Casting Class

Batesville Products

An engineer's guide to manufacturing aluminum castings, hosted by Batesville Products, Inc. BPI has over 75 years of experience engineering, tooling, casting, machining, inspecting, and polishing aluminum and zinc products for 70 industries nationwide. Check out more content like videos, written guides, and case studies on our website: batesvilleproducts.com

  1. 5 DE FEV.

    Sand Casting vs. Permanent Mold

    Pros, cons, and when to use each casting method. With Mary Jutzi, Rachel Weber, and Stephanie Randolph.

    12min

  2. 1 DE JAN.

    Revisiting Top 3 Casting Topics from 2024 (and a look forward to 2025)

    Casting defects, casting methods, sand cores, and what's coming to the casting industry in 2025.

    9min

  3. 04/12/2024

    5 Steps to Transferring Your Mold

    Rachel, Stephanie, and Tim outline 5 steps to transferring your tool to a new foundry: Visit potential suppliers Describe your mold/casting Get a quote Send your mold for retrofitting Approve FAI and launch production

    16min

  4. 06/11/2024

    Comparing Aluminum Alloy Properties

    Mary, Stephanie, and Rachel compare the mechanical and physical properties of aluminum alloys 319, A356, and A380.

    15min

  5. 02/10/2024

    Machining Castings 101

    Why might we machine castings? Tolerance, material, design, and process differences when casting from ingot vs. machining from billet. With Rachel Weber, Stephanie Randolph and Tim Williams.

    20min

  6. 04/09/2024

    Heat Treating Castings

    Do I really need heat treat? What is it? What are the pros & cons? Rachel Weber and Mary Jutzi give a beginner's guide to the heat treatment process.

    8min

  7. 07/08/2024

    State of the Market Today

    A glimpse into the foundry industry: aluminum market, labor market, supply chain concerns, onshoring, offshoring, and new technology in manufacturing.

    16min

  8. 03/07/2024

    Prevent 10 Casting Defects

    10 types of defects, what went wrong, and what you and your supplier can do to fix it together. Chapters: Gas hole porosity Hydrogen gas porosity Inclusions Part design related defects Mold design related defects Mold maintenance related defects Supplier related defects Defects include: porosity, hydrogen gas porosity, inclusions, shrink, bent, misrun, crack, rough surface finish, flash, and parting line shift.

    13min
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An engineer's guide to manufacturing aluminum castings, hosted by Batesville Products, Inc. BPI has over 75 years of experience engineering, tooling, casting, machining, inspecting, and polishing aluminum and zinc products for 70 industries nationwide. Check out more content like videos, written guides, and case studies on our website: batesvilleproducts.com

Informações

  • Criado por
    Batesville Products
  • Anos de atividade
    2022 - 2025
  • Episódios
    35
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © Batesville Products
  • Site do podcast
    Casting Class