Vesuvius plc products

Foseco offers a variety of products to optimise energy usage, improve metal cleanliness and casting quality and maximise casting yields.

Foseco supplies products and equipment for all non ferrous metal types to prevent casting defects.

Foseco offers a wide range of foundry consumables and equipment to meet the requirements of the different types of cast iron. Iron foundries require metal of controlled composition and temperature, supplied at a rate sufficient to match the varying demands of the moulding line. The metallic charge to be melted consists usually of foundry returns, iron scrap, steel scrap and pig iron with alloying additions such as ferrosilicon. The majority of repetition iron castings are made in green sand moulds with resin-bonded cores. The great merits of grey iron are its low cost, its high fluidity at modest temperatures and the fact that it freezes with little volume change. Ductile iron has high ductility allowing castings to be used in critical applications. Foseco offers a wide range of foundry consumables and equipment to meet the requirements of the different types of cast iron.

The Intelligent Coating Unit (ICU) automates the process of measuring and controlling the dilution of refractory coatings to ensure the correct consistency is maintained and the properties required for optimum application are achieved. The process is continuous; ensuring that there is minimal coating variability throughout the day and eliminating operator dependence. Controlled coating density is the most reliable parameter in ensuring the applied layer of coating is at the correct thickness, which in turns leads to the best casting surface finish achieved consistently and repeatably.

Our Flow Control products and systems are used extensively in the continuous casting process, enabling steel to be cast without interruption, while protecting it from the atmosphere when passing through the production process. Avoiding atmospheric contact significantly reduces contamination levels in the steel. Thus the quality, reliability and consistency of our products are critical in the quality of the finished metal being produced and the productivity, profitability and safety of our customers’ process.

Foseco’s feeding system products are designed to help foundry operators make sound castings for less money. Foseco is the global leader in feeding system products because our products have the highest thermal and feed performance available. And, because Foseco’s feeding aids are carefully made in very reliable processes, feed performance is particularly consistent. The application of Foseco feeding solutions avoid shrinkage defects and improve casting yields, reducing the amount of non-productive metal poured. Significant savings can also be made in fettling and cleaning operations.

SLAX 30 - Slag coagulant for ladles and furnaces. SLAX is a range of products for coagulating and removing slag from the surface of melts in ladles or furnaces.