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MODERN A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY P. 26
AUGUST 2015 VOLUME 105 | NUMBER 8
COLUMNS 9 Editorial
Finding Solutions A.T. SPADA
20 Washington Alert OSHA Issues New Hazard Communication Standard Inspection Directive S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER
P. 40 46 Safe Practice
Simplifying OSHA’s Record Retention Requirements D. HUNTER
48 CEO Journal
HR’s New Frontier: Retention, Part 2 D. MARCUS
22 Optimizing Melting Expansion at ME Elecmetal Adding capacity is not as simple as adding a furnace. P. HENRIKSEN AND T. NEEDHAM
26 Tonkawa the Tough
In the wake of suffering significant damage, a heartland metalcasting facility modernized its operation and melted away challenges with a little help from its friends. H. RONSON
30 Aluminum Degassing: Methods & Measurements To produce quality aluminum castings, metalcasters must remove excessive hydrogen in the molten metal, while conducting tests to be sure they did. MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT
36 10 Questions for Metalcasters on Fine Particulate The regulation of particulate matter may have a significant impact on newly built or updated metalcasting facilities. T. RARICK AND D. GUIDO
40 Solving Customer’s Problems
Examples show how metalcasters collaborate with customers on design and process improvements. MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT
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DEPARTMENTS 3 From Online
11 Industry News
21 In a World Without Castings
50 Casting Innovations 54 AFS News 57 Classifieds 63 Advertisers Index 64 Shakeout
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