ONLINE ARTICLE USING CAST-IN INSERTS
Just as cosmetic surgeons inject the Botox toxin into faces to make them look smoother and younger, casting designers can— with the help of cast-in inserts—put together a metal casting that has all the right things in all the right places. “You have to look at application, location on the casting and cost,” said Roger Reamer, former permanent mold manager for Progress Casting, Minneapolis, and current instructor for the Cast Metals Institute, Schaumburg, Ill. “But anything you want to cast in, you can, if you put your mind to it.”
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PRETTY WORRIED A LITTLE CONCERNED NO MORE THAN USUAL POLL QUESTION
The March/April website question asked: Are you worried about North American casting capacity?
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Metalcasting Industry Ready to Lead Again At the American Foundry Metalcasting
Society’s 116th
Congress, the mood was more than just optimistic. Folks were ready to become involved in the industry again or for the fi rst time. For the last few years, metalcasters, like many of its end-users, have been keeping their heads down, striving to make it past the recession in one solvent piece. Last year, everyone caught their
breath. This year, they are ready to start thinking long-term again. Most of my discussions with
attendees in Columbus, Ohio, in mid-April centered on businesses’ and individuals’ plans for more investment in methods to improve operations, more research and development of casting technology, more involvement in industry committees and organizations, more metrics and analysis applied to pricing and cost estimating, and more emphasis on safety and ergonomics. It was refreshing to hear the
renewed vigor in everyone’s voices now that the value of investing in the health of the industry is considered to be worth the time, effort and talent. I think it could be an indication of great metalcasting advancements on the horizon.
Shannon Wetzel
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