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Supply Chain Management (SCM) is becoming more and more important in the manufacturing industry. Businesses around the world are taking a more active approach to supply chain management, resulting in smoother process integration, higher profits and more transparency. Your supply chain is much more than just where your business sources raw materials, parts or other […]
Ask a group of 5th graders what they want to be when they grow up, and you’ll get a long list of answers: firefighter, detective, athlete, musician, astronaut. These (and other top kids’ dream jobs) are certainly vital to our society, but as proud and forward-thinking manufacturers, we have to ask: Wouldn’t you rather be […]
The shell mold process is unique and exhibits many advantages over other metal casting processes, but many people don’t fully understand its benefits. In this installment of the Introduction to Shell Molding blog series, we will compare and contrast the shell mold process with investment casting and greensand casting methods. It is important to keep in mind […]
Our recent post on fabrication to casting conversion might have gotten your wheels turning. Now you’re wondering, “Could my products benefit by making the switch to casting?” If you sell, use or otherwise produce fabricated parts, there’s a good chance that you could produce them better, cheaper and faster through casting. To help you decide, […]
It all started on a routine facility tour While touring a client’s facility, representatives of Eagle Precision Cast Products noticed a cable clamp assembly—a relatively complex fabricated part that they believed would be an excellent candidate for fabrication to casting conversion.
Whether you’re looking to produce a new product or save money on products you’re already manufacturing, cast parts can be a great option. Metalcasting has been around for over 5,000 years, and today’s processes, along with cnc machining, can produce just about any part imaginable.
This blog was updated on July 16, 2024. You might have heard from politicians, journalists and even investors that American manufacturing is on the decline. There have been claims that globalization has weakened domestic manufacturing (1) and that businesses will continue outsourcing to low-cost countries. Some people even go so far as to say that […]
We’ve already covered the history of shell molding, as well as a list of need-to-know terminology, so now it’s time to start exploring how shell molding works. Keep in mind that this post presents a brief overview. We’ll describe each step in more detail as we move along in the Introduction to Shell Molding blog series.
If you’re familiar with metalcasting processes, you probably already know a lot of these words. Feel free to skip to the next post if you’re feeling confident. But if you ask me, the same credo that applies to metal casting applies to learning about metal casting: “Better safe than sorry.” On the other hand, if you’re […]
When time and flexibility are top priorities, rapid prototyping for castings offers manufacturers a fast-track route to producing complex cast parts in small quantities. At
Eagle CNC’s West Michigan machine shop provides some of the highest-precision machining available, but the meaning of precision in machining is constantly changing. Industries across the board
ESOP is a way to transfer company ownership from one generation to the next—in many cases, this transfer happens when the original owners sell their stake
Recently, Eagle Alloy squared off against the demanding technical requirements and thorough audits of the American Bureau of Shipping’s “Type Approval” certification. Through this process,
The latest resource from the Eagle Group provides a comprehensive introduction to heat treatment in metalcasting and CNC machining. This 40-page guide is available as
