Columns: 2011

November 2, 2011

At the beginning of this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued a 2018 deadline for all street signs to be standard across the state: six-inch lettering and a highly reflective

October 31, 2011

Alcoa is by any measure a giant in the metals game, so it’s a good sign that the company has remained committed to its casting branch since purchasing Howmet in 2000.

October 26, 2011

Back in September 2010, we published a short article on 57,000-lb. ductile iron castings produced by St.

October 18, 2011

When I recently learned about cast iron cookware manufacturer Lodge Manufacturing, I went home and looked at my collection of pots and pans.