Survey of U.S. Casting Production
U.S. Metalcasting at a Glance
MCDP breaks down the U.S. metalcasting industry by metal, process, state, value-added services and markets served.
U AN MCDP STAFF REPORT
sing data gathered from a nationwide survey of U.S. metalcasters, Metal Casting Design & Purchasing can paint a picture of the industry in 2016. The data was compiled from a survey of 1,666 domestic met- alcasting facilities, 85% of the country’s estimated 1,961 plants in 2016. (For clarification, the industry forecast, pg. 27, use s a total of 1,956 facilities, the estimate for 2017.)
ALUMINUM REMAINS TOP MATERIAL Following is a breakdown of the
survey results. T e percent of responses refl ects the number of surveyed facili- ties that responded to each question.
Material
Most Common: Aluminum Least Common: Titanium Forty-nine percent of casting facili- ties in the survey pour aluminum, 29% pour iron, and 28% pour copper-based alloys. T is year’s survey shows a slight increase in the number of aluminum- pouring facilities, but a slight decrease in steel- and iron-pouring plants. Many facilities pour multiple
metals. T is year, 218 (13%) reported pouring both aluminum and iron and 120 facilities pour aluminum, iron and steel.
49 Percent of Total Number of U.S. Plants
casting facilities in the survey that pour aluminum. 29% pour iron, and 28% pour copper-based alloys.
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