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    Casting in the World

    Cast components are used in all areas of everyday life – in cars, trains and planes, from energy generation to mobile phones – our industry takes metal and recycles it into new engineered parts.

    It’s liquid metal engineering!

    What is Casting?

    Made by pouring molten metal into a mould, castings can be used to make parts of complex shapes that would be difficult or uneconomic to make by other methods (such as forging, assembling components or cutting from solid material).

    The castings industry is growing and more than 100 million tonnes of casting were produced globally last year, more than ever before!

    What do we make? Here are a few examples of castings in the world around us:

    • For the automotive industry: engine blocks, cylinder heads and cylinders, brake discs, wheels, brake callipers, turbo charger wheels and housings.
    • For the water industry: pipes, taps, pumps and valves.
    • For the energy industry: motors, generators, industrial gas turbines and wind energy hubs.
    • For the rail industry: track crossings, brakes and wheels
    • For the aerospace industry: turbine blades, runway lighting and aircraft seats
    • For the medical industry: hip and knee implants, medical scanners and wheelchair components
    • For the urban environment: street furniture, locks, lamp stands, sculptures and bike frames.

    Need for SpeedDid you know?

    • All of the turbine blades in modern jet engines are castings!
    • Foundries in the UK cast all of the engines for Formula One!
    • All brake discs in passenger cars are castings, so we keep people safe!

    A Green IndustryDid you know?

    • Most castings are made from recycled metal so without castings there would be piles of scrap metal damaging our local environment.
    • Castings are used in wind turbines and tidal power installations so we help the global environment.
    • Foundries recycle most of the sand they use, over and over again!

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    Casting Case Studies

    Rail Crossings & Tracks

    Rail crossings are made of cast steel, alloyed with manganese, and are then welded to lengths of rail track. Then ...
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    Renewable Energy – Wind Energy Turbine Hub

    The hub of a wind turbine is made of ductile cast iron as it is strong and can withstand the ...
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    Manhole Covers – really?

    Manholes covers might not seem to be very exciting perhaps, but they need to be strong so that they can ...
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    Jet Engine Turbine Blades – built for speed

    The blades in a jet engine are made using investment casting. They are cast in exotic alloys, sometimes as single-crystal ...
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    Sponsors & Supporters of the Casting the Future Foundry Kit

    Cast Metals Federation
    Cast Metals Federation
    Grainger and Worrall Ltd
    Grainger and Worrall Ltd

    Brunel Centre of Bedford

    Institute of Cast Metals Engineers
    Institute of Cast Metals Engineers
    Midas Pattern Company Ltd
    Founders Company
    Founders Company
    John Winter Ltd
    Milver Metals Ltd
    Tor Lodge and Applecross Trust
    Tor Lodge and Applecross Trust
    HCM Engineering Ltd
    HCM Engineering Ltd
    MRT Castings Ltd
    MRT Castings Ltd

    Casting News

    Rail Crossings & Tracks

    Castings in the World

    Renewable Energy – Wind Energy Turbine Hub

    Castings in the World

    Manhole Covers – really?

    Castings in the World

    Jet Engine Turbine Blades – built for speed

    Castings in the World

    Street Bollards – protecting our public places

    Castings in the World

    Castings on a Plane

    Castings in the World

    Car wheels to move us around

    Castings in the World

    Stair Treads used in the Underground

    Castings in the World
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