AI won't replace physics-based simulation, eliminate foundry engineers, or magically solve shrinkage, porosity, or hot tears. But it will become a powerful asset for accelerating workflows, improving decision-making, and enabling new forms of optimization and prediction.
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CAD to Casting in 5 Days
The founders of one-year-old Fabri, Inc. are pioneering a new frontier of tech-enabled, labor-lowered investment casting and say their formula for speed is ready to scale.
Read NowOSHA's Revised Hazard Communication Standard: What Every Foundry Needs to Know
New chemical classifications are coming. Here's how foundries can prepare without overwhelming their safety programs.
The Customer Has Already Chosen a Supplier...Will it Be You?
Long before speaking to sales, buyers have done so much research that they've already decided who they want to talk to. What is your foundry doing to shape their thinking and become part of their conversation?
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Shipbuilding Could Make a Comeback
President Trump and members of Congress want to revive U.S. shipbuilding. The United States accounts for under 1% of global commercial ship production, while China is responsible for approximately half of the worldwide output.
How To Reinvigorate the Manufacturing Economy
The Labor Department recently reported that U.S. manufacturing employment has declined year-to-date by 33,000 jobs. The ISM Manufacturing PMI clocked in at 48.7 in October, marking the eighth consecutive month of contraction.
Trump Administration Seeks to Accelerate Deregulatory Actions
Despite the government shutdown, EPA officials continue their progress on the deregulatory agenda. EPA regulatory staff continue to work on the Trump administration’s policy priorities, while many of the nonregulatory staff have been furloughed.
FEF Partners with METAL to Bring Casting into High School Classrooms
FEF’s network of colleges and universities do a great job of making sure their communities and student bodies know what metalcasting is and why it’s important to society. But there’s another, mostly untapped, pool of potential metalcasters: high school students.