August 2025

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Going Up: Innovating vertical storage and coding solution improves productivity, flexibility and safety for Torrance casting.
J. Costin
The Resilient Future of Cupola Melting: Cleaner, Smarter, and Essential for Fou…: Far from obsolete, modern cupolas are essential, evolving and increasingly aligned with sustainability and economic resilience
AFS Cupola Committee
Navigating Energy Costs and Driving Efficiency in American Foundries: Exploring the current energy climate, strategic procurement approaches, common pitfalls to avoid and grant opportunities.
Environ Energy
The Effect of Coating Type on Extraction Loads for Steel Core Pins in Aluminum …: Besides discovering important benefits of PVD coatings, the author developed a laboratory test for measuring the forces required to extract long cores from aluminum castings.
S. Midson
Michigan Manufacturers Rescue and Restore Vietnam War Boat: Eagle alloy and Eagle CNC collaborate to re-engineer a lost component of a 60-year-old PBR as an act of honoring veterans who served.
J. Cook
EDITORIAL: Small Businesses Remain a Key Part of the Industry
D. Kurkul
WASHINGTON ALERT: Trends in Environmental Regulations
J. Hannapel
COLLEGE CONNECTION: The Entrepreneurial Spirit is Alive and Well in Metalcasting
P. Lechner
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