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Laser metal sintering forms a steel part.
An R&D project underway now is applying data collected from different 3DP methods and adaptive robotics systems to a digital twin of a standard foundry operation – to streamline...
Kelair Dampers
Kelair Dampers backdraft damper (left) and diverter damper (right.)
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Dynamo Furnaces installation.
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Great Question Podcast

Melt/Pour

Pepebaeza | Dreamstime
Skimming molten aluminum
The automakers’ two aluminum casting operations are due to be expanded with four new production lines as part of wider capital-investment program to increase capacity for hybrid...
Nov. 20, 2025
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Automotive crankshaft
It’s strong, durable, and fatigue-resistant. And it’s everywhere. But do you understand what makes ductile iron so applicable to so many industrial markets?
Nov. 13, 2025
SinterCast
SinterCast CGI sampling cup.
Weakened demand for diesel engines and broad economic uncertainty tanked series production volumes for compacted graphite iron during Q3 2025.
Oct. 30, 2025
Waupaca Foundry
Waupaca Foundry Plant 4, Marinette, WI, iron pouring.
The iron foundry group will replace the furnace charging system at Marinette, WI, the final stage for a multi-year, +$100-million improvement project across five locations.
Oct. 6, 2025

Molds/Cores

Aludyne
Aludyne cast parts.
Continuing an acquisition spree, the Canadian manufacturing group will buy the Aludyne lightweight automotive casting operations for $300 million.
Oct. 14, 2025
Pitchaya Pingpithayakul | Dreamstime
Plant operators with checklist.
The 2026 Business Outlook survey is closing soon. Your insights and experiences will tell us - and tell the world - what’s happening in the metalcasting industry.
Sept. 16, 2025
Porosity in castings results when mold gases are generated during pouring. This may result in blowholes (spherical or ovular cavities in the casting surface or within the casting) or pinhole porosity, the result of hydrogen trapped during in the mass of molten metal.
Mistakes are expensive, but metallurgists and QC technicians aim to profit from them by investigating how casting defects develop. That has resulted in a terminology for classifying...
Sept. 8, 2025
Zeiss
Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions ATOS 5 sensor with ScanBox Series 5 analytic technology.
Optical laser scanning captures highly accurate internal and external dimensional data quickly for production and quality control in investment casting of turbine blades.
Sept. 2, 2025

Issues and Ideas

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A welder uses a welding torch.
A quarterly review of purchasing data finds manufacturing entering a recovery phase.
Nov. 26, 2025
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Robots working in machine zone
Where traditional OEE falls short, and how to break out of "OEE purgatory."
Nov. 18, 2025
Poka
Poka Huddle Board.
Huddle Boards eliminate inefficiencies by creating a shared digital hub for KPIs, issues, escalations, tasks, and standard work - consolidating all relevant information and promoting...
Nov. 18, 2025
Bingham & Taylor
Bingham & Taylor casting gray iron.
New combination expands the foundry group’s activity in water and gas infrastructure markets.
Nov. 11, 2025

Finishing

Weiler Abrasives
Weiler Abrasives color-coded grinding brushes
Color-coding helps stop cross-contamination in grinding operations involving both carbon and stainless, by making it easy to identify the correct wire brush.
Nov. 6, 2025
Weiler Abrasives
Weiler Abrasives Tiger 3D MAX Ceramic resin fiber discs.
Cutting-edge grain technology designed for maximum cut rate and material removal to boost throughput and reduce operator fatigue.
Oct. 16, 2025
VIP Tooling
CNC machining at VIP Tooling, Shelbyville, IN.
Kimura Foundry America acquired VIP Tooling, combining casting technologies and precision machining capabilities, simplifying the supply chain and improving lead times.
July 17, 2025
Weiler Abrasives
Weiler Abrasives automated grinding cell.
Labor-intensive processes are the focus of innovation, where emerging applications offer potential for greater performance and results, with health and safety advantages too.
June 11, 2025

New Products

MPS Centurion UK
Centurion Concept Vulcan helmet
A lightweight helmet is designed for metalcasting and other operations involving extreme temperatures or molten metal exposure.
Aug. 26, 2025
Daubert Cromwell
Daubert Cromwell VCI film.
Corrosion-inhibiting films will break down into soil, gases, and water, for cost-effective, sustainable packaging.
June 3, 2025
Best Process Solutions Inc.
Best Process Solutions model CFL dual-motor vibratory feeders.
Machines are designed and manufactured to convey products smoothly, with adjustable, variable, or fixed material flow.
May 27, 2025
Cincoze
Cincoze 15.6-inch full high-definition display
The 15.6-inch full high-definition display for panel PCs and monitors offer high-quality displays for demanding industrial use, such as displaying complex SCADA data or image ...
May 6, 2025