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Yield & Costing — Casting Foundry ERP

Track metal yield, scrap, runners and risers with weight-based costing for true cost per casting.

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Where foundry margin is won or lost

Foundry margin hides in yield. Metal poured versus saleable casting, runners and risers returned, scrap and remelt — if you do not measure the flow of metal by weight, you cannot cost a casting or know which jobs actually make money.

This module tracks metal yield and cost by weight: poured metal, saleable output, returns and scrap, with weight-based costing that gives a true cost per casting and per heat — so pricing and margin are based on fact.

It connects directly to the rest of your Casting Foundry ERP, and can be extended with AI or mobile apps for field teams.

What the module handles

Metal flow and cost, by weight

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Metal yield tracking
Measure poured metal against saleable casting weight.
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Runners, risers & returns
Track returns and remelt, not just finished parts.
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Scrap & remelt
Record scrap and its return to the furnace.
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Weight-based costing
Cost castings by metal weight, additions and process.
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Cost per casting & heat
See true cost per casting and per heat.
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Yield improvement
Trend yield to find and fix losses.
Our Process

How it works

From poured metal to true cost per casting.

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Record pour
Capture metal poured per heat.
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Weigh output
Weigh saleable castings.
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Track returns
Account runners, risers, scrap.
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Calculate yield
Compute yield per heat/job.
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Cost by weight
Roll cost per casting.
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Improve
Trend and lift yield.

What it changes for your business

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True cost per casting
Weight-based costing shows what each casting really costs to make.
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Higher metal yield
Measuring the metal flow exposes losses you can then recover.
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Price with confidence
Real cost per casting means quotes protect margin.
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Account every kilo
Returns and scrap are tracked, so no metal simply disappears.

Who it is for

Foundries managing metal and margin:

Ferrous & non-ferrous foundriesJob-order casting shopsHigh-volume foundriesAlloy casting units

Yield & Costing — frequently asked questions

How is metal yield measured?

Poured metal is measured against saleable casting weight, with runners, risers, returns and scrap all accounted for, giving true yield per heat and per job.

Does it cost castings by weight?

Yes. Costing is weight-based — metal, additions and process cost per kilogram — producing an accurate cost per casting and per heat rather than a rough average.

Can it help improve yield?

It can. Yield is trended so recurring losses are visible and can be tackled, directly improving both metal usage and margin.

Are runners, risers and scrap accounted for?

They are. Returns and scrap are tracked back to remelt, so every kilogram of metal is accounted for instead of quietly disappearing from the numbers.

See Yield & Costing in your Casting Foundry ERP

See Yield & Costing reveal your true cost per casting — book a demo aligned to your metal flow.

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