Non-ferrous casting usually refers to removal of iron (including manganese, chromium and ferro alloys) of metal casting processes. The common materials for non ferrous casting: copper, lead, zinc, aluminum, magnesium, etc. Non ferrous castings are widely used in military, high-speed rail, ship, engineering machinery, pump, semiconductor equipment, wind power, power station and electrical equipment and so on.

Sand casting also called sand mold casting, it's used to produce a wide variety of metal components with complex geometries. These metal parts can vary greatly in size and weight, ranging from a couple ounces to several tons. The small sand cast parts include as gears, pulleys, crankshafts etc.