Different Types of Sand Molds and Cores Used by Your Supplier Will Impact the Surface Finish of Your Castings. Excerpt from Casting...

Originally published January 2017 by Mechanical Engineering Probable causes and suggested remedies of various casting defects such as...

This is a great basic description of the "Green Sand" foundry method. "Molding sand is at the heart of the sand casting process. It must...

The procedure of identifying, diagnosing and minimizing or eliminating crucial casting defects is important for a foundry to run in a...

Green Sand Casting Your Product, from Reliance Foundry, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada A man dressed in a silver protective suit pours...

Improving battery technology and pending regulations on internal combustion engines are boosting the outlook for EVs, which means new...

This article focuses on the nobake process and when it would be appropriate for use. An MCDP Staff Report Click here to see this story as...

I - Foundry Additives Glossary ILLITE (See: CLAYS-SHALE) INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL (See: ETHYL ALCOHOL) INHIBITORS Are agents which prevent...

C - Foundry Additives Glossary CALCINED CERAMIC GROG (See: BRICK, CRUSHED-CHAM­OTTE-GROG) Many finely ground, calcined, ceramic, grog...

A - Foundry Additives Glossary ABSOLUTE ALCOHOL (See: ALCOHOL-ETHYL ALCOHOL) ACACIA GUM (See: GUM ARABIC) ACCELERATOR {See: ACID...

Corosil (Silicate Products) - Application to Aluminum Castings Sodium Silicate based products are one of the most environmentally...

This article looks at the characteristics metalcasters should be looking for in their sand systems. Explained within is the role...

This article explores the feasibility of using a predominantly Western Bentonite preblend in place of the traditional Southern and...

Navigate the differences in capabilities and cost factors between nobake and green sand metal casting molding processes to ease your...

Hill and Griffith’s Slagone is a perlite material used as a slag coagulant in a molten metal application. Slagone is typically used with...

This post is from Apr 10, 2017 Robert Brooks' news release in FOUNDRY Magazine's web site, "American Axle Completes $3.3B Takeover of...

(This post is from a Dec 10, 2016 Foundry Management and Technology Staff article which ran in Foundry Magazine. Read it online here.)...

(This post is from a March 2015 article that ran in MODERN CASTING by Al Jacobson, Grede-St. Cloud, St. Cloud, Minnesota.) Regular sand...

Hill and Griffith Sodium Silicate Binders are formulated with water based solutions of Sodium Silicates and collapsibility agents. These...

(This post highlights some more of the new capabilities of 3D printed cores. The article is from ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, 1/20/2014, Peter...