foundry

(noun)

A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products; usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with.

Related Terms

  • shim
  • kiln

Examples of foundry in the following topics:

  • Recycling and industrial waste

    • Foundry sand used in metal casting, for example, can be recycled into sub-base filling for road construction, road embankments and structural fill.
  • Casting

    • The process today varies from foundry to foundry; however the steps which are usually used in casting small bronze sculptures in a modern bronze foundry are generally quite standardized.
  • A case study

    • Parts and materials that aren't suitable for remanufacturing are passed on to the company's foundry in Mapleton, Illinois, where they're melted and recast.
    • In 1999, Caterpillar's foundry recycled 106,835 kilos of aluminium alloy; 7,650,312 kilos of cast iron; and 2,576,679 kilos of steel.
  • Properties of Quartz and Glass

    • Owing to its abundance and high thermal and chemical stability, quartz is widely used in many large-scale applications—abrasives, foundry materials, ceramics, and cements.
  • The Rise of Big Business

    • Photo shows men at the foundry and machine shop that produced automobile engines in 1903 and merged with Cadillac Motor Co. in 1905.
  • Sculpture of the Early Christian Church

    • Charlemagne revived large-scale bronze casting when he created a foundry at Aachen which cast the doors for his palace chapel, in imitation of Roman designs.
  • Introduction to Understanding Waste

    • According to the World Resources Institute, Chattanooga was once renowned for its natural beauty, but as a means of facilitating job growth and economic prosperity the city decided to attract a variety of industries (including textile mills, chemical plants and coke foundries) into its confines without first considering the short-term profit models that drove these businesses.
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