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    Waupaca Foundry
    Dual pouring at Waupaca Foundry.
    Tatsiana Kuryanovich | Dreamstime
    Tatsiana Kuryanovich | Dreamstime | Split in global market.
    Honda of America
    Honda’s Anna (OH) Engine Plant is now home to six, 6,000-ton high-pressure diecasting machines. Megacasting machine at Honda, Anna, OH.
    Nordroden | Dreamstime
    ID 148254241 © Nordroden | Dreamstime.com
    ABB Robotics
    ABB Robotics AppStudio software tool.
    Vital Hil | Dreamstime
    Foundry scrap and metal recycling.

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    Stratecast LLC
    Reichmann automated CNC grinding system
    Finishing

    Robotic Grinding vs. CNC Grinding

    Feb. 11, 2025
    Integrated casting finishing systems blend precision, adaptability, and efficiency to address complex casting requirements, and optimize cycle times and product quality.
    Foundry 2025 Metalcasting Outlook
    White Papers

    Download: 2025 Metalcasting Outlook

    Jan. 13, 2025
    Get the results of our annual survey of foundry and diecasting managers and decisionmakers as they share their 2025 outlook.
    MicroCare LLC
    MicroCare LLC
    Testing/QC

    Perfecting Surface Cleaning for Metal Parts

    Dec. 24, 2024
    Manufacturers must identify the contaminants, find the right cleaning process, and select the most effective cleaning fluid to achieve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver defect...
    Dilok Klaisataporn
    ID 339505837 © Dilok Klaisataporn | Dreamstime
    Issues and Ideas

    A Few Words Before We Continue

    Dec. 2, 2024
    Innovation is not disruption. It brings a new perspective or new value to something that is established –without changing or destroying its purpose.
    Inductotherm
    Inductotherm Corp. Melting, Holding, Pouring
    Melt/Pour

    Executive Change at Inductotherm

    Dec. 2, 2024
    A planned succession has brought a co-leadership arrangement to the thermal processing technology and equipment group.

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    Tinger Omega
    Tinker Omega sand mixing machine.
    Molds/Cores

    Sinto America Adding Tinker Omega

    Nov. 5, 2024
    The Michigan operation will absorb the manufacturing activities for the supplier of sand processing machinery.
    Taqtile
    With the introduction of Manifest 4.0, managers of multi-location industrial workforces can control access to specific content by individual employees, entire teams, or even locations.
    New Products

    Organize, Manage Work Instructions

    Oct. 29, 2024
    Manufacturers in highly regulated industries or complex organizations can scale orders and directions across the enterprise, and control access according to individuals, equipment...
    Sascha Winter | Dreamstime
    Large language model concept illustration.
    Issues and Ideas

    Re-Evaluating the Value of AI

    Oct. 22, 2024
    Never mind machine learning. LLMs offer multiple paths for manufacturers to expand their capabilities and extend their market reach.
    Humtown Products
    Sand printing at Humtown Products.
    Issues and Ideas

    Researchers Studying Cybersecurity in Sand 3DP

    Oct. 10, 2024
    A DOE-sponsored effort is developing a powerline monitoring system for binder-jet additive printers, to identify and prevent cyber incursions.