CASTING MODERN JUNE 2011 A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY VOLUME 101 | NUMBER 6


COLUMNS 7 Editorial


An Iconic Turnaround A.T. SPADA


P.31 P.35 23 Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions


As Congress steps away from climate change legislation, the U.S. EPA is taking up the reins. S. WETZEL


27 GM’s Safety Revolution


GM’s metalcasting operations have been at the forefront of the automaker’s decades-long safety initiative. P. BUCZEK


31 Understanding Quality in Aluminum Castings Determining aluminum casting quality works best when it is based on scientific analysis. G. SIGWORTH


35 Besler Industries Puts Pricey Part to Pasture Smith Foundry worked with a casting conversion neophyte to achieve significant cost savings for its customer. S. WETZEL


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Green Sand Dilution by New and Core Sand Additions


Research has confirmed that core sand can successfully be substituted for new sand in diluting detrimental materials in green sand casting. B. BIERSNER AND J. THIEL


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18 Metalcaster of the Year: Mapleton Plant Shows Cat-Like Reflexes Caterpillar’s evolution from captive shop to jobbing plant by retrofitting its existing equipment earned it this year’s top title. S. GIBBS AND A. SPADA


16 Washington Alert Congress Developing Bipartisan Strategy on Manufacturing S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER


38 CEO Journal


More Thinking Like a P&L Statement D. MARCUS


39 Marketing Matters What Ingredients Are Key for Outsourced Marketing? N. MERENS


42 Casting Answers & Advice


Moisture Mischief, Inadvertent Heat Treating AFS TECHNICAL DEPT.


DEPARTMENTS


3 Hotline 9 Industry News


14 Industry Faces


43 AFS/CMI News


48 Classifieds


55 Advertisers’ Index


56 Shakeout moderncasting.com


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