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MODERN A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY
AUGUST 2014 VOLUME 104 | NUMBER 8
COLUMNS
7 Editorial Managing Human Capital A.T. SPADA
P. 30 P. 48
19 Washington Alert Bill to Make Scientific Claims in Regulation More Transparent S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER
54 Novel Solutions Fighting for a U.S. Industry S. WETZEL
55 CEO Journal A More Nuanced View D. MARCUS
DEPARTMENTS 3 From Online 9 Industry News
17 Industry Faces
22 Employee Engagement Lethbridge reinvents itself mid-expansion to ensure its future. D. KAPEL
30 Rethinking Repair & Relining Procedures Through detailed evaluation and analysis of its operations, one iron casting facility resolved issues related to its coreless induction furnaces. R. WANDEL AND E. BENION SR.
37 Bubbling Smaller Steel Melts Nova Precision Casting installed a porous plug in a crucible lined induction furnace to treat steel with argon gas. S. BOYD AND R. BOYD
40 Direct Pour Vs. Traditional Gating A study comparing direct pouring and traditional gating for an aluminum blade showed direct pouring increases yield and improves costs and mold making. F. CHIESA, N. GIGUÈRE, D. LEVASSEUR AND B. DUCHESNE
48 Building Better Ships The Navy Metalworking Center collaborated with Lockheed Martin to redesign components as castings in a new type of ship. S. WETZEL
21 In a World Without Castings
57 Casting Innovations
62 AFS News 64 Metalcasting Supplies 65 Classifieds
71 Advertisers Index
72 Shakeout
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