INDUSTRY NEWS


PSU Jump Starts Center of Excellence Pittsburg State University (PSU),


Pittsburg, Kan., kicked off its Center of Excellence in Metal Casting (CEMC) with a 25-ton wax injec- tor. MPI Inc., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., donated the machine, installed in the metalcasting lab at the Kansas Technology Center.


Te goal of the CEMC is


to develop a state-of-the-art laboratory that will produce top graduates in the metalcasting industry. It also will become a permanent education and train- ing resource for industry profes- sionals to learn


Russ Rosmait, PSU professor of engineering technology, poses with the Center of Excellence in Metal Casting’s new wax injector.


best practices, share knowledge and disseminate leading-edge solutions in the metalcasting process. Tis new equipment brings real-


world application to the classroom from tooling design and wax injection to final wax assembly. Pittsburg State University is a Found-


ry Educational Foundation Certified school and home to the only Investment Casting Institute Certification program in the world.


US Castings Earns Truck Part Quality Recognition


Truck manufacturer PACCAR,


Bellevue, Wash., recognized US Castings LLC, Entiat, Wash., for meeting the supplier’s expectation that its parts and components achieve 50 parts per million (PPM) or better quality in 2012. Aluminum casting specialist US Castings is a member company of the Advanced Metals Group LLC, which also includes Ohio-based Ross Alumi- num Castings and Mabry Castings, a ductile and gray iron casting facility in Beaumont, Texas.


CERTIFICATIONS Clinkenbeard, Rockford, Ill., has


received official International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) recertifica- tion from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.


12 | MODERN CASTING June 2013


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