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MODERN CASTING


POLL QUESTION Our August website poll asked:


How often do you use modeling software?


31%


With every new job.


24% Never


11%


Only with new jobs.


This month’s question is available at www.moderncasting.com.


AN ARTICLE FROM CASTINGPEDIA


Exploring Sand Molding In the metalcasting process, molten metal is poured into a mold and solidi- fi es into a component. Sand is the most widely used material for mold making. To create the mold, sand grains are packed around a metal, wood or plastic pattern that is roughly the shape of the desired metal part. Sand is available to the metalcasting facility in various sizes, shapes and chemical composi- tions, and metalcasting sand systems must conform to a standard of sizes and shapes in order to maximize mold properties and casting quality. Silica sand is the most common type


used in metalcasting due to its availability and price, but specialty sands such as zircon, chromite and olivine also are used. These sands may provide better mold properties, which lead to higher quality castings.


Editor’s Note: Visit www.afsinc.org to view the full article and more from Castingpedia. CONNECT WITH US


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.com BLOG ROLL Hello, Metalcasters


I’m getting started as senior editor for the American Foundry Society’s publications. My background is in manufacturing business magazines, covering a wide variety of industries. Most recently, I worked for a national publication serving commercial print- ers. That experience took me to a couple of metalcasting facilities in Germany, which cast the press iron for machinery used to print maga- zines such as MODERN CASTING. It’s a fascinating process, and I’m looking forward to learning more about the industry. If you’d like to reach me, I am available at dkapel@afsinc.org.


See you on the casting beat! —Denise Kapel


What Do You Think?


In redesigning our newsletters and website, our staff wants to know: “What do our readers want to see?” Sure, we can tally website visitors, total clicked-on items and visit lengths, but at the end of the day, those results are just numbers. What catches your interest? What do our readers and visitors think?


Our objective remains the same— we are the metalcasting trade publication committed to supporting the metalcasters and suppliers with all of the news, information and stuff that interests you. —Jillian Knuerr


Visit moderncasting.com to read full blogs and additional entries.


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