A study on cast aluminum 351 for cylinder heads determined the alloy has improved tensile strength and creep resistance over more common alloys while exhibiting good castability.
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Vermont Castings Goes Lean
July 3, 2018The producer of cast iron stove parts is moving into a new era thanks to an ambitious lean manufacturing program.
Read MoreDefect Detective: Common Green Sand Flaws
Green sand quality control, including good critical visual inspection, helps avoid scrapped castings.
Investment Casting Successes
See examples of applications where choosing the investment casting process saved money and improved quality.
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AFS: Building Value Through Industry Connections
The foundry industry continues to face rapidly evolving challenges.
How Your Foundry Can Change Perceptions
In the first part of this column published in June, we reviewed two critical communications ideas for metalcasters, brand and reputation. Brand is how you want to image your company to customers. You control what you tell your customers. Brand is how you compete.
Getting the Most Out of the Internet: Advice for Foundries
Foundries are used to dealing in absolutes: supply, production and delivery. In fact, the entire manufacturing industry is built around tangible products. Whether you're talking about automobiles or fidget spinners, manufacturing means products you can see, touch and use.
How Are We Going to Do This?
I will guess that many (most?) of you have thought or said that phrase before in your business.