CASTING MODERN A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY
OCTOBER 2012 VOLUME 102 | NUMBER 10
COLUMNS 7 Editorial
Will Labor Shortages Hold Us Back? A. SPADA
P. 20
17 Washington Alert SEC Adopts Conflict Minerals Rules S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER
40 CEO Journal
Nature Vs. Nurture D. MARCUS
41 Novel Solutions
Grow Again and Again S. WETZEL
DEPARTMENTS P. 27 24 Determining Your Binder Work Time
A common nobake binder work time testing procedure may not be as accurate as you think. S. WETZEL
27 Adapting to Inorganic Core Sand Binders Converting to inorganic binders may require machining changes in metalcasting facilities. R. WINTGENS
31 Help Wanted: Recruiting & Retaining Qualified Workers Metalcasters need to better sell themselves to their community to gain and keep good, skilled employees. J. KNUERR
34 The Antimicrobial Metal
Research presented at the 116th Metalcasting Congress assessed copper’s antimicrobial benefits. D. KAPEL
37 Literature+PLUS+ This biyearly special provides easy access to supplier information. A MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT
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20 Grede’s Growth: Radford Plant Is Company’s Latest Acquisition Grede expects to nearly double the workforce at the long-established Virginia ductile iron plant as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
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3 From Online 9 Industry News 16 Industry Faces
18 In a World Without Castings
44 AFS News 46 Casting Innovations 48 Metalcasting Supplies 49 Classifieds 55 Advertisers’ Index 56 Shakeout
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