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OCTOBER 2008

Vulcan Engineering Co., Helena, Alabama has reached an agreement for the transfer of Richards Engineering Inc., Leicester, England to Omega Foundry Equipment, Peterborough, England. The agreement will transfer the ownership and manufacturing of Richards’s products, including thermal reclamation systems, to Omega.

Vulcan will retain access to the Richards product lines through an OEM agreement with Omega. All existing Vulcan Engineering, Co. customers of reclamation equipment will continue to receive fully backed parts and service support.

The sale of Richards is in line with Vulcan’s strategic plan to focus globally on the core business of General Foundry Projects along with specific equipment lines focused on Casting Handling, Metal Finishing, Robotics, Automation and Lost Foam. Vulcan Engineering Co., through its Vulcan Europe Inc. subsidiary, will maintain production, sales and service of Vulcan products in Leicester, England to serve and support the European market.

JULY 2006

Weir Warman of the United Kingdom has recently purchased a Lost Foam Pro-500 Bead Pre-Expander from Vulcan Engineering Co., Helena, Alabama.

JULY 2006

Vulcan Engineering Co., a leading supplier of automation to the investment casting industry, announces it has received an order for a TruGlu Wax Assembly Machine from Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, New Jersey. The new wax assembly machine will automatically assemble wax patterns onto trees. This machine was chosen for its great flexibility and ease of programming, and it’s ability to use existing trees and parts without modification. Using a laser to measure the trees, the robot program is automatically adjusted to match the variation of the tree so that parts are placed in the proper position. The machine also features a vision system that locates the wax parts on the infeed conveyor, feeds this information to the robot, which reorients the gripper to pick up the part. This feature eliminates the need for part dependant fixtures and setup time for each part. Quick-change tooling is standard on each machine which makes job changeover time less than one minute. The parts are dipped in sticky wax and placed on the tree. Once assembly is complete, the robot seals the joints with a torch. The Stryker machine will begin operating during the 4th quarter 2006.

JULY 2006

PSA Peugeot Citroën of Charleville, France has placed an order for a 30 flask per hour Lost Foam Casting Line from Vulcan Engineering Co. of Helena, Alabama. The line will mark the third lost foam system purchased by PSA Peugeot Citroën.

OCTOBER 2008 Vulcan Engineering Co., Helena, Alabama has reached an agreement for the transfer of Richards Engineering Inc., Leicester, England to Omega Foundry Equipment, Peterborough, England. The agreement will transfer the ownership and manufacturing of Richards’s products, including thermal reclamation systems, to Omega. Vulcan will retain access to the Richards product lines through an OEM agreement with Omega. All existing Vulcan Engineering, Co. customers of reclamation equipment will continue to receive fully backed parts and service support. The sale of Richards is in line with Vulcan’s strategic plan to focus globally on the core business of General Foundry Projects along with specific equipment lines focused on Casting Handling, Metal Finishing, Robotics, Automation and Lost Foam. Vulcan Engineering Co., through its Vulcan Europe Inc. subsidiary, will maintain production, sales and service of Vulcan products in Leicester, England to serve and support the European market. JULY 2006 Weir Warman of the United Kingdom has recently purchased a Lost Foam Pro-500 Bead Pre-Expander from Vulcan Engineering Co., Helena, Alabama. JULY 2006 Vulcan Engineering Co., a leading supplier of automation to the investment casting industry, announces it has received an order for a TruGlu Wax Assembly Machine from Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, New Jersey. The new wax assembly machine will automatically assemble wax patterns onto trees. This machine was chosen for its great flexibility and ease of programming, and it’s ability to use existing trees and parts without modification. Using a laser to measure the trees, the robot program is automatically adjusted to match the variation of the tree so that parts are placed in the proper position. The machine also features a vision system that locates the wax parts on the infeed conveyor, feeds this information to the robot, which reorients the gripper to pick up the part. This feature eliminates the need for part dependant fixtures and setup time for each part. Quick-change tooling is standard on each machine which makes job changeover time less than one minute. The parts are dipped in sticky wax and placed on the tree. Once assembly is complete, the robot seals the joints with a torch. The Stryker machine will begin operating during the 4th quarter 2006. JULY 2006 PSA Peugeot Citroën of Charleville, France has placed an order for a 30 flask per hour Lost Foam Casting Line from Vulcan Engineering Co. of Helena, Alabama. The line will mark the third lost foam system purchased by PSA Peugeot Citroën.





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