British company to produce two more of Western world's
largest castings.(Around the World)
Sheffield Forgemasters, Sheffield, England, has won contracts to
produce two more of the Western world's largest steel castings,
recreating two of its largest previous efforts.
In 2005, . . .
Let's talk about unsafe metalcasting
practices.(Letterbox)
Congratulations on your brave article addressing safety in our
industry ("Saftey First ... Not So Sure," Sept. 2008). Safety
is to the metalcasting industry what Social Security is to . . .
Washburn Iron Works installs sand recycler.(North
America)
Ferrous green sand metalcaster Washburn Iron Works, Washburn, Wis.,
installed and started up a new sand and clay recycling system in August.
The company, which pours gray and ductile iron . . .
Boose Aluminum installs new cope and drag line.(North
America)(Boose Aluminum Foundry Company Inc.)(Brief article)
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Boose Aluminum Foundry, Reamstown, Pa., completed the installation
of a new cope and drag line at the end of August, the result of an
investment of nearly $3 million.
The . . .
U.S. Aluminum Castings wins energy award.(North America)
U.S. Aluminum Castings, Entiat, Wash., has received an Energy Saver
award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for significantly
reducing its energy usage over the past year.
The company was . . .
GF sale to focus casting ops.(Around the World)(Georg Fischer
GmbH and Saf-Holland SA)(Brief article)
Automotive supplier Georg Fischer AG & C (GF), Singen, Germany,
plans to sell its wheel coupling business, Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik
GmbH, to SAF-HOLLAND S.A., Luxemburg.
According to a press . . .
Precision Castparts diversifies with machining company
purchase.(North America)
Precision Castparts Corp., Portland, Ore., has agreed to acquire
Airdrome Holdings LLC, which produces aerospace parts out of its
machining facilities Airdrome Precision Components, Long Beach, . . .
Federal contract for Casting Emissions Reduction Program
discontinued.(North America)
The Casting Emissions Reduction Program (CERP), which has been
working for the betterment of the metalcasting industry since 1994, has
run out of government funding to pay for air emissions . . .
Metso to sell Swedish metalcasting facility.(Around the
World)
Engineering and technology conglomerate Metso Corp., Helsinki,
Finland, has sold a majority share in its Swedish metalcasting business
to a private investor for about $22 million.
Metso will . . .
California metalcaster completes military order.(North
America)
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AlumAlloy Co. Inc., Ontario, California, recently completed a
contract for more than 300 bunker buster bomb nose cones for the U.S.
Navy.
The Navy designed the new bomb . . .
Superior Industries to close Kansas wheel casting plant.(North
America)
Superior Industries International Inc., Van Nuys, Calif., will
close its Pittsburg, Kan., aluminum automotive wheel metalcasting
facility by Dec. 19.
According to a press release issued by the . . .
An open exchange of ideas.(EDITORIAL)
Whatever happened to good old honest debate?
Why does it seem that two individuals on the opposite side of an
issue can't sit down and have a meaningful discussion these days?
Whether two . . .
Worth repeating.(HOTLINE)
"We try to work as if OSHA or EPA would show up any time, any
day."
--Glenn Honeycutt, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry . . .
Question of the month.(moderncasting.com)
The August website question asked: How many jobs formerly sourced
in a low-cost country has your facility won back in the past year?
Zero 37.9%
5-10 24.1%
1-2 . . .
Modern Casting blog.(moderncasting.com)
MODERN CASTING staff members blog about automotive castings, a
question all metalcasters should be asking, and August's tricky
online . . .
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 . . .
Kuttner North America improves Cupola efficiency.
USER--Wisconsin Precision Casting Corporation, East Troy, Wis.
OPERATION--Investment caster Wisconsin Precision Casting
Corporation's applications and markets range from Medical . . .
Econo-pour reduces over-pour at Dotson.(Technology in
Action)
USER--Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minn.
OPERATION--Produces over three thousand gray and ductile iron
castings in a wide range of applications including medical,
transportation, agriculture, . . .
Magmasoft[R] assures smooth transition to new exothermic
sleeve.(Technology in Action)
USER--Bremen Castings, Inc., Bremen, Ind.
0PERATION--Bremen is a medium-sized iron sand foundry with a
precision CNC machine shop under one roof. This provider of world class
gray and ductile . . .
Kuttner North America improves Cupola efficiency.(Technology in
Action)
USER--Acme Foundry, Coffeyville, Kansas.
OPERATION--Originally founded in 1905 in Coffeyville, Kan., Acme
Foundry is a leading producer of more than 25,000 tons of highly-cored,
intricate gray . . .
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