Weekly Update – January 3, 2012
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The redesigned Foundry M&T Online Buyers' Guide is intuitive, feature-rich and interactive.
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This Week's Metalcasting News Review
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Somerset Foundries Issues Closing Notice
The management of the 100-year-old gray and ductile iron foundry told workers the company plans to cease operations, according to local reports. The news was delivered to approximately 30 employees at the close of business on December 30.
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MTI Auburn Studying Expansion in 2012
Auburn, IN, officials this month are due to consider a tax-abatement proposal from the gray iron foundry, which has proposed a $35-million expansion that would come into commercial operation in 2013.
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Complexity, Part Consolidation Awarded Again
A three-part cast aluminum frame for a downhill racing bicycle earned the U.K.’s Cast Metals Federation’s Component of the Year Award for 2011. The casting was designed and produced by W.H. Rowe, a Southampton company that operates a sand-casting foundry and gravity diecasting foundry, with various additional services for finishing and adding value to cast parts.
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FM&T 2012 Business Outlook
As 2011 recedes we find ourselves in familiar circumstances: confused about the economic future. But, with problems all around, metalcasters manage to see through the uncertainty and project a positive view of the year ahead.
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REB Blog: Odds of recovery
Manufacturers’ interests and goals are different than consumers’; in some critical ways (e.g., employment), they are frequently at odds with each other.
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Long-Life Links for Blasting Machines
Astech Inc. introduced a new class of alloyed chain links for blasting machinery, to promote longer service life and reduce material and service cost. Astech manufactures high-performance replacement parts for blasting operations in metalcasting and other industries, including parts for machines built by Wheelabrator, Pangborn, BCP, Goff, and others.
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Panel-Mounted Controller for Larger Robots
ABB Robotics released a new version of its IRC5 panel-mounted controller (PMC) with functionality for the largest robots in the series. This includes the robots in ABB’s 7600 series, which are designed for heavy payloads and long reach, and outfitted for heat- and corrosion-protection and are prescribed for melt shops and pouring lines in various types of foundries and diecasting operations.
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