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Why Skilled Trades Are Becoming the Power Plan
The college-or-bust narrative is cracking. Here's why the trades are becoming the smartest career move a young person can make right now.
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Shop-floor lessons, practical how-tos and real-world perspectives on manufacturing, skilled trades, craftsmanship and building things that last.
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Foundry Fundamentals
How to Properly Preheat a Ladle Before Pouring
Skipping ladle preheat is one of the most common — and costly — mistakes in a small foundry. Here's the right way to do it and why it matters.
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Foundry Fundamentals
Why Moisture Matters Before Pouring Iron
A wet mold and molten iron is a dangerous combination. Understanding moisture control is foundational to safe, quality castings.
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Foundry Fundamentals
Why Patternmaking Still Matters
In an age of 3D printing and digital tooling, the fundamentals of patternmaking are more relevant than ever — not less.
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Buyer Resources
How to Select a Foundry That Won't Let You Down
Not all foundries are equal. Here's what to look for — and what to avoid — when sourcing a casting partner for your manufacturing operation.
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Buyer Resources
5 Benefits of Converting a Weldment to an Iron Casting
Weldments get the job done — but iron castings often do it better, cheaper, and with less long-term headache. Here's when and why to make the switch.
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Buyer Resources
The Confident Casting Buyer
Most buyers don't know what they don't know about castings. This guide changes that — covering specs, lead times, tooling, and how to talk to a foundry.
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Steam & Preservation
Small Town, Big Dreams: The Dakota Foundry Story
How a shuttered foundry in a small Midwestern town became the foundation for something much bigger — and what it says about American manufacturing.
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Steam & Preservation
Why Preserving Foundries Is an Act of Patriotism
Every foundry that closes takes irreplaceable knowledge with it. The case for treating American foundries as cultural and industrial heritage worth saving.
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Manufacturing
What the Foundry Floor Looks Like in 2030
Automation, simulation software, 3D sand printing, and a shrinking workforce. The foundry of the near future is already taking shape — here's what's coming.
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Steam & Preservation
The 150 Case: What a Steam Engine Teaches About Leadership
Restoring the world's largest steam traction engine wasn't just a mechanical project. It was a lesson in vision, team-building, and finishing what you start.
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Steam & Preservation
150 Case Pulls 36 Plow Bottoms
Watch the 150 Case steam traction engine pull 36 plow bottoms across a Dakota field — a feat of engineering and restoration that stopped the crowd cold.
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Steam & Preservation
The World Record Pull
The moment the 150 Case set the Guinness World Record for the largest number of plow bottoms pulled by a steam traction engine. Watch it happen.
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Steam & Preservation
From Childhood Dream to World Record
Kory Anderson grew up watching steam engines at county fairs. Decades later, he built the biggest one ever restored. This is how that happened.
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Manufacturing
How to Revive an American Foundry
Anderson Foundries didn't start with a business plan. It started with a belief that American iron casting still had a future — and a willingness to prove it.
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