Casting Class

Sand Casting vs. Permanent Mold

Pros, cons, and when to use each casting method. With Mary Jutzi, Rachel Weber, and Stephanie Randolph.

Revisiting Top 3 Casting Topics from 2024 (and a look forward to 2025)

Casting defects, casting methods, sand cores, and what's coming to the casting industry in 2025.

5 Steps to Transferring Your Mold

Rachel, Stephanie, and Tim outline 5 steps to transferring your tool to a new foundry: 1. Visit potential suppliers 2. Describe your mold/casting 3. Get a quote 4. Send your mold for retrofitting 5. Approve FAI and launch production

Comparing Aluminum Alloy Properties

Mary, Stephanie, and Rachel compare the mechanical and physical properties of aluminum alloys 319, A356, and A380.

Machining Castings 101

Why might we machine castings? Tolerance, material, design, and process differences when casting from ingot vs. machining from billet. With Rachel Weber, Stephanie Randolph and Tim Williams.