Modern Casting

A production of @AmerFoundrySoc, Modern Casting is an award-winning magazine covering the metalcasting industry.

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Two @FEF_INC students and military service members plan to take their skills from the battlefield to the #foundry industry. Thank you Eden & Gustavo for your service!

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The contribution of melting, casting, heat treating, machining, and more is very small compared to the carbon footprint of the purchased metal used for making castings, making recycling extremely important.

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Foundry insiders point to the problem-solving mindsets and downtime-reducing technologies that are moving the industry forward—one preventive step at a time­—on the equipment maintenance continuum.

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Applying ingenuity and firm resolve, @ClowValve’s Midwest brass and iron foundry took action to reduce injury and cost––by significantly reducing its volume of grinding.

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In a tough insurance market, foundries might begin looking at captive solutions, different ways to structure deductibles, and even profit sharing components under umbrella programs.

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SA Baxter in New York created reproductions of a 1915 neoclassical bronze knob using 3D scanning and the investment casting process -- giving a timeless look to door levers at the @nypl! 🚪

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"Just like low fat, low sugar, and low salt claims for foods, common standards are going to be needed for green metals," writes Bob Baird, Energy Sustainment Manager of @GM.

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Foundry trials explored the use of a slurry made from two plants’ dust collection in green sand molds to lower HAPs and carbon monoxide.

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AFS Corporate Member #ASKChemicals has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the industrial resin business from @SIGroupInside in New York. #industrynews

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Chemical shortages resulting from multiple global factors have prompted short supplies, long delays and steep prices. This challenge may not go away soon, but #foundries are finding ways to adapt.

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A study compared the cleanliness, microstructures and mechanical properties of X80 pipeline steel samples produced by vacuum induction melting versus air induction melting.

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A newly-issued Executive Order from the White House believes aims to enhance competition and protect consumers across many industries. The plan will likely affect #metalcasters in several key areas:

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#MondayMotivation: No matter where ASM Materials Camp students logged on from this summer, they were ready with foundry-in-a-bucket kits to learn the materials and take part in activities.

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In this award-winning work, a model to predict the distribution of mechanical properties in popular aluminum alloys was developed.

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An AFS research project updated the standard permanent mold test bar design for better representation of clean metal’s highest mechanical properties.

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Creating a happy, motivated and fulfilled workforce has achieved a solid retention rate for Metal Technologies, where it’s rare to find an employee with less than a decade of tenure.

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Green metals have low total life cycle carbon emission and their importance could grow as more OEMs make commitments to lower their carbon footprint.

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Waterworks product specialists and foundry Ford Meter Box, an AFS Corporate Member in Wabash, Indiana, recently upgraded its existing matchplate molding machine to a DISA MATCH 14/19 with Automatic Core Setter. Pic cred: DISA

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Reg Zeller is focused on helping more companies, large and small, realize the benefits of not only bringing their parts back from Asia but converting them into stronger, more efficient castings.

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The new ASTM standard provides useful guidance based on best practices shared through a 2018 AFS foundry industry study.

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