May/June Digital Magazine

Editorial: Wind Energy: The Chicken or the Egg?, A.T. Spada

Cover Story: 2010 Casting Competition, S. Gibbs
Dotson Iron Castings took home Casting of the Year by replacing a weldment that never should have been; 11 other designs won honors. 

Small & Mighty, S. Wetzel
If you think tiny particles making metals super strong sounds like sci-fi, think again.
          Additional article on nanoparticles in castings.

Manufacturing Wind Energy, S. Wetzel
Increasing numbers of wind turbines are being produced every year in the U.S. But where are the wind castings being produced?

CastExpo’10 Convenes in Orlando, An MCDP Staff Report
For the first time ever, CastExpo included a section devoted entirely to buyers and designers of metal castings. See our coverage for more on the end-user technical sessions and metalcasters exhibiting.

Shakeout: Achieving Olympic Aluminum
A group of metalcasting and welding students may not have won gold or silver, but they were able to design an aluminum statue for the Candian Olympic Speed Skating team.
          Video of sculpture construction.