2003 Modern Casting editorial index.(December 2002-November 2003) The full text of articles listed in bold is available at www.moderncasting.com. Aluminum, Copper-Base & Other Nonferrous non·fer·rous adj. 1. Not composed of or containing iron. 2. Of or relating to metals other than iron. nonferrous Adjective 1. Casting * "What Causes Electromagnetic electromagnetic /elec·tro·mag·net·ic/ (-mag-net´ik) involving both electricity and magnetism. electromagnetic pertaining to or emanating from electromagnetism. Pump Clogging," J.H. Sokolowski, C.A. Kierkus, B. Brosnan and W.J. Evans, Jan., p. 39. * Website-Only Article--"Improving Melt Conditioning and Filtration to Improve Feeding Distance and Quality of Manganese Bronze n. 1. A brass alloy having from 1 to 4 percent of manganese added to harden it; made by adding manganese to the copper and zinc used in brass. Noun 1. Sand Castings Casting is the process of production of objects by pouring molten material into a cavity called a mold which is the negative, or mirror image of the object, and allowing it to cool and solidify. ," A. Lukman, R. W. Smith and M. Sahoo, Jan. * "Selecting Casting Technology--Permanent Mold's Perspective," J. Busch, Feb., p, 46. * "Howmet Laval Bursts from its Shell," A. T. Spada, March, p. 26. * "6 Steps to Reducing Inclusion Defects," L. Martins and S. Kannan, March, p. 39. * "Bulking Up Aluminum Alloys This is a list of alloys for which an article exists in Wikipedia (or is proposed but not yet written). They are grouped by base metal, in order of increasing atomic number. Within these headings they are in no particular order. ," G. Sigworth, F, DeHart, J.F. Major and D. Donskoi, May, p. 40. * Website-Only Article--"Thick and Thin: Designing Copper-Base Sand Castings," G. Smith and A. T. Spada, May. Binders & Coatings * "The Oil Alternative for Sand Molding," T. Butler and J.N. Lund, Feb., p. 40. * "Baume: Complete Coating Control?" AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System Molding Div. Mold Metal Interface Reactions Committee (4-F), Oct., p. 28. Casting Design * "A Holistic Approach holistic approach A term used in alternative health for a philosophical approach to health care, in which the entire Pt is evaluated and treated. See Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine. to Improved Cleaning Room Efficiency," S. Robison and T. Wilson, Jan., p. 35. * "Casting Better Bones," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Feb., p. 29. * Website-Only Article--"Thixomolding: Plastic Injection Molding injection molding n. A manufacturing process for forming objects, as of plastic or metal, by heating the molding material to a fluid state and injecting it into a mold. Turns to Metal," J. Maffia, Feb. * "Casting Market Focus--Railroad Equipment," M.J. Lessiter, March, p. 45. * "Genesis of a New Process: Magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. Lost Foam Casting," AFS Magnesium Lost Foam Casting Committee (6-E), April, p. 26. * Website-Only Article--"Cooking With Castings," J. Maffia, April. * Website-Only Article--"Thick and Thin: Designing Copper-Base Sand Castings," G. Smith and A. T. Spada, May. * "2003 Casting Contest: Innovations in Cast Component Design," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, June, p. 26. * "Casting Market Focus--Mission Accomplished: Advancement in Military Castings," M.J. Lessiter, July, p. 25. * "CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. Opens New Frontiers New Frontier President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, encompassing such areas as civil rights, the economy, and foreign relations. [Am. Hist.: WB, K:212] See : Aid, Governmental in Casting Design," T, McMillin, G. Hartmann and A. Egner-Walter, Aug., p. 33. * "Dig It! Bucyrus Moves the Earth with Castings," A.T. Spada, Sept., p. 28. * "Casting Market Focus: Auto," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Oct., p. 37. Cleaning, Finishing & Automation * "A Holistic Approach to Improved Cleaning Room Efficiency," S. Robison and T. Wilson, Jan., p. 35. * "In Pursuit of High Tech: What Today's Foundry Must Consider to Become State of the Art," A MODER CASTING Staff Report, Sept., p. 34. * "Analyzing Steel Alloy alloy (ăl`oi, əloi`) [O. Fr.,=combine], substance with metallic properties that consists of a metal fused with one or more metals or nonmetals. Filtration," E. Morgan, Sept., p. 42. Computerization com·put·er·ize tr.v. com·put·er·ized, com·put·er·iz·ing, com·put·er·iz·es 1. To furnish with a computer or computer system. 2. To enter, process, or store (information) in a computer or system of computers. , Modeling & Rapid Prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. * "Technology in Progress--Predicting Defects in Lost Foam Castings," C.W. Hirt and M.R. Barkhudarov, Dec., p.31. * "CAE Opens New Frontiers in Casting Design," T. McMillin, G. Hartmann and A. Egner-Walter, Aug., p. 33. * "New Dualtech Foundry to Compete in Speed Business," M.J. Lessiter, Sept., p. 29. Conferences * "107th Casting Congress Preview," A MODER CASTING Staff Report, April, p. 35. * "Guide to GIFA GIFA Internationale Giesserei-Fachmesse (German: International Foundry Trade Fair; Dusseldorf, Germany) GIFA Governing International Fisheries Agreement GIFA Gross Internal Floor Area ," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, May, p. 43. * "107th Casting Congress Report," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, June, p. 39. * "2003 Charles Edgar Hoyt Memorial Lecture--Do You Make a Difference," R.C. Warren, July, p. 36. * "GIFA '03: Unveiling New Technology, Advancements," A. T. Spada and R.J. Petersen, Aug., p. 39. Coremaking * "Establishing New Rules for Coldbox Coremaking," T. Lewis and K.B. Horton, Jan., p. 43. * "Does Your Core Sand Measure Up?" J. Werling, Feb., p. 37. * "What Variables Affect Core Erosion Resistance?" C.M. Henry. R.E. Showman, D. Kahles and M. Nikolai, May, p. 37. * "2003 MODERN CASTING Foundry of the Year--International Truck & Engine Corp. Waukesha Manufacturing Facility," A.T. Spada, July, p. 20. * "Benchlife: The Core Quality Issue," AFS Molding Div. Cured Sand Committee (4-1), Oct., p. 31. Environmental, Health & Safety * "Control of VOCs: Following Ohio's Lead," K. Myers, J. Radia, C. Schmeisser and R. Murray, Dec., p.26. * "Improving Environmental, Production Performance of Green Sand Release Agents," V.S. LaFay and S.L. Neltner, Dec., p.28. * "Keeping One Eye on Washington: Trade, MACT MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology MACT Maximum Available Control Technology MACT Men of All Colors Together MACT Minnesota Association of Community Theatres MACT Maulana Azad College of Technology (Bhopal, India) Threaten U.S. Foundries," A.T. Spada, May, p. 27. * "Grasping grasping a similar equine neurosis to windsucking; the horse grasps a fixed object with its teeth, but does not swallow air. the Impact of Emission Factors An emission factor can be defined as the average emission rate of a given pollutant for a given source, relative to units of activity. Emission factors can be used to derive estimates of gas emissions (for instance, greenhouse gas emissions) based on the amount of fuel combusted ," T.R. Rarick and G.R. Crandell, June, p. 35. Foundry Profiles * "Howmet Laval Bursts from its Shell," A.T. Spada, March, p. 26. * "Nobake Expansion Without Physical Expansion," R. Bone and J. Maffia, June, p. 32. * "2003 MODERN CASTING Foundry of the Year--International Truck & Engine Corp. Waukesha Manufacturing Facility," A. T. Spada, July, p. 20. * "The Best of Matchplate Molding" A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Aug., p. 29. * "New Dualtech Foundry to Compete in Speed Business," M.J. Lessiter, Sept., p. 29. * "Gartland Foundry Takes Lead in Compressing com·press tr.v. com·pressed, com·press·ing, com·press·es 1. To press together: compressed her lips. 2. To make more compact by or as if by pressing. 3. Leadtimes," M.J. Lessiter, Oct., p. 24. * "Building a Better Benton Foundry," J. Maffia, Nov., p. 32. Gating, Risering & Feeding * "Quiescent quiescent at rest; latent; the G0 stage of the cell cycle. Filling Applied to Investment Casting investment casting Precision casting for forming metal shapes with minutely precise details. Casting bronze or precious metals typically involves several steps, including forming a mold around the sculptured form; detaching the mold (in two or more sections); coating its ," M.R. Jolly, M. Cox, R.A. Harding, W.D. Griffiths and J. Campbell, Dec., p.36. * Website-Only Article--"Improving Melt Conditioning and Filtration to Improve Feeding Distance and Quality of Manganese Bronze Sand Castings, "A. Lukman, R. W. Smith and M. Sahoo, Jan. * "Experiments in Steel Gating: Three Foundries Report," T. Hays, G. Hartay and C. Ball, March, p. 35. Iron Casting * "Resurrecting Chill Wedges for Ductile Iron Ductile iron, also called ductile cast iron or nodular cast iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis[1]. While most varieties of cast iron are brittle, ductile iron is much more ductile, as the name implies. Production," D. Reimer, Dec., p.34. * Website-Only Article--"The Role of Gravity Forces Gravity Force is a computer game released in 1989 for the Amiga by Kingsoft. It is a 2D Thrust-clone, with single player missions and a 2-player multiplayer mode. It is primarily notable for inspiring the far more popular unofficial sequel Gravity Force 2. on the Directional Solidification Directional solidification is a series of measures applied to control the feeding of castings. As most metals and alloys solidify, changing from the liquid state to the solid state they will undergo an appreciable volume contraction. of Gray Cast Iron," T. Oakwood, G.M. Goodrich and R.B. Gundlach, March. * "SiC vs. 75% FeSi: Comparing Pre-Inoculation Effects," K.W. Copi, Y.S. Lerner and N.S. Laukhin, April, p. 29. * "Battling the Elusive Lustrous lus·trous adj. 1. Having a sheen or glow. 2. Gleaming with or as if with brilliant light; radiant. See Synonyms at bright. lus Carbon Defects," R.L. Naro, May, p. 32. * "Grasping the Impact of Emission Factors," T.R. Rarick and G.R. Crandell, June, p. 35. * Website-Only Article--"Uncovering the Path to Cast Iron Machinability Solutions," G.M. Goodrich, June. * "Understanding Bottom Wear in Coreless Induction Furnaces An induction furnace is an electrical furnace in which the heat is applied by induction heating of a conductive medium (usually a metal) in a crucible around which water-cooled magnetic coils are wound. ," W.J. Duca and J. Beaird, July, p. 33. * Website-Only Article--"Critical Properties of CaC2--Bearing Reagents for Desulfurization of Liquid Iron," I. Riposan, M. Chisamera, S. Stan STAN Stanchion STAN Stärke- und Ausrüstungsnachweis (German) Stan Standard Man (human patient simulator) STAN SEMCIP Technical Assistance Network STAN System Trace Audit Number STAN Star Trek Area Network , S. Ignat and S. Katz, July. * "Reducing Surface Defects With Proper Vein Reduction," V. LeFay and S.L. Neltner, Aug., p. 35. * Website-Only Article--"The Effect of Ferrous ferrous (fĕr`əs), iron in the +2 valence state. Containing or having to do with iron. The difference between ferrous and ferric is the number of valence electrons they contain (ferrous contains two and ferric contains three), which Charge Materials and Covered Melting on Metallic and Alloy Recovery in Iron Melts," R.B. Tuttle, K.D. Peaslee, V.L. Richards and L. Trueba, Oct. * "Ironing Out the Pouring Operations," Y.S. Lerner, Nov., p. 44. Management, Marketing & Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. * "36th Census of World Casting Production--2001," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Dec., p.22. * Website-Only Article--"Foundry Execs Share Viewpoints on Casting Technology Trends," Dec. * "U.S. Casting Shipments Expected to Increase 6.3% in '03," K.H. Kirgin, Jan., p. 29. * "The Market Driven Foundry--Part I: Determining Your Foundry's Target Castings," S.M. Lane, Feb., p. 33. * "The Market Driven Foundry--Part II: Developing a 'Fact-Based' Marketing Plan," R. Bake, March, p. 31. * "The Market Driven Foundry--Part III: Survey Reveals Routes for Attracting Casting Business, Spending," M.J. Lessiter, April, p. 21. * "Jim Keffer: Metalcasting's Washington Insider." J. Maffia, April, p. 32. * "Keeping One Eye on Washington: Trade, MACT Threaten U.S. Foundries," A.T. Spada, May, p. 27. * "Executive Memorandum--Survey Results Reveal 'Razor-Thin' Cost Picture," M.J. Lessiter and D.L. Twarog, July, p. 30. * "2003 Charles Edgar Hoyt Memorial Lecture--Do You Make a Difference," R.C. Warren, July, p. 36. * "Fighting Costs With Good Health," R.K. Kelly, Sept., p. 46. * "Foundrymen See Slight Dip in Salaries in 2002," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Nov., p. 47. Melting, Pouring & Refractories Ferrous-- * "Resurrecting Chill Wedges for Ductile Iron Production," D. Reimer, Dec., p.34. * "Grasping the Impact of Emission Factors," T.R Rarick and G.R. Crandell, June, p. 35. * "Understanding Bottom Wear in Coreless Induction Furnaces," W.J. Duca and J. Beaird, July, p. 33. * Website-Only Article--"Critical Properties of CaC2--Bearing Reagents for Desulfurization of Liquid Iron," I. Riposan, M. Chisamera, S. Stan, S. Ignat and S. Katz, July. * "Analyzing Steal Alloy Filtration," E. Morgan, Sept., p. 42. * Website-Only Article--"The Effect of Ferrous Charge Materials and Covered Melting on Metallic and Alloy Recovery in Iron Melts," R.B. Turtle, K.D. Peaslee, V.L. Richards and L. Trueba, Oct. * "Ironing Out the Pouring Operations," Y.S. Lerner, Nov., p. 44. Nonferrous-- * "What Causes Electromagnetic Pump Clogging," J.H. Sokolowski, C.A. Kierkus, B. Brosnan and W.J. Evans, Jan., p. 39. * "Bulking Up Aluminum Alloys," G. Sigworth. F. DeHart, J.F. Major and D. Donskoi, May, p. 40. MODERN CASTING Award Winners * "2003 Casting Contest: Innovations in Cast Component Design," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, June, p. 26. * "2003 MODERN CASTING Foundry of the Year--International Truck & Engine Corp. Waukesha Manufacturing Facility," A. T. Spada, July, p. 20. * "The Best of Matchplate Molding," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Aug., p. 29. Molding Sand (Founding) a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds. See also: Molding Casting-- * "Improving Environmental, Production Performance of Green Sand Release Agents," V.S. LaFay and S.L. Neltner, Dec., p.28. * "Technology in Progress--Chilled Sand Casting Process Delivers Higher Strength Components," A. T. Spada, Jan., p. 46. * Website-Only Article--"Improving Melt Conditioning and Filtration to Improve Feeding Distance and Quality of Manganese Bronze Sand Castings," A. Lukman, R. W. Smith and M. Sahoo, Jan. * "The Oil Alternative for Sand Molding," T. Butler and J. N. Lund, Feb., p. 40. * "Battling the Elusive Lustrous Carbon Defects," R.L. Naro, May, p. 32. * "The Perfect Matchplate Molding Operation." J.T. Nelson, Aug., p. 24. * "The Best of Matchplate Molding," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Aug., p. 29. * "Reducing Surface Defects With Proper Vein Reduction," V, LeFay and S.L. Neltner. Aug., p. 35. Lost Foam-- * "Technology in Progress--Predicting Defects in Lost Foam Castings," C.W. Hirt and M.R. Barkhudarov, Dec., p.31. * "Genesis of a New Process: Magnesium Lost Foam Casting," AFS Magnesium Lost Foam Casting Committee (6-E), April, p. 26. * "Starting Lost Foam From Scratch," D. Boudignon, Nov., p. 40. Investment-- * "Quiescent Filling Applied to Investment Casting," M.R. Jolly, M. Cox, R.A. Harding, W.D. Griffiths and J. Campbell,Dec., p.36. * "Casting Better Bones," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Feb., p. 29. * "Howmet Laval Bursts from its Shell," A. T. Spada, March, p. 26. Nobake-- * "Nobake Expansion without Physical Expansion," R. Bone and J. Maffia, June, p. 32. * "New Dualtech Foundry to Compete in Speed Business," M.J. Lessiter, Sept., p. 29. Permanent Mold & Diecasting-- * "Selecting Casting Technology--Permanent Mold's Perspective," J. Busch, Feb., p. 46. * Website-Only Article--"Thixomolding: Plastic Injection Molding Turns to Metal," J. Mafia, Feb. * "Technology in Progress--Bringing SSM SSM abbr. surface-to-surface missile Casting to the Masses," J.L. Jorstad, M. Thieman, R. Kamm, M. Lukasson, D. Apelian and R. DasGupta, Oct., p. 34. New Technology & Equipment * "Technology in Progress--Predicting Defects in Lost Foam Castings," C.W. Hirt and M.R. Barkhudarov, Dec., p.31. * "Technology in Progress--Chilled Sand Casting Process Delivers Higher Strength Components," A.T. Spada, Jan., p. 46. * "Selecting Casting Technology--Permanent Mold's Perspective," J. Busch, Feb., p. 46. * "Improving Competitiveness through Technological Development," APS Research Board, J. Santner and N. Bliss, March, p. 42. * "Genesis of a New Process: Magnesium Lost Foam Casting," AFS Magnesium Lost Foam Casting Committee (6-E), April, p. 26. * "CAE Opens New Frontiers in Casting Design," T. McMillin, G. Hartmann and A. Egner-Walter, Aug., p. 33. * "GIFA '03: Unveiling New Technology, Advancements," A.T. Spada and R.J. Petersen, Aug., p. 39. * "In Pursuit of High Tech: What Today's Foundry Must Consider to Become State-of-the-Art," A MODERN CASTING Staff Report, Sept., p. 34. * "Technology in Progress--Bringing SSM Casting to the Masses," J.L. Jorstad, M. Thieman, R. Kamm, M. Lukasson, D. Apelian and R. DasGupta, Oct., p. 34. Sand Conditioning, Preparation & Testing * "Improving Environmental, Production Performance of Green Sand Release Agents," V.S. LaFay and S.L. Neltner, Dec., p.28. * "Does Your Core Sand Measure Up?" J. Werling, Feb., p. 37. * "What Variables Affect Core Erosion Resistance?" C.M. Henry, R.E. Showman, D. Kahles and M. Nikolai, May, p. 37. * "Reducing Surface Defects With Proper Vein Reduction," V. LeFay and S.L. Neltner, Aug., p. 35. * "Benchlife: The Core Quality Issue," AFS Molding Div. Cured Sand Committee (4-I), Oct., p. 31. Steel Casting Steel casting is a manufacturing process in which molten metal is poured into a mold, allowed to solidify within the mold, and then the mold is broken and the solid piece is taken out. * "Experiments in Steel Gating: Three Foundries Report," T. Hays, G. Hartay and C. Ball, March, p. 35. * "Battling the Elusive Lustrous Carbon Defects," R.L. Naro, May, p. 32. * "Nobake Expansion Without Physical Expansion," R. Bone and J. Maffia, June, p. 32. * "Analyzing Steel Alloy Filtration." E. Morgan, Sept., p. 42. Testing, Inspection & Measurement * "Does Your Core Sand Measure Up?" J. Werling, Feb., p. 37. * "6 Steps to Reducing Inclusion Defects," L. Martins and S. Kannan, March, p. 39 * "What Variables Affect Core Erosion Resistance?" C.M. Henry, R.E. Showman, D. Kahles and M. Nikolai, May, p. 37. * "Baume: Complete Coating Control?" AFS Molding Div. Mold-Metal Interface Reactions Committee (4-F), Oct., p. 28. * "The Price of Pursuing Perfection," N. Fox, D. Hughes and T. Schorn, Nov., p. 36. Editorials * "Different Worlds, Same Objectives," M.J. Lessiter, Dec., p. 9. * "Start with the Little Things," A.T. Spada, Jan., p. 9. * "A Little PR Can Go a Long Way," A.T. Spada, Feb., p. 9. * "Bigger Dreams, Bigger Results," MJ. Lessiter, March, p. 9. * "Seeing a Twinkle in Their Eye," A.T. Spada, April, p. 9. * "Yes, Technology Still Matters," M.J. Lessiter, May, p. 9. * "Why Do You Like This Foundry Stuff," A.T. Spada, June, p. 9. * "Tomorrow's Victory is Today's Battle," M.J. Lessiter, July, p. 9. * "Checking Our Pulse," A.T. Spada, Aug., p. 9. * "You Can Leave the Foundry," M.J. Lessiter, Sept., p. 9. * "We Aren't Care Salesman, Are We?" A.T. Spada, Oct., p. 9. * "If At First You Don't Succeed ...," A.T. Spada, Nov., p. 9. COLUMNS Casting Answers & Advice (AFS Technical Dept)-- * Ductile Iron Hardness, Certification Timelines, Jan., p. 53. * Consistent Surface Finish, April, p. 58. * Non-Leaded Plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum Applications, Implementing Casting Simulation Software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. . July, p. 38. * Optimum Binder binder: see combine. An earlier Microsoft Office workbook file that let users combine related documents from different Office applications. The documents could be viewed, saved, opened, e-mailed and printed as a group. Formulation formulation /for·mu·la·tion/ (for?mu-la´shun) the act or product of formulating. American Law Institute Formulation , Casting Lead-Free Copper Alloys Copper alloys are alloys with Copper as their principial component. They have high resistance to corrosion. Due to its high electric conductivity, pure electrolytic copper is used mostly for making of electrical cables. , Oct., p. 42. Casting Design Notebook (M. Tomovic)-- * "Designing for Economical Coring--Part II," Jan., p. 50. * "Designing Thin Sections," May, p. 55. * "Designing Castings with Unequal Sections," Oct., p. 40. Casting Facts-- * "Chills: Solidification so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. Trickery Trickery See also Cunning, Deceit, Humbuggery. Bunsby, Captain Jack trapped into marriage by landlady. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] Camacho cheated of bride after lavish wedding preparations. [Span. Lit. ," M.J. Lessiter and M. Nagel, Feb., p. 54. * "Filters: The Hows & Whys," M. Jacobs, May, p. 57. * "Effective Riser Use," I. Kay, Aug., p. 52. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Journal (D. Marcus)-- * "Engineering's Paradigm Shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. ," Dec., p.40. * "There is a Way Through," Feb. p. 53 * "Escape From Being Stuck in the Middle," April, p. 59. * "Fight the Flight to China with Lean Math," June, p. 60. * "The Acronym Conundrum conundrum A problem with no satisfactory solution; a dilemma ," Aug., p. 48. * "More About the Acronyms," Oct., p. 43. Casting Market Trends (K. Kirgin)-- * "Earlier Forecast Confirmed, 6% Growth Still Expected in 2003," March, p. 53. * "First Quarter Improvement Seen, 5-6% Growth Expected by Year's End," June, p. 58. * "Higher Demand in Specific Markets, Weight Classes Expected for '04," Sept., p. 54. Novel Solutions-- * "Built to Last." M. J. Lessiter, Jan., p. 52. * "The Power of Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. ," M.J. Lessiter, May, p. 24. Small Foundry Management (R. Lobenhofer)-- * "Business Not Sport," Dec., p. 39. * "Are You a Shoulddo?" April, p. 57. * "Are You Getting a Good Daily ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ?" July, p. 39. * "Be On the Same Page," Oct., p. 44. Website-Only Articles-- * "Foundry Execs Share Viewpoints on Casting Technology Trends," Dec. * "Improving Melt Conditioning and Filtration to Improve Feeding Distance and Quality of Manganese Bronze Sand Castings," A. Lukman, R. W. Smith and M. Sahoo, Jan. * "Thixomolding: Plastic Injection Molding Turns to Metal," J. Maffia, Feb. * "The Role of Gravity Forces on the Directional Solidification of Gray Cast Iron," T. Oakwood, G.M. Goodrich and R.B. Gundlach, March. * "Cooking With Castings," J. Maffia, April. * "Thick and Thin: Designing Copper-Base Sand Castings," G. Smith and A.T. Spada, May. * "Uncovering the Path to Cast Iron Machinability Solutions," G.M. Goodrich, June. * "Critical Properties of CaC2--Bearing Reagents for Desulfurization of Liquid Iron," I. Riposan, M. Chisamera, S. Stan, S. Ignat and S. Katz, July. * "?Es bueno su nucleo de arena?" J. Werling, Aug. * "Combate del Elusivo Efecto del Carbon Lustroso," R.L. Naro, Sept. * "The Effect of Ferrous Charge Materials and Covered Melting on Metallic and Alloy Recovery in Iron Melts," R.B. Tuttle, K.D. Peaslee, V.L. Richards and L. Trueba, Oct. * "Timeline of Casting Technology," M.J. Lessiter and E.L. Kotzin, Nov. * Website-Only Article--"Foundry Execs Share Viewpoints on Casting Technology Trends. " * Design Directions--"Are You Managing Designs with a Rear View Mirror," E.J. Vinarcik, p. 45. * Casting Facts--"Chills: Solidification Trickery," M.J. Lessiter and M. Nagel, p. 47. * Casting Design Notebook--"Designing for Economical Coring--Part II," M. Tomovic. p. 49. SPRING 2003 * Editorial--"Learn From Your Peers," A.T. Spada, p. 7. * Industry Focus--"Mission Accomplished: Advancements in Military Castings," M.J. Lessiter, p. 21. * "Dig It!Bucyrus Moves the Earth With Castings," A.T. Spada, p. 28. * Metals Focus--"Behind the Iron Curtain For the Iron Maiden video by the same name, see . Behind the Iron Curtain is a concert recorded by Nico for "Pandora's Music Box '85" at De Doelen Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal (Great Hall), in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on October 9, 1985. : Revealing Aluminum Conversions," J. Maffia, p. 33. * "Crafting Future Casting Developments," American Foundry Society--Research Board, N. Bliss and J. Santner, p. 37. * Process Focus--"Only Skin Deep: Surface Treating Die Castings die casting Forming metal objects by injecting molten metal under pressure into dies or molds. An early and important use of the technique was in the Linotype machine (1884), but the mass-production automobile assembly line gave die casting its real impetus. ," L. Baran. p. 40. * Website-Only Article--"Examining Austempered Ductile Iron Applications," K.R. Brandenberg and K.L. Hayrynen. * Design Directions--"Specifying Tolerances Based on Value," E.J. Vinarcik, p. 44. * Casting Facts--"Preheaters Save Energy," M. Nagel, p. 46. * Casting Design Notebook--"Designing Thin Sections," M. Tomovic, p. 48. SUMMER 2003 * Editorial--"Have Your Cake and Eat it, Too," M.J. Lessiter, p. 7. * "2003 Casting Contest: Innovations in Cast Component Design," An Engineered Casting Solutions Staff Report, p. 18-23. * "Guide to Casting and Molding Processes," F. Schleg and D.P. Kanicki, p. 24-33. * "Understanding Cast Irons," p.34-35. * "Mechanical Properties of Gray Iron," p. 36-38. * "Mechanical Properties of Ductile Iron," p. 40-41. * "Properties of Austempered Ductile Iron," p. 42-43. * "Mechanical Properties of Compacted Graphite graphite (grăf`īt), an allotropic form of carbon, known also as plumbago and black lead. It is dark gray or black, crystalline (often in the form of slippery scales), greasy, and soft, with a metallic luster. Iron," p. 44-45. * "Mechanical Properties of Malleable Iron (Metal.) iron sufficiently pure or soft to be capable of extension under the hammer; also, specif., a kind of iron produced by removing a portion of the carbon or other impurities from cast iron, rendering it less brittle, and to some extent malleable. ," p. 46-47. * "Mechanical Properties of High-Alloy and White Iron," p.48-50. * "Mechanical Properties of Cast Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel," Steel Founders' Society of America, p. 51-53. * "A Guide to Aluminum Casting Alloys," p. 54-58. * "Understanding Copper-Base Alloys Noun 1. copper-base alloy - any alloy whose principal component is copper alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of ," H.T. Michels, p. 59-62. * "Properties of Magnesium," p. 63-64. * "Properties of Diecast Zinc," p. L.J. Baran and H. Bakemeyer, p. 65-67. * "Cost Effective Casting Design: What Every Component Designer Should Know," M.A. Gwyn, p. 68-78. * "2002-03 Engineered Casting Solutions Editorial Index," p. 79. * Website-Only Article--"Timeline of Casting Technology," M.J. Lessiter and E.L Kotzin. FALL 2003 * Editorial--"Can You Perform a Design Review in Chinese?" A.T. Spada, p. 7. * "Fighting Fire with Castings," J. Maffia, p. 18. * "Foreign Sourcing: Accounting for the 'Hidden' Costs, D. Bumbar, p. 22. * Metal Focus--"Unleashing ADI's Conversion Potential," A.T. Spada, p. 26. * Process focus--"Understanding Permanent Mold Pressures," A.T. Spada, p. 31. * "Unlocking Steel Investment Castings," J. Maffia, p. 35. * Website-Only Article--"In Pursuit of High Tech: What Foundries Must Consider to Become State-of-the-Art," An Engineered Casting Solutions Staff Report. * Design Directions--"Reviewing Design to Reduce Costs," E.J. Vinarcik, p. 39. * Casting Facts--"Treating Aluminum with Fluxes," p. 41. * Casting Design Notebook--"Design of Castings with Unequal Sections," M. Tomovic, p. 42. ENGINEERED CASTING SOLUTIONS 2003 EDITORIAL INDEX The magazine for designers and purchasers of metal castings Metal casting A metal-forming process whereby molten metal is poured into a cavity or mold and, when cooled, solidifies and takes on the characteristic shape of the mold. Engineered Casting Solutions articles listed in hold are available at www.castsolutions.com. WINTER 2003 * Editorial--"Trading Principles for Price?" M.J. Lessiter, p. 7. * "Cooking with Castings," J. Maffia, p. 21. * "U.S. Casting Shipments Expected to Increase 6.3% in "03," K.H. Kirgin, p. 25. * "Uncovering the Path to Cast Iron Machinability Solutions," G.M. Goodrich, p. 31. * Industry Focus--"Automotive," M.J. Lessiter, p. 34. * Process and Metals Focus--"Thick and Thin of it: Designing Copper-Base Sand Castings, G. Smith and A.T. Spada, p. 38. * "Why Nobake Molding? Why Not?" D. Neil and A.T. Spada, p. 41. |
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