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In a mini drone cast by AFS Corporate Member Aristo Cast Inc. (Almont, Michigan), 3D printed wax patterns and generative design were used to achieve a complex support structure.

In my last column, we discussed the conditions propelling a significant global supply chain shift and the positive trend toward localization that is increasing the rate of reshoring by U.S.

The thousands of professionals who buy, specify and design parts are in many ways the under-appreciated heroes of the industrial supply chain.

Question: Who’s the first point-person at the foundry responsible for looking at the buyer’s contract?