Released on October 22, 2009

Metal Casting Design & Purchasing, in conjunction with the Cast Metals Institute (CMI), Schaumburg, Ill., will co-sponsor a casting design course Nov. 17-19.

The course, to be held at the American Foundry Society’s headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill., emphasizes a conceptual approach to the design of metal castings. Selection of an alloy and how it impacts the design boundaries of a casting will be considered. The session also will examine a systems approach to casting design, communications between designer, patternmaker and casting producer, and the correlation between costing processes and the design of a casting.

A tour of a metalcasting facility is tentatively scheduled during the three-day lecture course, and all students will be given a copy of the CD-ROM “Cost Effective Casting Design: A Designer's & Purchaser's Reference.” The course can be accessed through CMI's website www.castmetals.com.