CASTING MODERN A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY
DECEMBER 2011 VOLUME 101 | NUMBER 12
COLUMNS
7 Editorial It’s Tough
to Think Global, Act Local A.T. SPADA
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14 Washington Alert Tax Breaks to Expire S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER
38 CEO Journal Just Die Already D. MARCUS
DEPARTMENTS
3 From Online
8 Industry News
P.22 16 45th P.26 Census of World Casting Production
Take an in-depth look at the world casting landscape in our annual survey of global casting tonnage. A MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT
20 Breaking Down the U.S. Numbers In the second annual census of U.S. metalcasters, find out the leading processes and metals in the country, among other demographic trends. A. DAHLQUIST
22 Charlotte Pipe Puts Up Its Dukes
The pipe and fitting manufacturer is increasing its focus on commercial castings and ready to take on low-cost competition. S. GIBBS
26 Testing the Limits of Ablation
A new sand casting process promises to improve casting properties, and the latest research is taking it even further. D. WEISS, J. GRASSI, B. SCHULTZ AND P. ROHATGI
31 What Is E-R-P?
Look beyond the buzzword of “enterprise resource planning” and learn more about the products available to metalcasters. A MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT
moderncasting.com
Cover: Design by Michael Berrafato, art director
December 2011 MODERN CASTING | 5
13 Industry Faces
15 In a World Without Castings
40 AFS/CMI News
43 Product Innovations
47 Classifieds
55 Advertisers’ Index
56 Shakeout
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