Castings can offer certain manufacturers a cost-effective option for producing their products. Designers are usually very knowledgeable about their products and customer requirements, but are often unaware of the advantages castings can have to enhance product performance and lower production costs. In other circumstances, engineers often design castings into their products but have limited knowledge of cast materials, tolerances or practical quality requirements. This often results in specifying designs that are difficult

to produce or more expensive than necessary.

Foundry Support Operations has the expertise and resources to assist your engineering staff in designing their components as producible, cost-effective castings. We have the experience and knowledge of working with cast alloys and why they differ from sheet metal or wrought material. We understand how metal behaves when it is solidifying and how to design parts to optimize the soundness of the casting. 

We can offer practical dimensional tolerances as well as quality control criteria.

When we review designs with clients we do it with the perspective of what their product needs in order to meet their design requirements. Our experience in value-added operations such as machining, welding and assembly allows us to contribute to client designs beyond just the castings. So, we think in terms of solutions that include castings.