Help NFFS Build a Practical Case Study Library for Non-Ferrous Foundries

Every foundry has problems worth learning from.

Some are already solved: a recurring casting defect that finally got under control, a process change that improved yield, a tooling adjustment that reduced scrap, a training approach that helped newer employees understand the work, or a quality issue that took real investigation to resolve.

Others are still active: porosity that keeps showing up, inconsistent sand conditions, customer specifications that are difficult to interpret, melt practice questions, dimensional problems, staffing gaps, inspection challenges, or any number of issues that show up in real foundry life.

NFFS is asking members to help us build a practical, member-driven case study library focused on real problems and real solutions in non-ferrous foundries.

Members can participate in two ways.

First, if your company has already completed a useful case study, we would love to hear from you. These examples are incredibly valuable to the Society because they help other members learn from the work already being done across the industry.

Second, if your foundry is currently wrestling with a technical or operational problem, you can bring that issue to NFFS Technical Staff. We will work with you to better understand the problem, identify possible causes, connect the right technical resources, and help develop a practical path toward a solution where possible.

All information submitted to NFFS will be kept strictly confidential. Any case study prepared for publication will be anonymized before it is shared. The goal is not to expose any member company, customer, employee, or proprietary process. The goal is to turn real foundry experience into useful, practical learning that strengthens the entire non-ferrous foundry community.

We are especially interested in case studies related to casting defects, melt practice, sand control, tooling, gating and risering, inspection, alloy issues, customer requirements, process improvement, workforce training, quality systems, and practical technology adoption. However, members should not feel limited by that list. If it matters inside your foundry, it probably matters to other foundries too.

This effort is part of NFFS’s broader commitment to expanding technical support for members and creating more opportunities for foundries to learn from one another. Our industry has an enormous amount of hard-earned knowledge, but too much of it stays isolated inside individual facilities. By sharing problems and solutions confidentially, we can help make that knowledge more accessible without compromising anyone’s competitive position.

If you have a completed case study, a current problem, or even just an idea that might be worth discussing, please contact NFFS Technical Staff.

Your challenge may become the insight another foundry needs.