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Andrea Lindquist – GM of Sure Cast: Pioneering Change in Metal Casting
Meet Andrea Lindquist, the General Manager of Sure Cast Foundry, whose journey through the metal casting industry has challenged norms and fostered a culture of improvement. Featured prominently in "Simple Solutions That Work!" — a publication dedicated to sharing...
Your Guide to Material Selection
When it comes to material selection, it really comes down to your part’s function: What is it going to do? What mechanical properties are you looking for? Will it be subjected to high stress or wear? Will your part include fine details (like lettering or your company...
The Hidden Costs of Inventory
Excess inventory can provide the comfort of a security blanket. If you always have more parts than you need, lead times could not get any shorter. But, consider when you’re a couple parts short for an order when you go to pull inventory on the day of delivery and you...
Designing for the Sand Casting Process
CASTING DESIGN – THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW A situation we often encounter is our customers completing full design of their parts before contacting us. In their process they have locked in their design and assembly to the point where there is little flexibility to...
How a Positive Work Environment Contributes to the Customer Experience
We might hold the tools to create high-quality products for our customers, but if our employees cannot use them or feel like they do not contribute, we might as well have nothing. One of our top priorities at Sure Cast is creating an engaging and transparent work...
Is Sand Casting Right For You?
Sand casting, also known as sand-molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material. A one-time sand mold is produced, which may contain one or more impressions of the part. The mold cavities and gate system are created by...