Columns: March 2025

Maintaining the level of quality engineered into the casting process is the key to obtaining high levels of casting quality.

The part in this example was originally a copper sand casting in the late 1960s. After that, the foundry created the part by machining and welding it out of solid billet.

Labor productivity is central to economic growth, and the manufacturing sector is a catalyst for progress, directly contributing $2.65 trillion to the U.S. economy. Overall, U.S.