In recent years, the challenges facing global supply chains have sparked a powerful movement to rebuild and reinforce American manufacturing. From geopolitical tensions to shipping delays and quality inconsistencies, many U.S.-based companies are rethinking their reliance on offshore suppliers. At the forefront of this reshoring movement is Quaker City Castings, a US foundry dedicated to delivering [...]
Why American-Made Castings Offer Better ROI Than Offshore Casting Suppliers At first glance, offshore casting suppliers may seem like a smart way to save money. Lower prices and lower labour costs seems like a good plan? But for manufacturers focused on long-term value, performance, and reliability, the equation is far more complex. In reality, American-made castings [...]
The Power of Steel: Inside a Modern Steel Foundry Step inside a modern steel foundry, where raw materials are transformed into the strong, durable steel that supports the infrastructure of our everyday lives. From the roar of furnaces to the precision of alloying, the steel foundry is where tradition meets innovation—fueling industries from construction and [...]
Well folks, after many months of consternation in the steel foundry and steel castings industry, it looks like the Keystone Pipeline is back. This is great news for all of us metal casting foundries, especially ferrous foundries. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-01-24/trump-signs-executive-order-on-keystone-pipeline This is great news for our industry. Iron castings, steel castings, and plenty of other foundry products are [...]
I've spent about as much time reading up on the medium term prospects for the oil market as anyone this past week to try and gauge what the market for steel castings and ductile iron castings is likely to be as we head into 2016 . A few stories that kind of sum up the picture [...]
As if the Steel Foundry industry was not already reeling enough as it is... I think this article says it all: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-20/after-year-of-pain-opec-close-to-halting-u-s-oil-in-its-tracks To expound on what the article says, OPEC will continue to crush the U.S. Oil Boom with production levels that won't allow the price of oil to return to $60-$70 per barrel until mid [...]
We are seeing some real trouble out there in the steel castings world folks. Despite news that all sectors of the US economy are holding their own, the industrial world, steel foundries in particular, are doing their best to tread water while oil and most other commodities find an equilibrium, but it's painful. There are several [...]
