There are 3 permanent mold casting pouring methods:

Learn how each pouring method works and its effect on casting porosity!

We're doing our part to get the local community interested in manufacturing! By working with local schools, we're introducing the next generation to the manufacturing industry with field trip tours, guest speaker visits, and free classroom education materials.

CHAPTERS 

00:00 - 00:39 Intro 

00:39 - 1:05 Today's Topic 

1:05 - 1:44 Welcome Panelists 

1:44 - 5:32 Field Trips 

5:32 - 12:17 MFG Books, Stickers, Activities 

12:17 - 13:42 Our Advice 

13:42 - 14:14 Outro

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A more informed customer is a better customer! That's why we educate our customers about the manufacturing process with guides, videos, and of course podcasts.  

But a company is only as strong as it's employees! Here's why our new employee training program works: our employees actually WANT to participate in it! Our Pay4Skill program incentivized and rewards learning.

Thank you to our Batesville Products panelists: 

CHAPTERS 

No one wants defective metal castings. Learn how to identify and prevent 6 common porosity defects! 

Thank you to our special guests at Porosity Solutions: https://porositysolutions.com/

And your friends at Batesville Products: https://batesvilleproducts.com/

CHAPTERS

00:00 - 00:39 Intro

00:39 - 02:15 Welcome Guests

02:15 - 03:34 Surface Porosity

03:34 - 04:55 Reaction Porosity

04:55 - 06:52 Gas Hole Porosity

06:52 - 08:53 Oxide Inclusions

08:53 - 11:42 Shrinkage

11:42 - 16:39 Hydrogen Gas Porosity

16:39 - 17:13 Outro

Join us as we discuss 5 hot topics in the metal casting industry!  

To learn more about each Casting Source article mentioned, please visit www.castingsource.com 

Thank you to our guest speaker Shannon Wetzel, Managing Editor of the American Foundry Society's Casting Source publication.

Best tip we can give Design Engineers? 

Design for Manufacturing (DFM)!

Always keep the end goal in mind. Before you finalize your design, you want to consider the manufacturing method. Why? Each manufacturing process has different design standards. Here are the standards for aluminum permanent mold metal casting. By following these standards, your product will be the strongest and most efficiently produced it can be.

More questions? Ask our experienced engineers! They've been helping design & manufacture castings for over 40 years! 

What does it take to make a casting cherry red? Learn everything there is to know about powder coating and painting aluminum castings in this podcast!

Topics Include:

Thank you, Jerry Burchett, for sharing your 40 years of experience in the paint and powder coating industry!

40+ year metal polisher shares his secret to polishing aluminum castings!

Can you mirror buff aluminum? Zinc?

Do all parts need polished? Even if they'll be powder coated? What about chrome plated? 

Welcome to Metal Polishing 101.

Learn about polishing tools and what finishes you can achieve in this month's podcast episode.

Thank you, Danny Courter, 40+ year metal polishing veteran for joining us!

What technology is used to simulate the casting process? How does a simulation improve permanent mold design? 

A casting process simulation ensures the client builds the best tool possible. For example, an FEA can reduce casting defects by predicting flow and solidification of metal in the mold. 

Thank you Vadim Pikhovich from MAGMA for sharing your vast foundry knowledge!

Listen to the children's book Foundry Friends make a Casting!

Foundry Friends make a Casting uses fun and creative characters to tell the story of how a toy car is made. The toy goes through the metal casting manufacturing process - from engineering to polishing!  This storybook is a great way for children to learn about STEM through the lens of USA manufacturing.   

We wrote this book to introduce children to the magic of manufacturing. At Batesville Products, we engineer, cast, machine, inspect and polish aluminum castings for over 70 industries nationwide!  

Visit our website for coloring pages, free activity books, manufacturing experiments, and more!  https://batesvilleproducts.com/kids/