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SOCIAL MEDIA DISCUSSION Consider Your Resources When Entering the Industry


On the Foundry and Diecaster Network on LinkedIn, a member asked, “Why would someone enter the U.S. foundry business today?” Below are excerpts of some of the discussion points:


“Where you locate the facility, the long term energy availability, price stability and the availability of a scrap source that was steady and available would be critical.”— Tim Brown, Benton Foundry


“Your most important resource is people, having experienced operators, creative engineers, and management who understands not only the fi nancial aspect, but the process will yield results.” — Nathan Prussing, Wollaston Alloys


POLL QUESTION The September website question asked:


Are you considering thermal sand reclamation to combat potential supply issues?


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78.4% YES 12.2% NO


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“Enter now while capital costs are low. Keep costs low and bare bones until more of this work returns. Improve from the lower starting capitalization point as it returns. The lower the initial capitalization, the more ready one is to compete with overseas markets as either their prices go up, or the U.S. dollar declines.”—Bob Idzi, Ancast Inc.


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Editor’s Note: MODERN CASTING does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in the discussion.


BLOG ROLL


Smirnoff Has a Taste for Casting


Metalcasting is transformative.That’s at least one thing you can take away from a new advertisement by vodka producer Smirnoff. In the ad, a metalcaster takes the awards and trophies the company has allegedly won for its great tasting product and melts them down in an electric furnace. The foundryman then pours the mol- ten metal into an open mold, where it solidifi es into words that spell out what the company really wants to win: “The People’s Challenge.”


Gain Full Value From Your Interns


Do you have a relationship with a metalcasting university program? During a recent tour of metalcasting facilities, we saw one facility reaping the benefi ts of its proximity to Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo, Mich. At AC Foundry in Battle Creek, Mich., interns aren’t relegated to a dusty desk. Students and recent graduates have taken key roles in the aluminum green sand and permanent mold company as it is transforming itself from a simple part maker to a complex casting engineer.


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