Recovery of sprues in the spinning process

Sprue recovery in the centrifugal casting process: Maximizing efficiency and minimizing waste In the centrifugal casting industry, as in any industrial sector, optimizing materials and processes is essential to maintain competitiveness and profitability. One of the main concerns for professionals in this field is the management of waste generated during the casting process, particularly when…

museum miniatures

Museum Miniatures and CONIEX: A successful collaboration with MA-90/55 silicone for Spin Casting

At CONIEX, we take pride in collaborating with innovative and creative companies seeking the best materials for their projects. One of our distinguished clients in the Casting product line is Museum Miniatures, a UK-based company specializing in creating metal miniatures for games. This collaboration has been especially successful due to the use of our SILCODISC…

The importance of safety in centrifugal casting

Centrifugal Casting, also known as Spin Casting, is a widely used manufacturing method in various industries due to its efficiency and speed in producing high-quality parts. Although it is not considered an inherently dangerous process, it is essential to understand that, like any industrial process, there are potential associated risks. Therefore, it is crucial to…

Long live the complements

Fashion is ephemeral and changing, sometimes too quickly. But if anything endures in one way or another, it’s the accessories. They have the power to totally change or complete a look, as well as to define and distinguish us from the rest. Since time immemorial they have been present among us. Already in the Middle…

Substitution of micrometal for industrial talc

Due mainly to the regulations on Occupational Hazards and Environmental Health, we have been gradually forced to eliminate and replace some of the raw materials we use on a regular basis. Today it is the turn of our Micrometal product. There is no substitute product with the same characteristics, so CONIEX, s.a. recommends the use…

Lead-free pewter

Rumors have been circulating lately that lead content in pewter alloys has been banned and we would like to state the following: For many years CONIEX, S.A. has been supplying pewter alloys formulated from electrolytically pure metals, with a lead content never higher than 4%, which is the maximum allowed in the USA until now,…