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    Tupungato | Dreamstime
    U.S. Capitol building.
    Dmytro Zinkevych | Dreamstime
    Manufacturing workers and cyber-security.
    Palmer Manufacturing & Supply
    Palmer’s HCCL-Series sand classifier.
    Gibbs Die Casting
    Front (left) and rear (right) driveline units.
    Stratecast
    Reichmann automated CNC grinding cell.
    Waupaca Foundry
    Dual pouring at Waupaca Foundry.

    Highlights

    DISA / Norican
    DISA Grind unit.
    Finishing

    Automated Grinding that Checks All the Boxes

    March 3, 2025
    A new system designed for small/midsized foundries handles short and medium runs of castings up to 1200 kg, in any alloy, cleanly and safely, with accuracy and consistency.
    Sun Metalon
    Sun Metalon’s recycling technology.
    Materials

    Transforming Waste Into Value

    Feb. 10, 2025
    Foundries need a cost-competitive, environmentally viable, and efficient way to reclaim the metal lost to slag, dust, chips, sludges, and swarf. On-site reprocessing converts ...
    EMI Inc. .
    EMI Inc. core machine.
    Molds/Cores

    How to Reduce Core Defects

    Feb. 6, 2025
    Achieving optimal results may involve trial and error, expertise, and using simulation software. Implementing new tooling typically requires a balanced combination of these approaches...
    Resand Ltd.
    Italian additive manufacturing company Corsa3D prints sand molds and cores.
    Molds/Cores

    3D Printer Adopts Sand Reclamation

    Feb. 6, 2025
    An Italian manufacturer of sand molds and cores will cut its material costs and emissions by implementing the Resand Ltd. technology for recycling bonded sand.
    Tatsiana Kuryanovich | Dreamstime
    Tatsiana Kuryanovich | Dreamstime | Split in global market.
    Issues and Ideas

    Not Buying It Anymore

    Feb. 4, 2025
    Globalism had a good life. It fulfilled most of the promises made in its favor over 35 years. But the belief in and confidence about globalism was more real than the power it ...

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    Download: FM&T's 2025 Metalcasting Outlook

    Jan. 14, 2025
    Download the results of our annual survey of foundry and diecasting managers and decisionmakers as they share their 2025 outlook.
    Waupaca Foundry
    Grinding castings at Waupaca Foundry, Ironwood, MI.
    Issues and Ideas

    Waupaca Closing Finishing Plant

    Jan. 21, 2025
    Logistics, labor, and freight costs have altered the market dynamics for the Michigan operation, which will cease operations next month.
    ASI International Ltd.
    Severe slag build-up in the upper case of a channel furnace.
    Melt/Pour

    Managing Slag Build-up in Channel Furnaces

    Jan. 9, 2025
    Foundries today must reduce melting costs and improve operating efficiency – so for induction melting operations it’s critical to minimize the oxides, silicates, and sulfides ...
    Mari1408 | Dreamstime
    ID 145281614 © Mari1408 | Dreamstime.com
    Issues and Ideas

    AM Takeover Dispute Expands

    Jan. 6, 2025
    A court date is set for the charge that Nano Dimension has not fulfilled its commitment to complete the agreed $183M takeover, and Desktop Metal is claiming a second buyout should...
    Nordroden | Dreamstime
    ID 188352140 © Nordroden | Dreamstime.com
    Molds/Cores

    Additive Manufacturing Merger Heads to Court

    Dec. 24, 2024
    Nano Dimension was expected to take over Desktop Metal by Q4 – and now a Delaware court is being asked to compel it to complete the deal as soon as possible.