Articles from Modern Casting (July 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2005 foundry of the Year Hayes Lemmerz Montague. By increasing automation and improving efficiencies and quality, this plant has grown with its unique VRC/PRC casting process to be a leader in safety-critical automotive casting supply.	Spada, Alfred	Cover Story	1738
AFI Conference dates set for October.			52
AFS members convene in Portland for 54th Annual Northwest Regional Conference.			81
AFS promotes OSHA alliance, recommends speakers.		Brief Article	97
American Castings LLC, Prior, Okla., purchased a model MC-200 Simpson multi-cooler from Simpson Technologies Corp.			20
American Castings LLC.		Brief Article	11
American Metalcasting Consortium to hold technology review in Chicago.		Brief Article	166
Birmingham--in May, Jarek Olszak, Laempe + Reich Corp., presents Tom Surtees, State of Alabama, with a speaker's award after his presentation.	Hall, Larry		28
Calendar of events.		Calendar	240
Casting process modeling software for windows opens door for diecasters.			71
Casting process modeling software for windows opens door for diecasters.			420
Central Michigan--in May, the chapter toured the Michigan International Speedway.	Noggle, Mark		20
Central Ohio--in May, Mark Steil, Burnham Foundry, presents Mike Swartzlander, Ashland Casting Solutions, with a speaker's award after his presentation.	Doerschlag, Chris		32
Chapter meetings.		Calendar	99
Congress seeks to preserve state manufacturing tax incentives.		Brief Article	249
Congressman Manzullo visits Aurora Metals.		Brief Article	50
Detroit/Windsor--in May, Charles Grech, Nemak, presents Scott Seckel, Western Michigan Univ., with a Foundry Educational Foundation scholarship.	Zindel, Jacob		32
EPA amendments published in Federal Register.		Brief Article	134
Equipment Merchants International Inc., Cleveland, appointed Hickman Williams Inc., Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, as executive sales representatives.			21
Excel Manufacturing & Engineering Group, Pekin, Ill., launched the Excel Crusher Technologies division.		Brief Article	26
Fighting defects with improved gating: four metalcasting firms overcame casting defects by augmenting the gating systems.	Wolfe, Mary		2870
FKI Logistex.		Brief Article	23
Fluid bed dryers.			93
General Kinematics Corp., Crystal Lake, Ill., acquired all remaining shares of its European subsidiary, General Kinematics Ltd.			21
GIFA 2007, NEWCAST dates scheduled in Dusseldorf, Germany.			146
Godfrey & Wing Inc.		Brief Article	15
Grede Foundries Inc., Reedsburg Foundry, Reedsburg, Wis., received a quality award from Honda Motor Co., Tokyo.		Brief Article	35
Hayes Lemmerz International Inc.			82
Hayes Lemmerz International Inc.		Brief Article	30
High temperature paint.			82
Indonesia--Perkasa (Texmaco Ltd.).		Brief Article	31
Inductotherm Corp.		Brief Article	58
Inspecting the past.		Brief Article	51
Intermet Corp., Troy, Mich., entered into a commitment letter with R2 Investments LDC, Fort Worth, Texas, and Stanfield Capital Partners LLC, New York.		Brief Article	34
Jencast posts 7 years, 1 million man hours with no lost-time accidents, receives safety award.		Brief Article	83
Kuka Robotics Corp. (Kuka Roboter GmbH), Clinton Township, Mich., signed an agreement with Programming Plus, New Berlin, Wis., to provide CAM expertise for the rapid prototyping and material removal markets.		Brief Article	42
Kuttner LLC (Kuttner GmbH & Co. KG), Port Washington, Wis., will supply a new cupola emissions control system.		Brief Article	29
Metaldyne awarded contract for Ford transmission components.			62
Midland Manufacturing, Forth Worth, Texas, received an inline blast machine for an automated handling line from Sinto Surface Treatment (Roberts Sinto Corp.).			36
Moving away from silica sand.	Harris, Kenneth P.		1547
NADCA announces Diecasting Competition awards.			331
New AFS Corporate Members (April-May 2005).			11
Northwest Pennsylvania--in April, Lisa Anderson, Liberty Iron & Metal Co., gives an appreciation mug to Worth Howard, Liberty Iron & Metal Co., after his presentation on scrap markets.	Lucas, Barb		75
Obituaries.		Obituary	126
Permanent bar codes take guesswork out of part tracing.		Brief Article	69
Permanent bar codes take guesswork out of part tracing.			519
Pittsburgh--in May, in the photo at left, Tom Forster, Beaver Valley Alloy Foundry Co., gives speakers' awards to Paul McFarlane and Charles Rhodes, both of HDH Group, after their presentation on health care issues.	Tarbek, Gene		72
Portage Aluminum Foundry.		Brief Article	45
Practical tips on gating iron castings.	Champan, Cordy		1951
Progress Casting Group to expand production to permanent mold casting facility in Iowa.			271
Progress Casting to construct new facility.		Brief Article	49
Question of the month.			96
Results revealed for Section 332 investigation on competitive market conditions facing metalcasters.			377
Sale of Auburn Foundry assets approved.		Brief Article	83
Section 332 investigation results revealed.			45
Sound advice for nodularity testing.	Alagarsamy, Al		2133
Stateline--in April, Wayne Carr, Olson Aluminum Castings, presents a speaker's award to Craig Thomas, of Reno, Zahm, Folgate, Lindberg & Powell.	Clark, Jeff		45
Supporting the call to end "Procurement" Fad.	Brynildson, John E.	Brief Article	243
Thank you.			85
The California Cultural and Historical Endowment, Sacramento, Calif., approved the budget and plan for the $50,000 grant reserved for Knight Foundry Corp.		Brief Article	26
The Netherlands--The Ziniflex Group.		Brief Article	27
The Teachers' Private Capital (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan), Toronto, completed the acquisition of CFM Corp., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.			27
Treasury Secretary appoints New Special Envoy on China.		Brief Article	179
Treasury still finds China not manipulating its currency.		Brief Article	228
Tri-State--in March, Thomas Hahn, Pittsburg State Univ., presents a speaker's plaque to Dave Williams, Allied Mineral Products Inc., after his presentation.	Witter, Eric		35
Twin Cities--in April, John Miller, AmeriCast Technologies Inc., welcomes Brad Fitzgerald, Progress Casting Group, after his presentation.	Clifford, Joy		25
Uninterruptive power supplies.			135
United Air Specialists Inc.			23
Western Michigan--in April, a plant tour was given at Hayes-Lemmerz' operations at Montague, Mich.	Scherf, Andy		25
Wheelabrator Group, La Grange, Ga., and Rimrock Corp., Columbus, Ohio, collaborated to manufacture an automated finishing system designed.		Brief Article	30
Wine, cable cars & castings.	Spada, Alfreda T.	Editorial	628
www.castsolutions.com.		Brief Article	86
www.didion.com.		Brief Article	76
www.foundrysd.com.		Brief Article	56
www.inductotherm.com.		Brief Article	75
www.laempeusa.com.		Brief Article	88
www.maus.it.		Brief Article	82
www.vulcangroup.com.			88
www.wsf-industries.com.		Brief Article	68