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EDITORIAL


In Search of a Lightning Bolt L


ights. Camera. Action. The spotlight will be on metalcasting during the upcoming CastExpo extrava-


ganza in April in Minneapolis. With thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors, I will feel like a kid in a candy store throughout the four-day event. Technology…ooohhh… Castings…aaahhh…In- dustry experts. Every way you turn on


the show floor or in the education arenas, some- thing will capture your eye. Tis once-every-three-year event is the one and only time the entire supply chain comes together to discuss the present and future of metalcasting. Yes, I am a little excited. My hope is that you are as well. Even in today’s mobile-


“Even in today’s mobile-device


driven world, the


value of face-to-face communication is priceless... Te


device driven world, the value of face-to-face communication is price- less. Whether you engage a technology supplier on the show floor, an expert in an interactive education session or a colleague in the hotel bar, the oppor- tunity to have that verbal and nonverbal exchange of ideas is what can help lead to the breakthroughs that propel the industry into the future. The development of these lightning bolt ideas is discussed in this month’s Novel Solutions column on p. 76. In his work titled, “Originals,” author Adam Grant tries to combat the mis- conception that ground-breaking advances are somehow the result of fate. They are the result of hard work, character and, more often than not, previous failures. “When you remember that rules and systems


opportunity to have that verbal and


can help lead to the breakthroughs that propel the industry into the future.”


nonverbal exchange of ideas is what


were created by people, it becomes clear that they’re not set in stone—and you begin to consider how they can be improved,” Grant wrote. This proposition underlines the impor- tance of a trade show with the expansive exhibit floor and education oppor- tunities of CastExpo. This is the chance to discuss suc- cesses and failures without the pres- sure of produc- tion star- ing you in the face. This is the chance to examine and dream about automation, additive manufacturing, self-healing alloys and any other new technologies that might revolutionize our processes. As you walk around the


convention center in Min- neapolis, keep your eyes open for the lightning bolts as they strike. My guess is it will be an electrifying four days.


Alfred T. Spada, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief


If you have any comments about this editorial or any other item that appears in Modern Casting, email me at aspada@afsinc.org.


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