A new approach to refractory installation for channel furnace inductors.

Product Innovations

A new approach to refractory installation for channel furnace inductors.

Case History

Alcoa to produce castings for Navy missiles, launch airfoil casting program in Hungary.

North America

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

Foundry Ticker

Aluminum melting furnace.

METALCASTING SUPPLIES

Amcast refiles for Chapter 11 protection.

North America

Attendee registration open for 110th Metalcasting Congress.

AFS/CMI NEWS

Calendar of events.

INDUSTRY NEWS - Calendar

Can-Eng Furnaces Ltd.

Newscast

Casting sales forecast to grow 14% by '08: U.S. metal casting shipments are expected to continue to rebound, despite the ongoing growth of imports.

Cover Story

Central New York--in October, Bob Stuenzi, Crouse-Hinds/Cooper Industries, presents a speaker's award to Andy Adams, Foseco Metallurgical Inc., for his presentation on filtration.

AFS CHAPTER NEWS

Chapter meetings.

Calendar

CMI holds iron induction melting course at Muskegon Community College.

AFS/CMI NEWS

CONAF/FENAF attracts metalcasters, suppliers from around the globe to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Around the World

Conference proceedings available.

AFS/CMI NEWS

Consolidating your cleaning room: by implementing new designs and practices, two steel casters anticipate improvement in their cleaning and finishing operations.

Controlling aluminum gas porosity.

CASTING FACTS

Dana Corp. to own core Mexican operations.

Acquisitions

Detroit/Windsor--in November, Richard MacDonald, Ford Motor Co.

AFS CHAPTER NEWS

Do we produce castings or $$$$?

EDITORIAL

FKI Logistex.

Personals

Gardner Denver Inc.

Foundry Ticker

Hawkeye--in November, Jeff Beuthien, Univ. of Northern Iowa, presents a personalized brass plaque to Tim Weber, Buehler Limited.

AFS CHAPTER NEWS

Hayes Lemmerz International Inc.

Foundry Ticker

Hayes Lemmerz sells Cadillac plant, increases ownership in Turkish operation.

North America

How do manganese, sulfur levels affect gray iron properties?

Hydraulic 2-platen machine innovates diecasting operations.

Case History

Intercast partners for growth: as a partnership of U.S. and Brazilian casting groups, Intercast is expanding its reach from water works components to the global medium and heavy truck, construction and agriculture markets through in-house engineering and strategic alliances.

Company Profile

Intermet Corp.

Newscast

Leggett & Platt Inc.

Personals

Lufkin Industries Inc.

Foundry Ticker

Metal Technologies-Woodstock Ltd (Metal Technologies Inc.).

Newscast

Metalcasting sand stakeholders meeting held in Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON ALERT

Neenah Foundry Co.

Foundry Ticker

New EPA rule establishes process for assessment of Brownfields.

WASHINGTON ALERT

New Jersey Metropolitan--in November, Keith DiGrazio, Richmond Industries Inc., greets David A. Janosz, American Aluminum Casting Co.

AFS CHAPTER NEWS

Northeast Wisconsin--in December, Al Rebarchik, Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co.

AFS CHAPTER NEWS

Oregon--in November, Beth Knipple, Bridgetown Cores Inc., greets Audrey O'Brien, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality, after her presentation on the air quality in the Portland, Ore., metropolitan area and the role metalcasting facilities play in future changes and regulations.

AFS CHAPTER NEWS

PowerMetal Technologies Inc.

Personals

Proclaiming the supplier-customer relationship.

Letterbox

Question of the month.

Modercasting.com

Rimrock Corp.

Personals

Roloff Manufacturing, Kaukauna, Wis., agreed to a contract with Engineered Foundry Systems, St. Louis, Mo., to provide engineering, manufacturing and the installation of a new sand plant.

Newscast

Rotary parts washer.

METALCASTING SUPPLIES

Shot peening services.

METALCASTING SUPPLIES

Southern California--in November, Roy Sellars, Consolidated Foundries Inc., Glenn Schneider Sr., Gregg Industries, Inc., Tom King, Consolidated Foundries Inc., and Dinshaw Irani, Consolidated Foundries Inc.

AFS CHAPTER NEWS

Spuncast expanding machining facility.

North America

Sturgis Foundry Corp.

Newscast

Sturm, Ruger division to launch new casting plant.

North America

The American Foundry Society.

Personals

The Eastern Co.

Foundry Ticker

The Federal Metal Co.

Personals

Toledo--in November, Jim Gary, General Motors Powertrain, greets Jack McMillin, Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, after his presentation.

AFS CHAPTER NEWS

Transforming mold line data ... into process knowledge: translating collected data on your nobake mold line into knowledge will aid your facility in identifying opportunities where improvements can be made and time and resources can be saved.

Urging a stronger U.S. economy.

Letterbox

U.S.-China Commission releases Annual Report to Congress.

WASHINGTON ALERT - Brief Article

World Trade Center steel shaped into Navy ship: in case you didn't know.

SHAKEOUT

2-platen diecasting machine innovates operations.

Product Innovations

2004 metalcasting industry lost workday injury, illness rates released.

North America