Articles from Modern Casting (April 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A parting shot.	Marcus, Dan		617
Accounting for in-process metal loss: when quoting new work or re-pricing jobs with existing tooling, it is important to take your in-process metal loss into account and apply surcharges accordingly.	Cooke, James F.		1764
Aerospace supplier brings metalcasting in-house.			273
Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic.			67
AK Steel's.			29
Alcan.			28
AmeriCast buys Atlas Castings.			143
AmeriCast buys Atlas Castings.			51
Applied Process Inc.			73
Ashland Inc.			18
Ashland Korea Foundry Products Ltd.			17
B&L Information Systems Inc.			69
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.	Kruse, Shannon	Cover story	1657
Bradley University--in March, Ian Kay, Hot Metal Technology LLC, Mundelein, Ill., discussed gating and riser design.	Kay, Ian		44
Buhler Die Casting, Uzwil, Switzerland, has been awarded a contract to provide 12 complete diecasting cells to Hyundai Motor Co.			28
Calendar of events.		Calendar	192
California: the copper stopper? Metalcasters and engineers have joined forces to adapt to a new legislative measure that decreased the amount of lead allowed in copper plumbing.	Gibbs, Shea		1637
Can-Eng Furnaces Ltd.			77
Capital Refractories Ltd.			26
CARBO Ceramics Inc.			77
Carl Zeiss.			70
Carpenter Brothers Inc.			56
Carrier Vibrating Equipment Inc.			83
Casting buyers are people too.	Spada, Alfred T.		612
Central Ohio--in January, Dr. Doru Stefanescu, Ohio State Univ. (OSU), Columbus, Ohio, discussed the need to modernize the metalcasting laboratory at OSU.	Doerschlag, Chris		33
Chapter meetings.		Calendar	317
Chesapeake--In February, Andrew Adams, Foseco Metallurgical Inc., La Grange, Ohio.	Snyder, Steve		20
Citation returns to bankruptcy court; business to continue as normal.			479
CMH Manufacturing Co.			66
CMI Novacast Inc.			61
Consolidated Engineering Co.			63
Copper surfaces may help prevent cold and flu.			191
D&E Foundry Ladles, Aitkin, Minn., announced the addition of Carpenter Brothers Inc.			18
D&E Foundry Ladles.			50
DIDION International Inc.			65
Doncasters Medical Technologies.			40
FANUC Robotics America Inc.			64
Federal-Mogul Corp., Lake City, Minn., updated their shakeout system with the installation of an MD-70 Mark 5 Rotary Media Drum from Didion International Inc., St. Peters, Mo.			44
Fighting the currency battle: new legislation offers relief to U.S. manufacturers, including metalcasters, harmed by unfair currency practices.			349
Flow Science Inc.			78
Foseco Metallurgical Inc.			70
Foundry Solutions and Design LLC.			68
General Kinematics, Corp.			61
GIFA registration on target for projected goals with increased Asian presence.			135
GM, Delphi consider state-sponsored investments.			289
HA International.			47
Hawkeye--in February, Wade Mitchell, a farmer from Buckington, Iowa.	Mitchell, Guy		15
Hayes Lemmerz Indian subsidiary expands, announces new plant.			171
Heraeus Electro-Nite Co.			67
High Temperature Systems Inc.			62
Hydro completes divestment.			156
I. Schumann & Co.			42
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Ill., purchased Quasar International Inc.			13
Inductotherm Corp.			78
Industrial Technologies releases energy assessment report.			115
InfoSight Corp.			36
Intermet Corp.			35
International Truck and Engine.			32
Kuttner North America.			51
Laempe + Reich.			76
LECO Corp.			64
Legislation to overturn TRI changes introduced in Congress.			153
List of exhibitors: (as of March 27).			790
Machida Inc.			78
Magma Foundry Technologies.			68
Makino, Mason, Ohio, appointed Price Equipment Company.			26
Marathon Asset Management acquires Contech.			270
Mercury Castings, Fond du Lac, Wis., announced that Rimrock Corp., Columbus, Ohio, has been selected as an approved supplier of its Slurry-On-Demand casting equipment.			32
Mercury Castings.			55
Metaltek provides rapid castings for Army cleaning tool.			505
Metaltek provides rapid castings for army cleaning tool.			46
Morgan Molten Metal Systems.			67
Nemak becomes largest global producer of engine castings.			256
Northwest Pennsylvania--in January, John McGoldrick, Hodge Foundry, Greenville, Pa., delivered his presentation.	McGoldrick, John		20
Northwest regional: job shops can automate, go global.			268
Norton Abrasives.			58
Obituaries.		Obituary	115
OMG Group Inc.			12
Opening the gating for aluminum: sand molded aluminum gating systems have traditionally been based on tenants of iron casting, but recent research has focused on making them specifically suited to the more turbulent metal.	Groteke, Daniel E.		1807
Pacific Cast Technologies.			12
Palmer Manufacturing, Inc.			62
Pangborn Corp.			64
Pangborn Corp.			15
Piedmont chapter, NADCA host joint meeting.			237
Private equity firm buys Richland Center Foundry.		Company overview	184
ProMetal RCT--Division of the Ex One Co.			87
Question of the month.			76
Recuperative furnace reduces energy consumption.			53
Recuperative furnace reduces energy consumption.			394
Refcotec Inc.			21
Rimrock Corp.			86
Roberts Sinto Corp.			85
RSB Group, Sanaswadi, Pune, India, signed a memorandum of understanding with Team Industries Inc.			23
Saginaw Valley--in March, Craig Smith, Kathleen Wallaert, Amanda Brandel, Christopher Miller and Mark Brandel, all from Michigan State Univ.	Iamurri, Rodney		90
Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel, Caofeidan, Hebei Province, China, has contracted Magneco/Metrel Inc.			31
Simpson Technologies Corp.			52
Simpson Technologies Corp., Aurora, Ill., has joined Marora SA.			17
Southeast regional highlights education.			530
Southwest Ohio--in March, Andrew Dean, Bill Nurre, Ben Schutte, Daniel Hoel, all from Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, and David Flick, Cincinnati State Community College, Cincinnati, each received $600 scholarships.	Dzugan, Bob		29
Special events.		Calendar	716