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PHOTO GALLERY Casting Competition Submissions


A wide range of castings were submitted to this year’s annual casting competition, displaying the skill of the metalcasters and the capabilities of the casting process. Go to www.moderncasting.com to see the full photo gallery.


SOCIAL MEDIA


AFS, Modern Casting Announce Winners of Facebook Photo Contest


AFS and Modern Casting have announced the winners of its “Cast- ings in Everyday Life” Facebook photo contest. The contest, which ran from November 2014 to February 2015, received dozens of photos of various castings being used in everything from planes, trains to automobiles. All submissions were received on the AFS Facebook page. The winners for this year’s con-


test are: •


• POLL QUESTION


The March website question asked:


How many more years do you see yourself working in the


metalcasting industry?


This month’s question is available at www.moderncasting.com.


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April 2015 MODERN CASTING | 3 29% LESS THAN 5 YEARS 29% 5-15 YEARS 13% 16-25 YEARS 29%


MORE THAN 25 YEARS


Heidi Biersner, for her lime/ lemon wedge slicer;


• Russ Rosmait, for his cast stairs;


Tom Loonan, for his mountain bike handbrake.


Their photos and submissions are


featured below. “AFS want to thank everyone for


their participation and for making the contest a big success,” said Al Spada, AFS Vice President of Business Development. “We want to highlight unique castings that may not always get the most attention and that’s exactly what all of these submissions represent.”


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