Title  |
Author |
Type |
Words |
| A look in the mirror. |
Spada, Alfred T. |
Editorial |
684 |
| AFS paper recognized at World Congress. |
|
Brief Article |
74 |
| AFS, metalcasting industry win battle on manufacturing tax rebate. |
|
|
308 |
| Alcoa driving automotive castings for new models of General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan vehicles. |
|
Brief Article |
293 |
| Alcoa driving castings for major automotive firms. |
|
Brief Article |
105 |
| Allied Mineral Products Inc., Columbus, Ohio, opened a new 185,000 sq.ft. facility for its subsidiary company. |
|
Brief Article |
26 |
| Anatolia: the cradle of castings. |
|
|
374 |
| Are you nuts? |
Lobenhofer, Roy |
Letter to the Editor |
490 |
| Auburn, Sparta to close metalcasting facilities. |
|
Brief Article |
165 |
| Belgium--Vesuvius Group S.A./N.V. |
|
Brief Article |
19 |
| Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc., Albany, Mich., received an $800,000. |
|
Brief Article |
29 |
| C.L. Dews & Sons Foundry and Machinery Co. Inc., Hattiesburg, Miss., received the 15th annual Small Business Leadership Award. |
|
Brief Article |
31 |
| Calendar of events. |
|
Calendar |
177 |
| Central Indiana--in October, Bryan Gallagher, Vermillion Iron Works, greets Jason Redden Jr. and Bob Brewer. |
Welmer, Bob |
|
38 |
| Central Ohio--in September, Mark Steil, Burnham Foundry LLC, thanks Vasko Popovski, Elkem Metals Inc. |
Doerschlag, Chris |
|
29 |
| Chapter meetings. |
|
Calendar |
1487 |
| China vows to float currency, but shows no urgency in doing so. |
|
Brief Article |
154 |
| Cleaning, finishing & shipping. |
|
Directory |
10496 |
| D. A. Stuart Co., Warrenville, Ill., and its partner, Shanghai Razor Blade Co., Shanghai, China, have entered into a joint venture to create D. A. Stuart Co. Ltd., Shanghai, which will serve as the company's Asian headquarters. |
|
Brief Article |
50 |
| Detroit/Windsor--in September, Duane Becknell, Ford Motor Co., presents speaker awards to Paul Gentilozzi and Tony Gentilozzi. |
Zindel, Jacob |
|
61 |
| Egypt--Eqyptian Metalworks. |
|
Brief Article |
18 |
| Firth Rixson acquires Schlosser Forge. |
|
|
83 |
| General manufacturing, engineering & maintenance. |
|
Directory |
24360 |
| General Motors to close malleable facility by 2007, move operations to defiance plant. |
|
|
137 |
| Germany--VAW-IMCO Guss und Recycling GmbH (IMCO Recycling Inc.). |
|
Brief Article |
25 |
| Great Lakes casting to establish new production facility. |
|
Brief Article |
49 |
| Great Lakes establishing new production facility. |
|
Brief Article |
86 |
| Hartley Controls Corp. (Simpson Technologies Group), Aurora, Ill., has provided automated sand equipmentto numerous firms within the past year. |
|
|
119 |
| Honda of America Manufacturing. |
|
Brief Article |
13 |
| How to make this year's buyer's guide work for you! Knowing your way around the Modern Casting Buyer's Guide will make locating supplier sources for your much-needed equipment, products and services quicker and easier. |
|
|
615 |
| IMF, Luino, Italy, and Simpson Technologies Group, Aurora, Ill., have entered into an agreement in which Simpson gained exclusive agency for the sale and service of all IMF equipment in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. |
|
Brief Article |
56 |
| Intermet files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announces plans to close Columbus Machining plant. |
|
|
488 |
| Intermet files for chapter 11, will close machining plant. |
|
|
76 |
| International metalcasting associations. |
|
Directory |
1255 |
| Manufacturers index. |
|
Directory |
33282 |
| Manufacturing salary survey shows increase in 2003: the 2003 National Executive Compensation Survey shows nearly all positions in manufacturing enjoyed increases in salary and total compensation compared with the previous year. |
|
|
604 |
| Melting, pouring & heat treatment. |
|
|
30760 |
| Metalcasting community unites at AFS Foundry Executive Conference. |
|
Brief Article |
237 |
| Metals associations. |
|
Directory |
1751 |
| Michigan congressman Hoekstra discusses industry issues with metalcasting personnel. |
|
Brief Article |
58 |
| Mold, core & sand preparation. |
|
Directory |
38171 |
| New AFS Corporate Members (August-September 2004). |
|
Brief Article |
28 |
| New machining center in progress at advanced manufacturing park. |
|
Brief Article |
78 |
| Northern California and Southern California--in September, during the 2nd Annual California Metal Casting Technical Conference, Edgar Cruz, Bell Foundry Co., greets Mike Trzecinski, EMSCO Inc., after his presentation "Melt Deck Safety.". |
Coutee, Mark |
|
73 |
| Obituaries. |
|
Obituary |
70 |
| Patternmaking. |
|
Directory |
4721 |
| Permanent mold tools: cast or forged? The metallurgical and economical characteristics of castings can provide many benefits in the processing of permanent mold tools when compared to billets. |
Kablach, Thomas |
|
1070 |
| Pittsburgh--in September, Ray Neupert, Jerry Biser and Tom Bailey, all from the West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership, are presented a speakers' plaque. |
Tarabek, Gene |
|
46 |
| Precision Metalsmiths Inc. |
|
Brief Article |
19 |
| Q We see primary carbides in a ductile iron 80-55-06 casting with relatively thin cross-sections (0.25-0.0375 in.). Is it normal to anticipate a certain amount of primary carbides in a casting like this? What is the acceptable amount that can be tolerated? What specific practical measures can be taken to minimize the formation of carbides? |
|
Brief Article |
304 |
| Q We use chills to improve the properties in critical areas of our 206 aluminum alloy castings. Is it possible to over chill, and what are the side effects of doing so? |
|
|
345 |
| Quality certifications. |
|
Brief Article |
79 |
| Question of the month. |
|
|
94 |
| R&D credit for private sector industries part of tax package. |
|
Brief Article |
174 |
| Remelt Sources acquires ASAP. |
|
Brief Article |
86 |
| Rimrock Corp., Columbus, Ohio, received a 55% tax credit from the Ohio Dept. of Development. |
|
|
34 |
| River Metals Recycling LLC (David J. Joseph Co.). |
|
Brief Article |
16 |
| Safety & environmental. |
|
Directory |
5741 |
| State foundry associations. |
|
Directory |
363 |
| Stateline--in September, Wayne Carr, Olson Aluminum, greets Phil Heston, Miller Compressing Co. |
Clark, Jeff |
|
26 |
| Stellar Materials. |
|
Brief Article |
60 |
| Superior to supply jeep wheels. |
|
Brief Article |
77 |
| Supplier's online. |
|
Directory |
1972 |
| Tennessee--in October, Dave Shouse, Lodge Manufacturing Co., presents Mark Nagel, Cast Metals Institute, a set of brass bookends cast. |
Williams, Les |
|
35 |
| Testing & laboratory. |
|
Directory |
6573 |
| Texas--in August, 2004-05 Texas Chapter Officers and Board Members Tim Purcell, Porter Warner Industries Inc., Brian Bass, Fort Worth Aluminum Foundry Inc., Dan Melton, Citation Corp., Woody Peavy, Lufkin Industries Inc., and Kent Smith, Joe H. Smith Co. |
Quaife, Clay |
|
48 |
| Texas--in September, Tim Purcell, Porter Warner Industries Inc., presents Wally Stedley, Indigo Compliance & Risk Management, a speaker's awardafter his presentation on practical applications of the AFS/OSHA alliance to the Texas metalcasting industry. |
Quaife, Clay |
Brief Article |
63 |
| Thank you. |
|
|
110 |
| The ATR Group. |
|
Brief Article |
33 |
| The Tooling and Manufacturing Assn., Park Ridge, Ill., received a $200,000 grant. |
|
Brief Article |
21 |
| ThyssenKrupp Waupaca. |
|
Brief Article |
33 |
| U.S. Metalcasting industry testifies before U.S. ITC at Section 332 hearing: using its one opportunity to speak directly to the ITC, the metalcasting industry detailed the affect low-price foreign competition has had on our facilities and the future of our industry. |
Spada, Alfred T. |
|
1959 |
| United Kingdom--Sanken Insertec SA. |
|
Brief Article |
29 |
| USTR to survey China's intellectual property rights violations. |
|
Brief Article |
124 |
| Winsert Inc. |
|
Brief Article |
18 |
| Yale Industries Inc. (Margate Industries Inc.). |
|
Brief Article |
24 |
November 1, 2004
