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Modern metal manufacturing offers a wide range of choices to bring designs into reality. Metalcasting has been around for millennia, and it’s undergone its fair share of innovation over the years. Casting facilities can now handle almost any alloy, and can cast intricate designs with complex inner cavities that wouldn’t have been possible even a […]
The Eagle Group is comprised of three companies: a shell molding foundry, an investment casting foundry and a CNC machine house. Together, we’re able to manufacture a broad range of metal products from concept to completion. If you’re looking for a new supplier for your raw or machined cast products, the Eagle Group could be […]
Clockwise from top left: Globe valve, butterfly valve, gate valve, ball valve Valves are employed in just about any situation involving the flow of liquid or gas. A valve controls the flow of water through your kitchen sink. A different valve brings propane gas into the burners of a gas stove. Outside the home, industrial […]
The history of lean manufacturing dates back at least to the 1700s, when Eli Whitney developed interchangeable parts in order to deliver a massive order of muskets to the American Army. It wasn’t until 1988 that John Krafcik coined the phrase “lean manufacturing” in his research as an MIT student. For most of the 20th […]
Eagle Aluminum Cast Products, Inc. recently published an ebook offering insight into manufacturing with aluminum. Manufacturing with Aluminum: History, Forming Techniques and Best Practices draws on decades of experience, taking a holistic approach to aluminum manufacturing. Weighing in at just under 25 illustrated pages, the ebook aims to fill a gap between online resources and […]
Lean Manufacturing principles encourage maximum efficiency for just about any production facility. Lean Manufacturing is also more of a necessity than ever, with cutthroat competition across the manufacturing industry forcing all players to up their efficiency levels. If you’re worried that your company isn’t lean enough, take a look at these five tools from the Lean […]
Lean manufacturing helps manufacturers improve efficiency by eliminating waste in the production process, but what exactly is lean manufacturing? Is it a product, a procedure, a religion? None of the above. Lean manufacturing is an adaptable set of “tools” that can be applied to any system of manufacturing—whether that system produces spring coils, jet engines […]
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is becoming more and more important in the manufacturing industry. Businesses around the world are taking a more active approach to supply chain management, resulting in smoother process integration, higher profits and more transparency. Your supply chain is much more than just where your business sources raw materials, parts or other […]
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
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
