Casting Demonstration Wows Audience at
GSI Manufacturing and Career Expo
Spokane Industries Steel Castings and Investment Castings
Divisions participated in the Greater Spokane Inc. Manufacturing and Career
Expo, May 14th & 15th at the Spokane Fair and Expo
Center. We enjoyed immense success with the
“Foundry-In-A-Box” demonstrations provided by the American Foundry
Society.
Foundry-In-A-Box is
essentially a hands-on, green sand molding and molten steel pouring
demonstration that provides a unique and live demonstration of the casting
process. The kit contains two different molds to choose from, sand
augmented with bentonite and light oil to replicate foundry sand, tamping
tools, release product, etc. - all that is required to simulate the creation of
the cope and drag (top and bottom) of
the sand mold, as done in the foundry.
Once the mold is made and closed, tin is melted in a
specially equipped microwave oven and poured into the mold. At Spokane Industries we specialize in carbon
and low alloy steels that require extremely high temperatures to melt. Given its low melting point and ease of
handling, tin is used for demonstration purposes.
The
trade show attendees were able to witness the actual casting process from start
to finish. Casting is a complex process and the hands-on demonstrations
vastly enhance our ability to educate the uninitiated about our processes and
discuss what makes us unique in the marketplace.
Our success with these demonstrations is evidenced by show
goers overwhelming our neighbor’s booths to get a glimpse of what all the
excitement in our booth was about. We are working on a similar
demonstration of our investment casting procedure to show off that process in
the future.
The Greater Spokane Manufacturing Expo boasted more than 90
companies and attracted over 1,200 students from regional schools. It is
a great venue to recruit students and other attendees for future employment
opportunities, and share the process, applications and benefits of castings.
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| Foundry In A Box |
“The response to our “Foundry in a Box” that we
purchased from AFS was amazing! We are always looking for new ways to get
prospective employees interested in the foundry. This is it!”
Tracei Scofield, HR Director, Spokane Industries.
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