The second process is used in the foundries for producing cast products. This is the oldest and simplest (in theory but not in practice) means of manufacturing shaped components. Other techniques, ...

[Kelly Coffield] makes intake manifolds for old Ford throttle bodies for fun, demonstrating an excellent technique for making such things in the small shop. The mould patterns are CNC machined from a ...

World-first designs have shown how aluminium components used for various modes of transport can be made almost 50 per cent lighter without compromising their strength. Coventry-based casting firm ...

FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) - Robots are not efficient enough for Tesla's new car factory in Germany, which plans to replace hundreds of them with giant aluminium casting machines to build simpler ...