To evaluate the state of the industry we surveyed foundry and diecasting managers and decisionmakers about their activities during 2022 and their expectations for 2023 — asking them to identify how they are faring and the challenges they face.
PRAB Pneumatic Scrap Conveyors transfer wet or dry scrap directly from CNC lines through overhead piping to a central location. They conserve floor space, are easily reconfigured to meet new plant layouts, and do not require plant air for operation.
Meeting surface-finishing specs in a sustainable, efficient, and flexible manufacturing setting means applying process technologies that match the design of the workpiece to its performance objectives.
Sure Cast Foundry installed a new flaskless molding machine, gaining the possibility of more production and greater productivity, and improved ergonomic standards for its workers.
Metallurgical researchers have adopted a technique for creating metastable alloys that can overcome the tradeoff between durability and formability in structural materials.
Inorganic resins, furan resins, and cold-hardening phenolic resins have different advantages and applications, which are important to factor when the printing sand molds and cores.
The goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 has set in motion various concepts and developments for metalcasters striving toward compliance, but now energy scarcity is accelerating the problem of decarbonization to crisis levels.
