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foundry

1. a place in which metal castings are produced
2. the science or practice of casting metal
3. cast-metal articles collectively

foundry

[′fau̇n·drē]
(engineering)
A building where metal or glass castings are produced.

foundry

A semiconductor manufacturer that makes chips for third parties. It may be a large chip maker that sells its excess manufacturing capacity or one that makes chips exclusively for other companies. No less than two billion dollars is needed to construct a twenty-first century, high-production semiconductor manufacturing plant. See fabless and IDM.
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Other foundry officials echo many of these statements.
Seeing the light: after struggling along with other manufacturers during the first part of this decade, foundries are seeing an improved environment. However, challenges still loom
Foundry Solutions & Design, LLC., 316 Maxwell Rd, Suite 500, Alpharetta, GA,
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Tim Vecchiarelli, with Yankee Casting, an Enfield, Conn., nonferrous foundry, also notes that workers compensation, health care and energy costs make it more difficult for companies such as his to compete.
Hot topic: North American nonferrous foundries that will survive into the future will need efficiency and a little bit of luck
Huff is the technical director for Foundry Advanced Clay Technologies, Three Rivers, Mich.
Fighting defects with improved gating: four metalcasting firms overcame casting defects by augmenting the gating systems
Gaylord Foundry Equipment Inc, PO Box 1863, Independence, MO, 64055-0863 tel: 816/833-4575 fax: 816/252-8181
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Mayton Manager of Technical Services Urick Foundry Co.
Officers/directors
When productivity becomes the driver of manufacturing strategy, the sales pitches of all the purveyors of new foundry equipment can be put into their proper perspectives.
Manufacturing strategy
If asked, most in our industry would say that the job of foundry sales (and sales management) is to sell, and that "selling" means aggressively seeking new business and growing top line revenues.
Selling and industry maturity
In order to impress these potential customers, Benton had to reduce lead-times to 2 3 weeks, and follow-through with quick production on the foundry floor.
Building a better Benton Foundry: while many foundries today thrive on the "big deal," Benton Foundry prospers by offering complex castings with quick leadtimes for short and medium production runs
(CISA) has just released its all-new "Foundry Equipment Buyers Guide." This 16-page, four-color guide is designed to help foundry personnel specify, select, install and properly utilize equipment most suited to your needs.
Product showcase
Foundry Products Inc, 6000 N Hix Road, PC Box 85400, Westland, MI, 48185
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Dependable Foundry Equip Co, 12505 B W Herman Rd, PO Box 3210, Tualatin, OR,
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