AFS, Fansteel/Wellman Dynamics win Newcast award.The American Foundry Society (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 ) displayed Fansteel/Wellman Dynamics', Creston, Iowa Creston is a city in Union County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,597 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union CountyGR6. Southwestern Community College is located in Creston. , award-winning intermediate case casting, which brought home special mention in the area of "Best Casting Solutions" at Newcast 2007, Dusseldorf, Germany, in June. All exhibitors were invited to submit up to three castings for the competition. One of the castings submitted by AFS was Fansteel/Wellman Dynamics' 97-1b. magnesium intermediate case design that consolidated Pratt & Whitney's 500 series engine's air inlet inlet /in·let/ (-let) a means or route of entrance. pelvic inlet the upper limit of the pelvic cavity. thoracic inlet the elliptical opening at the summit of the thorax. frame and gearbox gear·box n. 1. See transmission. 2. A protective casing for a system of gears. gearbox Noun the metal casing enclosing a set of gears in a motor vehicle Noun 1. (for accessory drives). By casting in several pipes and external hoses, Fansteel/Wellman Dynamics was able to reduce assembly and machining time for its customer, while eliminating more than six hours of assembly and processing time and reducing part weight by 11 lbs. |
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