Articles from Modern Casting (June 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
2007 Casting Competition: Smith Foundry claimed the 2007 Casting of the Year prize with is austempered ductile iron seed boot, one example of the many conversion success stories in this year's contest.		Cover story	1902
3Point Machine Inc.			47
A godly perch.			124
AFS announces dates, locations of 113th and 114th Metalcasting Congresses.			167
AFS announces Human Resources Solutions package available exclusively to corporate members.			242
AFS reaches design engineers, casting buyers during two trade shows.			181
Alcoa expands, will explore value of castings business in corporate shakeup.			463
Ashland Sudchemie-Kernfest GmbH.			25
Bahr Bros. Manufacturing buys green sand metalcaster.			105
Balancing sales and marketing.	Libby, Bill		767
Buhler Industries Inc., Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada, sold subsidiary BMW MachineWorks Ltd. to a company controlled by Canadian Tool & Die Ltd., for an undisclosed amount.			44
Bulk sand storage saves Alpha Foundry time, labor, floor space.			88
Calendar of events.		Calendar	197
Capital Refractories, Derbyshire, England, announced the acquisition of Wax Injection Ceramics and Ancillaries Ltd.			32
Case history: bulk sand storage saves Alpha Foundry time, labor, floor space.			369
Case history: diecasting firm helps give fighter pilots oxygen.			562
Casting shipments to slow: a review of the first quarter indicates a minimal decline in 2007 following growth in 2006.	Kirgin, K.		2253
Central Castings Corp., Anniston, Ala., part of Tyco Fire and Building Products, reports that in April it surpassed one million man hours and 684 working days.			31
Central Ohio--In April, Mike Swartzlander, Ashland Performance Materials, Dublin, Ohio, delivered his presentation, "Incredible India".	Doerschlag, Chris		22
Chapter meetings.		Calendar	94
CMI course schedule.			180
Cold air gun.			73
Congress introduces OSHA reform legislation.			115
Deep in the heart of Texas: the metalcasting community gathered in Houston for innovation and problem solving.			1503
Diecasting firm helps give fighter pilots oxygen.			61
EPA proposes small engine air emissions rule.			115
Foseco Metallurgical Inc.			15
Gas diffusers.			61
GM to invest more than $120 million in casting operations at Saginaw, defiance facilities.			706
Hoyt lecture: reexamination of engineering education is due.			643
In this case, be a follower.	Spada, Alfred T.		520
Intermet Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, reached a significant safety milestone when its Jackson Die Cast Plant, Jackson, Tenn., completed more than 365 consecutive days.			29
Intermet sells European group.			143
Keeping with policy to end in-house metalcasting, ford to stop casting production in Cleveland.			187
Metalworking fluids.			78
MODERN CASTING drawing winner announced.			33
Nemak buys nearby competitor Castech, continuing expansion.		Company overview	251
New AFS Corporate Members (April 2007).			16
Northeast Ohio--In April, Chuck Fowler, Fairmount Minerals Ltd., Chardon, Ohio, was awarded.	Resser, David		20
Obituaries.		Obituary	138
Oregon--In April, Chris Holden, Willamette Pattern Works Inc., Portland, Ore., discussed the past, present and future of patternmaking.	Leach, Adam		33
Pacific Cast Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladish Company Inc., plans to build a new VAR casting furnace.			25
Plains States--In May, outgoing chapter chairman Adrian Kostner, Farrar Corp., Norwich, Kan., was recognized for his contributions.	Linton, Sandy		26
Planetary mixer.			98
Prucha joins AFS as vice president of technology.			199
Quality certifications.			62
Question of the month.			81
Rimrock Corp.			18
Strategizing energy consumption: EPA outlines viable energy strategies for the metalcasting industry in a new report.			274
Technical sessions break through.			2726
Thomas E. Prucha has joined the American Foundry Society.			18
Thresher Industries looks for new Midwestern plant site, opens office for Asian operations.			186
U.S. Pipe to build first new ductile plant in more than 55 years.			229
Vulcan Engineering Co.			50
Welding ductile iron to steel: a new welding process will allow ductile iron castings to be welded to steel, making fabrications using both metals a reality.	Tani, J.		1902
Wescast wins new European business in the production of cast exhaust manifolds.			161
Worth repeating.			19