End-User


Leader: Valves/Pipe Fittings Last Place: Special Industries


(Textiles/Wood/Paper/Food) Percent of Responses: 33% Almost half of the reporting


facilities produce castings for the valves or pipe fittings market. However, castings for machines and equipment, both for mining and farming, are not far off, with about 43% of facilities reporting they cast components for these end-markets. Almost all metal- casting facilities produce parts for multiple end-users.


Coremaking Process Aluminum remains the most popular metal cast, with 55% of the industry pouring it.


Leader: Shell Core Last Place: Ceramic Cores Percent of Responses: 57% T e shell coremaking process is


the leader in the core room, with two thirds of facilities claiming the process; however the nobake process follows closely behind. Ceramic and hotbox/warmbox cores are the least popular processes—each is used by only 100 facilities, or 11% of the respondents. Many facilities report using several coremaking processes.


Value-Added Services


Leader: Rough/Finish Machining Last Place: Salt Spray Testing Percent of Responses: 76% Overwhelmingly, facilities of-


fer multiple value-added services. Seventy-seven percent of respon- dents have rough/finish machining, 60% of respondents have pattern shops and 59% of respondents have engineering and design capabilities. Only 33 facilities have salt spray testing, and it is the only value- added service where fewer than 150 facilities use it. 


@ 34 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Jan/Feb 2012


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