Many of today’s more complex cast iron products require additional CNC machining services after casting in order to achieve relatively intricate end product designs. That actually brings up a major advantage of gray iron casting: the material’s ease of machinability allows us to produce complex, highly customized machined castings quickly […]
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When it comes to custom casting services, “Made in the U.S.A.” typically signifies higher quality products backed by better support. American foundries have long been respected as industry leaders throughout the iron casting industry, consistently setting the standard in both quality and responsiveness.Established all the way back in 1905, Acme […]
Cast gray iron is a common manufacturing material used throughout the modern industrial space – it could even be aptly called the backbone of the industry. Its widespread adoption is largely due to the unique physical and mechanical advantages that gray iron provides, combined with the workability and cost-effectiveness of […]
Green sand molding is a common metal casting process that offers a number of advantages when it comes to manufacturing gray iron products. Namely, it’s a highly flexible and cost-effective process with the ability to produce an extremely wide range of designs, including large and somewhat complex parts.However, green sand […]
Throughout the modern iron casting industry, “made in the USA” goes hand-in-hand with quality manufacturing and customer service. That’s because experienced American foundries like Acme are generally more focused on achieving higher quality and consistency compared to generic, offshore competitors. In fact, you’re likely to find that many of those […]
Gray cast iron is a flexible manufacturing material that finds many uses in consumer product manufacturing. Having already covered the common industrial applications for gray iron as well as how gray iron is used in automotive manufacturing, let’s turn to the consumer sector and take a look at some of […]