St. Louis Hosting Industry’s Main Event Members of the metalcasting industry head to America’s gateway in April for CastExpo’13. A MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT


premier metalcasting event—held every three years—is held in conjunction with the 117th


T Metalcasting Congress, Cast


in North America and a World Found- ry Organization Technical Forum. More than 400 exhibitors will be


showcasing their services, equipment and materials on the sold-out show floor, which also will feature the Metalcasting Technology Theater, where several presentations, panels, and discussions will take center stage. Te Metalcasting Congress will


feature technical sessions on copper- based alloys, magnesium, aluminum, iron, steel, moldmaking, melting,


he American Foundry Society (AFS) is hosting CastExpo’13 April 6-9 at America's Center in St. Louis. North America’s


engineering, diecasting, lost foam, environment, health and safety, hu- man resources, marketing, and casting design and purchasing. Workshops and seminars on defect resolution and cleaning and finishing also are scheduled. Te WFO Technical Fo- rum includes eight presentations from leading minds across the globe. Metalcasters will be exhibiting their


capabilities to designers and purchas- ers at Cast in North America, which also will reveal the 2013 Casting of the Year winner. For better navigation throughout the


tech sessions, special events and exhibit floor, AFS launched a CastExpo'13 app that is compatible with Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows mobile de- vices. It includes an interactive version of the exhibit floor, list of exhibitors


and their booth numbers, schedule of technical sessions and special events and hotel reservation information. To download the CastExpo’13 app


to your mobile device, go to www.afsinc.org/CE13app.


Preshow Coverage Event Highlights p. 66


Workshops & Seminars p. 67


Metalcasting Technology Teater p. 67 Schedule of Events p. 71 Award Winners p. 73 CastExpo Exhibitors p. 77


Cast in North America Exhibitors p. 85 Technical Program p. 86


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