Leggett & Platt completes sale of diecasters.(North
America)
Diversified manufacturer Leggett & Platt, Carthage, Mo.,
received $300 million in cash, a $25 million subordinated note and
preferred stock in the sale of its Aluminum Products segment, a
divesture . . .
Metaldyne to eliminate automotive manufacturers, including
diecaster.(North America)
Metaldyne Corp., Plymouth, Mich., will seek to divest one of its
metalcasting operations, putting its diecasting plant in Niles, Mich.,
up for sale, as well as a machine shop in Middleville, Mich.
. . .
Chinese engine maker building new casting facility.(Around the
World)
Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Ltd Co., Yulin, Guangxi, China, has begun
the first construction phase of a $14.1 million metalcasting facility.
The facility, which will be constructed gradually, has a . . .
Citation Corp. reduces capacity at Lufkin automotive ductile iron
plant.(North America)
Citation Corp., Novi, Mich., announced it will reduce capacity at
its Lufkin, Texas, metalcasting facility, a move that will affect 128
hourly and salaried workers.
According to a press release . . .
Pritzker group acquires Signicast.(North America)
Signicast, Hartford, Wis., has been acquired by The Priztker Group,
a Chicago- and Los Angeles-based investment firm that partners with
management teams in leveraged buyouts and acquisitions of . . .
MetalTek buys British firm.(North America)
MetalTek International, Waukesha, Wis., acquired Meighs Castings
Ltd. from Langley Alloys, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
Meighs Castings produces components for the defense industry, as
well as . . .
Australian company to acquire AmeriCast for $288 million.(North
America)
AmeriCast Technologies Inc., Atchison, Kansas, has been sold by its
private equity owner to Bradken Ltd., Newcastle, Australia, a
manufacturer of cast steel and other products, for approximately . . .
Monomoy buys ferrous caster, expands automotive group.(North
America)
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Private equity fund Monomoy Capital Partners LP, New York, has
acquired the assets and operations of Kurdziel Industries Inc.,
Muskegon, Mich., and announced an expansion . . .
Two ways to be right.(EDITORIAL)
The pages of MODERN CASTING are filled each month with ways
metalcasters can improve their efficiency and bottom line. As is
regularly cited on this editorial page, automation often is key . . .
Question of the month.(moderncasting.com)
The May website question asked: Judging by your current casting
sales, do you believe the U.S. economy is going through a recession?
Yes 66.3%
No 33.7%
This month's question is available at . . .
Modern casting blog.(moderncasting.com)
MODERN CASTING staff members blog about a hotel with hundreds of
metal castings, giving away manufacturing secrets, whether our economy
is in a recession and retaining . . .
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 . . .
Cross guard.(SHAKEOUT: In case you didn't know ...)(metal
used in the production of the British Victoria Cross)(Brief
article)
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When the first samples of the new Canadian Victoria Cross were cast
at the Materials Technology Laboratory of Natural Resources Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, not just . . .
Reduced atmosphere test.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)
Thermtronix' reduced atmosphere testing system (RATS) provides
fast, accurate porosity tests at the melting furnace through repeatable
determination of hydrogen gas content in aluminum alloys . . .
Adjustable shakeout.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)(General Kinematics
Corp.has introduced Vario-Drive )(Brief article)
The Vario-Drive from General Kinematics offers adjustable shakeout
retention with the touch of a button. It features long-lasting
components and heavy duty construction for extended uptime and . . .
Portable core racks.(METALCASTING SUPPLIES)(Palmer Manufacturing
Company Inc. has introduced portable core storage racks )(Brief
Palmer Manufacturing now offers portable core storage racks to
protect and inventory cores. The heavy-duty racks have tip to seven
tilting shelves and weigh 510 lbs. Each shelf can hold up to 250 . . .
New 3-D modeling method smooths casting simulation.(New
Product)
NovaCast Foundry Solutions, Ronneby, Sweden, unveiled the newest
version of its Nova Flow and Solid CV casting process modeling software
at CastExpo'08 in May. The software, which was made . . .
New baghouse system boosts Acme's cupola efficiency.(New
Product)
The cupola furnace baghouse at Acme Foundry, Coffeyville, Kan.,
needed replacement. It wasn't MACT compliant, and acid had eaten
away at the 35-year-old structure, causing leaks and reducing . . .
Chapter meetings.(AFS/CMI NEWS)(Calendar)
CENTRAL OHIO July 20--Change-Over Meeting, Eaglesticks Golf Course,
Zanesville, Ohio.
CHICAGO Aug. 22--Annual Golf Outing, Bloomingdale Golf Club,
Bloomingdale, Ill.
HAWKEYE Aug 22--Annual Golf . . .
2008 transactions, heat stress publications now
available.(AFS/CMI NEWS)
AFS has introduced two new publications, Establishing a Foundry
Heat Stress Management Program, and the 2008 Transactions of the
American Foundry Society, Vol. 116.
Establishing a Foundry Heat . . .
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