CASTING MODERN A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY P. 36
SEPTEMBER 2013 VOLUME 103 | NUMBER 9
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7 Editorial Move Over, YouTube A.T. SPADA
16 Washington Alert OSHA Releases 2013 Regulatory Agenda S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER
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49 Safe Practice Safety Gear on the Melt Deck MODERN CASTING STAFF
50 Shaping Strategy Creative Change, Planting the Seeds of Innovative Growth DWIGHT BARNHARD
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18 Zealous Shifts Gears to Focus On Aluminum The South African diecaster invested $6 million in its facilities, and it paid off with increased orders from automotive OEMs. MODERN CASTING STAFF AND B. CRAWFORD
24 Digital Casting Management Software enhances operations and allows critical shop-floor data to be shared between production zones and management. D. KAPEL
30 Comparing Green Sand Filling Technology Using a Quick Technique Researchers at Western Michigan University used a modified cone jolt test to compare gravity and aeration sand filling techniques. S. RAMRATTAN, A. KHOSHGOFTAR, H. MAKINO, M. HIRATA, S. TAKASU AND H. MIYAZAKI
36 Keys to Success in Semi-Permanent Mold Casting Sand cores in permanent mold aluminum castings create challenges that call for experience, persistence and creativity. B. BRAUN, R. OEHRLEIN AND D. WEISS
40 Proving Process Control With PPAP
A growing number of customers require their metalcasting suppliers to ad- here to a production part approval process. S. WETZEL
3 From Online 9 Industry News 15 Industry Faces
17 In a World Without Castings
51 Casting Innovations 52 AFS News
54 Metalcasting Supplies
55 Classifieds 63 Advertisers’ Index 64 Shakeout
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