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| Weekly Update – August 19, 2008 | |
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| This Week's Metalcasting News Review |
| Back to Bankruptcy for Intermet Intermet Corp. has filed a petition for creditor protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware – the company's second resort to Chapter 11 reorganization in less than four years. Read more |
| Diecaster Implementing Companywide Layoffs Spartan Light Metal Products is reducing the size of its workforce with a round of layoffs it attributes to "overall weakness in the U.S. economy, higher gasoline prices and lower consumer spending have caused Spartan's customers to make dramatic changes in their order patterns." Read more |
| FS&D Completes Study on Brembo Expansion Foundry Solutions & Design reports it has completed a comprehensive study for a significant expansion of the ferrous foundry at Brembo Poland Spolka, in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland. Read more |
| Inductotherm Supplying Super-Size Melt Shop The Davy Roll Co. Ltd. placed an order for what will be one of the largest induction-melting systems installations in the European market in recent years, supplied by Inductotherm Ltd. Read more |
| Featured This Week |
| The Capital Equipment Re-Investment Cycle Understanding the interaction of capital equipment investment, commodity prices, and public policy will allow us to react to our current situation appropriately. Read more |
| Forums And Blogs |
| REB blog: Safety in numbers? A research report last week speculated that about 30% of all North American auto parts suppliers may be on the brink of bankruptcy because of declining vehicle sales (especially trucks) and increasing commodity costs. At least one metalcaster is already there. Read more |
| Announcements |
Foundry Management & Technology announces launch of Foundry Theater. Watch videos about foundry and diecasting industries. You'll see technical developments; new equipment; finishing technologies; automation systems; quality instruments and new products. You'll see how to reduce cycle times and increase productivity Watch Videos Now
| Upcoming Events |
| Workplace Emergency Planning / Electrical Safety - Arc Flash Cleveland; August 26-27 Read more |
| COM2008, Conference of Metallurgists Winnipeg, MB; August 24-27, 2008 Read more |
| SFSA Annual Meeting Charleston, SC; September 6-9, 2008 Read more |
| Furnaces & Atmospheres Meadville, PA; September 8-10, 2008 Read more |
| IMA-NA Annual Meeting Montreal; September 9-12, 2008 Read more |
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