APRIL 2016 A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY P. 18 P. 24 VOLUME 106 | NUMBER 4
COLUMNS 7 Editorial
Reaching Out to Outreach A.T. SPADA
14 Washington Alert OSHA Finalizes Silica Rule S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER
41 Safe Practice P. 28 18 An Iron Giant’s Big Plans
Waupaca Foundry, recently acquired by Japan’s Hitachi Metals, has a far-reaching package of capital investments and strategic initiatives planned for future expansion. N. LEIDER
24 Attracting the Next Generation
Finding future members of the metalcasting industry involves reaching out to students at all levels. B. SANDALOW
28 Anatomy of a Regulatory Success
A small group of metalcasters achieved big reform in Michigan thanks to government outreach and combining efforts with other common-goaled industries. M. LENAHAN
32 Building a Winning Team
Metalcasters can improve employee retention by emphasizing a mutual investment between management and the workforce. N. LEIDER
36 Microwave Reclamation of Casting Sand
Microwave technology potentially offers the industry an energy-efficient, low-emission system for sand reclamation. M. MATHIS AND J. PLUNGER
moderncasting.com Cover Design: Mike Berrafato
April 2016 MODERN CASTING | 5
Criminal Prosecution and the Recent OSHA Memo D. HUNTER
42 CEO Journal Still Crazy After All These Years D. MARCUS
DEPARTMENTS
3 From Online 8 Industry News 13 Industry Faces
16 In a World Without Castings
43 AFS News 44 Casting Innovations 49 Metal Supplies 50 Classifieds 55 Advertising Index 56 Shakeout
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