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05.15.13: 151 Parts to Infinity
Mathematician and sculptor Dr. Helaman Ferguson, PhD, worked with Danko Arlington Inc., a Baltimore job shop specializing in aluminum and bronze sand castings, to create a towering sculpture, the Umbilic Torus SC, with infinite lines. The silicon bronze castings for the outer shape of the piece were produced without pattern tooling. New Arts Foundry, Baltimore, welded the finished piece together as an assembly that weighs more than 20,000 lbs. The total weight of the sculpture is approximately 65 tons.
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Honk if You Love Castings
I was given an up-close tour of my car’s brake assemblies the other day. It gave me a new reason to appreciate metal cas...
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05.17.13: Kobe Aluminum to Expand in Kentucky
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, Bowling Green, Ky., is planning to spend $66 million on equipment and additional space.
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05.14.13: iFab to build DARPA’s FANG Challenge Award Winning Design
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $1 million prize to “Ground Systems,” a three-person team with members in Ohio, Texas and California, as the winner of its Fast Adaptable Next-Generation Ground Vehicle (FANG) Mobility/Drivetrain Challenge.
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05.14.13: White House Announces Two New DOD Manufacturing Institutes
Two newly announced U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) institute technology focus areas are Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation (DMDI) and Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation (LM3I).
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