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MODERN A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY


FEBRUARY 2015 VOLUME 105 | NUMBER 2


COLUMNS


7 Editorial Know When to Ask for Help A.T. SPADA


P. 21 P. 33


17 Washington Alert Risk Assessment on Spent Sand Released S. SALMON, J. HANNAPEL AND C. RICHTER


53 Safe Practice OSHA’s Heightened Focus on Temporary Employees D. HUNTER


55 CEO Journal


Getting Full Value From Planning D. MARCUS


57 Novel Solutions Finding Focus Despite Distractions S. WETZEL


21 D&L Foundry Goes Big An additional facility on its site in Washington state brings new business in large castings. D. KAPEL


27 Castings on Stunning Display Christie uses dozens of cast components in its numerous lines of high-definition projectors found in movie theaters, boardrooms and public displays around the world. N. LEIDER


33 Controlling Pouring Through Automation While still not widely adapted, autopouring can improve process control for higher quality castings and lower energy consumption, and the need for it is growing in high production and job shop facilities. S. WETZEL


39 Casting Conversion Simplifies Ventilation Hub Pier Foundry converted a complex 34-piece weldment to a single ductile iron casting that saved its mining customer time and money. N. LEIDER


47 Maximizing Power Utilization The ideal induction melting system pours the most metal at the lowest level of kilowatt demand. M. NUTT


DEPARTMENTS


3 From Online 9 Industry News 15 Industry Faces


19 In a World Without Castings


62 AFS News 66 Classifieds 71 Advertisers Index 72 Shakeout


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