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Weekly UpdateMarch 2, 2010
This Week's Metalcasting News Review

New Modular Solution Heat Treating System for Aluminum Diecastings
Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd. reports it recently commissioned a complete modular solution treating system, including precision air quenching, and artificial aging, for Albany Chicago Co. LLC. The customer is a custom aluminum diecaster and machining operation in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Read more

Aluminum Foundry Bought by Private Equity Group
The former Watlow Batavia Inc. foundry has been purchased by LV2 Equity Partners. The Batavia, IL foundry will remain under current management and workforce. Read more

Global Mining Components Group Formed
Toronto-based Norcast Wear Solutions has been formed to combine Norcast Castings Co. — one of the world’s largest suppliers of mill liners, crushers, and wear components — with the assets of Swanmet Engineering Pty., a producer of castings for crushing and ground-engagement tools. Swanmet’s manufacturing operations are in Malaysia and Singapore. Read more

Featured This Week

CastExpo ’10 Preview
Over the four days of this year’s event the planners have scheduled more than 150 research presentations, in addition to workshops and seminars on the range of process technologies. The program is scheduled in “tracks” according to metals, production process, or practical pursuit. These include: aluminum; iron; casting design; copper alloys; diecasting; engineering; environmental health and safety; lost foam casting; magnesium; marketing; melting methods and materials; molding methods and materials; and steel. Read more

Forums And Blogs

REB Blog: Forced labor
Not long ago, a capital-improvement project, even at a fraction of this value, would bring forth pages of detail about the products to be produced, the technology to be deployed, and the timing of the project. There was good word-of-mouth publicity to be gained by exciting car enthusiasts, investors, and the public about the insight and capability of the company. Read more

Announcements


2010 IndustryWeek's Best Plants Conference
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Upcoming Events

CMI's Metallurgy of Gray and Ductile Iron Course
Cleveland — March 3-9 Read more

ICI Spring Management Meeting
Key West, FL — March 14-17, 2010 Read more

CastExpo ’10
Orlando, FL — March 20-23, 2010 Read more

MIM 2010
Long Beach, CA — March 29-31, 2010 Read more

SAE 2010 World Congress
Detroit — April 13-15 Read more



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