Manufactured products, particularly foundry products, cannot reach their intended market without the labor of humans. That means there is always an opportunity for issues related to employment and labor to come to the fore and perhaps steal attention away from the critical operational issues of the foundry in favor of employment or labor issues. Indeed, manufacturers are often prime targets…
The metalcasting industry is always moving ahead. Whether it’s how to pour the purest metal, produce components with as little scrap as possible, or plunge into additive manufacturing, when foundries look for ways to push into the future, they’re successful. Then it should not be a surprise that the industry is working to make sure there won’t be a shortage…
As the American Foundry Society rolled out its annual economic forecast in January, the numbers were more encouraging than in recent years. AFS is projecting sales growth of 4.7% in 2018, followed by another 1.8% growth in 2019, for the overall market. Coming on the heels of an estimated 2.7 percent growth in 2017, the industry is looking at its…
Foundry Equipment include machines, tools and devices that are used in foundries and metal casting facilities to execute different functions and requirements. A wide range of foundry equipment and systems are available in the market that are used in applications, as varied as automation, mold, core and sand making, laboratory, safety and environmental conservation purposes, testing and inspection, cleaning and finishing,…
Green Sand Molding Green sand is by far the most diversified molding method used in current metalcasting operations. The green sand process utilizes a mold made of compressed or compacted moist sand packed around a wood or metal pattern. The term "green" denotes the presence of moisture in the molding sand, and indicates that the mold is not baked or…
Almost every material we could ever want is lurking somewhere in the planet beneath our feet. From the gold we wear as jewelry to the oil that powers our cars, Earth's storehouse of amazing materials can supply virtually every need. Chemical elements are the basic building blocks from which all the materials inside Earth are made. There are 90 or so naturally…
Introduction to Metal Casting: From ages immemorial, metal has been a faithful companion of the human in peace or in war. To refine the metal that is unearthed from the core of the earth and to melt and shape them a variety of techniques has been developed, which is generally termed as castings. With the passage of time casting has progressed…
Casting is a method where a solid material is dissolved, heated to suitable temperature (generally treated to change its chemical structure), and is then added into a mold or cavity, which keeps it in a proper form during solidification. As a result, in just one step, complex or simple designs can be created from any material that can be dissolved.…
A variety of casting methods are used for making the components for pumps and valves. They can be done using either ferrous or non-ferrous casting methods. Using Ferrous Casting Pump and Valve components can be cast using the following processes malleable iron casting, gray iron casting and ductile iron casting. Advantages of each of the casting methods are enumerated below…
The automobile industry offers a huge market for the cast products using ferrous, non-ferrous metals and its alloys. Various casting methods are used to produce automobile accessories that are light in weight, easy to maneuver, and cheap. Zinc Die Casting and Aluminum Die Casting are two most popularly used processes to produce automobile casting equipment. Zinc Die Casting :By using…
