Weekly Update — March 9, 2010

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Weekly Update – March 9, 2010

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This Week's Metalcasting News Review

NSF Seeking Corporate Partners to Research Metal Recovery/Recycling
The National Science Foundation’s five-year, $400,000 award will fund the cost of establishing the center and recruiting corporate participants, which may include scrap yards, disassembling companies, municipal waste centers, shredding companies, smelters, foundries, and manufacturers. Read more

Jencast Earns DOE Honors for Energy Savings
The Save Energy Now program encourages manufacturers to participate in energy-assessment studies to identify areas for potential savings. Read more

Featured This Week

Saving Electrical Energy in Coreless Induction Furnaces
Most foundries will attest that scrap quality has steadily deteriorated over the past 25 years. Consequently, insoluble buildup and slag related problems have become serious problems resulting in slower melting rates and inefficient furnace utilization. Read more

Forums And Blogs

REB Blog: Taking another whack at productivity
Manufacturers don’t have to hire lots of workers to achieve productivity. Discounting the impact of "productivty," or re-evaluting the cost of achieving it, will not change the way manufacturers conduct their businesses. Read more

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Cast Expo '10 Exhibitor's Preview
This year's big event starts in just 10 days. Preview exhibitors plans, from the latest issue of FM&T. Read more

Upcoming Events

Cast Expo '10
Orlando, FL — March 20-23, 2010 Read more

NADCA Die Casting Executive Conference
Orlando, FL — March 23-25, 2010 Read more

Plant and Control Engineering Manufacturing/Automation Summit
Chicago — March 28-30, 2010 Read more

ASME Global Engineering Managment Conference
Dallas — April 11, 2010 Read more

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