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Three words define Winsert Inc., Marinette, Wis.--valve seat inserts. Accounting for more than 95% of its product base, cast and machined valve seat inserts for diesel, gasoline and gas engines [...]

Operating on its new four-year cycle, the 10th GIFA International Foundry Trade Fair, the world's largest exposition for the metalcasting industry, is being held June 16-21 at the Messe-Dusseldorf fairgrounds [...]

This article examines new methods for lustrous carbon defect elimination and offers several solutions, including venting and vacuum exhausting of mold gases during pouring. The growth in both phenolic urethane [...]

The business of making castings always has been about more than production. Be it human resources, worker safety, ergonomics or marketing issues (to name a few), foundries always have been [...]

The 108th Metalcasting Congress presented metalcasters with the opportunity to sit in on technical sessions, walk the exhibitors' floor and ask questions of AFS leaders. During the first AFS Town [...]

Ongoing interviews with major consumers of metal castings have reinforced the original forecast for an overall expansion of the demand in 2004. Despite an increase in imports, casting shipments to [...]

The Aluminum Assn., Inc. 900 19th St., NW Washington, DC 20006-7168 202/862-5100 Fax: 202/862-5164 Website: www.aluminum.org A subcommittee--the Technical Committee on Casting Standards--is responsible for producing a major casting publication, [...]

Following interviews of casting end users in the U.S., Stratecasts has forecast 2004 demand of metal castings by weight classes, casting processes and market sectors. The analysis shows the lower [...]

Ductile Iron: At a Crossroads,' was the theme of the Cast Iron Honorary Lecture by P. Gerhardt, Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium America. Gerhardt traced ductile iron's rapid rise over [...]

Howmet Castings (Alcoa Inc.), Cleveland, appointed Raymond B. Mitchell president of Howmet Castings and Aerospace [...]

Magnum Integrated Technologies Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada, opened a design and procurement center for its subsidiary division, Magnum Metal Process Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune, [...]

Winsert Inc., Marinette, Wis., appointed Ken Carlson director of continuous quality [...]

Winsert Inc., Marinette, Wis., named Jacquelyn Mathein director of human [...]

The following supplier organization has passed a surveillance audit: I. Schumann & Co., Bedford, Ohio, (ISO [...]

The ATR Group, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, as a result of a recent acquisition, is now lead by Ian Taylor as managing director, Malcolm Robertson as financial director and Brian Mills [...]

Winsert Inc., Marinette, Wis., named Daniel Kippola executive director of operations and hired Daniel Brown as quality [...]

ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Waupaca, Wis., announced the retirement of President and CEO Gary L. Thoe. In conjuction with the retirement, David G. Adams was named CEO and Gary Gigante was named [...]

C.L. Dews & Sons Foundry and Machinery Co. Inc., Hattiesburg, Miss., received the 15th annual Small Business Leadership Award from William Carey College and the Area Development Partnership, both of [...]

Remelt Sources Inc.. Cleveland, acquired American Stainless & Alloy Products LLC (ASAP), Darlington, S.C., as a wholly owned subsidiary. ASAP's 70,000-sq.-ft. specialty alloy mini-mill is expected to help bring Remelt [...]

SWITZERLAND -- Schmelzmetall, Gurtnellen, Switzerland, and Interguss, Bad Windsheim, Germany, entered into a joint venture to launch Optivent die ventilation [...]

GERMANY -- Otto Junker GmbH, Simmerath, Germany, will supply three medium-frequency induction furnaces to Akers AB, Akers Styckebruk, Sweden, and to MAZ, Minsk, [...]

Cymat Corp., Toronto, and Brembo S.p.A., Bergamo, Italy, entered an agreement to evaluate lost foam designs for hollow cast [...]

Hickman, Williams & Co., Oak Brook, Ill., announced the election of Robert J. Gray to a vice president position and member of the management [...]

Winsert Inc., Marinette, Wis., named Kevin Myers vice president-technical [...]

GERMANY -- GE Inspection Technologies (GE Transportation), Huerth, Germany, completed its acquisition of Hocking NDT Ltd. (Hocking), Cologne, Germany, which designed eddy current products for numerous industries, such as aerospace [...]

Miller and Co. LLC, Rosemont, Ill., purchased an 85,000 sq.-ft. material processing facility in Seneca Ill. The facility is expected to he in full production by [...]

ENGLAND -- Firth Rixson Ltd., Sheffield, England, a supplier of engineered cast and other metal components, signed an agreement to begin construction on a 50,000-sq.-ft. facility near Shanghai, [...]

Winsert Inc., Marinette, Wis., named David Eickmeyer director of [...]

LaserPour Group (LMI Technologies) Southfield, Mich., has joined Koins Ltd., Siheung-Si, Kyunggi-Do, South Korea, to support customers in the Americas. As a result, LaserPour will operate under the name Koins [...]

Rimrock Corp., Columbus, Ohio, purchased all assets of Lubrimation, Columbus, which formerly supplied die lubrication and automation equipment, such as nozzles and stationary systems, to the forging [...]

The one-day 'Cost-Effective Casting Design Seminar,' once again proved to be a success. Presented by the AFS Marketing Div. and the Cast Metals Institute, and cosponsored by Engineered Casting Solutions, [...]

Charles A. Ruud, quality control manager, Carondelet Foundry Co., earned his award 'for service and dedicated leadership to the Engineering Div., the AFS Division Council and the metalcasting industry.' Sara [...]

The Joseph S. Seaman Gold Medal was bestowed upon Rodney L. Naro, ASI International Ltd., for 'significant technical contributions through the development and transfer of knowledge to the metalcasting industry [...]

Oleg S. Fishman, vice president and chief technical officer, Inductotherm Corp., received recognition 'for advancements in the design of more efficient power converters and introduction of computer controlled systems for [...]

More than 1,450 metalcasters gathered June 12-15 in Rosemont, Ill., for the 108th Metalcasting Congress cosponsored by AFS and the North American Die Casting Assn. The show featured more than [...]

Charles M. Kurtti AFS President Executive Vice President (retired) Neenah Foundry Co. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] James L. Keffer AFS Vice President President EBAA Iron Sales Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Albert T. Lucchetti [...]

At the 108th Metalcasting Congress in Rosemont, Ill., Charles M. Kurtti, Neenah Foundry Co. (retired), was sworn in as the new AFS president. Joining him in his new position are [...]

One-hundred industry officials gathered at Rock island Arsenal (RIA), Rock Island, III., May 18-19 for the Metalcasting Technology Forum 2004 to discuss the strategies to ensure a strong domestic metalcasting [...]

GMD Environmetal Technologies engineers, designs, manufactures and installs environmental equipment for air pollution control (fabric filters, i.e. baghouses) and sand reclamation (thermal & mechanical). GMD's Totally Enclosed Treatment Systems (TETS[TM]) [...]

Founded in 1900, DISA is the world's leading supplier of foundry molding lines, foundry equipment and metal surface finishing systems, and one of the world's largest and most experienced suppliers [...]

Kuttner LLC, Port Washington, Wis., established a new East Coast office in Maryland serving customers on the East Coast and Southeast. The satellite office can be reached at [...]

John C. Kemp, Inverness, Fla., died in April. He was 84. A long-time member of AFS, Mr. Kemp was the first general manager of Richland Center Foundry, Richland Center, Wis., [...]

Bender Foundry, Sigourney, Iowa, recently purchased a Cold Jet AeRO 75 dry ice blast cleaning system from Continental Carbonic Products, Decatur, [...]

H. Kramer and Co., Chicago, announced the retirement of Senior Vice President Fred [...]

Excel Foundry & Machine Inc., Pekin, Ill., will begin a new company, Excel Crusher Technologies, also in Pekin, to manufacture crashers for the mining and aggregate industries. The new company [...]

Melco Inc., Oneida, N.Y., has been granted another year until April 2005 to complete its facility expansion in Oneida. Melco, which casts aluminum and brass components, bought property from the [...]

St. Clair Die Casting LLC, St. Clair, Mo., produced its one billionth diecasting in April. The company, which was founded in 1967, produces diecastings for the automotive, industrial, telecommunication and [...]

Erhart Foundry (Chris Erhart Fonndry & Machine Co.), Cincinnati, is celebrating its 150th year of operation. Originally established in Lawrenceburg, Ind., the gray and ductile iron metalcasting facility moved to [...]

J.L French Automotive Casting Inc., Minneapolis, reported a first-quarter revenue increase of $147.1 million, a 2.4% increase compared to last year. The company also had a smaller net loss than [...]

Sherwood Castings, Mansfield, England, closed in May despite a 250,000 [pounds sterling] ($445,656) loan in 2003. The iron metalcasting facility was said to be more than 200 years old and [...]