Recently added articles from Modern Casting:
Where It's At.(moderncasting.com)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Wherever you find the cast metal Where It's At sign (right) in this issue, access additional content on the web at www.moderncasting.com: * Table of Contents: Web-only article on modeling core behavior. * Industry News: Audiocast on ...
Metalcasting blog.(moderncasting.com)
Oct 01, 2009; ... MODERN CASTING staff offers you some backstory on last month's Shakeout ...
Question of the month.(moderncasting.com)
Oct 01, 2009; ... <Pre> The August web poll asked: Which of the following would be the effect of an overhaul of the U.S. health care system? Increased Cost ...
Worth repeating.
Oct 01, 2009; Schorn, Theodore ... "Just as we plan for product quality, safety ought to be planned, not left to chance or ...
Buy foreign because it's easier.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; Spada, Alfred T. ... On July 24, the U.S. EPA issued a "waiver of the Buy American requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) ... for de minimis incidental components of all eligible water infrastructure projects," as stated in the Federal Register. Basically, EPA issued an exemption for ...
ThyssenKrupp Waupaca to idle Tennessee plant.(North America)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc., Waupaca, Wis., announced it plans to idle its Etowah, Tenn., facility indefinitely starting Jan. 1, 2010. According to a ThyssenKrupp spokesperson, the planned idling is a result of the current economic climate. "There are two main reasons," ...
Brazilian casters to focus on domestic production.(Around the World)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A spokesperson for the Brazilian metalcasting industry said that due to the strength of the country's currency relative to others, its focus in the near future will be on domestic production, rather than exports. "Exports will always be a ...
Bankrupt Grede reports employment, work increases.(North America)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Grede Foundries Inc., Milwaukee, announced it has won contracts worth more than $23 million annually and seen a 30% jump in employment at its plants over the past two months after filing for bankruptcy in late June. According to a statement released by the company, the rebound ...
Diecaster J.L. French exits bankruptcy less than two months after filing.(North America)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has confirmed the reorganization plan proposed by aluminum automotive components manufacturer J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc., Sheboygan, Wis., which entered Chapter 11 on July 13. The plan is reported to reduce the company's secured debt from ...
Quality certifications.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The following metalcasters have passed recent certification or surveillance audits: Avalon Precision Casting Co., Brook Park, Ohio (ISO 9001:2008); Balisco Blades and Castings, Shreveport, La. (ISO 9001:2000); ...
DOE recognizes metalcaster MTI among energy savers.(North America)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced 11 Save Energy Now Awards, one of which went to ferrous metalcasting company Metal Technologies Inc., Ravenna, Mich. The awards are designed to recognize companies for their energy saving accomplishments. Metal Technologies ...
MODERN CASTING donates money from education & training issue.(North America)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rolf Petersen (left), MODERN CASTING magazine, presents a check to Bill Sorenson, FEF executive director, for $6,000. The monies donated represent a ...
US Aluminum Castings receives customer award.(North America)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The management at US Aluminum Castings, Entiat, Wash., announced the company has received a 2008 Letter of Recognition from PACCAR, Bellevue, Wash., for its quality performance at or below 50 PPM. According to the company's announcement, other PACCAR suppliers that have received ...
Indian metalcaster delivers first CGI blocks.(Around the World)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Engine cylinder block and head metalcaster DCM Engineering, Punjab, India, announced it has produced and delivered an order of compacted graphite iron (CGI) engine cylinder blocks to one of its domestic customers. Produced during a two week trial that ended in early September, ...
Winona Pattern & Mold.(Newscast)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Winona Pattern & Mold (WPM), Winona, Minn., recently received an award from Ford Motor Co.'s Casting Operations for improvements to the tooling on one of its engine cylinder blocks. The award was presented for WPM's role in upgrading the 6.2L "Boss" cylinder block ....
Laempe & Mossner GmbH, Meitzendorf, Germany, has arranged a cooperative alliance with Roperwerk RW-Giessereimaschinen GmbH, Viersen, Germany.(Newscast)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Laempe & Mossner GmbH, Meitzendorf, Germany, has arranged a cooperative alliance with Roperwerk RW-Giessereimaschinen GmbH, ...
LaempeReich, Trussville, Ala., has installed core centers at Progressive Foundry.(Newscast)
Oct 01, 2009; ... LaempeReich, Trussville, Ala., has installed core centers at ...
PCB Piezotronics, Depew, N.Y., announced it has acquired a substantial portion of assets and intellectual property from RS Technologies Ltd.(Newscast)
Oct 01, 2009; ... PCB Piezotronics, Depew, N.Y., announced it has acquired a substantial portion of assets and intellectual property from RS Technologies Ltd., a supplier of load ...
Some advice for Metalcasting Man, high school students, all of us.(Letterbox)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2009; Dobruse, Daniel ... The September editorial ("Where Is Our Superhero?") is right. The metalcasting industry needs a figure to be its public face, and "Metalcasting Man" (or "Woman") could do the job. This person needs to have a portfolio of images to display to a variety of people, such as ...
Citation Corp.(Personals)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Tony Lovell has rejoined Citation Corp., Novi, Mich., as vice president of sales and marketing. Lovell ...
