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Have you ever used a cost-per-pound analysis to determine the cost and competitiveness of your castings and foundry sources?

It’s often misunderstood what cost factors are owned by the OEM versus those owned by the foundry.

I was recently watching a television program on how a particular casting was made, and the narrator stated, “A worker pours molten metal into a mold and shakes out a casting when the metal has cool

During your time as a casting buyer, it is highly likely you will be required to re-source the production of your casting to a different foundry.