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Supercharging production with casting process modeling.


Supercharging Production with Casting Process Modeling--As the demand for shorter leadtimes grows, the pressure is on metalcasting facilities to find ways to cut production startup (STARTing UP) "At startup" means when the computer is first turned on or when a program is first loaded. See Startup folder.  times. Crossroads Product Development, Salt Lake City, used casting process modeling from Alphacast Software, Ltd., Northampton, England, in designing automotive castings for a BMW BMW
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Title Annotation:Product Innovations
Publication:Modern Casting
Date:Sep 1, 2005
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