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As I walked through the brand new Charlotte Pipe foundry during it’s grand opening last month, I thought to myself this was a great way to cap off the year.

A component for oilfield drilling operations was originally produced via sand casting, but by redesigning the component as an investment casting—produced by RLM Industries (Oxford, Michigan), the O

With every quote you receive from a foundry, there will most likely be a line item specifying the tooling required to produce your casting along with its estimated cost.

A quote from Oshkosh Corp materials engineer Tony Lindert (featured in our Sourcing Q&A on page