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Global MFG - Jan 26, 2022

How are suppliers strategically dealing with the raw material crisis?

Strongly increased raw material prices due to extreme demand, among other things, as well as supply bottlenecks worldwide are currently posing immense challenges to companies and suppliers in the foundry industry and will probably continue to do so. There is no light at the end of the tunnel in sight.

Thomas Pfeiffer | Foundry-planet.com

#materials #supplier

Waupaca Foundry

Global MFG - Jan 14, 2022

Viewpoint: US pig iron demand to rise on EAF growth

US demand for basic pig iron (BPI) is expected to climb in 2022 as new steelmaking capacity comes on line, but price direction will likely be tied to a finished steel market that cooled to end 2021.

Zach Schumacher | Argus Media

#materials #supplychain #trade

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Iron Castings - Nov 16, 2021

THROUGH THE EYES OF A METALCASTER

When you are in the casting design process, you go to great lengths to make sure the resulting casting meets your needs. You spend time making sure the material selection meets your strength and durability criteria, you make sure the shape of the casting meets your load constraints, and the dimensions satisfy all your assembly and fit requirements. Your final design meets all your needs when viewed through the eyes of your manufacturing and engineering teams. So, you send out the casting design to your foundry source for a production quote. Now comes the time when your design is evaluated through a different set of eyes — the eyes of the foundry team. But did you ever wonder what your casting design looks like to the foundry? What do their manufacturing and quality teams look for? I'll give you a hint, it's a lot more than you might think.

Dave Charbauski | American Foundry Society

#iron-casting #manufacturing #materials

Waupaca Foundry

Sustainability - Nov 12, 2021

The shortage of raw materials is coming to a head - There is an increasing shortage of magnesium

As the German TV magazine ARD plusminus reports, the first machines in Germany are already at a standstill. Die casters who process magnesium directly are affected, but also the entire aluminium industry and many areas of the value chain. Franziska Erdle, Managing Director of WV Metalle, and Ulrich Grillo, former President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), say that the situation is becoming increasingly dramatic because stocks are slowly running out.

Thomas Fritsch | Foundry-planet.com - B2B Portal

#materials

Waupaca Foundry

Global MFG - Oct 21, 2021

Alarming Raw Materials and Energy Costs Situation

Foundries are an important player of the European value chain and home to many qualified workers in rural areas. 70 percent of the approx. 4 700 foundries with 300 000 employees operating in EU are considered small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME), operating mainly in regions, already having suffered from industrial decline in recent years. Their survival is of utmost importance for regional development and prosperity.

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#energy #materials #supplychain

Waupaca Foundry

Iron Castings - Sep 16, 2020