Franklin Precision Castings worked with a customer to convert its welded Trough Mounting Bracket to a stainless steel investment casting - reducing weight, simplifying logistics, improving quality, cutting costs, and supporting customers’ requirements. Converting welding…
Franklin Precision Castings has partnered with Waste Management Sustainability Services and in 2020 has recycled 13 tons of material from cardboard alone! According to information we received from Waste Management Sustainability Services, this initiative will…
Operations Manager, Chris Barber represented Franklin Precision Castings as one of four manufacturers in northwestern Pennsylvania to participate in a roundtable discussion focusing on economic development in the region. The discussion was held in conjunction…
Investment Castings are used in nearly every industry and every aspect of our lives from food processing to oil & gas, water treatment, automotive, aerospace, construction, steel, transportation and more. Most of the food you…
Franklin Precision Castings has been on the forefront of automation when it introduced robots to their investment casting manufacturing processes in early 2005 - making it a leading advanced automated investment casting foundry. Franklin Precision…
The investment casting process competes with the majority of metal forming processes and offers some unique advantages. Read about advantages of investment casting over other metal forming processes - like machining, welding, sand casting, die casting…
There are many advantages to investment casting which will lead to better design and a lower cost product. The investment casting process offers many benefits including cost savings, design and material freedom, close tolerances, better finishes, savings…
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness on copper's virus killing properties and that commonly touched surfaces can spread viruses and disease. According to the EPA, the surfaces of copper and its' alloys, such as brass and bronze, are antimicrobial. Using antimicrobial…
INCAST magazine was interested in our post about how “Copper Kills Coronavirus” and featured our antimicrobial door handles on their front cover and in a two-page spread in their May 2020 Issue. Copper Kills Coronavirus Article…
Investment castings help to make the world a cleaner place: reduced material usage, waste, time and costs. Investment castings can and do result in savings in material, time, costs and: Superior surface finish Closer to…