Recently added articles from Modern Casting:
Where It's At.(moderncasting.com)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Wherever you find the cast metal Where It's At sign (right) in this issue, access additional content exclusively on the web at www.moderncasting.com or the otherwise indicated website: * Table of Contents: Web-only article on a new lost foam casting alloy for ...
Modern Casting blog.(moderncasting.com)
Sep 01, 2008 ... MODERN CASTING staff members blog about the "r-word," a Japanese metalcaster drumming up interest, what you ...
Question of the month.(moderncasting.com)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The July website question asked: What do you do to ensure worker safety during the hot summer months? <Pre> Improve Ventilation42.6% Allow More Breaks38.9% ...
Safety first ... not so sure.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 01, 2008; Spada, Alfred T. ... What is your facility's safety record? The industry's doesn't look so good. According to records issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) earlier this summer, at least 56 workers from ferrous and nonferrous metalcasting facilities in the U.S. were ...
Intermet Corp. files for bankruptcy.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Intermet Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The automotive metalcasting company hopes the bankruptcy filing will allow it to continue normal operations while it reorganizes its financial and ...
Grede Foundries wins $45 million Daimler Truck contract.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grede Foundries Inc., Milwaukee, announced it has secured a $45 million order to produce heavy truck axle castings for export to Daimler Truck's assembly plants in Germany. The castings will be produced at Grede's plants in Reedsburg, Wis., New ...
Yamaha buys investment caster Precision Propeller.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Yamaha Motor Corp. USA, Cypress, Calif., acquired Precision Propeller Inc., Indianapolis, effective July 18, and will continue to operate the company under the new name Precision Propeller Industries Inc. "Until today, we have been a customer ...
Dynacast buys Canadian diecaster.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Global diecasting conglomerate Dynacast Inc., Charlotte, N.C., recently purchased FisherCast Global Corp., Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a manufacturer of diecast zinc and magnesium components and injected metal component assemblies, for an undisclosed amount. Dynacast said in ...
Quality certifications.
Sep 01, 2008 ... The following metalcasting organizations have passed recent certification audits: Precision ...
Brake specialist Brembo to build new casting facility.(Around the World)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brembo S.p.A., Stezzano, Italy, an automotive and truck brake specialist, will locate a new metalcasting facility with 75,000-tons of brake disc capacity next to its current casting plant in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland. Long known as a supplier of ...
Citation shifting focus from automotive castings.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Citation Corp., Novi, Mich., intends to reduce its reliance on the automotive market, according to company CEO Doug Grimm. The company currently serves the automotive and non-automotive sectors evenly, with 50% of its sales going to each. It is pursuing business opportunities ...
Prosthetics manufacturer expanding metalcasting operations.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Orthopedics manufacturer Zimmer Holdings Inc. announced it will spend $19 million to expand its Warsaw, Ind., headquarters, adding approximately 50,000 sq. ft. to its metalcasting facility by 2011. The maker of joint replacements, spinal systems and other implants plans to ...
North Carolina art foundry expands to accomodate new digital equipment.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Art caster Carolina Bronze, Seagrove, N.C., has added 4,500 sq. ft. of facility space and a variety of modern equipment to serve its target market of sculptors. To fill the additional space, the metalcaster has added 3-D laser scanning, 3-D imaging and large scale CNC machining ....
Fireplace maker buys competitor's casting plant.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Monessen Hearth Systems Co., Paris, Ky., a manufacturer of fireplace, stove and hearth products, acquired assets of competitor CFM Corp., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, including its Vermont Castings plant. The asset purchase agreement was accepted in June by CFM, which entered ...
Dotson Iron Castings buys two new pouring units.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minn., recently purchased two new automatic pouring units, increasing its number of the units to three. In early 2006, Dotson installed the first of its automated pouring units, a "walk away" system that contributed to the company being named the ...
Steelmaking supplier Whemco expands metalcasting holdings.(North America)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Steelmaking supplier and metalcaster Whemco Inc., Pittsburgh, has agreed to purchase 100% of the assets of United Foundries Inc., Canton, Ohio, a cast roll manufacturer. Whemco supplies a variety of equipment to the steelmaking industry, including rolls, which can be ...
Humans only part of climate change.(Letterbox)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008; Leidel, Dieter S. ... It was a surprise to read the "Letterbox" contribution by E. Costello, P.E., in the July 2008 issue of MODERN CASTING. I am a professional engineer myself and was reminded of the old statement that metalcasters were the second oldest profession in the world--the first being prostitution ....
Omaha Steel Castings Co.(Newscast)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Omaha Steel Castings Co., Omaha, Neb., was purchased on Aug. 7 by the company's general manager. Phil Teggart has been general manager of the company for the past four and a half years. He purchased the privately-held company ...
A newly-created, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neenah Enterprises Inc. and Neenah Foundry Co.(Newscast)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A newly-created, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neenah Enterprises Inc. and Neenah Foundry Co., Neenah, Wis., has purchased steel fabricator Morgan's Welding Inc., Myerstown, Pa., for $3.85 million cash. Neenah ...
Ladish Co. Inc., Cudahy, Wis., has entered into an agreement to acquire, via a merger, aerospace forging company Chen-Tech Industries Inc., Irvine, Calif.(Newscast)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Ladish Co. Inc., Cudahy, Wis., has entered into an agreement to acquire, via a merger, aerospace forging company Chen-Tech Industries Inc., Irvine, Calif. Ladish produces components for the aerospace and general industrial markets through its ...