Finishing & Surface Preparation

Diamond Wheel Stand Grinders Increase Safety and ROI Brian Luebke, ATS – Vice President John Mariani, Engis Corporation – Market Manager of Foundry Products April 2026 Foundry environments are among the most demanding in the manufacturing world. Grinding is a common finishing technique in foundry work and used to remove- flash, gates, risers and parting…

Every iron casting that leaves a foundry has first been through a gauntlet of grinding, cutting, and finishing work that most buyers never see. Gates and risers, the solid metal channels and reservoirs that feed molten metal into the mold, must be severed cleanly from the part. Flash and parting-line seams left by the mold…