Foundry Management & Technology

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Articles in February, 2006 issue of Foundry Management & Technology

• Metalcasting companies and graduates invited to CCIEC.(Canadian College Industry Education Conference )(Brief article)
• Product source locator.(Directory)(Table)
• General Aluminum Wapakoneta earns OSHA Award for worksite safety & health.(Voluntary Protection Programs)(Brief article)
• Shot-Peening Application Guide.(Green Book)(Shot Peening Applications Guide)(Brief article)
• Wabash Alloys LLC agreed with the EPA on alleged clean-air violations at its aluminum recovery plant in Cleveland, OH.(BRIEFLY NOTED)
• Kidde Fire Fighting Inc. will begin eliminating jobs in May in preparation for its closure by the end of 2006, according to the Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, MD.(PRODUCER BRIEFS)
• Fire extinguisher training simulator.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• Borescope provides access.(Metal castings)(Brief article)
• Lake named ceo at Columbus Steel Castings.(Columbus Steel Castings Co appoints Steven Lake)(Brief article)
• NEO AFS sponsoring High School Student Summer Program.(Northeastern Ohio American Foundry Society)(Brief article)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Multi-Cast Corp. reached an agreement with the EPA on alleged clean-air violations at the company's secondary aluminum production plant in Wauseon, OH.(BRIEFLY NOTED)
• General Motors is shifting 52 of 60 employees at its Casting Development and Validation Center in Saginaw, MI, to other posts within GM.(PRODUCER BRIEFS)
• Material handling system.(FREE LITERATURE)
• Calorimetric flow-captor.(flowGuard)(Brief article)
• Learning to see maintenance as a profit center.(Industrial Equipment Maintenance)
  by Trzecesinski, Mike
• WCJ Inc.(WCJ Inc)(clean-air violations)(Brief article)
• Chase Brass & Copper Co. signed a sub-license with Ingot Metal Company Ltd. to produce and sell Eco Brass Ingots for the North American Marketplace.(Ingot Metal Company Ltd license)(Eco Brass )(Brief article)
• Workshop demonstrates industry's range of interests in lost-foam casting.(Conference news)
  by Bates, Charles E.; Sun, Wanliang
• Robinson Foundry in Alexander City, AL, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on January 30, 2006, citing a steel tariff and increased energy costs.(PRODUCER BRIEFS)
• Ashland introduces foundry-specific diagnostic, testing service.(METALCASTING NEWS)
• B&L Information Systems hires Craft.(appointment of Kristine Craft )(Brief article)
• Intermet installs two DISA molding lines.(DISA molding lines )(Brief article)
• Motor capacitors for manufacturing plants.(Staco Energy Products Co. motor capacitors and new catalog)(Brief article)
• OSHA issued a citation and a $10,500 fine to Grede Foundry in relation to the October 22, 2005 death of an employee at the Reedsburg, WI plant.(BRIEFLY NOTED)
• Superior Industries has been authorized by its board of directors to engage an investment banker or other advisors to explore selling its suspension components business.(PRODUCER BRIEFS)
• Faster and cleaner iron melting ... on its way to China: the new cupola system slated for Weichai Power boasts a 38 tons/hour melt rate with pollution control never before seen in Chinese foundries.(Cover story)
• Ceramic foam filters.(From Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc)(Brief article)
• Accessories & clothing.(Protective Clothing)(Brief article)
• Paul W. Zimmerman Foundries Co. agreed to pay a $30,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its brass foundry in Columbia, PA.(violations of hazardous waste regulations)(Brief article)
• Ashland Casting Solutions has expanded its services to India, which will be implemented in phases.(Brief article)
• Semi-Solid Rheocasting moves into commercial production.(IdraPrince Inc)
• Grede Foundries appoint vp-business development.(NEWSMAKERS)
• Superior Industries downsizing CA plant.(METALCASTING NEWS)
• High-speed vertical machining center.(Machine Tools)(Brief article)
• GIFA 2007 exhibitor kits available starting in February.(International Foundry Trade Fair )(Calendar)
• Handling hot and heavy loads: with a state-of-the-art manipulator, a foundry worker seated in a comfortable control cab can handle heavy loads and be protected from a hot, noisy, and dusty environment.(Company overview)
• Pacific Steel Casting settles pollution charges.(Bay Area Air Quality Management District)
• Casting contest winners: the Investment Casting Institute named four winners in its 2005 Casting Contest, in the fields of aerospace airframe, aerospace engine, industrial/commercial, and military/defense.(Investment Casting Institute)(Uni-Cast Inc Aerosp
• Cummins Inc. and Tata Motors have a new agreement that will allow their joint venture, Tata Cummins Ltd. (TCL), to begin manufacturing the ISB engine.(PRODUCER BRIEFS)
• Safety door handle system.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• Blast cleaning for big, heavy components.(Brief article)
• Citation names Goodin vp-human resources.(Citation Corp. hired William Goodin )(Brief article)
• Bender Foundry Service adopts GMBOND.(GMBOND Sand Binder)(Brief article)
• OSCO Industries and the EPA reached an agreement on alleged clean-air violations at the company's grey iron foundries in Jackson and Portsmouth, OH.(BRIEFLY NOTED)
• Novelis agreed with Atlante Srla to sell the land in Borgofranco, Italy, currently occupied by Novelis' casting alloys plant, which will close in March.(PRODUCER BRIEFS)
• Computer-controlled washing, drying.(Almco Inc.)(Brief article)
• Replacement heating elements.(Brief article)
• Federal-Mogul is supplying components for seven winners of Ward's 10 Best Engines for the 2006 model year vehicles.(Ward's 10 Best Engines for the 2006 )
• Offers extended measuring capabilities.(TrackArm)(Brief article)
• Purdy named vp--sales & marketing with Hunter.(NEWSMAKERS)
• The SKF Group has been certified to the OHSAS 18001 for health and safety management by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), becoming the first major bearing manufacturers to achieve this certification, and the largest organization to be certified, by DNV.(SUPPLIER
• Is there a change in the air?(Editorial)
  by Brooks, Robert
• Prevent rust, peeling.(Moisture Control Agents)(Brief article)
• Alcoa makes moves in Wheel Products Division.(Alcoa Wheel Products appoints Tim Myers and Doug Dietrich )(Brief article)
• VAW IMCO starts new melting furnace.(aluminum smelter )(Brief article)
• Former Indianapolis Foundry employees eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance.(RULINGS & REGULATIONS)
• August Mack Environmental opened a new office in Tyler, TX, targeted to serve eastern Texas and western Louisiana.(SUPPLIER BRIEFS)
• Green Book updates facts for reporting on binder chemicals.(Form R Reporting of Binder Chemicals Used in Foundries)(Brief article)(Book review)
• Reticulated silcon-carbide filters.(Brief article)
• Acme Foundry Inc., Coffeyville, KS, celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2005.(Brief article)
• Nemak awarded GM V6 engine block program.(High Feature V6 aluminum engines)(Brief article)
• Fairmount Minerals Inc.(PEOPLE BRIEFS)
• CECO Environmental entered into an agreement with H.M. White Co., which will transfer its business to CECO through the assignment of new business, the leasing of property, and the licensing of relevant assets.(SUPPLIER BRIEFS)