Foundry Technical Training
Twenty practical foundry and manufacturing technical topics, from sand moulding and melting through CNC machining, welding and production control. Open a topic below to listen to its narrated training in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil, or Mandarin. Each topic has its own 10-question assessment (50% to pass, available in 10 languages) and its own Certificate of Awareness, issued in English — questions are never mixed between topics.
🍟 Foundry Casting Technology Fundamentals
The complete casting flow: pattern, mould, melt, pour, solidify, shakeout, finishing and inspection.
🏖️ Sand Moulding and Core Making
Moulding sand requirements, mould-making sequence, core making and the quality controls that protect them.
📐 Foundry Pattern Making & Mould Design
Pattern types and materials, allowances, draft angle, cope/drag/parting-line and core-print design.
💧 Gating and Riser System Design
How metal travels from ladle to cavity — gating components, riser feeding and common design problems.
🔥 Melting Furnace Operation
Furnace types, charging practice, temperature control, metal treatment and safe transfer to the ladle.
🍟 Pouring Techniques and Temperature Control
Pouring temperature windows, ladle preparation, fill time and the safety practices around molten metal.
⚙️ Metal Alloy Selection and Metallurgy
Ferrous vs non-ferrous alloys, composition, microstructure, castability and correct grade selection.
🔍 Casting Defects: Causes, Identification & Prevention
Porosity, shrinkage, cold shut, inclusions, cracks and the tools used to identify and prevent them.
📊 Casting Simulation and Process Optimization
Using digital filling and solidification analysis to optimize gating, risers and process parameters.
🔥 Heat Treatment of Castings
Solution treatment, quenching, tempering/ageing, furnace control and the records that prove consistency.
📐 Engineering Drawing Interpretation
Reading a drawing accurately: views, dimensions, tolerances, symbols, title block and revision control.
📏 GD&T: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Datums, form/orientation/location controls, MMC/LMC and interpreting a feature control frame.
💻 CAD/CAM Fundamentals
The controlled digital chain from a CAD model to a verified, simulated CNC program.
⚙️ CNC Machining Fundamentals
Machine components, coordinate systems, cutting tools, workholding and a safe setup workflow.
🔧 CNC Milling and Turning
Choosing and running milling or turning operations, machining parameters and troubleshooting.
🔨 Fabrication Techniques
Cutting, drilling, bending, welding and grinding, with dimensional control at every stage.
🧭 Sheet Metal Manufacturing
Materials, shearing/punching, press-brake bending, forming/joining, tolerances and defect prevention.
🔥 Welding Technology
MIG/MAG, TIG and SMAW processes, joints and positions, weld defects, inspection and welding safety.
🔧 Jigs, Fixtures and Tooling
Jig vs fixture, locating principles, clamping/support, poka-yoke tooling and maintenance control.
📊 Production Planning and Process Control
Linking demand to capacity, routing and scheduling, control plans, SPC and continual improvement.