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A special "Thank-You!" to this month's Career Sponsor, Howmet. Howmet is a subsidiary of Alcoa and has two divisions located in Hampton, Virginia. Hampton Casting is the leading producer of complex investment cast turbine airfoils for the industrial gas turbine industry. Structural Casting is a leader in the production of large superalloy and titanium aerospace structural components. This month we examine the casting industry and the roles that emerging workers play in this industry. You may also review Industry Profiles and Occupational Profiles retained in our archives.

Industry Profile

Hampton Casting

Hampton Casting is the leading producer of complex investment cast turbine airfoils for the industrial gas turbine industry. Hampton Casting specializes in the investment casting of equiaxed, MX® ultra-fine grain, directionally solidified (DS), and single crystal (SC) blades, and single and multi-vane segments for industrial gas turbine applications. Hampton Casting has been in its present location in Hampton, Virginia since 1974.

Products and capabilities:

• Blades and vanes for industrial turbine applications
• Airmelt alloy (equiaxed) pouring capacity: up to 400 pounds
• Vacuum alloy (equiaxed) pouring capacity: up to 1500 pounds
• Vacuum alloy (DS/CS) pouring capacity: up to 300 pounds
• Equiaxed, fine-grain and directioanally solidified components up to 34 inches in length
• Production of single crystal components: up to 42 pounds

Structural Casting

Structural Casting is a leader in the production of large superalloy and titanium aerospace structural components for the aero-engine, airframe and rocket industries. The Structural Casting center has been located in Hampton, Virginia, since 1981.

Products

• Titanium stators, intercompressor cases, fan frame housings, rocket turbo pump and ducts
• Structural airframe components

Superalloy Cababilities

• Maximum pour weight: 4,000 pounds
• Casting envelope: 67 inches in diameter x 43 inches in height

Titanium capabilities

• Maximum pour weight: 1,600 pounds
• Casting envelope: 60 inches in diameter or 72 inches in length x 36 inches in height

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