Volume 100, No. 8 • August 2010 Cover: Design by Michael Berrafato, art director. Features COVER STORY 18 The Architecture of a Metalcasting Giant
Grede Foundries and Citation Corp. merged at the end of 2009, and a new Grede has taken shape. S. Gibbs
24 Opening the Gate to Wrought Casting
What if the strength of wrought metal could be used in the casting process? A number of researchers and casters are working to make it a reality.
S. Gibbs
28 Improving Dewax Performance Pine Tree Castings fi xed its mold cracking problem with precise experimentation.
M. Oles
32 Treated Ductile Iron Returns’ Contribution to Lining Wear Traditional explanations for the wear in ferrous melting furnaces have been insuffi cient. W. Duca, R. Seider and J. Beaird
36 Taking Energy Cost Out of Nonferrous Melting Diecasters can follow this blueprint to more effi cient melting processes. K. Malpohl and R. Hillen
Web Site-Only Article— Breaker Core Optimization
Breaker cores, used to limit the contact area between risers and the castings they feed, are most effective when confi gured properly. R. Aufderheide, R. Showman and N. Jain
p. 36 Columns
7 Editorial Pursuing Enviromental Peace—A.T. Spada 17 Washington Alert Waterman & Associates 39 Marketing Matters Practice Persistence and Focus—C. Qin 41 CEO Journal Time to Rethink Pricing—D. Marcus
Departments
3 Hotline 9 Industry News 15 Personals
16 Calendar 43 AFS/CMI News 45 Product Innovations 46 Metalcasting Supplies
48 Classifi eds 55 Advertisers’ Index 56 Shakeout
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