An Engineer’s Guide to Filter Selection for Quality Castings

By Drew Clawson | May 20, 2026 |

For metal casting process engineers, filtration directly impacts casting quality, scrap rates, and profitability. Non-metallic inclusions remain a leading cause of defects, compromising surface finish, mechanical properties, pressure tightness, and machinability. Modern filtration technology provides proven pathways to eliminate these costly quality issues. Filter Media Options Four distinct filter types serve today’s metal casting operations.…

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Sand Reclamation

By amirosengren | February 10, 2025 |
Sand Reclamation

Sand Reclamation Problem: Increasing Sand, Freight, and Landfill Costs Between the rising price of new high-purity silica sand, the cost to move it to your foundry, and landfill tipping fees, “white gold,” the term used for years by the oil fracking industry to describe silica sand, now applies to the foundry industry as well. Solution:…

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Managing Heat Loss In Iron Furnaces & Ladles

By Jesse Barron | February 22, 2024 |

Managing Heat Loss Heat loss is a significant concern in many foundries as it costs money to heat iron to the required temperature. Therefore, it is essential to take measures to keep the iron at the desired temperature for as long as possible. One way to achieve this is by selecting the appropriate type of…

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