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Manufacturing Man and the Impossible Casting:
Kory Anderson isn’t a mere enthusiast on the subject of historic U.S. manufacturing—he is, in fact, on a mission to preserve it. Leading multiple organizations, his drive to keep the past alive recently resulted in a 1,600-lb. ductile iron casting that won the Best Prototype category in the 2025 AFS/Casting Source magazine Casting of the Year competition.
Opportunites with Ductile Iron Castings in Lightweighting of Vehicles:
Engineers continue to develop new, better ductile iron alloys to allow designers to create lighter, less expensive components. Ductile iron can compete technically and economically with aluminum, steel, and titanium castings, forgings, and weldments. Learn more about the opportunities.
Bring on the Features, Forget the Machining:
Jiten Shah examines an investment casting process that offers tighter dimensional and profile tolerances with minimal or no draft and excellent as-cast surface finish.
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