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BLOG ROLL Tougher Standards for Bay Area Facilities
It’s the ongoing battle between the air we breathe and the world we live in. Environmentalists and people of industry often seem to butt heads on fi nding middle ground between the demands of a culture that is both post-industrial revolution and environmentally conscious. The discussion this time is between clean air advocates and metalcasters.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is proposing stricter rules for the metalcasters in the San Francisco area in hopes of reducing air pollution. Although still in its infant stages, the proposal has people heated up. Metalcasters already follow strict environmental standards, and the new rules would mean another signifi cant fi nancial investment, an estimated $20 million per plant, said Pacifi c Steel Casting worker Barry Scott in a Fox News Oakland KTVU report. This could force some metalcasting facilities to close or at least cut back their staff. The BAAQMD report sites specifi c techniques and practices it wants metalcasters to adopt, as well as listing the specifi c plants the proposal would infl uence.
The next step is for the BAAQMD to conduct one or more public workshops to receive input and public comments on the proposal. The workshops should draw people of diverse backgrounds lobbying for two sustainability platforms: sustainability for an industry that has provided every day conveniences that people rarely think twice about and sustainability for the environment and the pleasure of being able to take a deep breath of fresh air.
POLL QUESTION The July website question asked:
Have you ever had a customer require a rapid prototype prior to production?
This month’s question is available at
www.moderncasting.com.
83.6% YES
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Wherever you fi nd the “at” sign above, reference the given website for more information.
Raw Materials Series: Alloys in Demand (p. 20): Links to all three
articles in this series.
Harvey Industries Revives Wabash (p. 24): Audiocast with com- pany CEO Jerome Harvey
Tips From the Floor: In
Search of the Perfect Pour (p. 36) Montage of pouring videos.
Maximize Your Crucible’s Service Life (p. 42): Tips for reducing melt costs.
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On the Foundry and Diecaster Network on LinkedIn, production engineer Harkirat Ryait asked, “Which is the best simulation software to study casting processes detail methodology?” Below are some of the discussion points:
“Magma works best for our application, though we have allocated 1,000s of hours to test, set the parameters and monitor the results to ensure a real life situation.”—Chris Hall, Product Development Manager, Bosch CB/CN
“Flow3D gives you far more possibilities to add all kinds of parameters [for thin-walled castings] and also simulate the air fl ow in the cavity if you want to.”—Lars Feldager Hansent, CEO, 4C-Technologies ApS
“Also look at NovaFlow&Solid CV from Novacast. This software uses the fi nite volume method with control volumes and is quick and easy to mesh.”—Don Tittensor, Technical Sales Manager, Asmet Limited
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