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Visit MODERN CASTING’s late-breaking metalcasting news at www.moderncasting.com Industry News Chromalloy Completes $27 Million Investment Casting Facility


moderncasting.com Where It’s At


Wherever you fi nd


the cast metal Where It’s At sign (right) in this issue, access additional content on the web at www.moderncasting.com or the indi- cated website:


• Table of Contents: Web-only article on confl uence welding.


• “MGIF’s Management Mantra”: Audiocast with company president Robert Peaslee.


• “Predicting Aluminum Nitride Embrittlement”: Full article available for download.


• “2010 Editorial Index”: Searchable database of articles.


Turbine parts manufacturer Chromalloy, Orangeburg, N.Y., has transitioned


its Tampa, Fla., investment casting operation into a new $27 million facility. The new plant, which was begun in May and in full production by Oct. 21, represents a divergence in strategy for Chromalloy. The OEM announced in Spring 2009 it would invest $16.5 million in improving its former investment casting operation.


ThyssenKrupp Announces $36.5 Million Investment, New Jobs ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Waupaca, Wis., announced it will invest $36.5


million in equipment upgrades to expand capacity at its 480,000 sq.-ft. Tell City, Ind., plant and add 160 new jobs by the end of 2012. The investment is expected to be used over the next four years for the completion of a melt center cupola dehumidifi cation project, automation improvements, landfi ll additions and the replacement of an existing molding line. Hiring at the plant is already underway for equipment operators, maintenance technicians and production workers.


,” . Buyer’s Guide Online


MODERN CASTING continues to update its online database for suppliers and their prod- ucts. The guide is available at buyersguide. moderncasting.com. The one-stop metal- casting supply shop offers a search engine that allows you to explore the directory by category, company name or country.


“Spending money on safety is one of the best returns on investment you can make.” —Robert Peaslee, Manitowoc Grey Iron Foundry


Worth Repeating MODERN CASTING / November 2010 3


Metalcasting Blog MODERN CASTING staff report


on children’s music (among other things) in Japanese metalcasting fa- cilities, how metalcasting fi lters have led to new medical implant technol- ogy and an uplifting tour of several Midwestern facilities.


Question of the Month The September web poll asked: In


response to the economic downturn, have you:


Grown Your Sales Staff


Sales Staff


Neither of the Above


Downsized Y 17.4%our


43.5% 39.1%


This month’s question is available at www.moderncasting.com.


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