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Building bridges: when bridges need to stand up to high winds, heavy loads and salty air, castings span the gap.		May 1, 2007	2054
Marking global resources: sourcing castings to India and China has helped Clay and Bailey Manufacturing Co. build a firmer foundation for its metalcasting facility in Kansas City, Mo.		May 1, 2007	2890
Blackhawk's turnaround: in 2003, Blackhawk de Mexico switched its production focus from gray to ductile iron. Four years later, the firm's production has more than doubled.	Cover story	Apr 1, 2007	1657
Ceramic breaks the mold: when rising prices forced a steel caster to shop around for an alternative molding aggregate, it opted to give ceramic a try.		Mar 1, 2007	1363
Ignite your business: two metalcasting facilities' approaches to heat treating are helping them stay competitive.		Mar 1, 2007	1796
The choice is cores: when it's time to pick a coremaking method, the weight, dimensions and production rate of the casting will help steer you in the right direction.		Feb 1, 2007	1877
Toying with diecast zinc: the strength and finish of zinc and the detail and cost-effective of diecasting have helped make the diecast toy car industry a mainstay in children's and hobbyist's entertainment.		Jan 1, 2007	1275
Building New York: twenty-four tons of steel from the fallen World Center was used to cast a piece of the USS New York, the fifth in a new class of U.S. Navy warships.		Dec 1, 2006	1899
AFW's automation alteration: for this largely manual green sand shop, installing a faster automatic molding system required automating the rest of the plant.		Dec 1, 2006	1789
Wind's cast crop: after a record breaking year of new wind energy capacity in the U.S., manufacturers are clamoring for more metal castings.	Cover story	Sep 1, 2006	3046
10 ways to improve melting: achieving perfection may be too much to ask from your aluminum melt department, but adhering to the quality procedures and tips listed here can help you close the gap.		Sep 1, 2006	1673
Machine shop survival: thinking of offering machining services to your customers? These six DOs and DON'Ts will help you formulate your plan.		Sep 1, 2006	2129
Who needs inventory? Signicast Corporation did away with inventory and focused on speed and continuous flow to be able to deliver a part to its customers in 5-10 days.	Cover story	Aug 1, 2006	2264
Metalcaster of the Year: Dotson Iron Castings: Dotson's commitment to capital improvements and integration of new technology in a jobbing environment made it this year's choice for Foundry of the Year.	Cover story	Jul 1, 2006	1681
Should you add ADI, CGI, SiMO to your iron menu? ADI, CGI and high SiMo ductile iron offer unique benefits to end-users and the metalcasters who supply them. Will adding one (or all) work for your iron casting operation?		Jul 1, 2006	2706
J. Walter Miller's bronze age: J. Walter Miller Co. is positioning itself for future competition with the added capacity from its new horizontally parted sand molding line.		May 1, 2006	1716
On track with added value: a metalcasting facility's responsibilities don't have to end after the final casting is poured. This article details how a truck assembly for a mass transit train was produced by a metalcaster from engineered concept to finished assembly.		Mar 1, 2006	1844
Direction for design: industry experts spout tips on how small metalcasting facilities can add casting design to their capabilities.	Cover Story	Sep 1, 2005	2226
U.S. metalcasting's future by design: a product engineer sheds light on the future of customer/supplier relationships and the need to increase communication.		Sep 1, 2005	1534
The Manhattan project: a contractor, patternmaker and metalcasting facility collaborated on 43,000 castings to produce a replica of the original fence surrounding New York City's Central Park Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.	Cover Story	Aug 1, 2005	1242