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Chromalloy Adding $5 Million Core Room to New Casting Plant (continued from page 10)


“The addition of core production on site will reduce the casting timeline and eliminate the need to purchase cores elsewhere,” Lauzon said. “That means our customers will benefit from even more efficient production schedules and greater consistency and process control.” Chromalloy currently provides


design, engineering, tooling, machin- ing, repairs, coatings and cast parts for turbine engines in aerospace, aero-derivative and industrial gas turbine applications. Its customers include commercial airlines, the U.S. Air Force, power generation and off- shore platform operators, and marine operators, including the U.S. Navy and cruise lines.


Chromallo y’ s $27 million, 150,000-sq.-ft. investment casting operation in Tampa began full pro- duction on Oct. 21, 2010. The facility tripled the company’s previous engine component production capability in that location. Chromalloy operates a second casting center for turbine engine components and parts in Carson City, Nev.


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Revstone Industries Acquires Assets of Dexter Foundry “Our long term interest has always


and diversification,” said David Jaeger, president of Revstone’s castings divi- sion. “We are moving further upstream in our value chain.” Jaeger said all current Dexter


workers will be offered continued employment.


been in ensuring the ongoing viabil- ity and success of Dexter Foundry,” said Patrick Albregts, president and chief executive officer of previous owner Dexter Apache Holdings. “As the industry continues to consolidate, it is increasingly challenging for


standalone [metalcasting facilities] to remain competitive.” Revstone projects its annual rev-


enues at more than $1 billion. The com- pany operates manufacturing facilities in more than 60 locations in North and Central America and plans to expand into Europe and China.


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Dennis Dotson, chairman, Dotson Iron


Castings, Mankato, Minn., was appointed to the advisory board of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Project. Esco Corp., Portland, Ore., made


Jim O’Brien its vice president, global supply chain. Diran Apelian, Howmet professor of mechanical engineering at the Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., was awarded the 2010 National Materials Advancement Award from the Federation of Materials Societies. Pradeep Rohatgi received the 2010 Innovative Research Award in Tribol- ogy from the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers. Production Pattern and Foundry Inc.,


Carson City, Nevada, has made Stephen Cochran its president. Bremen Castings Inc., Bremen, Ind.,


hired Steven McQueen Jr. as its director of sales and marketing. Murat Tiryakioglu, Univ. of North


Florida, was awarded the inaugural John Campbell Medal by the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers.


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