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Pig iron promotes carbon precipitation as graphite during solidification, but it raises the prospect of iron oxidation – a problem for which there is an alternative resolution.
The advent of tariffs is a threat to profitability for foundries relying on pig iron to set melt chemistry – but a better understanding of molten iron oxidization points to a ...
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Zeiss
Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions ATOS 5 sensor with ScanBox Series 5 analytic technology.
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Great Question Podcast

Melt/Pour

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
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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
Koi88 | Dreamstime
Detail of a jet engine’s turbine blades.
The investment casting group is installing a Seco/Warwick annealing furnace to relieve the residual stresses and prevent recrystallization in single-crystal turbine blades.
Sept. 2, 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
ExOne Co.
ExOne Co. develops binder-jet additive manufacturing systems and materials, particularly for sand printing technologies for molds and cores.
Two of the sand 3D-printing specialist’s overseas businesses were approved for sale to Anzu Partners, in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding for ExOne parent company, Desktop...
Aug. 7, 2025
Mantle
Mantle Top Definition functions allow direct printing of features as thin as 0.008 in.
Mantle Top Definition functions improve fine-feature capabilities, so moldmakers can eliminate the cost- and time-consuming sinker EDM operations.
Aug. 7, 2025
Rolls-Royce
Naval propellor produced at Rolls-Royce foundry, Pascagoula, MS.
Fairbanks Morse Defense acquired the Rolls-Royce specialty and stainless steel foundry – the only private plant in the U.S. casting large Navy-standard propulsor systems,
July 24, 2025

Issues and Ideas

Stellantis
Grand Cherokee assembly at Stellantis Detroit Assembly Complex.
A four-year, $13-billion program is said to be the largest in the group’s history, and is forecast to bring 3,300 jobs to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
Oct. 16, 2025
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Intel chip production
Does the imperative of rebuilding U.S. manufacturing require us to exchange our operating principles? Tell us why we should elevate power over skill and authority over innovation...
Oct. 14, 2025
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The U.S. economy is undergoing a fundamental shift. As Industry 4.0 advances, driven by artificial intelligence, advanced robotics and additive manufacturing, our nation faces...
Oct. 8, 2025
GF Casting Solutions
GF Casting Solutions in Leipzig, Germany.
As Georg Fisher divests and streamlines, Ontario-based Linamar is diversifying further with ductile iron casting and 3D printing capabilities to supply parts for off-road, renewable...
Oct. 8, 2025

Finishing

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
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
Charlotte Pipe Edge HP coated iron pipe and fittings.
The North Carolina foundry that opened two years ago will be the new location for specially coating of cast iron pipes and fittings.
June 10, 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