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    Jaysi | Dreamstime
    Aerial view of cars parked in a lot.
    Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry
    Foundry tooling production at Anderson Global, Muskegon, MI.
    Univ. of Tennessee
    Univ. of Tennessee metalcasting bootcamp
    FoundryLab
    Foundry Lab DMC system
    Pratt & Whitney
    Pratt & Whitney PW4000 high-bypass turbofan engine.
    Tupungato | Dreamstime
    U.S. Capitol building.

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    Sorapol Ujjin | Dreamstime
    Workers pouring molten metal into sand molds.
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    The Next Phase for Smart Foundries

    March 13, 2025
    Embracing advanced technologies and agile methodologies will enhance productivity and supply-chain efficiency.
    Dmytro Zinkevych | Dreamstime
    Manufacturing workers and cyber-security.
    Issues and Ideas

    Data Security for Manufacturers

    March 4, 2025
    The dire shortage of skilled labor has propelled greater reliance on automation, digital capabilities, and AI – and all that makes manufacturers more susceptible to cybercrime...
    Waupaca Foundry
    Dual pouring at Waupaca Foundry.
    Issues and Ideas

    Waupaca Installs New CEO

    Feb. 11, 2025
    Michael Hawthorne has executive experience with manufacturers in the commercial vehicle industry, and will emphasize efficiency, innovation, and customer relationships.
    Tatsiana Kuryanovich | Dreamstime
    Tatsiana Kuryanovich | Dreamstime | Split in global market.
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    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 ...
    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.
    Melt/Pour

    Megacasting to Start at Honda

    Feb. 4, 2025
    Six large-scale, high-pressure diecasting machines have been installed at Honda of America’s Anna, Ohio, engine plant, as anchor operations for the automaker’s EV hub.

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    Ryzhov Sergey | Dreamstime
    Scanning electron microscope
    Quizzes

    Foundry Quiz: Metallurgy

    March 12, 2025
    In metallurgy, common terms may have nothing in common. They might be phases or microstructures, or something else. How well do you grasp the process?
    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
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    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.
    GE Aerospace
    An engineer inspects a turbofan engine using Waygate Technologies’ Mentor Visual iQ+ borescope. Waygate and GE Aerospace jointly developed an AI-enhanced version of the device that will be made available to customers through an upcoming software update
    Testing/QC

    How Intelligent is Your Borescope?

    Nov. 26, 2024
    Artificial Intelligence has been coordinated with inspection software for video-assisted optical inspection of turbine engines, to increase defect-detection rates and reduce false...