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May 2013
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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: GM Casting Facility Hosts Student Program
More than 150 young women from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio recently visited GM’s Defiance Casting Operations in Defiance, Ohio, to participate in the sixth annual “Get WISE (women in science and engineering)” program.
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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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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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05.13.13: Calco Enters Ag Market
As part of a new product development process that began in 2011, The C.A. Lawton Co. (Calco), De Pere, Wis., has completed qualification and is now in full production for its first major agricultural equipment manufacturing customer.
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05.09.13: Stainless Foundry and Engineering Selects Odyssey
Stainless Foundry & Engineering Inc., Milwaukee, selected B&L’s Odyssey product to support its business operations.
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05.03.13: Oberdorfer Delays Plant Closing
Oberdorfer LLC, Syracuse, N.Y., a subsidiary of Advanced Metals Group LLC, has delayed the closing of its aluminum casting facility.
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05.01.13: PSU Receives Donated MPI Wax Injector
MPI Inc., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., has donated a 25-ton wax injector to the manufacturing program at Pittsburg State University (PSU), Pittsburg, Kan. The new machine is being installed in the metalcasting lab at the Kansas Technology Center.
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05.01.13: Cast-Fab to Supply Large Defense Castings
Cast-Fab expects to produce more than 12,000 tons of iron over the length of the project. The project details are confidential.
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05.01.13: Armstrong Mold Acquires Ultracast
On April 15, Armstrong Mold Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., acquired the assets of Ultracast, Enfield, Conn., a division of world-wide specialty manufacturing company Sanders Industries.
April 2013
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04.30.13: Chassix, Formerly SMW and DMI, Makes Global Debut
Chassix, Troy, Mich., has launched as a single integrated source for precision chassis casting and machining solutions. It was formed following Platinum Equity’s purchase and subsequent integration of DMI and SMW, resulting in the creation of a $1.2 billion global automotive supplier.
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04.30.13: Alupress AG to open new U.S. plant in 2014
Alupress AG, South Tyrol, Italy, has announced plans to establish a new 30,000-sq.-ft. aluminum casting production facility in Laurens County, South Carolina.
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04.29.13: Morel Recognized Among State Manufacturing Leaders
The firm was honored among 20 top manufacturers in the state at the Washington Manufacturing Awards.
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04.29.13: Grede Foundry of New Castle Receives Award
Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development program WorkOne has given an Achievement Award to Grede Foundry, New Castle, Ind.
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04.25.13: US Castings Attains Quality Recognition
Truck manufacturer PACCAR, Bellevue, Wash., has recognized US Castings LLC, Entiat, Wash., for achieving 50 parts per million or better quality.
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04.25.13: University of Alabama Opens Metalcasting Facility
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., has opened a new facility to encourage creative collaboration between engineering and art students.
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04.25.13: Spartan Receives Supplier Award
Spartan Light Metal Products, a supplier of aluminum and magnesium custom die castings was recognized as an Excellent Quality Performance Award winner at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.’s (TEMA) Annual Supplier Business Meeting (ABM)
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04.25.13: Clinkenbeard Adds Five-Axis CNC Machining
Continued growth at Clinkenbeard, Rockford, Ill., has resulted in continued expansion with the addition of a new five-axis CNC machine
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04.25.13: Bell Foundry Company Earns Recertification
Bell Foundry Company - Machine Shop, South Gate, Calif. was recertified to ISO 9001:2008 by Perry Johnson Registrars Inc. on April 2, 2013.
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04.18.13: Michigan Metalcasting Facility Damaged in Fire
A fire recently caused reportedly $2.5 million in damage to the Holland Alloys metalcasting facility in Holland Township, Mich.
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04.17.13: Hunter Sells Machine to Swedish Iron Caster
Hunter, Schaumburg, Ill., has announced the sale of an XL 2430 molding machine to Skeppshult Gjuteri AB, a cast iron foundry in Skeppshult, Sweden.
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04.10.13: Hunter Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Launches New Name
President and CEO Bill Hunter announced the company’s new name: Hunter Foundry Machinery Corp. at CastExpo’13, held this week at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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04.10.13: GE to Acquire Lufkin Industries
GE, Houston, and Lufkin Industries Inc., Lufkin, Texas, have announced a joint agreement whereby GE will acquire Lufkin Industries Inc., a leading provider of artificial lift technologies for the oil and gas industry and a manufacturer of industrial gears, for approximately $3.3 billion.
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04.05.13: Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi receives 2013 Fellow Award from MRS
The award is in recognition of his sustained leadership in research on solidification synthesis and characterization of metal matrix composites, pioneering initiatives in technology and product development, education, materials policy, and institution building.
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04.05.13: GM Invests $332 Million for New Fuel-Efficient Powertrains
Since 2009, GM has announced nearly $1.8 billion in investments for the six Powertrain facilities.
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04.03.13: Delaware Dynamics Plans Expansion
Die casting provider Delaware Dynamics, Muncie, Ind., has announced plans to expand.
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04.03.13: Manufacturing Scholarship Program Offers Full Tuition
The University of Phoenix and the Manufacturing Institute have combined efforts to offer 10 full tuition scholarship
March 2013
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03.26.13: StrikoWestofen Group Has New Ownership
Munich-based Auctus Capital Partners AG has acquired the majority share in the StrikoWestofen Group.
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03.26.13: Alfe Heat Treating of Charlotte Receives TS16949 Certification
Alfe Heat Treating’s Charlotte, N.C., ferrous heat-treating plant has achieved TS16949 Certification, allowing it to be a direct, tier-one supplier to the automotive industry.
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03.26.13: Alfe Signs Multiyear Contract With Big Three Automotive Manufacturer
Aluminum heat treater Alfe Heat Treating, Saginaw, Mich., has closed a deal with a major automotive manufacturer to heat treat V6 engines at its Saginaw operations plant.
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03.22.13: Waupaca Foundry Earns Community Awards
The Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce has named Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca, Wis., “Large Business of the Year” for 2013.
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03.19.13: Grede Plants in Mexico To Use Odyssey ERP
Enterprise resource planning software provider B&L Information Systems, Bridgman, Mich. announces the project kick-off for several Grede Holdings metalcasting facilities in Mexico.
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03.19.13: Pennsylvania Metalcasting Facility to Close in May
Railroad products manufacturer McConway & Torley LLC will close its 144-year-old Kutztown, Pa., plant and lay off 130 workers on May 5, 2013, according to a filing with the state Department of Labor & Industry.
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03.12.13: Hunter Appoints Fitzgerald as COO
Hunter Automated Machinery Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., has promoted Jim Fitzgerald to the newly created position of COO.
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03.11.13: Empire Systems, Clansman Dynamics team up in U.S.
Empire Systems Inc., Avon Lake, Ohio, and Clansman Dynamics Ltd., Scotland, have formed a sales partnership in the United States.
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03.07.13: Hypertherm Opens New Plant in N.H.
Cutting systems manufacturer Hypertherm, Lebanon, N.H., has opened a new 160,000-sq.-ft. facility in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The additional manufacturing space is expected to create up to 500 new jobs, including advanced machinist and engineering positions.
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03.06.13: High School Program Brings Metalcasting to GEMS
Magma Foundry Technologies Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., participated in the 2013 GEMS (girls in engineering, mathematics and science) conference for 5th and 6th graders held February 9 at Conant High School.
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03.06.13: Aleazin to Install Inductotherm Cathode Melting Furnace
Aleazin S.A. de C.V., a division of Industrias Peñoles S.A.B. de C.V., has awarded an order to Inductotherm Corp. for a new 60 metric ton cathode melting furnace project for its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico.
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03.05.13: Chrysler Group Invests in Indiana Casting Facility
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Mich., has announced plans to invest nearly $374 million to boost transmission production and add approximately 1,250 new jobs in north-central Indiana, making it the largest transmission installation in the world.
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03.05.13: Superior Industries Plans New Plant in Mexico
Alloy wheel supplier Superior Industries International Inc., Van Nuys, Calif., reportedly plans to build a $125 million plant in Mexico to help boost its North American business.
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03.05.13: Russia-based Kluchevsky Becomes Shareholder in F.W. Winter
Kluchevsky Ferro-Alloy Plant, Russia, a producer of aluminothermic chromium metal, extra low carbon ferrochrome and other ferroalloys, has become a shareholder in the F.W. Winter Inc. & Co., Camden, N.J., a manufacturer of metal and alloy powders.
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03.05.13: Dynacast Adds Metal Injection Molding
Dynacast International, Elgin, Ill., is reportedly adding metal injection molding (MIM) to its service offerings. This expands its ability to produce small, complex components using a wider variety of metals.
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03.05.13: Army Names RIA-JMTC a Center of Excellence
Secretary of the Army John McHugh has designated Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC), Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., as a Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for Foundry operations.
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03.01.13: KPS Capital Partners Completes Waupaca Foundry Recapitalization
Following the recapitalization, the Waupaca, Wis.-based gray and ductile iron casting producer remains conservatively capitalized and will have the continued support of KPS
February 2013
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02.18.13: Glidewell Specialties Foundry Celebrates 50 Years
Aaron S. Glidewell founded the company in 1962.
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02.18.13: Oberdorfer Aluminum Casting Facility to Close
The company has been in business for more than a century and cited the economic impact of the recession.
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02.18.13: Andritz Relaunches HiTEQ Furnace Line
With its recent acquisition of Bricmont, Andritz, Canonsburg, Pa., received the intellectual property rights for the HiTEQ furnace line.
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02.13.13: Engineering Student Develops Corrosion Mobile App
University of Toronto engineering student Jason Tam developed an iPhone app, Corrosion, which provides corrosion terminologies, formulae and benchmarking data.
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02.13.13: Grede Castings Feature Among Automotive Award Winners
Grede Holdings LLC, Southfield, Mich., has cast components featured in the Cadillac ATS and Ram 1500, both 2013 winners of the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) Awards.
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02.13.13: Messe Düsseldorf To Promote Metalcasting Trade Fairs at CastExpo’13
Messe Düsseldorf, Chicago, will participate in CastExpo’13 (booth 867) to promote its international metalcasting trade fairs including GIFA 2015, the 13th International Foundry Trade Fair with WFO Technical Forum, and NEWCAST 2015, the 4th International Trade Fair for Precision Castings.
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02.13.13: Mohawk College Foundry Donates Surplus Proceeds to FEF Scholarships
FL Sales Inc. presented a check to Dana Coulombe for $76,495.00 at the Canmet Facility in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, toward scholarships awarded through the Foundry Educational Foundation.
January 2013
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01.31.13: Clinkenbeard Receives U.S. Department of State ITAR Recertification
Clinkenbeard, Rockford, Ill., has received official International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) recertification from the United States Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
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01.29.13: Applied Process Hosts First AP University
More than 30 designers and engineers studied how austempered ductile iron (ADI) could work in their manufacturing operations.
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01.29.13: B&L Information Systems Awards Scholarship
B&L Information Systems, Bridgman, Mich., has awarded the 2013 Dick Laney Memorial Scholarship to Shannon Carlson.
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01.25.13: StrikoWestofen Group Secures Aluminum Auto Order
StrikoWestofen Group, Zeeland, Mich., has won a new, large automotive order for a U.S. carmaker’s plant near Mexico City.
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01.25.13: US Holdings Launches Eagle Manufacturing Brand
US Holdings Inc., Miami, has announced a new name for its holding group, Eagle Manufacturing Group.
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01.25.13: A Finkl & Sons Operating in New Facility
The A. Finkl & Sons Co. is phasing out its century-old Chicago plant and operating a new facility on the city’s South Side, at 1355 E. 93rd St.
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01.17.13: Alfe Heat Treating Donates $5,000 to Indiana’s IPFW
Alfe Heat Treating, Fort Wayne, Ind., has made a $5,000 donation to Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. The company gave $2,500 to the College of Engineering and $2,500 to the Doermer School of Business.
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01.17.13: GE Aviation Forms Joint Venture with SeaCast
GE Aviation, Cincinnati, and SeaCast Inc., Marysville, Wash., have established a 50/50 joint venture, Montana Precision Products, to produce jet engine components at SeaCast's facility in Butte, Mont.
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01.17.13: Consolidated Precision Completes Turbine Technologies Acquisition
Consolidated Precision Products Corp. (CPP), Pomona, Calif., has successfully closed on its previously announced definitive agreement to acquire Turbine Technologies Group from ESCO Corp.
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01.14.13: Calco, Centerline Machining & Grinding Team Up
The C.A. Lawton Co. (Calco), De Pere, Wis., has formed a joint venture with Centerline Machining & Grinding Inc., Hobart, Wis. This new partnership, to be known as Centerline Machining & Grinding, LLC, consists of Centerline’s assets and operations as well as contributions of capital and equipment from Calco.
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01.14.13: Taylor-Winfield Relocates Corporate Office
The Brilex Group of Companies, Youngstown, Ohio, announces the completion of a new office complex housing Taylor-Winfield Technologies at 3200 Innovation Place in Youngstown. It is connected to the existing 100,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility and brings all engineering, sales, product management and management personnel under one roof.
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01.14.13: AMG Completes AMG Aluminum Integration
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., Wayne, Pa., announces that it has completed the consolidation of its global aluminum operations into one centralized unit, AMG Aluminum, consisting of AMG Aluminum North America, LLC (formerly KB Alloys, LLC), AMG Aluminum U.K. Limited (formerly part of London and Scandinavian Metallurgical Co. Limited), and the aluminum activities of LSM Brasil S.A.
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01.14.13: Palmer Announces Acetarc Line of Ladles
Palmer Manufacturing and Supply Inc., Springfield, Ohio, has partnered with Acetarc Engineering Co., a global custom ladle manufacturer based in the U.K., to be its exclusive North American sales force.
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01.07.13: Zircoa To Manage Own Business Globally
Zircoa Inc., Cleveland, has formed Zircoa Gmbh to represent its business internationally. For more than 20 years, German firm DIDIER served as the representative for many of Zircoa’s products to Europe and parts of Asia.
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01.03.13: Bremen Castings Opens On-Site Health Clinic
Bremen Castings Inc. (BCI), Bremen, Ind., has opened a new, on-site wellness center for its 300 employees and their families. It operates 45 hours per week and employs a doctor, nurse practitioner, RN and medical assistant.
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01.03.13: Rochester Metal Forms ESOP
To maintain local ownership and plan for the long-term continuity of the business, Rochester Metal Products, Rochester, Ind., has announced the formation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
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01.03.13: Alcoa Wins Long-Term Gas Turbine Parts Contract
Alcoa Power and Propulsion (APP), New York, has signed a long-term agreement with Siemens Energy to supply investment-cast blades and vanes for a wide range of industrial gas turbines.
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01.03.13: ICI Seeks New Executive Director
A committee has been named to find a new executive director for the Investment Casting Institute, Montvale, N.J.
December 2012
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12.27.12: Otto Junker, Can-Eng Furnaces Partner on Service
The Otto Junker Group, Simmerath, Germany, and Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, announce the formation of a service cooperation agreement for either company’s customers on a global basis.
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12.27.12: Laempe Secures Repeat CoreCenter Order
LaempeReich has received a repeat order for the Laempe LL10 CoreCenter from Laforo Iron Foundry, Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Canada.
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12.27.12: Grede Receives Stable Credit Rating
Grede Holdings LLC, Southfield, Mich., has received affirmation upholding the company’s credit rating of B+/Stable from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, and a Corporate Family Rating and Term Loan B rating of B1 from Moody’s Investors Service.
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12.27.12: DOE Recognizes Waupaca for Energy Efficiency
Officials at Waupaca Foundry, Inc., Waupaca, Wis., received a commendation from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings, Better Plants Program.
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12.19.12: Lodge Announces Plant Expansion
Lodge Manufacturing Co., South Pittsburg, Tenn., will begin a major plant expansion later this year to meet current and projected demand for its signature line of seasoned cast iron cookware.
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12.18.12: Charter Manufacturing Purchases Dura-Bar, Wells
Charter Manufacturing Co., Mequon, Wis., has acquired Dura-Bar and Dura-Bar Metal Services as part of its stock purchase of Wells Manufacturing Co., Woodstock, Ill.
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12.07.12: Supplier Asbury Wilkinson Joins Ervin
Asbury Wilkinson, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has acquired Whytek Marketing and will represent Ervin Industries, Ann Arbor, Mich., Amasteel shot and grit and Amacast cast stainless steel shot in the Eastern Canada region.
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12.07.12: PCP Acquires Synchronous
Precision Castparts Corp., Portland, Ore., has agreed to acquire Synchronous Aerospace Group (Synchronous), Prescott, Ariz., a build-to-print supplier of complex mechanical assemblies for commercial aerospace and defense markets.
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12.07.12: GF Automotive To Expand in Asia, Divest Aluminum Sand Casting in Europe
GF Automotive, a corporate group of Georg Fischer, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, will expand its existing plants in China and focus in Europe on its iron and aluminum diecasting facilities. Its aluminum sand casting business, with two facilities in Friedrichshafen and Garching, Germany, will be divested.
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12.06.12: MetalTek Acquires Fabrication, Machining Provider SMCI
MetalTek International, Waukesha, Wisc., has acquired Specialty Maintenance and Construction Inc. (SMCI), Lakeland, Fla., a close tolerance fabricating and machining services provider targeting high performance markets, including energy.
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12.06.12: Norton Abrasives Makes its Mark
Norton Abrasives, Worcester, Mass., a brand of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, has announced the introduction of a new global Norton brand standards program.
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12.05.12: Stratasys, Objet Complete Merger
Stratasys Inc., Minneapolis, and Objet Ltd., Rehovot, Israel, have completed a merger to form a 3D printing and direct digital manufacturing company valued at $3 billion.
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12.05.12: Gradmatic Announces Refractory Installations
Gradmatic Equipment Inc., Bala, Ontario, Canada, recently delivered a second refractory installation to Magotteaux, Magog, Quebec, for nine and 12-ton furnaces.
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12.05.12: Teksid Increases CGI Production Capability
The Teksid Group, Torino, Italy, has initiated compacted graphite iron (CGI) product development for commercial vehicle and industrial power cylinder head programs at its metalcasting facility in Monclova, Mexico.
November 2012
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11.28.12: Grede Aims for $3 Billion Mark
Grede Holdings, Southfield Mich., expects to hit the $1.1 billion revenue mark in 2012, CEO Douglas Grimm told the Detroit Free Press. In addition, he has set a $3 billion goal over the next five years.
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11.28.12: Four Companies Take Top Honors in ICI Contest
The Investment Casting Institute's annual casting contest
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11.27.12: McKinney Wins MODERN CASTING Scholarship at FEF Conference
Twenty students were awarded a total of $44,500 At the FEF College Industry Conference
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11.27.12: Blackhawk Increasing Capacity in Mexico
Blackhawk de Mexico, Monterrey, will increase its capacity 50% with upgrades expected to be complete by late 2013.
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11.14.12: T & L Foundry Receives Safety & Health Recognition
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello recognized T & L Foundry Inc. with a SHARP Commendation presented to owner Bill Covington.
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11.14.12: OSU Discovers Sweet Approach to Sand Casting
Experts in adhesion science in the OSU College of Forestry have discovered and applied for a patent on using sugar as a binder for metalcasting sand molds.
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11.09.12: Grede Earns Fastest Growing Companies Nod
Grede Holdings LLC, Southfield, Mich., had the sixth highest growth rate in southeast Michigan over the last three years, according to Crain’s Detroit Business’ list of the 25 Fastest Growing Companies over the last three years.
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11.06.12: The C.A. Lawton Co. Breaks Ground on New Facility
Part of a multi-year master plan to increase overall capacity and modernize its facility, the 15,000-sq.-ft. building is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2012.
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11.05.12: Transmet Increases Cast Zinc Shot Production
Transmet Corporation, Columbus, Ohio, has completed an expansion of its cast zinc shot manufacturing facility.
October 2012
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10.31.12: Metalcaster Hosts U.S. Representative Rodgers
Wear-Tek Inc.’s Bill Reynolds (left) recently gave U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) a tour.
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10.31.12: Tupy to use SinterCast Process Control for Large CGI Order
In preparation for the start of series production on a high volume compacted graphite iron (CGI) passenger vehicle cylinder block, Tupy has ordered a fully automated process control system from Swedish CGI specialist SinterCast.
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10.24.12: Alter Acquires Miller Compressing
Alter Trading Corp. has acquired Miller Compressing Co., a Milwaukee-based scrap metal recycler.
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10.24.12: Accuride Launches New Corporate Branding, Website
Automotive components supplier Accuride Corp., Evansville, Ind., has introduced new corporate branding and unveiled a suite of new websites.
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10.18.12: EMI Partners with Italian Equipment Maker
Equipment Merchants International (EMI), Cleveland, Ohio, and Primafond, Thiene, Italy, have announced a new sales partnership in North America.
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10.18.12: Bremen Celebrates Record Uptime
Bremen Castings Inc. (BCI) in Bremen, Ind., recently celebrated 495 days without lost time.
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10.18.12: MorganMMS Opens New Office in India
Morgan Molten Metal Systems (MMMS), Wallingford, Conn., has opened a regional office in Gurgaon, India. The office will be the home of the MMMS Customer Service team.
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10.15.12: Fall River Foundry Targets Lead-Free Brass Market
Fall River Foundry, Fall River, Wis., has positioned itself to be a leader in pouring lead-free brass for the waterworks industry.
