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Showerthought: Our scrap rate dropped from 15% to 3% after switching to a new binder system.

We were using a standard sodium silicate mix for our cores, but the boss brought in this new organic stuff about six months ago. The difference in shakeout is night and day, way less breakage on the thin sections. What's the biggest single change you've seen cut down on waste in your shop?
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gracewebb
gracewebb8d ago
Wow, that's a huge drop. Switching to a different sand mix cut our core-related scrap by half, honestly. The new stuff just holds the shape better during handling.
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riley_schmidt
Switching to ceramic filters slashed our dross waste.
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