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Half-Century Man

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1. Low pressure molten aluminum injection casting machines are dangerous.

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 10:58 PM

Nov 2013

Any water in the path of the molten metal flashes to 800X it's volume in steam and explosively overloads the clamping cylinders. Horribly burned an injection mold operator at Alcoa Wheel Products Beloit about 12 years ago. He survived, just barely.

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Low pressure molten aluminum injection casting machines are dangerous. Half-Century Man Nov 2013 #1

Aieee. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #5

I know he spent more than a year in the hospital. Half-Century Man Nov 2013 #6

Likely a daily occurrence in China to other American corporations Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #2

bingo Champion Jack Nov 2013 #3

good point. eom. pothos Nov 2013 #4