Thinking back over my years in the foundry industry, the most common questions asked by buyers, designers, and machinists are related to explanations of casting defects, their causes, and remedies.
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July 13, 2023
Reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) manufacturing job announcements are continuing to outpace recent record highs, reaching 101,500 jobs in the first quarter of 2023.
July 13, 2023
Tooling in metalcasting and CNC machining refers to reusable items that are specific to each job. In investment casting, tooling is considered to be wax-injection dies used to create wax patterns.
May 23, 2023
You have now made the decision that the product you are currently designing will need to use castings. You contact your chosen foundry and begin discussing enlisting their assistance.