foundry

American  

[foun-dree] / ˈfaʊn dri /

noun

foundries plural

1. an establishment for producing castings in molten metal.

2. the act or process of founding or casting metal.

3. the category of metal objects made by founding; castings.

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foundry British  

/ ˈfaʊndrɪ /

noun

1. a place in which metal castings are produced

2. the science or practice of casting metal

3. cast-metal articles collectively

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• foundries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of foundry

From the French word fonderie, dating back to 1595–1605. See found ³, -ery

Explanation

A factory that makes things out of hot metal poured into molds is called a foundry. Many of the ordinary objects in your life have parts that were produced in a foundry. The small metal parts that are needed in everything from trucks and cars to refrigerators, lawnmowers, and airplanes, are known as castings. These castings, used in a wide variety of everyday machines, systems, and appliances, are made in a foundry, where hot molten metal is poured into a mold and allowed to harden. Some foundries are distinguished specifically for what they produce, like a type foundry, which makes typefaces for printing presses.

Example Sentences

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However, investments into the foundry business could be a weight on Intel’s free cash flow and margins, Rasgon added.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

One of those announcements included IBM and the Commerce Department detailing plans to invest billions of dollars to help fund a quantum chip foundry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

“This scale advantage should continue supporting wafer pricing, customer stickiness and gross margin sustainability despite increasing foundry competition,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Germany's foundry association BDG says costs associated with modernising the power grid are passed on to companies through higher network fees, which have quadrupled since 2011.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

One hundred and seven heat-conditioned Epsilon Senegalese were working in the foundry.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

"Because SiC is already used globally in electric vehicles and power grids, we can leverage existing industrial foundries to manufacture these cryogenic chips on 300-mm wafers."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Historically, suburbs such as Hodge Hill, Shard End and Castle Bromwich were built around a strong manufacturing base, but the long-term decline of factories and foundries has reshaped the local economy.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

At the same time, leading-edge chip making will continue to face supply constraints due to capital requirements and the time needed to develop foundries, they said.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

It is the cluster: foundries, packaging houses, substrate suppliers, materials firms, equipment engineers, testing specialists, design-service providers and process experts operating in close proximity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

She told him about the fortress, about the allies, about the angels, about the mines and the foundries.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman