In many manufacturing operations, casting and machining still operate like two separate trades connected via a drawing and a due date. The foundry pours the part. The machine shop figures out how to ...

Engineers often have an important decision to make when they design and source a metal part: Should it be machined or die cast? In the past, a cursory review of production volumes, tolerances, ...

There are ten basic steps in the investment casting process. 1. A metal die is used to produce an expendable pattern, now almost universally a complex blend of resin, filler and wax. Precision ...

Atlanta-based manufacturer deploys ceramic 3D printing technology to cut casting lead times by 10x as the U.S. foundry base ...

The question of whether to machine or die-cast during production usually comes down to cost, especially as advancements in die-casting technology now mean there’s little to separate the two ...

Deformation processes transform solid materials from one shape into another. The initial shape is usually simple (e.g., a billet or sheet blank) and is plastically deformed between tools, or dies, to ...

Use of computers to improve productivity and reduce cost in manufacture of discrete parts and assemblies. Manufacturing processes: analysis and evaluation of processes usage of the contemporary ...

The Fraunhofer ILT and MacLean-Fogg have jointly produced a complex die casting tool inlay using Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M). The specially developed L-40 tool steel enables the additive ...