September/October 2012 Volume 14 Number 5
DEPARTMENTS 9 Industry News
19 In a World Without Castings
Would water reach mouths and gardens?
COLUMNS 7 It’s Tough Being a Know-It-All
Opening up to new ideas brings new opportunity. A. SPADA
Cover: Design by Mike Berrafato, art director 22 Design Details
Manufacturing flexibility is the key to this ductile iron casting conversion.
20 Castings in Action A cylinder head allows com- plexity for Harley-Davidson, and an iron casting offers a complete meal in a pot.
49 Casting Innovations
Costs are cut through mold innovation, and inspection qualities rise to a new level.
51 Website Spotlight
54 Classified Ads 55 Advertisers’ Index
56 Shakeout Olympians recently gave it their best shot with the help of a cast iron shot put.
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