Volume 100, No. 7 • July 2010 Cover: Design by Michael Berrafato, art director. Features 16 Metalcaster of the Year: U.S. Pipe Turns on Tradition


U.S. Pipe has taken a lesson from the steel industry and redesigned its newest ductile iron pipe facility with an eye for focus and fl exibility. S. Gibbs


23 Make Your Testing Matter


Maximize the effects of your process and quality control tests by performing them at the right time and tracking them in the right way.


S. Wetzel 26 Prevent Problems Through Perfect Planning


If you haven’t given thought to your scheduling system in a while, now is the time. S. Allen


30 From RP to AM: A Review of Prototyping Methods


Use this visual overview to help keep track of the rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing methods available today. W. Shambley


34 21 Ways to Avoid Molten Metal Explosions


Molten metal explosions can be devastating for people and property. Remember these tips to keep them from happening in your plant. AFS 10-Q Safety and Health Committee and F. Kohloff


Web Site-Only Article— Lustrous Carbon on Gray Iron


Leading industry researchers explore the causes and effects of lustrous carbon, a common characteristic in gray iron castings. J. Campbell and R. Naro


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Columns


7 Editorial Bieber vs. Clapton: A Metalcasting Takeaway—A.T. Spada 15 Washington Alert Waterman & Associates 39 Novel Solutions Make Informed Decisions Through Measurement—S. Wetzel 41 CastTIP How to Handle Lead-Free Copper-Bismuth Alloys—AFS Technical Dept.


Departments


3 Hotline 9 Industry News 13 Personals 13 Industry Faces


14 Calendar 43 AFS/CMI News 45 Product Innovations


47 Metalcasting Supplies 48 Classifi eds 55 Advertisers’ Index 56 Shakeout


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