Ordinary POs are inadequate for the components manufacturers expect their suppliers to build.
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Farming and the Foundry: A Casting Conversion Story That Started with a Seed
One small weldment caused a big problem - the solution was simple.
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Excerpts from "Where procurement is going next," with additional insight.
Failure Analysis Of Large Alloy Steel and White Iron Castings
Marco and micro activites are needed.
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Casting is a Beautiful Thing
I will always remember the summer of 2002 as the Summer of Gilligan.
Converting Fabrications Into Castings
Everyone has annual goals and objectives. As a buyer, I’m sure you have been challenged to reduce the purchased price of the components you procure, improve their quality, or reduce the amount of inventory on hand.
Lost Foam Process Enables Intricate Design Features
Lost foam offers tremendous design flexibility by allowing multiple features to be oriented as required for the form, fit, and functionality compared to the conventional sand-casting process, which is restricted by considerations for the parting line and drafting.
Playing the Long Game
Two days before Thanksgiving Day 2021, Mequon, Wisconsin-based Charter Manufacturing announced it had bought AFS Corporate Member Aarrowcast Inc., a gray and ductile iron foundry in Shawano, Wisconsin, and quickly began demonstrating the new relationship was going to be about joining a family tha