Volume 100, No. 9 • September 2010 Cover: Design by Michael Berrafato, art director. Features COVER STORY
18 Casting Is Golden It’s time to cast a light on a forgotten part of the industry that is responsible for billions of dollars in shipments. S. Gibbs
22 Stroh Prepares for a Rebound Stroh Precision Die Casting has made a number of changes to its business model to keep up with the economic times.
S. Wetzel
26 Casting a Part for Better Machining How can metalcasters control melt quality and design their parts to be more machinable?
S. Wetzel
30 Cast Connex Sources Cast Construction Part Metal casting end-user Cast Connex worked closely with its supplier to provide a construction solution that helps shape the skyline. C. de Oliveira and R. Grant
35 Reviewing Aluminum Gating Systems A video technology has helped explore the water modeling of traditional gating systems. S. Nafisi, B. Mosleh, G. Kazazie and M. Boutorabi
Web Site-Only Article— Evaluation of a Modified Cone Jolt Test on Green Sand Properties The researchers examine the potential benefits of the cone jolt test to monitor changes in sand properties caused by clay and moisture levels. S. Ramrattan, J. Rodriquez, and A. Choudhury
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Columns
7 Editorial 3-D Metalcasting Coming Soon?—A.T. Spada 16 Washington Alert Waterman & Associates 40 Shaping Strategy Climate, Copenhagen and Energy—R. Clark 42 Novel Solutions Breaking Down Innovation—S. Gibbs
Departments
3 Hotline 8 Industry News 14 Personals 14 Industry Faces
15 Calendar 43 AFS/CMI News 46 Product Innovations
48 Metalcasting Supplies 49 Classifieds 55 Advertisers’ Index 56 Shakeout
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