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Reliance Foundry Wins Calgary Memorial Contract01/27/2012
The company will make cast ductile iron bollards to protect the pedestrian pathway in the newly renovated Calgary Central Memorial Park. ...
Omaha Steel Castings Moving to New $12 Million Operation01/26/2012
The metalcaster will break ground on July 1, and the new plant is expected to be operational in 18-24 months. ...
ME Elecmetal Continues Duluth Casting Plant Expansion01/20/2012
The Chile-based company will spend $12.2 million on an expansion at its facility in Duluth, Minn., less than a year after a previous improvement. ...
Excel Foundry to Invest $7.4 Million on Expansion01/18/2012
The company plans to increase its manufacturing space, expand its main office area and construct a new warehouse. ...
Crown Casting Launching New Metalcasting Plant01/11/2012
The iron and bronze caster will open the $16 million facility in Hodges, S.C. ...

What's New

New Blog: Will Expansions Keep Coming?
The industry must add capacity to meet customer demand.

Design Tour: Heat Sinks for Headlight
This aluminum diecasting won out over plastic.

New Blog: America the Bacon
Another reason we love castings: bacon across the country.

January/February MCDP: See the Casting Industry Clearly
Most countries, including the U.S., showed gains in casting production in our most recent census. Also in the issue: details on the emerging ablation casting method and casting wrought alloys.

Interactive Map: Census of U.S. Casting Sources
See how many metalcasters are in your state.

Online Resource: Ablation Casting
Researchers set out to determine the extent of the benefits of an emerging casting method called ablation.

Blog: The Double-Edged Sword of Efficiency
As the manufacturing sector becomes leaner, companies are able to produce more with fewer employees.

MCDP Available on iPad/iPhone
Read Metal Casting Design & Purchasing, as well as three other metalcasting industry publications, on your smart phone or tablet computer with the new Metalcasting Newsstand app.

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MetalCastingDesign.com is an online resource for metal casting buyers and design engineers sponsored by the American Foundry Society and in association with the print magazine Metal Casting Design & Purchasing. From general information on metalcasting processes and alloys (available from both foundries and diecasters) to specific design advice, this site offers a wide range of knowledge to aid in the successful design and sourcing of your engineered cast component. Whether you need a sand casting or die casting, MetalCastingDesign.com is a compendium of information unavailable from any other source. The path to good casting design starts here.

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