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OSHA Cites Georgia Foundry

March 12, 2024
Aludyne Columbus LLC is contesting a total of 25 citations based on federal investigators’ report that it failed to outfit workers safely and allowed excess levels of airborne...
Dmytro Hrushchenko | Dreamstime
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Set Aside the Agenda

Feb. 27, 2024
Rescinding last year’s new-vehicle emission standards shows that federal regulators and automakers recognize they must do more to persuade consumers to join their transition to...
Assn. for Advancing Automation
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2023 Robot Demand -30%

Feb. 15, 2024
Q4 signaled some recovery, but a slow economy, higher interest rates, and over-purchasing during the 2022 supply-chain crisis dragged the volume of new orders after two straight...
Skuld LLC
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Plant to Restart as Lost Foam Foundry

Feb. 6, 2024
Skuld LLC will be restarting the former Champion Foundry operation to expand production of castings and 3DP parts for prototypes, tooling, and small-volume custom manufacturing...
Robert Kneschke | Dreamstime
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Confidence is in Short Supply

Feb. 2, 2024
Simple economics have been transformed into existential questions, guiding business decision-makers deeper into circumstances where their choices are limited and their compliance...

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Molds/Cores

Foundry Quiz: What Do You Know About Sand?

March 12, 2024
This resource is so fundamental that it defies ordinary consideration – but there is a lot to know about this most basic material, and a lot that can be learned about how it’s...
Howell Foundry
Molds/Cores

Foundry Starts 3D Printing Expansion

Jan. 4, 2024
Howell Foundry is getting financial support for infrastructure investments from the state of Louisiana as part of a three-phase effort to expand its 3D printing operation for ...
Veeraphat Tanomponkrang | Dreamstime
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This Time It's Personnel

Dec. 18, 2023
Every metalcaster has a different perspective on the business and their own plants’ results, performance, and prospects, but there is something consistent about the stories they...
Norican
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Norican Adds Two Execs

Dec. 12, 2023
The metalcasting technologies group has installed a senior vice president for its North American organization, and a director of sales for the DISA operations.
Deja Hsu
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2024 Metalcasting Business Outlook

Dec. 11, 2023
We surveyed foundry and diecasting managers and decisionmakers to gauge the state of their industry during 2023 – and inquired what they expect for 2024.