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The Power of Steel: Inside a Modern Steel Foundry

2024-06-05T14:23:32+00:00April 23rd, 2024|Tags: , , |

The Power of Steel: Inside a Modern Steel FoundryWelcome to a modern steel foundry, where molten metal meets the skillful hands of artisans and cutting-edge technology. In this article, we unlock the secrets behind the power of steel, the process at a steel foundry, and delve into the fascinating processes that transform raw materials into the [...]

The Keystone Pipeline is Back!

2024-05-28T20:03:23+00:00January 24th, 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

Oil Looks to Be Down for the Long Haul

2024-05-28T20:04:17+00:00September 23rd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

OPEC is Crushing Our Hopes and Dreams

2024-05-28T20:05:20+00:00September 23rd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , |

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 [...]

The Steel Casting World

2024-05-28T20:05:40+00:00September 23rd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , |

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 [...]