NFFS Academy Course Spotlight: Bonded Sand – Horizontally Parted Molds

The NFFS Academy is an online e-learning portal developed in partnership with THORS eLearning Solutions to provide cutting edge employee training programs to foundry industry employees. NFFS members receive extended time (90 days) to complete courses and pay only $75 per course, a discount of 35-80% over non-member pricing. For more information and to create a NFFS Academy account, go to www.nffs.org/academy.

Course Spotlight: Bonded Sand – Horizontally Parted Molds

This interactive course is designed for any learner who works in a bonded sand foundry and must be familiar with the parts of a horizontally parted mold. In this course, learners engage with animations and interactives designed to provide a basic understanding of a bonded sand mold, its parts, and how each part functions in producing a casting.

Member Price through NFFS Academy: $75
Non-Member Price: $100

Who should take this course?

Foundries using the bonded sand molding process; customers who purchase from bonded sand molding foundries; organizations who sell raw materials, equipment, and services to bonded sand molding foundries.

Learning Objectives

• Understand what is a horizontally parted mold.
• Identify the parts of a horizontally parted mold.
• Recognize the function of each part of a horizontally parted mold.

Course Table of Contents

1. Bonded Sand: Horizontally Parted Mold Visual Menu Overview
2. What is a Horizontally Parted Mold?
3. Parts of a Horizontally Parted Mold
   1. Mold Halves
   2. Gating System – Filling System
   3. Gating System – Feeding System
   4. Additional Features

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The NFFS Academy also offers Bonded Sand – Vertically Parted Molds. Download the course flyer.

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