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  Casteel Reporter

  October 15, 2005

  The Casteel Commentary focuses on the need to become more product-oriented. It is highlighted in the way we give foundry tours - instead of following the product backwards through the process to see how it is made, we follow the material flow through the process. We should give tours backwards to be better at showing off our process. We should also think about our plant in terms of how each operation contributes to the casting we ship…

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• R&D Tax Credit

  October 15, 2005

  Presentation on the R&D Tax Credit given at the 2004 SFSA Annual Meeting

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  Test Coupons and Casting Quality

  September 15, 2005

  Mechanical Properties of Test Bars Compared to Castings

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  Casteel Reporter

  September 15, 2005

  Extreme price pressure stemming from excessive capacity has resulted in a systematic failure of the past 20 years to hire staff. Now in a market of limited supply and with an aging near-retirement workforce, we need to recruit and train the needed leaders for our future…

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  Casteel Reporter

  September 15, 2005

  Special September 2005 Casteel Reporter about the possible impact of a natural disaster on the steel casting industry

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  Competitive Conditions in the U.S. Market

  August 15, 2005

  US ITC Publication 3771, Foundry Products: Competitive Conditions in the U.S. Market

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  Casteel Reporter

  August 15, 2005

  China plays an important role, not only as a competitor but also as a consumer. The purchases of China have helped fuel demand for commodities and capital equipment investment. China steel foundries appear to be on an unsustainable path if the selling price reported by the China Foundry journal is accurate. This month’s Commentary reports some of these numbers and does an analysis to demonstrate this reality…

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  Manufacturing and Steel Prices

  August 15, 2005

  Manufacturing and Steel Prices, by Peter Morici, February 2005

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• China - Prices of Castings and Raw Materials

  August 15, 2005

  Prices of Castings, Foundry Raw and Auxiliary Materials in Some Regions of China

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  WFO - Last 20 Years of Research

  July 15, 2005

  World Foundry Organization paper on the last 20 years of steel casting research

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