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The latest resource from the Eagle Group is an updated and expanded edition of our Buyer’s Guide to Purchasing Raw and Machined Cast Products, one of our most popular free downloads. Buying cast parts involves a long list of decisions before any metal is poured. Which alloy will hold up in the field? Which casting […]

Manufacturing education plays a critical role in preparing the next generation of engineers, makers, and problem-solvers. In this latest community outreach feature, the Eagle Group explores how university partnerships and hands-on foundry collaborations like Cast in Steel are giving students real-world metalcasting experience—and helping strengthen the future of American manufacturing.
Michigan’s foundry industry faces a growing skills gap—but the solution starts early. Through classroom workshops, student competitions, and community partnerships, the Eagle Group is investing in manufacturing workforce development by introducing the next generation to modern metalcasting and the rewarding careers behind America’s industrial future.

At the Eagle Group we believe in our employees. We know the success of our companies depends on the people doing the work, day to day, to design and produce our award-winning cast parts. We also acknowledge that our employees have lives outside the workplace, and external challenges play a major role in everyone’s ability […]

In our blog series, Casting Advocates, we get to know organizations and industry leaders who work to elevate the metalcasting profession. This installment focuses on the American Foundry Society (AFS). The American Foundry Society is a national organization with a mission to “advance the success of its members and the metal casting industry through advocacy, education and innovation.” In […]

In our blog series, Casting Advocates, we get to know organizations and industry leaders who work to elevate the metalcasting profession. This installment focuses on the Foundry Association of Michigan. The Foundry Association of Michigan (FAM) is a non-profit organization that works between the Michigan casting industry and state legislators, acting as a liaison and a lobbyist. When Michigan legislators propose […]

In our blog series, Casting Advocates, we explore the work of organizations and industry leaders who work to elevate the metalcasting profession. Here in this first installment, we focus on the Steel Founders’ Society of America. The Steel Founders’ Society of America (SFSA) was first organized in 1902, and initial meetings were a “luncheon club” […]

Eagle Alloy was lively and bustling on Thursday, October 4th. That’s no surprise: our Muskegon, MI campus is regularly buzzing through three shifts a day, five days a week. But this particular day brought in a larger crowd than usual: in celebration of Manufacturing Day 2018 we opened our campus to local schools and community […]

Ask a group of 5th graders what they want to be when they grow up, and you’ll get a long list of answers: firefighter, detective, athlete, musician, astronaut. These (and other top kids’ dream jobs) are certainly vital to our society, but as proud and forward-thinking manufacturers, we have to ask: Wouldn’t you rather be […]

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The latest resource from the Eagle Group is an updated and expanded edition of our Buyer’s Guide to Purchasing Raw and Machined Cast Products, one

Manufacturing education plays a critical role in preparing the next generation of engineers, makers, and problem-solvers. In this latest community outreach feature, the Eagle Group
When supply chains disappear, reverse-engineered parts offer a practical solution. This project shows how Eagle CNC rebuilt a complex component from a damaged original—using measurement,
Michigan’s foundry industry faces a growing skills gap—but the solution starts early. Through classroom workshops, student competitions, and community partnerships, the Eagle Group is investing

When time and flexibility are top priorities, rapid prototyping for castings offers manufacturers a fast-track route to producing complex cast parts in small quantities. At