Foundry Management & Technology

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Articles in November, 2006 issue of Foundry Management & Technology

• Cummins to provide light-duty clean diesel engines to DaimlerChrysler.(METALCASTING NEWS)(Brief article)
• Vision system inspects passageways in castings.(NEED TO KNOW)
• Hand-held data collector.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• Grede Foundries appoints two vice presidents.(NEWSMAKERS)
• California aluminum caster acquires metal-matrix composite producer.(METALCASTING NEWS)
• Making a case for operator driven reliability.(CLOSING COMMENT)
  by Staples, Dave T.
• Calendar.(Calendar)(Conference notes)
• Moldable refractory.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Thermal Ceramics Inc.)(Brief article)
• Thresher Industries recently shipped an order of cast-aluminum parts to Onodi Tool & Engineering Co., a privately-held maker and assembler of parts for defense system manufacturers.
• Advanced simulation saves time, headaches: a new version of an established finite-element simulation program promises accurate modeling of various casting processes and alloys.
• Lunt conducts pilot tests for magnesium cover gases.(METALCASTING NEWS)(Lunt Manufacturing Co.)
• Investment caster brings tensile testing in-house.(CASE STUDY)(Company overview)
• Mobile metal analyzer.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• Del's Metal Co.(clean-air violations)(failed furnace emissions testing)(Brief article)
• GEMA marks anniversary, starts second plant.(METALCASTING NEWS)
• Thermal shock-resistant silica composite.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Zircar Refractory Composites Inc. introduces RSLE-57 reinforced silica matrix composite)(Brief article)
• Alliance links Chicago White Metals with Advanced Mag Tech.(METALCASTING NEWS)(Brief article)
• The 18th American Foundry Society Environmental, Health, and Safety Conference featured keynote speaker Rick Otis, deputy associate administrator for the Office of Policy, Economics & Innovation at the EPA.(RULINGS & REGULATIONS)(awards)(Brief art
• Precision fluid dispensing.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Fluid Metering Inc.)(Brief article)
• The Alfred University School of Art & Design dedicated its new casting center for metal and glass.
• Robotic spindle matrix.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• Conveyor Dynamics Corp. will supply three charge conveyors to Thyssen Krupp Waupaca Inc.(Brief article)
• Union Foundry receives the 100th New Generation molding machine.(CASE STUDY)
• Metaldyne.(New Castle plant )(Brief article)
• Dual-axis reciprocator for diecasting.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Acheson Industries)(Brief article)
• Apache Stainless bought by Dexter Co.(METALCASTING NEWS)
• OSHA releases 2005 workplace injury and illness rates.(RULINGS & REGULATIONS)
• NADCA awards scholarships to eight engineering students.(North American Die Casting Association )(die casting interns)(Brief article)
• Tangential milling: smooths roughing for Dura-Bar: ductile-iron bar producer finds new cutting technology improves throughput and prolongs tooling life.
• Quick-change laminated discs.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• Allcast.(clean-air violations)(Brief article)
• Rollcast acquires Advanced Die Casting.(METALCASTING NEWS)
• Foseco picks ferrous metal treatment p.m.(appointment of Nanda Gopal)(Brief article)
• Cooling towers.(Mokon introduces a new line of coolng towers)(Brief article)
• Antistick and release coating.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Dylon Industries Inc.)(Brief article)
• Bejing-based Beiqi Foton Motor Co. and Cummins agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture, Bejing Foton Cummins Engine Company Ltd., to produce two types of Cummins light-duty, high-performance diesel engines in Bejing.
• Selecting the right air-pollution control system for you: modern emission control equipment offers multiple choices in technologies, temperatures, operating costs, energy efficiency.
  by Martinson, Charles M.
• Cummins.(Brief article)
• The cost of doing business.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
  by Brooks, Robert
• Crews named CFO at Revere Industries.(appointment of James R. Crews Jr.,)(Brief article)
• Reusable earplugs.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Magid Glove and Safety Manufacturing Company Inc.)(Brief article)
• Tyler pipe, a division of McWane Inc., contracted I.D. Systems for its Wireless Asset Net industrial vehicle management system.
• The U.S. EPA Region 5 filed an administrative complaint against Stroh Die Casting, Inc., for alleged clean-air violations at the Milwaukee, WI plant, and proposed a $70,922 penalty.(RULINGS & REGULATIONS)
• Mihalic now set as Intermet president/CEO.(appointment of Jeffrey Mihalic )(Brief article)
• Heavy-duty machining.(Toyoda Machinery and Engineering Ltd. introduces BM-1200 VMC spindle)(Brief article)
• Digital amperage meter.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• The American Foundry Society filed comments with the Office of U.S. Trade representative for its annual report to Congress on China's World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance record.
• What is old is new again: the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture researches new uses for spent foundry sand for agricultural, horticultural purposes.(METALCASTING NEWS)
• Frankiewicz tapped for president at Alcoa AFL Automotive.(appointment of Walter Frankiewicz)(Brief article)
• Transfer cars.(NEW PRODUCTS)
• New general manager at Five Star Die Casting.(appointment of Alan Koch)(Brief article)
• Five-axis vertical machining.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Fanuc Ltd.)(Brief article)
• AMCOL Intl. acquired Unimin Corp.
• Acid Rain Program 2005 Progress Report.(RULINGS & REGULATIONS)