Over 70 customers attended the open house at Effort Foundry, Bath, PA, on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. The day began with a classroom presentation of the casting process by Bill Easterly, president.
Following the class, all attendees broke into small groups for an educational tour of the entire casting facility, beginning with watching a pour of 2,000 pounds of molten stainless steel.
Groups were then shown demonstrations of molding; printed mold; core making; spectrometer analysis of metal; pulling of tensile bar; simulation of casting solidification; pattern making; NDE/ultrasound; magnetic particle; liquid penetrant; radiography; positive material identification, and heat treat.
Following lunch, attendees made their own molds and cast them with lead-free pewter. Students had to shake out and clean their castings.
All attendees received a commemorative T-shirt and a “foundry school” paperweight.
All attendees expressed positive comments about the entire day!
Check out these photos of the event!
Foundry School
Vendor Tents
Mold/Pattern/Casting Tent
Live Demo Faro Arm Scanning
Ultrasound Live Demo
Pattern Ship Demo
Live Demo Liquid Penetrant Testing Demo
Live Demo Ultrasonic Testing
Radiography Demo
Live Demo Magnetic Particle Test
Live Demo Simulation
Make a Casting
Guess the Weight Contest
Watch Live Pouring of Stainless Steel
Live Demo Making Core
Lunch
The next Customer Appreciation Day/Open House will take place in the spring of 2026. However, Bill Easterly is scheduling the traveling schools performed at YOUR FACILITY. These schools last approximately 4 hours and include an in-depth description of the casting process. Contact Renee Sapone at 610-837-1837 or rsapone@effortfoundry.com to schedule.
