With the continued focus of foundries on producing more complex components and improving as-cast quality to minimize the requirement for re-work and eliminate scrap, the need for process control is becoming more and more important. As a significant contributor to the as-cast quality of castings, the use of coatings is in many applications essential, however without process control and consistency of application the significant benefits of applying the correct coating can easily be lost [1, 2].
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