Modern Casting back issues from January 2009:
Where It's At.(moderncasting.com)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wherever you find the cast metal Where It's At sign 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 finishing aluminum engine blocks. ...
Question of the month.(moderncasting.com)
Jan 01, 2009 ... <Pre> The November web poll asked: How many business improvement books do you read per year? More Than Two 55.4% ...
Worth repeating.(HOTLINE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... "Sure, we've been looking for increased productivity, but we've also ...
A shift in thinking.(EDITORIAL)
Jan 01, 2009; ... I just returned from touring two metalcasting facilities--one aluminum, magnesium and zinc diecaster and one copper-base sand shop. Despite the troubles of the economy as a whole, these facilities are exceeding expectations. Their revenues and profits are up, and business is expanding ....
Neenah to close subsidiary Dalton Corp.'s Kendallville gray iron casting facility.(North America)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Neenah Enterprises Inc., Neenah, Wis., announced that its Dalton Corp. subsidiary will close its metalcasting facility in Kendallville, Ind., in early March. Dalton, which maintains metalcasting facilities in Warsaw, Ind., and Stryker, Ohio, as well as Kendallville, is a ...
Citation Corp. expands relationship with Akebono.(North America)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Citation Corp., Novi, Mich., has been awarded $200 million in new contracts to supply Akebono Brake Corp., Elizabethtown, Ky., with automotive ductile iron castings over a five-year period. The jobs include production of cylinder carriers and ...
Thresher Industries adds new diecasting machines.(North America)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Thresher Industries Inc., Hanford, Calif., has agreed to purchase two 350-ton high pressure diecasting machines and one 650-ton machine, an investment the company believes will increase annual revenues by $15 million. The company purchased the Toshiba diecasting machines with ...
West Irving Die Casting to close.(North America)
Jan 01, 2009 ... West Irving Die Casting Inc., Sandwich, Ill., recently told its employees it will close its doors before the end of 2008, according to local news reports. Employees at West Irving did not answer several telephone calls or respond immediately to requests for further information ...
Aaron Poe receives annual Modern Casting scholarship.(North America)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Aaron Poe of Pittsburg State Univ., Pittsburg, Kan., was awarded the annual MODERN CASTING scholarship during the annual FEF conference, held Nov. 20-21 at the Drake Hotel, Chicago. Poe is a senior at ...
Mexico-based Aerocast wins new purchase orders.(Around the World)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Nonferrous sand caster Aerocast Inc., Nogales, Mexico, announced it has received purchase orders from Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Conn., to supply tooling equipment totaling about $290,000. Aerocast, which earlier this month began pouring magnesium castings in addition ...
New iron pipe certification requirements added to ASTM standards.(North America)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) last month passed revisions to the standards for the manufacture of cast iron soil pipe and fittings that will require third party certifiers to meet certain criteria when performing inspections. The ASTM A04 Main Committee ...
Alcoa casting process a finalist for PACE Award.(North America)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Alcoa Transportation Products, Cleveland, is a finalist in the 2009 Automotive News PACE Award com petition, based on the strength of its Alcoa Vacuum Die Casting (AVDC) process. The PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Award is presented by Automotive ...
Quality certifications.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The following metalcaster has passed a recent certification or ...
Annual CISA meeting: metalcasting suppliers can work with you.(North America)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Casting Industry Supplier's Association (CISA) 2008 Annual Meeting and Business Outlook focused on how metalcasters and their suppliers can work together to prevail in the current economic downturn. Held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, ...
Precision Castparts Corp., Portland, Ore., has agreed to acquire Hackney Ladish Inc., Dallas.(Newscast)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Precision Castparts Corp., Portland, Ore., has agreed to acquire Hackney Ladish Inc., Dallas, ...
U.S. Aluminum Castings.(Newscast)
Jan 01, 2009 ... U.S. Aluminum Castings, Entiat, Wash., recently renewed its association with Peavy Performance ...
Anderson Global, Muskegon, Mich., a metalcasting tooling producer, and Quimmco Centro Tecnologico, Saltillo, Mexico, a subsidiary of Grupo Quimmco, are joining forces.(Newscast)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Anderson Global, Muskegon, Mich., a metalcasting tooling producer, and Quimmco Centro Tecnologico, ...
Aleris International Inc.(Newscast)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Aleris International Inc., Beachwood, Ohio, announced it will be permanently closing its Tipton, Ind., ...
Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., Covington, Ky., has acquired the SmartTrac impedance monitoring technology from Signature Control Systems.(Newscast)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., Covington, Ky., has acquired the SmartTrac impedance ...
Wesmat Supplies.(Newscast)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wesmat Supplies, Surrey, B.C., Canada, celebrated its 30th year of service to the metalcasting industry, as well as its one-year anniversary at its Leduc, ...
Rio Tinto plc.(Newscast)
Jan 01, 2009 ... In an effort to reduce its net debt, metals company Rio Tinto plc, London, said it will ...
Riverside Brass.(Personals)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Lynn Yantzi has resigned from his position as co-president of Riverside Brass, New Hamburg, ...
Kowalski Heat Treating.(Personals)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kowalski Heat Treating, Cleveland, Ohio, has promoted David Lorenz to vice ...
Foseco India Ltd.(Personals)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Foseco India Ltd., Pune, India, has named Chandra Rajan head of ...
Wesmat Supplies.(Personals)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wesmat Supplies, Leduc, Alberta, Canada, ...
Henry Rowan, founder of Inductotherm Group, Rancocas, N.J., was honored by the Union League of Philadelphia.(Personals)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Henry Rowan, founder of Inductotherm Group, Rancocas, N.J., was honored by ...
Faro Technologies Inc.(Personals)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Faro Technologies Inc., Lake Mary, Fla., named Gary ...
Obituaries.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Obituary)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Sam Carter, 89, Birmingham, Ala., died May 5, 2007. Carter began his 42-year career at American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Birmingham, Ala., in 1941 when he joined the company as a research metallurgist. In 1973, he was named vice president and works manager, a position he held until his ...
Calendar of events.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2009 ... January January 21-23--AFS International Iron Melting Conference, Holiday Inn Select, Orlando, Fla. February February 11-12--AFS Environmental 101 Conference, Sheraton Music City, Nashville. February 11-13--AFS Wisconsin Regional Conference, ...
Broad agenda for new Congress: the expected top priorities of the 111th Congress should affect the U.S. metalcasting industry.(WASHINGTON ALERT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Many issues important to the metalcasting industry will be at the forefront of consideration of the newly sworn-in 111th Congress, such as proposals to reform health care coverage, initiatives to require paid leave, efforts to overhaul the recognition of unions in the collective bargaining ...
Loans available in car manufacturing incentive program.(On the Hill)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The U.S. Department of Energy is in the process of accepting loan applications for its Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing incentive program, which will provide up to $25 billion in direct loans to eligible applicants for the costs of re-equipping, expanding and establishing ...
Commission urges China trade reform.(On the Hill)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recently released its 2008 Annual Report to Congress, which contains 45 suggestions, including 10 high priority recommendations regarding trade with China. The report targets the effects of currency manipulation and China's ...
EBAA banks on future success: after building a new metalcasting facility with cash on hand, EBAA Iron Co. is now weathering the economic downturn and biding its time until conditions improve.(Cover story)(Company overview)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Earl Bradley didn't like to borrow money. He took out one loan in 1964 to build his waterworks-related metal-casting business and never looked back. "A banker is like an uninvited board member who demands his dividend whether you make money or not," said Earl T. Bradley, who ...
Slow growth forecast: a 2.1% increase in metal casting shipments is forecast in 2009, while a long-term gain of 1% per year is projected to 2018.
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The current economic recession is expected to last through the middle of 2009. The rebound following the recession could increase casting demand over the next two years. Ongoing interviews reinforce earlier forecasts that call for a growth in casting ...
Ductile iron machinability takes on new dimension: metalcasters have worked to control bulk properties and microstructures to improve the machinability of ductile iron, but they are missing an important piece of the puzzle.
Jan 01, 2009; ... The trend throughout the automotive industry and other high volume users of machined ductile iron castings is to automate machining lines and push the ductile iron caster to further control overall machinability. The demand is not only to provide castings that can be cost-effectively ...
The anatomy of an industrial website: key marketing executives show how you can transform your internet presence from an unproductive expense into a successful investment.
Jan 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Metalcasters will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on manufacturing equipment but hesitate when it comes to investing in technology equally important to expanding business--a website. "If you're a manufacturer in the U.S. today and you don't have a ...
The bell tolls for metalcasters: metalcasting always has been linked with the centuries-old art of bell making.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Tim Verdin is a sixth generation bell man. His family's business, the Verdin Company, Cincinnati, has been making bells since 1842. It's the oldest family owned manufacturing company in Cincinnati and the 52nd oldest in the country. But Verdin's family history only scratches the patina of ...
Will this book help your productivity?(NOVEL SOLUTIONS)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009; ... What do you get when you task a bestselling author of fiction and successful entrepreneur with completing a book about improving productivity? Not as much as you think. Jim Stovall has been heralded for his success as a business owner and as an author, bur the culmination of ...
New study discusses trade barriers, raw materials advantages.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... In November, the American Scrap Coalition (ASC) released a study concluding that governments around the world are enacting a variety of trade restrictive measures to gain an unfair advantage in the face for raw materials. AFS is a founding member of the coalition. The report, ...
Industry white paper details EHS improvements.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The white paper U.S. Metalcasting Industry Provides Environmental and safety Improvements has been released and can be downloaded from the AFS website at www.afsinc.org. The white paper is intended to promote the industry's success through the efforts of individual metalcasters, effective ...
North American casters to be on display at Newcast 2009, awards applications now available.(AFS/CMI NEWS)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The 2009 Newcast trade show will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 23-25. The trade show has been held concurrently with GIFA in the past but now will be offered every two years. The show allows metalcasters to demonstrate their capabilities to casting buyers. For the 2009 ...
CMI course schedule.(AFS/CMI NEWS)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... <Pre> CMI Course Schedule Jan. 5-Feb. 1 Analysis of Casting Defects Internet (35-09) Jan. 20-21 Basic Blueprint Schaumhurg, Ill. Interpretation (36-09) Jan. 22-23 Gating & Riser Design ...
Metalcasting documentary reaches more than 4 million viewers.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The documentary Spotlight On: Metalcasting reached more than four million viewers, according to its producer Trivue Entertainment, Watchung, N.J. Sponsored by AFS, the documentary was intended to educate the general public on the metalcasting process and the positive ways metal castings ...
Anti-veining solution developed for steel casting.(New Product)
Jan 01, 2009 ... IGC Technologies LLC, Milwaukee, had been producing anti-veining solutions for gray and ductile iron for years, but recently, steel casters indicated a similar need for something that could eliminate thermal expansion defects in high temperature alloys. IGC worked to develop an ...
Video microscope/borescope.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gradient Lens Corp. has a new Luxxor Video Microscope that allows users to attach either a microscope lens or a borescope to its mount for internal and external inspection. Users also can capture video or still images with ...
Ductile iron micro analysis.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
Jan 01, 2009 ... MeltLab Systems has released a new module in its thermal analysis system that measures and tracks nodularity, nodule count, chemical ferrite, carbides and shrinkage in ductile iron. The system includes G1 and G2 eutectic rimes and their ratio and ...
Machining lubrication.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
Jan 01, 2009 ... SpiderCool teamed up with Accu-Lube to create a device that allows CNC machining center applications to aim a coolant nozzle at the cutting edge of multiple tools of varying lengths without operator intervention. The nozzle system atomizes the lubricant into microdroplets, which are ...
From the archives: casting displayed for the masses.(SHAKEOUT: In case you didn't know ...)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A working metalcasting exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry graces the cover of the November 1941 issue of American Foundryman, precursor to MODERN CASTING. The article ...