February 2018

Crucial as ever, finding new employees remains a key challenge for metalcasters. They are using both new and old methods to keep their workforces full.
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Editorial: Expectations for Growth
Doug Kurkul
By The Law: Encouraging Employee Innovation
David Resser
Novel Solutions: Branding Yourself: Which Social Platforms Work Best For You?
A Modern Casting Staff Report
How to Recruit New Workers: Crucial as ever, finding new employees remains a key challenge for metalcasters. They are using both new and old methods to keep their workforces full.
Brian Sandalow, Associate Editor
Cost Factors and Analysis in Estimating: Creating a cost estimating model ranks among the most important steps in business planning and budgeting, and it starts with knowing the detailed factors and costs that go into producing a casting.
The AFS Institute
Tracking Down Respirable Silica Exposure: An AFS Research Project is working to develop and demonstrate a real-time personal sampling method for foundries to use as part of their silica exposure control programs.
Rebecca Ferrell, Robert Scholz
Heat Transfer Coefficients for Aluminum Permanent Mold Casting: A casting case study shows how using an inverse method in casting process modeling can be used to improve quality.
M. de Oliveira, H. Renegar, S. Govindaswamy, P. Kovalenko, M. Sanchez-Araiza
Experiences in a New Degassing Concept: A new model can help identify ways to reduce cycle time and the amount of consumables used for more effective degassing.
Brian Began, Ronny Simon
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