Attention all Metalworkers and those with Manufacturing Experience
Howell Foundry is Hiring!
Howell Foundry is a safety oriented, fast growing manufacturer of high-quality cast steel products that service a multitude of industries including Petro Chemical, Oil and Gas, Paper, and energy production just to name a few. Our products utilize 3D technology to create highly complex components that are produced in more than 40 different alloys.
Reshoring and Metalcasting: Why It Matters
A Modern Casting Staff Report
This story appears in the July 2017 issue of Modern Casting
The year 2016 was another good one for reshoring.
According to data on the website of The Reshoring Initiative (www.reshorenow.org), trends in U.S. reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to increase. In 2016, a combination of reshoring and FDI brought 77,000 jobs to the U.S. economy. There was also a positive adjustment of 13,000 for 2010-2015.
Process Energy Benchmarking for the Metalcasting Industry
By Brian Reinke
Click here to see this story as it appears in the June 2017 issue of Modern Casting
In every energy program, we talk about benchmarking. To know how much we could save by optimizing our process, we need to compare our current performance to benchmarks. The problem is how to determine those benchmarks. The prior column discussed difficulties in benchmarking a plant; this column will discuss benchmarking a particular process. Read more
Helping Customers Switch to Casting
By Shannon Wetzel, Managing Editor
This story appears in the June 2017 issue of Modern Casting
When a part is designed to be put to market quickly, often the quickest or most familiar manufacturing method is chosen, like fabrication. But eventually, time and volumes might highlight deficiencies in the original manufacturing method of choice. This is a great opportunity for metalcasters, as companies start considering moving to a better optimized manufacturing process. Read more