Videos in "Technical"
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Greenhouse Gas Accounting for Foundries – Part 2: Calculation Procedures
This webinar is the second in a two-part webinar series on greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting for the foundry industry. This webinar will focus on Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG... more
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Greenhouse Gas Accounting for Foundry Part 1: Intro, Methodology & Reduction
This webinar is the first in a two-part webinar series on greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting for the foundry industry. In the first webinar, participants will be introduced... more
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Heat Treatments to Develop High-Strength Ferritic Ductile Iron
Recent research has shown that grain refinement can also be accomplished through intercritical (IC) heat treatment. In those studies, a fine-grained mixture of acicular... more
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Progress after Covid: 2021 BLS Foundry Safety Trends
Using injury and illness data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we’ll examine the long term trends in industry safety performance and the continuing impact of Covid... more
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The Economics of Sand 3D Printing
Binder jet 3D printing is revolutionizing sandcasting & enabling complex cores that can’t be produced any other way and organic rigging designs that help... more
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How Any Foundry Can Diversify Into Lost Foam Casting at Negligible Cost
This presentation will address the idea that lost foam is unsuitable for small volumes. Many hold the incorrect belief that lost foam casting requires expensive tooling... more
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Incorporating 3D Printing Into Your Foundry
This webinar will present the experiences of three different companies in acquiring and setting up 3D printers in their operations. The focus will be on using printers... more
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Lost Foam Stainless Steel
This webinar is an update to an AFS research project. The purpose of this project is to scientifically produce ASTM A351 Grade CF8M, one of the most widely used... more
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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.
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Fundamentals of Heat Treating for Cast Aluminum
The heat treatment of aluminum castings – specifically the precipitation hardening treatment - is simple but can be complicated, if one does not pay attention to the... more