INDUSTRY Alcoa Defense Ships 1,000th


news M777 Titanium Casting Set


its defense division has shipped its 1,000th


Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announced set of titanium investment


castings to weapons manufacturer BAE Systems for the 155-mm M777 Howitzer program. Alcoa Defense produces the


castings at its Ti-Cast center in Whitehall, Mich., which is part of Alcoa Howmet. Cast parts are used throughout the Howitzer for yokes, mounts and housings. “T rough investment casting


design, we are able to consolidate multiple parts into one casting, avoiding expensive labor for fabrication and welding,” said Mark Straszheim, Alcoa Howmet account manager. Alcoa Defense off ers multiple


Titanium castings are used on the Howitzer for yokes, mounts and housings.


products, including castings, for a variety of military platforms. “T ere has never been a more


pressing need for solutions such as Alcoa’s investment casting technology than now,” said David Dobson, Alcoa Defense president. In addition to its focus on


providing primary and fabricated aluminum, Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets. T e company employs approximately 59,000 in 31 countries worldwide. “Many do not realize Alcoa


provides titanium, as well as aluminum solutions,” says Dobson. “We are focused on being the lighter, faster, stronger answer for our customers.” 


Correction


In the September/October issue, the boat photo shown on p. 5 and p. 16 was intended to show an example of an end-use application for the exhaust manifold Benton Foundry Inc., Benton, Pa., produces for Ilmor Marine LLC, Plymouth, Mich. While the boat shown has the Ilmor name on its side, the manifold was not used on that particular boat model. 


14 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Nov/Dec 2011


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