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Corona Virus and SFSA - This month’s Casteel Reporter considers how this current crisis will affect
our steel casting industry. The future is uncertain, but our industry has a history of surviving sharp and deep downturns and this is likely to be required now. SFSA is also trying to make sure we support you with information on challenges and successful practices for dealing with this environment…
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In this month’s Casteel Commentary, the issue of a disruptive technology change with the transition to electric vehicles is considered. Will this hurt or benefit steel casting producers?
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The Casteel Commentary reviews the predictions from last January and makes some guesses about
what will happen in 2020. Enjoy!
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2020 SFSA Market Forecast
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The Casteel Commentary this month is long and deals with trade. The shift in U.S. trade policy was
not merely a preference of the Trump administration, it is an inevitable recognition of the changes in the trading system. Nationalism is the consequence of the changes in trading practices in part
facilitated by containerization and IT communication. The commentary looks at these issues…
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2019 SFSA Market Forecast
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Where are we going to find the workers we need? Well, they don’t exist, we stopped having enough
children to supply our businesses. So, the Casteel Commentary shows that advanced manufacturing,
especially automation is not just an option for improving our operation, it is a critical task to remain viable and prosperous…
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This month’s Casteel Commentary describes the success of our Cast in Steel Competition. We are
encouraging all our members to consider helping form a team to compete next year.
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The Casteel Commentary reviews SFSA efforts with the Department of Defense to develop a new set
of tools for design of steel castings in a model-based environment. This is exciting stuff and we need your support, help and guidance.
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Steel foundries will face challenges in the marketplace, in staffing and in responding to global
economic conditions. For the commentary, I review my thoughts from last January on 2018 and share
my thoughts for 2019. Hope you enjoy and disagree. It makes the ongoing discussion more fun and
useful.
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