HOTLINE INDUSTRY NEWS
MODERNCASTING.COM Online Resources
Wherever you find an “at” symbol in this issue, access additional content on the web at
www.moderncasting.com:
• Table of Contents: Web- only article on making sand patterns from fused deposition rapid prototyping.
• “Reducing Costs Trough Con- servation”: Additional informa- tion on setting up an energy management system.
• “In Search of the Ultimate Green”: Additional information on the Prometheus project to melt metal with the sun.
A new Ford contract to provide parts for the Escape was a primary driver of J.L. French’s investment. J.L. French to Invest $18 Million
J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc., Sheboygan, Wis., announced it has been awarded several new contracts by the Ford Motor Co., Detroit, and will invest $18 million into its Sheboygan operations to accommodate the work. Te aluminum diecaster said in a press release it most recently was awarded the new Ford six- speed front wheel drive transmission case and related converter housing.
ME Global to Invest in Two Plants
ME Global Inc., Minneapolis, has announced a $23.4 million expansion at its metalcasting facilities in Duluth, Minn., and Tempe, Ariz. Te company said the investment, which has been authorized by its board of directors, will result in a 20% capacity increase at the production facilities. Construction on the expansions is expected to begin in March and be completed by the fall of 2011.
PRODUCT INNOVATIONS
Low Odor Binder System Improves Neighbor Relations—Morel Industries, Seattle, switched to ASK Chemical’s low-odor nobake binder system Pep Set Quantum 4140/6140, and the complaints from its neighbors came to an end.
“ Worth Repeating
• “Finding a Home for Your Re- cycled Sand”: Additional tools, resources, regulatory information and case studies for the beneficial reuse of spent sands.
• “GIFA 2011 to Focus on Energy Efficiency”: Link to the show website for more information.
Question of the Month
Te February web poll asked: What do you think of the MODERN CASTING redesign?
Like It 56.5% Love It 25.8% Indifferent 17.7%
Tis month’s question is available at
www.moderncasting.com.
If a factory is running 24 hours and drawing power all the time, that is an ideal situation for a wind turbine to pay off.”
—Dan Turner, Windustry, on the feasibility of powering a casting plant with wind. April 2011 MODERN CASTING | 3
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