CASTING MODERN A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY


FEBRUARY 2012 VOLUME 102 | NUMBER 2


COLUMNS


7 Editorial Going for


Oohs and Ahs S. GIBBS


21 Washington Alert 2012 Spending Bill Signed S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER


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48 CEO Journal The Smooth Pool D. MARCUS


49 Novel Solutions Guiding Casting Supervisors J. KNUERR


DEPARTMENTS P. 29 29 Is the Tune of Tooling Changing?


Two tooling companies weigh in on their relationships with casting sources and end-users. S. WETZEL


34 General Products Needs Castings


As long as the machine shop finds metalcasters to supply it product, it forsees positive growth. S. GIBBS


40 Perm Mold Problem Solvers


This guide to defects in permanent mold casting helps to identify and address the process errors that might cause them. AFS PERMANENT MOLD PRACTICES COMMITTEE (2E) AND T. SCHORN


45 Testing 1-2-3: Examining Wrought Alloys In this new magazine feature, read an overview of research on the mechanical properties and phase transformation of two wrought alloy families. A MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT


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24 BRP Sells Lost Foam Inside & Out After convincing new owners not to sell the facility in 2006, BRP Spruce Pine went about selling castings and growing its customer list. S. GIBBS


3 From Online 8 Industry News 19 Industry Faces


22 In a World Without Castings


50 AFS/CMI News 53 Product Innovations 56 Metalcasting Supplies 57 Classifieds 63 Advertisers’ Index 64 Shakeout


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Cover: Design by Michael Berrafato, art director


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