http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog H. Goodwin Blog - Iron Castings, shell moulding Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:44:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alan Griffiths has recently been appointed Sales Manager. Alan has over 20 years sales experience in the foundry industry, working his way through the ranks of a Patternmaker to Estimating and Technical Sales Representative, he has considerable knowledge of the foundry and engineering business that will be an asset to H. ... http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog/?p=32 Simon Bickley, who has worked at H. Goodwin since 1997, is now responsible for the Sales function. http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog/?p=30 It is with deep regret that we have to announce that Geoff Preece has died after returning from a short family holiday in Ireland. He had a wealth of knowledge in the foundry industry and will be sadly missed. http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog/?p=28 We are pleased to advise that the sand conveyor system has been replaced over the Easter break. This track takes the sand to the moulding stations and is an important piece of equipment. http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog/?p=25 Here is a video demonstration of the Green Sand Moulding process. Visit the Manufacturing page for more information on Green Sand Moulding. http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog/?p=17 We have recently invested in a P.J. Hare 7.5 ton hydraulic power press.  This will enable us to coin castings, thereby omitting unnecessary laborious grinding operations.  This procedure will increase the accuracy of the finished castings. http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog/?p=12 After many years, Angie Farrow, our Accounts Office Manager, has officially tied the knot and is now a married lady! She took a honeymoon on a cruise around the Mediterranean. We are pleased to advise she has now returned to work and is keeping our finances in order! http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog/?p=9 A recently established in-house machining department has already produced significant improvement to customer satisfaction, due to the quicker turnaround capability. The processes undertaken include General Machining and Turning, Drilling and Reaming using semi-automatic equipment.  This department complements the traditional Grinding and Fettling section. The production staff in this area have many years ... http://www.hgoodwin.com/blog/?p=3