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Casting is a common manufacturing process that involves pouring liquid material — usually material that’s been preheated — into a mold cavity. As the liquid material cools, it hardens to create a new object in the shape of the mold. … Read More

Casting processes are used extensively in the manufacturing industry to produce products and components in complex shapes. Although there are different types of casting processes, most involve pouring a liquid material, such as molten metal or heated plastic, into the … Read More

Also known as traditional die casting, high-pressure die casting is a metal casting process that involves injecting molten metal — steel, zinc, copper, aluminum, lead, magnesium, etc. — into a three-dimensional mold. The base metal is heated until it achieves … Read More

With origins dating back to around 3,200 B.C., casting is one of the oldest manufacturing processes that’s still used today. It’s used to create objects in a variety of shapes and sizes — and it supports the use of many … Read More

Also known as rotocasting, centrifugal casting is a casting process that’s used to create hollow cylinders. Like other casting processes, it involves the use of liquid material that’s poured into a mold. Once the liquid material has cooled and hardened, … Read More

Sand casting and lost foam are two common types of evaporative-pattern casting. Also known as sand molding casting, sand casting is characterized by the use of a sand-based mold, whereas lost-foam casting is characterized by the use of a foam-based … Read More

Along with sand molding, plaster molding and shell molding, evaporative-pattern casting is a common casting process used in the metalworking industry. Statistics show that it accounts for up to 29% of all aluminum casting performed in the United States. But … Read More