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VoluMe 12 nuMber 3
May/June 2010
Stabilizing the Snowmobile p. 20
ColuMns Editorial:
Design Details:
Wind Energy: The Chicken or the Egg? Someone has to commit to U.S. wind casting sourcing. A.T. Spada
Metal Superior to Plastic for Handheld Translator
Graphite diecasting spoke this design’s language. J. Shah
Casting Q&A:
Confirming Your Ferrous Specifications How do you know you’re getting the properties you asked for? We answer that question in the first of a series. AFS Technical Department
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DepartMents Castings in Action
Casting Innovations Shakeout:
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Die castings improve snowmobiles’ handling, and a cast-in coil for a temperature control part reduces lead time and cost.
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After having success on its V6 engines, Navistar launched its first V8 with a compacted graphite iron cylinder block. Burnham Commercial used a unique casting to complete a line of commercial boilers it designed from scratch.
Achieving Olympic Aluminum 64
A group of metalcasting and welding students may not have won gold or silver, but they were able to design an aluminum statue for the Candian Olympic Speed Skating team.
Industry News 8 • Web Site Spotlight 58 Classifieds 62 • Advertisers’ Index 63
Photo courtesy of Polaris Industries.
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