Farming and the Foundry: A CASTING CONVERSION STORY THAT STARTED WITH A SEED: One small part was destined to remain a labor-intensive weldment surrounded by new castings till a big problem--and simple solution--changed its path

Nebraska-based agricultural machinery manufacturer, Orthman, was on a casting-conversion roll starting about six years ago. Along the way, though, a serious problem cropped up in one section of a farming [...]