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    Accuride
    Cast steel brake drums at Accuride’s Gunite foundry, Rockford, IL.
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    Accuride Files Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan

    Oct. 22, 2024
    The producer of commercial-vehicle wheels and wheel-end components has debts totaling $500 million to $1 billion, and its Gunite foundry may be up for sale.
    Jonathan Weiss
    Warped view of a $100 bill, representing high interest rates.
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    Strategies vs. Principles

    Sept. 4, 2024
    Finance is strategy. It means evaluating available options to achieve particular results. It is distinct from economics, which involves respecting the principles that shape how...
    BiancoBlue
    “Customer education is important because customers understand best the final part application,” according to Eagle Alloy CTO Nic Tarzwell. “The more they understand the capabilities of the foundry process and materials, the better we can help them maximize their casting design, take full advantage of the casting process and reduce unnecessary costs.”
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    Securing Success by Educating Customers

    Sept. 4, 2024
    Metalcasters that work with casting buyers to promote a solid understanding of metal properties, and how different alloys respond to casting processes, will gain optimal results...
    IBC Advanced Alloys
    Beralcast beryllium-aluminum alloy bars.
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    Investment Casting Plant on the Block

    Aug. 15, 2024
    A recent vintage specialty alloy foundry operation is heading for auction after the operator claimed it had “insufficient long-term demand.”
    Magellan Aerospace
    Casting pattern preparation at Magellan Aerospace, Renfrew, Ontario.
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    Magellan Renewed to Supply Pratt & Whitney

    Aug. 15, 2024
    The aerospace component manufacturer will continue providing complex castings for several aircraft engine programs under long-term arrangements.

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