THE BREAKTHROUGHS THAT
CHANGED FOUNDRIES FOREVER—
BORN FROM OUR INDUSTRY
By Jerry Senk, President of Equipment Manufacturers International, Inc.
ARTICLE TAKEAWAYS:
- Key innovations that reshaped foundry operations
- Shows how real-world ideas from the shop floor drove change
A simple solution indeed. Where do these innovations come from, how are they formed, designed, tested, articulated, built, and marketed in a timely enough fashion to even be relevant to the ever-changing landscape?
Where do the analytic or predictive instincts come from—the ones that narrow variation and lead to truly unique solutions in the foundry? When you look back to the Bronze Age, we’re talking about practices dating as far back as 2500–3000 B.C. Foundry work has deep roots in tradition—arguably one of the most conservative industries, with a historically flat trajectory when it comes to change. Against that backdrop, it’s remarkable to see the incremental but meaningful advances made in just the past 50 years.
