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| This Week's Metalcasting News Review |
| Grede to Close South Carolina Foundry The Greenwood Foundry closing is a response to a decline in order volumes "across the economy," as well as what the company says is a strategy "to keep its remaining plants at high rates of utilization." Read more |
| Prison Sentences for Former Atlantic States Officials Several former officials of McWane Inc. subsidiary Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co. have been sentenced to prison for environmental and workplace safety violations. The four were convicted in 2006, following a trial that's said to have been the longest ever prosecuted by the U.S. Dept. of Justice for environmental violations. Read more |
| Grede Names Group Vice Presidents John Haas will continue to oversee operations of Grede's St. Cloud foundry, and will assume responsibility for the Reedsburg and New Castle foundries. Randy Priem will continue overseeing Grede's Iron Mountain foundry, and will take on responsibility for the Liberty foundry in Wauwatosa, WI, the Vassar, Greenwood, and Wichita foundries. Read more |
| Featured This Week |
| Metalcasting's Next Generation Foundries' and diecasters' future leaders have an understanding of the past and a vision of the future, and they're being shaped by the challenges of today. Foundry Management & Technology set out to identify some of the emerging leaders in metalcasting, those who have displayed excellence, influence and creativity in their work for foundries, diecasters, investment casters, and industry suppliers. Read more |
| Forums And Blogs |
| REB Blog: Speed it up Would it have been any worse to do this back in December? Or January? The pain and misery in all this is unavoidable, and all sides in these negotiations share the blame for forcing U.S. taxpayers to pay a heavier cost. Read more |
| Announcements |
Case Studies / Whitepapers Sponsored case studies from the Foundry Management & Technology collection provide real-world accounts of what's happening in the foundry industry. They chronicle the events faced by business owners and managers who had to deal with changes in the competitive environment, and plots the owners' or managers' response which usually involves a change in their business strategy. Latest case studies added to the Foundry M&T collection:
Intelligent Demand ResponseImpact Markers Support Manufacturing's Desire to Apply Green Manufacturing TechniquesFor Foundries, Necessity is the Mother of InventionClick Here or on the links above to start reading.
Intelligent Demand ResponseImpact Markers Support Manufacturing's Desire to Apply Green Manufacturing TechniquesFor Foundries, Necessity is the Mother of InventionClick Here or on the links above to start reading.
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
| FM&T Hall of Honor The FOUNDRY Management & Technology Hall of Honor recognizes men and women whose technical and process innovations; organizational leadership; professional and industrial standards; and personal contributions and achievements have improved and enhanced metalcasting as a science, as an industry, and as a community. Help us identify the next metalcaster to join the FM&T Hall of Honor. Read more |
| Upcoming Events |
| ACCCI Spring Meeting Longboat, FL — May 7-8, 2009 Read more |
| CIM Conference & Expo Toronto, ON — May 10-13, 2009 Read more |
| Solidification Course 2009 Les Diablertes, Switzerland — May 10-15, 2009 Read more |
| NADCA's Die Casting Defects course Wheeling, IL — May 12-13, 2009 Read more |
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