Canada, South America Language(s): German Keywords: Casting |