Articles from Modern Casting (February 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
10 ways to zap your energy bill: implement these ten low- to zero-cost ideas, and the rising price of energy won't leave you in the dark.	Gibbs, Shea		1842
Advancing aviation's material: aluminum metalcasters serving the aerospace industry have been hindered by a limited list of approved casting alloys. A new research project aims to bulk up that list.			1158
AFS chapter sparks interest in metalcasting in local students.			167
Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP, Houston, a supplier of industrial gases and melting technologies, has implemented its surface protection Air Liquide (SPAL) clean metal inert gag technology at two investment casting companies.			44
Angstrom's spectrometers.			47
AP Suzhou.			22
Ashland Composite Polymers.			19
Blackmer Pump Division, Grand Rapids, Mich., upgraded its shakeout system with the installation of an MD-50 Mark 5 Rotary Media Dram from Didion International Inc.			28
Calendar of events.		Calendar	207
Casting answers & advice.			771
Chapter meetings.		Calendar	509
Chapter newscast.			365
Citation Corp. sells forging division, now operates only casting and machining facilities.			265
Considering machining.	Marcus, Dan		800
Consortium works to develop no-lead copper alloys in wake of new law.			790
Cymat Technologies Ltd, Toronto, Canada, announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Georg Fischer Automotive.			47
Deburring tool helps casting firm finish in a flash.			56
Deburring tool helps casting firm finish in a flash.			436
Developing coatings for Mg: a permanent mold coating traditionally used with aluminum has been optimized for use with magnesium.	Morin, G		1359
Dotson streamlines finishing room.			79
EPA proposes changes to once-in, always-in policy for MACT standards.			204
Esco sells two sub-groups in less than a week.			51
Esco sells two sub-groups in less than a week.			161
Fixing mistakes in secondary operations with laser scanning.			53
Fixing mistakes in secondary operations with laser scanning.			461
Foseco Metallurgical Inc.			18
Great Lakes Castings.			14
Grede Foundries Inc.'s Liberty Foundry, Wauwatosa, Wis., awarded a contract to Furness-Newburge Inc.			28
Grede Foundries, Vassar, Mich., installed a Rotary Sand Casting Separator from Didion International Inc.			22
Hayes Lemmerz International Inc., Northville, Mich., announced that its aluminum wheel manufacturing operation in Alrode, South Africa, received one of 20 2006 Supplier of the Year Awards.			34
Increased aluminum in automobiles saving weight and fuel consumption.			489
Intermet announces safety milestone.			95
Keep it simple.	Spada, Alfred T.		643
Leggett and Platt Inc.			23
Magnesium casting set for change.			849
Maus S.p.A., Campodarsego, Italy, a provider of metalcasting machinery, announced the opening of a North American branch.			29
Metal Technologies Inc.			60
Metaldyne Corporation, Plymouth, Mich., a supplier of powertrain and chassis systems and components, said its previously announced acquisition by Asahi Tec Corp.			51
Neenah foundry expects to finish $54 million line by spring '08.			75
Neenah Foundry expects to finish $54 million line by spring 2008.			281
Obituaries.		Obituary	45
OmniSource Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., recently acquired Mervis Industries' facilities in Kokomo and Tipton, Ind., as well as their minority interest in two joint ventures.			33
Paulo Products Co.			21
Polymer quench recycling.			87
Precision Castparts Corp. expands investment casting capabilities with purchase of GSC Foundries.			148
Private investment company acquires great lakes castings.			127
PSC Metals Inc., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, announced the acquisition of the ferrous and nonferrous assets at the Akron and Barberton, Ohio.			33
Quality certifications.			60
Question of the month.			87
Saving on sand disposal: some metalcasters have been achieving disposal savings for their used metalcasting sand for more than a decade, but the game has grown and evolved.	Gibbs, Shea		1734
Schiller's Ode to metalcasting.	Schneider, Walter H.	Poem	525
Shot blasting equipment.			82
Spill prevention rule for small oil storage containers amended.			269
Staver Foundry Inc.			26
The Cast Metals Institute celebrates 50 years of educating the metalcasting industry.			237
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.	Kruse, Shannon		1877
U.S. EPA staff tour plants to learn about metalcasting sand.			165
Wescast Industries Inc.			17
Zuch wins Modern Casting Scholarship.			33