Editorial: Two Ways to Be Right, A.T. Spada

COVER STORY: 2008 Metalcaster of the Year: Signicast, S. Wetzel
Signicast, Hartford, Wis., completed its latest metalcasting facility one year ago, but the company isn't finished expanding.

Paying Green to Go Green, AFS Technical Dept.
The final installment in a series on pending climate change legislation looks at practical steps a metalcasting facility can take to limit its carbon footprint.

Slow Dip in 2008 Leads to Small Blip in 2009, K. Kirgin
Castings shipments should slow the small drop predicted for 2008, but a slight rebound is forecast in 2009.

Increasing Nodule Count Through Additives, R. Zavadil, M. Popescu and M. Sahoo
Researchers have determined the ideal additive for increasing the nodularity in your ductile iron and limiting under-cooling.

Help Wanted, S. Wetzel
Two metalcasting facilities and one supplier serve as models of how to obtain and retain good employees.

Website-Only Article: Optimization of the Sr Addition in Permanent Mold A356 Alloys, T. Furlan and R. Fuoco
The researchers attempted to find the ideal amount of strontium to add to aluminum melts.

Product Innovations
Reinventing the Wheel Through Thixomolding
Chipping Hammer Makes Light of Cleaning Castings

Shakeout: Sculpting Olympic Spirit

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