Conformal Cooling of Permanent Molds: Opportunities and Challenges

Conformal cooling of permanent molds has been utilized for over a decade in the injection molding and high pressure die casting industry. Greater availability, more... more

Inspection with 3D Scanning

Information on the use of 3D scanning to assist with casting design, analysis of failed parts and better understanding of machining needs for castings.

Flash Prediction through Mold Distortion Simulations

Thermal distortion simulation has played a large role in identifying possible issues in the casting process. Despite the benefits of mold distortion simulations, flash... more

Iron Casting Conversion Case Study

This case study discusses the process and details on a steel fabrication that was converted into a ductile iron casting.

Exploit the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) for Increased Productivity & Lower Costs

Did you know that using new Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) technologies can give you productivity and efficiency benefits? New smart sensors combined with... more

Process & Data Automation for Mid-Sized Foundries

Foundries are one of the core businesses many people tend to think of when imagining industrial manufacturing. As a result, it?s often considered an old-fashioned... more

Purpose & Description of Failure Analysis

This talk will start by defining failures and cracks. This will then discuss the general failure causes of design, material and manufacturing. The role of the customer... more

Nadcap & the Foundry Industry

Nadcap is an accreditation program for special processes and products in the aerospace industry. The author who managed the task group which established the Conventional... more

Best of Metalcasting Congress: Foundry 4.0 — Driving Change with Your Data; Use Cases, Best Practices and the Goal of Implementing an Industry 4.0 Strategy

Data and information are valuable (and we have more than ever before), but companies will be able to differentiate themselves by the people, tools and execution... more

The Current Trends in Manufacturing 4.0

David Vasko explains the steps in current trends in Manufacturing 4.0 from digitization within a manufacturing facility, the lack of connectivity or ?the hidden factory?... more