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A GK Furnace Charger in a Melt Department

Melting and Pouring: Foundry Melt Department

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Foundry Melt Department In a foundry’s melt department system, equipment melts solid scrap and ferrous/non-ferrous metal alloys, which are loaded into a furnace to be transformed into liquids for pouring ...

A photo of sand castings in a foundry. In the background, there's an employee grinding sand castings

The Sand Casting Process

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How Sand Castings Are Made Metal casting is a widely used process in various industries, including automotive and medical equipment manufacturing. It involves pouring molten metal into a mold to ...

Molten metal being poured into a mold in a foundry.

What is a Foundry?

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What is a Foundry? Foundries are manufacturing facilities where metal castings are produced. Molten metal is poured into a mold and cooled to create a finished product in the desired ...

No Bake Casting Shakeout

The No Bake Process

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What is No Bake Molding? No bake is a popular sand casting and molding process. A liquid chemical binder is mixed with sand, and the mixture hardens and cools at ...

Industrial lost wax casting. The process of pouring for filling out ceramic shells with molten steel from ladle.

Investment Casting

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Investment casting is a type of casting that uses wax patterns to shape a ceramic mold for casting purposes. Having been around for over 5000 years, it is one of the oldest metalcasting methods. It was originally used to create idols and jewelry using beeswax...

Green sand castings spread out on a conveyor.

Green Sand Casting

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What is Green Sand Casting? Green sand casting is a type of casting that foundries employ using molds made from wet sand. Despite the name, it is not green or ...

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