Iron casting foundry has evolved exponentially over the past four decades, and is anticipated to transform in the future. One of the biggest drivers of challenges for the casting foundry is the diminishing share of oil, coal, natural resources, and gas use every year whilst renewables are increasing. The world is desperately looking for renewable methods of generating power, and foundries play a major role in this monumental change, and therein lay the business opportunity.

When it comes to the automotive industry, the important trends that will go on to dominate the space include reduction in the consumption of fuel, vehicle weight, emissions, and development of hybrid and electric cars, in addition to autonomy and connectivity. The sector is pushing hard to build and utilize novel materials which are lightweight with increasingly more wear resistance to achieve these objectives. The key factors driving the reduction of vehicle weight include the rise in oil price, in addition to horsepower increase and regulations on emission reduction.

We are seeing first-hand the way electric vehicles (EVs) are developing rapidly. Passenger light vehicles that are battery electric and PHEVs (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles) are slated to grow considerably in the coming decade. Foundries therefore may consider a range of alloy products to satisfy the growing challenges from the automobile industry as the goal posts are shifted and rules are changed continuously.

All said the market can unlock newer product development opportunities and improve ways to provide better products. It is a fact that customers do not want to buy chemical elements, metals or alloys, but rather mechanical characteristics.  What the customer is looking for here is material performance including characteristics such as heat distribution, durability, strength, damping resistance, etc. This has led to the possibility of developing novel materials and composites. The automotive OEMs are looking for high strength for the most part, while ductility at other times, and they’re flexible to any form of material that would help achieve this effectively.

If the foundry can achieve perfect operational excellence, quality offerings, and delivery, it is likely tagged as a trustworthy source, but customer needs are endless. A foundry that is also cost-effective and flexible could be regarded as a good supplier, one that’s also ready to share opportunities and costs is a committed supplier. And if the foundries deliver and offer completely finished parts and components, they’re value-added or value-driven providers, while suppliers that aid piece optimization is regarded as technically capable. In other words, those suppliers offering component integration will be able to support customers with chain supply optimization.

To conclude, staying profitable is crucial for sustainability as it allows your foundries to help with new technological investments that are required to keep the business floating and relevant. They should push themselves to identify the major technologies that are critical to your business and execute them. Finding ways to remain flexible in these turbulent times is the way forward for a strong and secure future.

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