The furniture industry faces an evolving transformation because designers and manufacturers pursue innovative approaches to unite aesthetic appeal with operational capability and environmentally ...

A melting pot of experimental activity, The National Casting Center within the School of Art and Design at Alfred University comprises two comprehensive state-of-the-art facilities: one specializing ...

Engineers often have an important decision to make when they design and source a metal part: Should it be machined or die cast? In the past, a cursory review of production volumes, tolerances, ...

In many manufacturing operations, casting and machining still operate like two separate trades connected via a drawing and a due date. The foundry pours the part. The machine shop figures out how to ...