The publication includes the most up-to-date industry technology and trends, with a focus on aluminum, iron, copper, engineering, environmental health and safety, lost foam, magnesium, marketing, melting methods and materials, molding methods and materials and steel. The more than 1,000-page publication is bound in leather with gold foil stamping of the title, date and volume number on the spine.

This year's volume includes a copy of the CD version of the transactions, complete with color images and a video clip of a bead filling to accompany the paper Understanding and Improving Bead Filling Parameters that Affect Lost Foam Pattern Quality. An electronic download of the table of contents also is available.

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