Foundry
Foundry work: the heat, the casting, and the scrap
A foundry loses the story between the heat, the mold, and the castings that were scrapped after shakeout. The certificate, the pour, and the good pieces are three files.
Scrap weighed after the shipment cannot change the price.
What the open heat has to show
- Grade and heat tied to the metal poured.
- Good castings and scrap counted before invoicing.
- The next job priced from this heat’s yield, not a theoretical one.
That is the same kind of gap as seeing the work while it is still open and quoting from a current cost.
The week the record is late
A heat is short. The schedule still releases the next job on the old yield. The customer of the short heat is already asking which castings used it.
Name the heat on the castings before they leave. MFGMAX Heavy Metals holds that record. Accounting can stay where it is. Other systems can connect. What moves, and when, is shown before you commit. This does not replace a required material test, a weld procedure, or an environmental permit.
Mark the week on Problems and Solutions, or read how integrations stay with the platform instead of replacing it.
Questions
What should stay on the open heat?
Grade and heat tied to the metal poured. Good castings and scrap counted before invoicing. The next job priced from this heat’s yield, not a theoretical one.
When should the heat be compared with the quote?
While it is still open. A count after invoicing explains a loss. It does not give the material or the hours back.
What does MFGMAX connect this to?
Name the heat on the castings before they leave. This does not replace a required material test, a weld procedure, or an environmental permit.