You can melt down almost any kind of aluminum—cans, even—but a piece that has already been cast (such as a water pump, wheel, or intake manifold) will have an alloy that's better suited for casting.

[Kelly Coffield] makes intake manifolds for old Ford throttle bodies for fun, demonstrating an excellent technique for making such things in the small shop. The mould patterns are CNC machined from a ...

History: Ryboi Ltd. was founded as a die casting company in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1943. It established its North American headquarters in Shelbyville in 1985 as Ryobi Die Casting (USA). It also has ...

The foundry industry in the U.S. isn’t what most would consider a growth sector. But Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry, or WAF, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a vertically integrated nonferrous foundry that ...

Because of its light weight, durability and malleability, aluminum is highly used in consumer goods, electronics and vehicles. According to Statista, an international research and analysis firm, 62.4 ...

In previous Public Interest Advertisements, Aluminium Limited, independent Canadian aluminum producer, has told the story of aluminum, its properties, the expansion here and in Canada, and the future ...

MANITOWOC — Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry recently acquired ATEK Metal Technologies, based in New Hampton, Iowa. The acquisition will expand WAF’s operations by deepening its reach into key markets, ...

You can melt down almost any kind of aluminum—cans, even—but a piece that has already been cast (such as a water pump, wheel, or intake manifold) will have an alloy that's better suited for casting.