Intermet Corp. files for bankruptcy.(North America)
Intermet Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has filed for Chapter 11
protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
The automotive metalcasting company hopes the bankruptcy . . .
Safety first ... not so sure.(EDITORIAL)
What is your facility's safety record? The industry's
doesn't look so good.
According to records issued by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) earlier this summer, at least . . .
Question of the month.(moderncasting.com)
The July website question asked: What do you do to ensure worker
safety during the hot summer months?
Improve
Ventilation 42.6%
Allow
More Breaks 38.9%
Additional
Safeguards
Unnecesary . . .
Modern Casting blog.(moderncasting.com)
MODERN CASTING staff members blog about the "r-word," a
Japanese metalcaster drumming up interest, what you shouldn't ask
customers, do-it-yourself metalcasting and a company that hired too . . .
Where It's At.(moderncasting.com)
Wherever you find the cast metal Where It's At sign (right) in
this issue, access additional content exclusively on the web at
www.moderncasting.com or the otherwise indicated website:
* Table of . . .
Sculpting Olympic spirit.(SHAKEOUT: In case you didn't know
...)
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be host to dozens of
sculptures created to embody the Olympic spirit as part of a landscape
sculpture design contest. More than 2,000 sculptures from 84 . . .
Chipping hammer.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
The Honsa HTPB25 chipping hammer provides power in a small package.
It uses standard 0.68-in. round or 0.58-in. hexagonal shank chisels. The
vibration isolation system reduces the effects of . . .
Decoring.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
Rimrock teamed with Austrian firm Fill to provide the Fill
Twistmaster 400 decoring machine. With acceleration of more than 560
ft/sq, second and an 880-1b. (399-kg) payload, the machine crushes . . .
Holding furnace.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
The electric immersion heated aluminunl holding furnace is
Lindberg/MPH's new energy efficient nonferrous furnace. It reduces
the temperature of the steel shell to 30F (16C) over ambient with . . .
Chipping hammer makes light of cleaning castings.(New
Product)
One of the most physically challenging jobs in a metalcasting
facility is working in the cleaning room, removing sand and slag from
large castings. A chipping hammer often is used to grind away the . . .
Reinventing the wheel through thixomolding.(New Product)
In the summer of 2007, DatuMag, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, was
approached by an aftermarket supplier of high performance motorcycle
parts for help in developing a magnesium wheel. Lightweight . . .
Chapter meetings.(AFS/CMI NEWS)(Calendar)
CENTRAL NEW YORK Aug. 23--Annual Golf Outing, The Links at Sunset
Ridge, Marcellus, N.Y.
CHICAGO Aug. 22--Annual Golf Outing, Bloomingdale Golf Club,
Bloomingdale, Ill.
KEYSTONE Oct. 2-4--AFS . . .
CMI course schedule.(AFS/CMI NEWS)(Calendar)
CMI Course Schedule
Aug. 18-Sept. 28 Six Sigma Green Belt Internet
Certification (08-09)
Aug. 19-21 Metallurgy of Copper Base Hamilton, Ontario
. . .
Participate in gating practices, needs survey.(AFS/CMI
NEWS)
The AFS Aluminum Div. Gating and Risering Committee (2H) is
gathering information about gating practices and needs. This information
will be used to initiate research and other projects related to . . .
Nominate your facility for Plant Engineering Award.(AFS/CMI
NEWS)
The AFS Plant Engineering Committee (1D) is accepting nominations
for its 2009 Plant Engineering Award. The purpose of the award is to
recognize a company, division or corporation for its . . .
AFS to hold energy savings workshop, seeks to develop energy
working group.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
The increasing cost of energy has had a major effect on the
metalcasting industry, consuming a greater portion of each
facility's operating budget. In addition to affecting
profitability, energy . . .
Your best advertisement: the three Ps.(MARKETING MATTERS)
Traditional advertising can be prohibitively expensive for many
small businesses. But the three Ps of advertising--presentation, process
and people--can be achieved at little cost while offering . . .
Help wanted: finding and keeping good employees isn't
impossible. Three companies share how they successfully approach
recruitme
Between 2025 and 2030, 12 million people a year will be exiting the
global workforce, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development.
Among the top 10 jobs across the . . .
Increasing nodule count through additives.
Increasing nodule count is critical to improving the performance of
ductile iron, particularly when it is prone to under-cooling. By
increasing the number of graphite nodules during solidification, . . .
Slow dip in 2008 leads to small bump in 2009: casting shipments
continue to decline this year, leading to a slight uptick next
y
A preliminary analysis of the use of metal castings in the U.S.
indicates that the slowdown forecast for 2008 continues, and a loss of
3.8% in casting shipments is to follow the drop in tonnage in . . .
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