INDUSTRY NEWS NEWSCAST Gradmatic Equipment Inc.,
Bala, Ontario, Canada, recently delivered a second refractory installation to Magotteaux, Magog, Quebec, for 9 and 12-ton furnaces. In addition, the company is building a second system for Hyundai
Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea, for 20 and 30-ton furnaces. It also recently commissioned a system for Cifunsa, Plant 5, Irapua- to, Mexico, for 12-ton furnaces. Stratasys Inc., Minneapolis, and Objet Ltd., Rehovot, Israel,
have completed a merger to form a 3D printing and direct digital manufacturing company valued at $3 billion. The combined company, Stratasys Ltd., will maintain their headquarters in the U.S. and Israel.
CALENDAR FEBRUARY 6
AFS Labor Relations & Human Resources Conference HYATT REGENCY CLEARWATER BEACH RESORT & SPA CLEARWATER, FLA.
FEBRUARY 20-22
AFS Southeastern Regional Conference SAVANNAH, GA.
FEB. 28-MARCH 1
AFS Wisconsin Regional Conference
CROWNE PLAZA MILWAUKEE, WIS.
APRIL 6-9
CastExpo’13 and Cast in North America AMERICA’S CENTER ST. LOUIS, MO.
APRIL 25-26
AFS Northwest Regional Conference COAST PLAZA VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
CORRECTIONS The chart, “Top-10 Casting
Producers,” MODERN CASTING December 2012, pg. 29, should read “metric tons,” (not “million tons”). View the corrected version online at
www.moderncasting.com.
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