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data in real time to help operators optimize casting conditions, enhance casthouse safety, improve product quality, and reduce waste. Internally, we’ re also leveraging ERP and digital workflow tools to streamline operations, improve communication, and ensure we meet tight delivery schedules without compromising quality.”
Wagstaff’ s commitment to innovation and R & D is another area in which the company is unique in its market. Unlike any of its competitors, Wagstaff operates multiple casting pits in the development of new technologies. The largest of those is a production scale casting pit that is fed by a 60,000-pound capacity furnace.
“ The scale of this R & D casting facility ensures that products we develop are as‘ casthouse-ready’ as possible,” he explains.“ We actively work with customers to understand their challenges and anticipate
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In terms of recent developments, Wagstaff APEX is the most advanced rolling ingot direct chill casting technology on the market and has been in full-scale production in customer plants for over five years. Similarly,
The strength of the Wagstaff brand is supported by our innovation, quality, and long-term customer relationships
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