Eagle Alloy is now a sea-worthy foundry after passing the demanding technical requirements of ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) certification.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
This 31-page guide introduces heat treatment in metalcasting and CNC machining, covering key processes with insights from decades of experience.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
When you visit your machine shop, make sure they're equipped with these seven metrology tools. You can't have precision without precision measurement!| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Eagle Alloy's handheld laser scanner is a great asset to our list of foundry product development tools. Learn how the laser scanner works, and how we use it to design better, more consistent cast products for our customers.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
A discussion of common metal casting defects and how casting facilities work with customers to determine when a part is returnable.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Product Development | Follow the Eagle Group Blog for valuable insights into the metal casting and machining industries, as well as news and updates from Eagle companies.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
This article is part of our series: Continuous Improvement at Eagle Precision The wax room is at the heart (and start) of our investment castings. By injecting the wax room with fresh ideas, we’ve been able to greatly improve our pouring efficiency, leading to higher production yields, less downtime, reduced remelting rates, and faster delivery times.| Eagle Group Blog
Collaboration Between Casting and Machining to Re-Engineer a Lost Component of a Vietnam-Era Patrol Boat Muskegon-based manufacturers Eagle CNC and Eagle Alloy put their capabilities to the test when they set out to replicate a key component of a Vietnam-era patrol boat as a steel casting. For the team behind the casting, this project is about more than fixing a boat; it’s about preserving history, honoring the legacy of those who served and sacrificed, and ensuring their stories continue ...| Eagle Group Blog
Dave Fazakerley, Eagle Alloy President and Chief Operating Officer, has played a central role in shaping the company since its early days. Over the course of his career, he has helped guide Eagle Alloy’s growth, build its operations, and foster a culture of quality and innovation—contributions that have helped the company become a recognized leader in the steel casting industry.| Eagle Group Blog
Automation in investment casting is often seen as the domain of large-scale foundries, with a common perception that it requires major capital investment, significant floor space, and rigid shop-floor layouts. But what if there were a way to bring the benefits of robotic automation to foundries of any size?| Eagle Group Blog
Eagle Alloy has upgraded its Keyence scanner to stay ahead of the curve. Our latest model, the WM-6000, helps our shell-mold foundry deliver even more precise, reliable castings for our customers.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Follow the Eagle Group Blog for valuable insights into the metal casting and machining industries, as well as news and updates from Eagle companies.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Weld repair in steel castings is often misunderstood by casting customers, and this blog aims to clarify facts about weld repair and part quality.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
When weld repair is done right, it is a very reliable and repeatable process that should never result in product failure.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
This article shares what it's like to be an intern at Eagle CNC, learning essential new skills and applying them to real-world situations.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
A discussion of how the Eagle Group uses blasting to process and finish quality castings, including new media used in the process.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
An introduction to what continuous improvement means in the manufacturing world and how Eagle Group Precision practices it.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Metal Properties | Follow the Eagle Group Blog for valuable insights into the metal casting and machining industries, as well as news and updates from Eagle companies.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Learn how the best casting foundries use the APQP process to ask the right questions during product development, resulting in saved time, saved money and higher quality cast products. Part of the Eagle Group's blog series on product development, from conception through sampling.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Product Design | Follow the Eagle Group Blog for valuable insights into the metal casting and machining industries, as well as news and updates from Eagle companies.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
This introduction to metalcasting provides a brief overview and history of the casting process, as well as an outline of casting techniques in use today.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Learn about hardness in metalcasting: why hardness is important, how we measure hardness to deduce an alloy's mechanical properties, and the types of hardness we can measure| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Learn about ductility in metal manufacturing: why ductility is important, the most ductile metals and how we achieve ductility in cast and machined parts.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Physical properties of metals include density, melting point and conductivity. These properties are important to understand when choosing the right alloy.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Understanding mechanical properties is important in choosing the right alloy for your product. Strength, Malleability and Toughness are key properties.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Heat Treatment | Follow the Eagle Group Blog for valuable insights into the metal casting and machining industries, as well as news and updates from Eagle companies.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this installment of our blog series on metal properties, we explore the importance of strength and how we measure it in cast and machined parts.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Overview of how corrosion can manifest in a material, and the techniques manufacturers use to prevent corrosion from affecting part performance.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Here we discuss how fatigue resistance is built into cast parts and how it fits within the bigger picture of mechanical properties for cast parts.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
One year after Eagle Alloy acquired Eagle CNC, the companies are growing closer together in terms of shared systems and shared goals.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this article, we discuss the importance of the heat treatment process known as tempering, which is used to render steel pieces more ductile and ready for many applications.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Bill Seyferth is the founder of Westech Corp., now Eagle CNC. As Bill retires from the company he founded, it is one of Michigan’s largest machinine shops.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this article, we’ll discuss how toughness fits within the bigger picture of mechanical properties for raw and machined cast parts.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this article, we discuss the importance of the heat treatment process known as annealing, which is used on high carbon steels to make them more machinable and workable.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this article, we discuss the importance of the heat treatment process known as quenching in the preparation and manufacture of cast and machined parts.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this article, we discuss the importance of the heat treatment process known as stress relieving, which is used to remove residual stresses from a material without changing microstructures.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
Learn about weldability, and why it's a key mechanical metal property for steel casting manufacturers.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this article, we discuss the importance of the heat treatment process known as hardening or strengthening for the preparation and manufacture of cast and machined parts.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this article, we discuss the importance of the heat treatment known as normalizing to the industry of cast and machined parts.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
In this article, we’ll discuss how experienced machine shops like Eagle CNC think about the complex relationship between heat treatment and machinability.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
This introduction to heat treatment for cast parts provides an overview of what heat treatment is and how manufacturers use it to make better castings.| blog.eaglegroupmanufacturers.com
