Metalcasters Seek Solutions as Sand Supply Shrinks
With foundry sand prices escalating and shortages reported by multiple suppliers, molding material has some purchasers biting their nails and others looking for solutions. SHEA GIBBS, MODERN CASTING MANAGING EDITOR, AND SHANNON WETZEL, MODERN CASTING SENIOR EDITOR
铸造厂为砂供应萎缩寻求解决方案
随着铸造用砂价格的不断上涨以及多数供应商的供应不足，一些造型材料用户显 得束手无策，另一些用户也在寻找解决办法。
杂志社总编辑 Shea GibbS 和高级编辑 Shannon Wetzel
It’s happening. “We’re having significant problems getting sand sourcing
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for future products,” said the buyer, who wished to remain anonymous. According to the anonymous source, the company’s exist- ing jobs are in no danger of being tripped up by a shortage, but with many new products hitting the market, finding sources for sand on future jobs could be difficult. “No one has called us up and said they couldn’t fulfill an
order,” he said. “But for two new programs, [the suppliers] declined to quote the project.” Multiple industry sand suppliers agree a shortage is
coming. But many small metalcasters have heard noth- ing of the sort. Still other experts in the
n the subject of the tightening sand supply around the metalcasting industry, a procure- ment engineer for a major North American OEM’s metalcasting division was unequivocal.
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围绕铸造行业砂供应紧缩问题上，一 位专门负责大部分北美贴牌铸件部门
的采购工程师也明确表示。
“对未来的产品寻找砂供应是我们面临的一个很重大 的问题，”一个不愿透露姓名的买家说。 据匿名消息，该公司的现有工作不会有被砂供应短缺 问题绊倒的风险，但随着更多新产品需要进入市场，未 来工作的主要困难是要找砂来源。
“没有一个人打电话给我们，说他们不能履行订 单，”他说。 “但对于我们的两个新项目，供应商不 愿意对该项目报价。”
许多行业的砂供 应商承认供应短缺 正在到来。但是， 许多小的铸造厂 商表示没有那么回 事。
Sand miners are faced with a choice: diver- sify their supply base to weather economic storms or focus on the high margin frack industry at the expense of industries like metalcasting.
砂矿商面临着这样一个 选择：要么采取多样化 的供应方式以渡过经济 风暴，要么牺牲掉像铸 造行业而将重点集中在 高利润率的水力压裂 行业。
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