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In my last column, I covered shrinkage related defects, their causes, and potential cures.

A complex boat propeller was being produced by machining from solid billet, with hours of programming and machining time.

A new product for a high efficiency water heater was designed for manufacturability at an affordable cost and produced by Alu-Bra Foundry (Bensenville, Illinois).

On a recent trip to visit foundries in Iowa, I encountered a phrase several times that I’m sure we’ve all heard (or experienced) the last couple of years: shortstaffed.