Engineers at MIT have taken a metal that usually trades strength for lightness and pushed it into an entirely new class, ...

Gravity casting aluminum in permanent molds beats conventional sand and pressure die casting. Today, gravity-fed permanent metal molds can produce near-net-shape parts from a variety of aluminum ...

Metal Exchange Corp. (MEC), with headquarters in St. Louis, says it is reorganizing its secondary aluminum casting capacity and rebranding its secondary cast product lines at its Pennex Aluminum Co.

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.

Electric vehicle maker reportedly testing rapid casting as replacement for cold metal stamping. Tesla is reportedly testing a new aluminum casting method in the production of its Model Y vehicle.

Artificial intelligence has just helped push one of the world’s most familiar metals into unfamiliar territory. By teaming ...

Automakers are investing in new technology that enables them to produce large castings. The goal is to consolidate parts, ...

Along with campfire cookware and bronze coins, high school students cast an eye on potential careers in metalworking during Metal Casting: Forge Your Future — a brand-new experience offered through ...

When it comes to choice of metals that can be melted in the home foundry, it’s a little like [Henry Ford]’s famous quip: you can melt any metal you want, as long as it’s aluminum. Not that there’s ...

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.