Visit MODERN CASTING’s late-breaking metalcasting news at
www.moderncasting.com Industry News GM to Invest $59 Million in Defi ance Plant General Motors executives announced in a press conference in late February
the company will invest $59 million in precision sand casting technology at its Defi ance, Ohio, metalcasting plant. Addressing employees and members of the media gathered at the Tonawanda, N.Y., engine assembly plant, the executives announced a total investment of about a half a billion dollars in GM manufactur- ing. The Tonowanda plant will receive the lion’s share of the investment ($425 million), and GM’s Bay City, Mich., plant will receive a smaller chunk. Eighty jobs will be created at the Defi ance plant in conjunction with the investment.
moderncasting.com Where It’s At
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the cast metal Where It’s At sign (right) in this issue, access additional content on the web at
www.moderncasting.com:
• Table of Contents: Web-only article on the environmental effects of graphite in green sand.
• Industry News: Audiocast of General Motors’ recent metalcasting expansion announcement.
• “Nano’s Frontier”: Additional article on the preferred method of nanoparticle dispersion.
Question of the Month The January web poll asked: If you
could reinvent your product mix in the New Year, what industry would you focus on?
GM’s Defi ance plant will produce the blocks for the company’s new Ecotec engines.
Neenah Enterprises Files for Bankruptcy Reorganization Municipal castings giant Neenah Enterprises Inc., Neenah, Wis., announced it
has fi led voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bank- ruptcy Code in order to restructure its balance sheet. According to a press release issued by the company, Neenah will continue to do business as usual throughout the restructuring process.
,” . Casting Technology Showcase Get a sneak peek of the latest technology that suppliers to the metalcasting
industry will be exhibiting at CastExpo’10 in the Casting Technology Showcase on p. 64. For advertising exhibitors, you’ll fi nd highlights of what they plan to feature at the show, including equipment, supplies, materials and services. Use this section to help plan your agenda for the show. Also included to help you plan your visit to CastExpo’10 is a complete list of exhibitors on p. 60.
“Nanotechnology could go into production in three to fi ve years. It’s not pie in the sky anymore.”—David Weiss, Eck Industries
Worth Repeating MODERN CASTING / March 2010 3
Agriculture 19.7% Alternative 37.7%
Energy Other
Automotive Mining/
Construction
18% 13.1% 11.5%
This month’s question is available at
www.moderncasting.com.
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