A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY P. 28 P. 38


MARCH 2016 VOLUME 106 | NUMBER 3


COLUMNS 9 Editorial


In Search of a Lightning Bolt A.T. SPADA


24 Washington Alert Supreme Court Blocks EPA’s Clean Power Plan S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER


P. 51


76 Novel Solutions Coloring Outside the Lines N. LEIDER


DEPARTMENTS 3 From Online


10 Industry News


26 In a World Without Castings


28 Castings Play Key Role in New Roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium Cast Connex and Bradken combined to produce a key connection for the renovation of the famous tennis arena. B. SANDALOW


38 Back in the Black


Since a 2006 change in ownership, Anchor Castings has rebuilt much of its facility and established itself as a dependable 10-person job shop. N. LEIDER


44 Testing 123: Boosting Aluminum-Silicon’s Strength, Ductility in a Permanent Mold Casting


Researchers are investigating additional lightweight alloys in permanent mold castings. M. SHAMSUZZOHA, L. NASTC, D. WEISS AND J.T. BERRY


51 CastExpo’16


Expo at a Glance p. 52 • The Hub p. 53 • Keynotes p. 55 • Individual Awards p. 56 • Institute Courses p. 57 • Education Tracks p. 59 • Exhibitors p. 68 • Tech Showcase p. 72. A MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT


moderncasting.com Cover Design: Mike Berrafato


March 2016 MODERN CASTING | 5


79 AFS News 80 Classifieds 87 Advertising Index 88 Shakeout


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92