March Digital Magazine

Editorial: Too Many Old Dogs Need Some New Tricks, A.T. Spada

Cover Story: Nano’s Frontier, S. Wetzel
If you think tiny particles making metals super strong sounds like sci-fi, think again.
          Additional article on nanopartical dispersion.

Regaining Lost Ground, K. Kirgin
Our global forecast indicates production will rebound, but capacity will be reduced.

Astech Pillages the Wear Parts Market, S. Gibbs
Wear parts specialist Astech Inc. now has its pirate’s gaze on the general casting market.

7 Lessons From a Recovering Business, D. Marcus
A veteran industry consultant looks at seven lessons from a recent turnaround project.

Lower Your Heat Treatment Cycle Times, T. Karnezos and R. Voigt
A new method of determining the temperature of a heat treatment load can allow operators to stop the cycle at just the right time.

Website-Only Article: Three Methods of Reducing Seacoal by Adding Graphite Into Green Sand Molds, V. LaFay and G. Crandell
While the use of graphite in green sand molding is nothing new, its environmental effects have not been seriously considered, until now.