EDA Office of Foreign Trade • Riverside County, California • USA
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is kept at about 1,100 degrees so that
workers can come in at 4 a.m. Monday
morning and have the material ready
to pour at 1,320 degrees by 6 a.m.
Working with such material carries with
it many challenges, everything from
safety concerns to ensuring that each
product that is created on-site has the
structural integrity to not only survive,
but also perform at a very high level
in a high-performance engine. Like
many jobs, the work requires a certain
amount of experience that cannot
be found in a book or classroom.
“
It’s something you really have to know
in order to be able to do it.” Edelbrock
said. “You have to have foundry people
before you start a foundry. Otherwise,
you are going to be in real trouble.”
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