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    Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry
    Ryobi Die Casting
    GF Casting Solutions
    Messe Dusseldorf
    Inductotherm
    Thongchaipeun | Dreamstime

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    Sinto America
    Molds/Cores

    Moldmaking, Handling – and Rewarding

    May 7, 2024
    A nonferrous foundry has updated its molding and handling capabilities, including an Industry 4.0 process control platform, putting it on track for better performance and productivity...
    Sinto America
    Molds/Cores

    New Molding Machine Fits Right In

    Feb. 27, 2024
    Frazier & Frazier is recording productivity and product quality benefits from the installation of a new flaskless molding machine.
    Skuld LLC
    Issues and Ideas

    Plant to Restart as Lost Foam Foundry

    Feb. 6, 2024
    Skuld LLC will be restarting the former Champion Foundry operation to expand production of castings and 3DP parts for prototypes, tooling, and small-volume custom manufacturing...
    DISA
    Molds/Cores

    Green Sand Molding for Nonferrous Casting

    Feb. 2, 2024
    The green-sand process has emerged as an affordable, high-performance alternative for aluminum and copper alloy casting, offering efficiency, versatility, productivity, and low...
    Sinto America Inc.
    Molds/Cores

    The Next Step in Horizontal Molding

    Feb. 2, 2024
    A new design involving a two-stage molding operation adds excellent mold quality to the existing advantages of flaskless molding.

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    Foundry's 2023-2024 Where-to-Buy Directory

    Sept. 4, 2023
    Locate suppliers for all your metalcasting needs and purchasing decisions.
    Palmer Manufacturing & Supply
    Howell Foundry
    Cascade Die Casting
    Ryzhov Sergey | Dreamstime
    Low-pressure sand mold components.
    Warut Sintapanon | Dreamstime
    Molten iron pouring into a sand mold.
    Molds/Cores

    Quiz: Define Your Terms! Molds & Cores

    Oct. 17, 2023
    The FM&T Quiz is a way to test your knowledge of the metalcasting industry, and see how your understanding compares with the facts.
    voxeljet AG
    A voxeljet VX4000 large-dimension binder-jet sand printer.
    Melt/Pour

    GE, voxeljet Reteam on Sand Printing

    Oct. 17, 2023
    With U.S. Dept. of Energy backing, a development program aims to commercialize large-dimension binder-jet printing of sand molds, to accelerate production of castings for wind...
    Thiti Tangjitsangiem | Dreamstime
    'Availability of new foundry sand is already becoming a challenge, along with the need of providing new solutions to waste management,” according to the director of a metallurgical research center.
    Issues and Ideas

    New Directions in Recycling Foundry Sand

    Oct. 3, 2023
    Process and handling costs, plus metalcasters’ growing sense of environmental liability, are creating an opening for thermal and mechanical processes for recovering spent sand...
    Velo3D
    Close up of the bisected 3D-printed ramjet showing the complexity of its internal design features.
    Testing/QC

    Getting Better at Producing Parts Faster

    Oct. 2, 2023
    Advanced design and engineering have expanded and accelerated everything about the trial-and-error approach to developing parts for manufacturing.