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Press Releases Wagstaff Chosen by Ma'aden-Alcoa JV to Supply Critical Casting Technology Montreal, Canada - August 27, 2010 The Ma’aden-Alcoa joint venture has selected Wagstaff, Inc. to supply the joint venture’s vertical direct chill casting complex with t-ingot, rolling ingot, and extrusion billet casting equipment. The contract includes capital equipment and technology to produce aluminum rolling ingot and extrusion billet at the casting complex, currently under construction and scheduled to start production in 2013 in Ras Az Zawr, Saudi Arabia. The greenfield smelter and rolling mill comprise the first of two phases in this super-project, which will leverage Saudi Arabia’s bauxite and energy resources with Alcoa know-how, management expertise and support to create the world’s largest and lowest cost fully integrated aluminum manufacturing complex. The rolling mill will be the region’s first and one of the most technologically advanced in the world and will primarily produce can stock, end stock and tab stock for the regional market. It will have initial hot-mill capacity of between 250,000 and 460,000 metric tons per year. The new contract for the casting complex supply includes Wagstaff leading edge ingot and billet casting systems, as well as integrated automated controls, which have been shown to deliver improved recovery rates, and higher levels of workplace convenience and safety. The casting facility will also feature Alcoa’s advanced proprietary ingot casting technology which yields highly improved surface finish to rolling ingots with consequential gains in rolling efficiency and product quality. “As a longstanding, dedicated supplier to global Alcoa casting facilities and with many successful greenfield installations in the Middle East and around the world, Wagstaff is uniquely positioned to provide precision, state-of-the-art direct chill casting equipment to the Ma’aden Alcoa joint venture, and to remain a constant resource from current equipment design activities through delivery, commissioning, operator training, post-startup technical support, and beyond,” said Ray Kilmer, Vice President, Alcoa Global Rolled Products. About Wagstaff – www.wagstaff.com Wagstaff, Inc. is a 64-year-old technology and manufacturing company that provides customized, advanced aluminum direct-chill (DC) solidification solutions to rolling ingot and extrusion billet producers worldwide. Wagstaff offers casting machines, mold systems, process automation, rolling ingot tooling, extrusion billet tooling, auxiliary equipment and technical service and support to all sizes of DC aluminum casting operations in 55 countries around the globe.
With manufacturing in Spokane, Washington, and Hebron, Kentucky, USA, and service and commercial resources placed in strategic locations close to global aluminum production centers, Wagstaff is positioned to deliver, commission, and service casting operations worldwide. About Ma'aden - www.maaden.com.sa Established by Royal Decree No. M/17 dated 14/11/1417 Hijri (March 1997) to facilitate the development of Saudi Arabian’s non-petroleum resources, the Company’s Initial Public Offering took place in July 2008. The Government of Saudi Arabia through the Public Investment Fund retained 50% of ownership, whereas institutional and individual investors acquired the remaining 50%. Ma'aden has progressed towards realizing its vision to be a world class international mining company and its mission to become profitable for its shareholders, while maintaining the utmost concern for human resources, health and safety, environmental and social issues. The Ma’aden Alcoa joint venture will become the world's preeminent and lowest-cost supplier of primary aluminum, alumina and aluminum products, with access to the growing markets of the Middle East and beyond. The complex will utilize critical infrastructure, including low-cost and clean power generation, as well as port and rail facilities, developed by the Kingdom's government. Bauxite feedstock for the planned alumina refinery will be transported by rail from the new mine at Al Ba'itha, near Quiba, in the north. The smelter and rolling mill will begin operations in 2013 with the mine and refinery coming on stream in 2014. About Alcoa - www.alcoa.com Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral part of Alcoa’s operating practices and the product design and engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for eight consecutive years and approximately 75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 59,000 people in 31 countries across the world. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com. Foall s.r.l. to Install Wagstaff Billet Casting System to Supply Metra SpA (l) Brescia, Italy – March 19, 2010 Foall s.r.l. has chosen Wagstaff's AirSlip Casting Technology to supply a casthouse upgrade planned in 2010. Foall s.r.l., which is wholly owned by Metra SpA (www.metra.it), operates a casthouse to exclusively supply aluminium billets to Metra. Foall s.r.l. plans to realize further improvements in Metra’s extrusion profile production with AirSlip billets cast in this casthouse. AirSlip billet technology is known to produce smooth surfaces and advanced metallurgical properties in cast product, resulting in beneficial downstream benefits to the extruder. These benefits include a dramatically reduced surface segregation zone, which can result in reduced amount of scrap prior to indirect extrusion, reduced extrusion heel prior to direct extrusion, and faster extrusion speeds.
Established in 1962, Metra SpA engages in the extrusion of aluminium profiles for the building and architecture markets primarily in Europe. Metra group produces more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium-extruded products per year, 70,000 of which are distributed in Italy and 20,000 abroad – with factories in Italy, Poland and Canada.
Wagstaff, Inc. is 63-year-old manufacturing company that provides customized, advanced aluminium direct-chill (DC) solidification technology to rolling ingot and extrusion billet producers worldwide. Wagstaff offers casting machines, mold systems, process automation, rolling ingot tooling, extrusion billet tooling, auxiliary equipment and technical service and support to all sizes of DC aluminium casting operations. Currently the company has customers in 54 countries around the globe.
For more information on Wagstaff's products and services for the aluminium VDC process please contact:
Turina McClelland
Marketing Communications Specialist
Wagstaff, Inc.
3910 N. Flora Rd.
Spokane, WA 99216
USA
1 509 891 8058
TST Automates Billet Casting Fontana, California, USA – December 4, 2009 TST, Inc., a diverse aluminum operation based in Fontana, California, has recently upgraded its billet casting operation with an advanced automation system designed to expand the capabilities of the billet casting station, improve safety, and improve billet quality. Purchased earlier this year, Founded in 1946, TST’s beginnings are rooted in processing and trading ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Adding billet and ingot casting to the operation in the 1970s diversified the growing company by extending its offerings to extruders, forgers and rolling mills in the US and abroad. Casting billet since the mid-1970s, TST offers a range of billet sizes and alloys and works with customers to meet specific alloy composition and mechanical property requests. New applications for aluminum billet are generating needs for tighter metallurgical tolerances in billet casting, resulting in TST’s quest to extend its reach in billet production capabilities to serve this growing market.
TST’s AutoCast control system allows billet production to be monitored more closely through the graphical interface of the AutoCast Operator Control Console with which operators can
 interact before, during, and after a cast. Routine tasks can be performed through the console, keeping operators safely away from molten metal. The SCADA component of the AutoCast system gives TST the ability to collect, store, and access casting data in a variety of applications, ultimately providing a clearer analysis of the casting operation as a whole. The Enhanced Reporting feature of the system presents the data acquired by the SCADA component in an easily read and interpreted format. All of these components work in tight integration with TST’s existing billet casting equipment.TST has experienced safer casting conditions, improved analysis, and greater process control over the billet casting station as a result of this new equipment upgrade. Additionally, alloying efficiencies and diameter maximization have also been recognized as benefits from this new investment.
Andrew Stein, President and CEO of TST, Inc. states, “This equipment purchase was guided by TST’s corporate mission and principles to meet customers’ expectations, continuously improve product offerings, and improve employee safety.” Wagstaff, Inc. Announces Grand Opening of China Subsidiary Qingdao, China - August 23, 2009 Wagstaff, Inc., a leading producer of direct-chill casting equipment for aluminum solidification announced the grand opening of its newest Service Center located in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. Wagstaff (Qingdao) Trading Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wagstaff, Inc., held its grand opening ceremony August 23 at its new facility located in the Qingdao Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone. With corporate officers, Wagstaff Qingdao personnel, industrial park and city officials present, the formal ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on the premises; a customer appreciation dinner and celebration was held the following evening at a local hotel.
“Our growth here in Qingdao will complement Wagstaff’s ongoing marketing and sales resources by providing genuine Wagstaff replacement parts, local customer service contacts, customer training, startup services and technical support long after a customer starts operating their Wagstaff equipment and technology,” explained Paul May, CEO of Wagstaff, Inc. Wagstaff Qingdao seeks to help customers maintain operations and to facilitate equipment orders in the short term. Longer-term goals of the Service Center include equipment rehabilitation services for components and casting systems after a period of operation in aluminum casting facilities. Wagstaff understands the significance of specialized dc casting machinery investments, and hopes to help customers maximize equipment life through training, support, equipment maintenance and refurbishing services.
Mr. H C Yuen, Area Manager of Wagstaff, Inc. for China presented a statement of support by its US parent company. Mr. Yuen ensured customers that all the services and activities performed by Wagstaff Qingdao are “still backed by the usual trusted experts from the US.” Dr. Zu Jianbo, director of the new company stated, “Our ultimate goal is to increase customer satisfaction and to improve transparency of service to Chinese customers.” Response time to customer needs will be reduced with this added local resource available to aluminum producers throughout China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Customer service and technical support are currently available through this new subsidiary, meanwhile, Wagstaff design, engineering, manufacturing, and global support continue to be headquartered in Spokane, Washington, USA.
To contact Wagstaff (Qingdao) Trading Co. Ltd.:
Wagstaff (Qingdao) Trading Co. Ltd.
Enterprise Centre of New Industrial Park, Qingdao Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone,
No.1 Shangma Section of Aodong Road, Chengyang District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
Postal Code: 266114
Tel. +86 532 66965828
Fax. +86 532 66965827
Web site: www.wagstaff.cn
For more information, contact:
Turina McClelland
Marketing Communications Specialist
Wagstaff, Inc.
3910 N. Flora Rd.
Spokane, WA 99216
USA
1 509 891 8058
In addition to Wagstaff headquarters and main manufacturing operations in Spokane, Washington, USA and the new Service Center in Qingdao, China, a second manufacturing facility and service center is located in Hebron, Kentucky, USA. Regional representatives for both sales and technical services are located in various strategic locations around the world. Venalum Completes First Phase of Casthouse Modernization C.V.G. Industrial Venezolana de Aluminio, C.A. (Venalum), extrusion billet producer located in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, has recently commissioned a complete billet casting system designed and engineered by Wagstaff, Inc. Among Venalum’s goals for this new equipment are high pit recoveries, increased safety, and reduced environmental impact. These goals were achieved with the commissioning of the aluminum producer’s third casting pit designed to cast extrusion billets in 1xxx and 6xxx alloys. This new pit was recently equipped with a 500S Model ShurCast™ Casting Machine, a Wagstaff® Billet Casting System including AirSlip® Air Casting Technology, and an AutoCast™ Automated Casting System. The billet system was designed to cast 80 strands of 7” billet, and at commissioning, this station’s recovery rate surpassed 95%.
In addition to this latest success, Venalum has also taken steps in a plan towards modernization of existing casting stations with additional Wagstaff Billet Casting Systems. The second phase of this project includes replacement of legacy systems with Wagstaff AirSlip Air Casting Technology and integrated Wagstaff AutoCast Automated Casting Control Systems designed to allow greater control over casting parameters and product quality.
For more information, contact:
Turina McClelland
Marketing Communications Specialist
Wagstaff, Inc.
3910 N. Flora Rd.
Spokane, WA 99216
USA
1 509 891 8058
Yankuang Group Enters Aluminum Extrusion Market with Wagstaff Equipment Jining City, Shandong, China, April 6, 2009 - Yankuang Group, a diversified corporation headquartered in Jining City, Shandong, China, has recently moved forward with plans to extend its holdings into the aluminum extrusion market. With 50 subsidiary ventures in coal, aluminum, finance, power generation, civil engineering, construction, manufacturing, logistics and trade, Yankuang Group companies have been at the leading edge of technological innovation in China, and have been named in the “Top 50 Listed Companies in China” for several years. After expanding its business to the aluminum industry in 2003, plans to offer aluminum extrusions to industrial and logistics markets have advanced with recent supplier agreements. USA-based Wagstaff, Inc., has been chosen to supply casthouse equipment to Yankuang Group and to provide technical service and start-up assistance during commissioning of the casting operation. Scheduled for delivery in late 2009, the complete extrusion billet casting station includes a Wagstaff® ShurCast Casting Machine, an AutoCast™ Automated Casting Control System, and three Wagstaff® Billet Casting Systems.
Yankuang will use the billets cast with Wagstaff’s AirSlip® Air Casting Technology and conventional billet tooling to produce tubes and high-quality extrusion for use in rail transportation, shipping containers, and other large-scale industrial applications. With the extension of activities into down-stream aluminum products, Yankuang will be better positioned to control production costs and to minimize environmental impact. Alexin, LLC Opens for Business Bluffton, Indiana, November, 2008 – A brand-new extrusion billet casting facility began production in October, 2008. Alexin, LLC, a greensite remelt casting facility located in Bluffton, Indiana, opened its doors for extrusion billet orders after an aggressive year of planning, construction, and trial runs. The entire facility is designed with maximum efficiency and sustainability in mind, from minimizing carbon emissions with a highly efficient natural gas system, to utilizing state-of-the-art homogenizing ovens, high efficiency furnaces, and packaging lines; this operation is cutting edge in the world of aluminum billet production. Alexin’s motto, “bridging the gap,” explains the company’s strategic focus on providing premium extrusion billet to a high concentrate of extruders in the region. Considering the negligible bauxite mining in the U.S., Alexin aims to take advantage of the infinite life span of aluminum, renewing scrap from the area into high-quality aluminum billet for extruders. At least 80% of Alexin’s final aluminum product is produced from recovered scrap. This 4-to-1 scrap-to-new ratio satisfies the extruder’s requirement for participation in environmental production initiatives, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDS) Green Building System.
In late 2007, Alexin, LLC purchased a complete state-of-the-art billet casting station from Wagstaff, Inc., including five billet casting systems utilizing AirSlip® Air Casting and NuMax™ Billet Casting Technologies, an AutoCast™ Automated Casting Control System, and a ShurCast™ Casting Machine. Also installed, a Roll-Over Style Mold Table Tilt System pivots the underside of the mold table away from the pit allowing easy access to the molds. This reverse tilt arrangement exposes the molds for access by casting personnel from a maintenance man lift, while billets are removed from the pit. This configuration greatly improves the average between-cast turnaround time, improving safety at the same time.
Represented by the five red circles in the company logo are Alexin’s Management Team: Tom Horter, President; Todd Johnson, Vice President Technical Services; Neil Johnson, Vice President of Sales and Materials; Jay Jarrett, Vice President of Finance; and Jeff Stringer, Vice President of Operations. Each member of the management team has years of practical experience in the aluminum extrusion industry and has drawn on past successes to direct their operations and to create an optimized production environment.
Hannam Metals Achieves Success at Newly Established Aluminum Plant Hannam Metals, located in Seoul, South Korea, has successfully commissioned its newly-constructed billet casting facility. Beginning operations in late 2008, Hannam Metals produces up to 7,000 MT/month including A6063, A6061 alloys in 6", 7", 8" & 10" diameters for the open market in the region, as well as overseas customers. In planning for its new casting facility, Hannam Metals called on Wagstaff to equip the greensite facility with a complete billet casting station. Experienced in aluminum casting with Wagstaff and other suppliers’ equipment, Mr. Lee, Kwan Woo, Plant Manager/Director of Hannam Metals, recommended Wagstaff to supply the casting machinery. His recommendation was based upon industry standards for billet quality and Wagstaff’s reputation for efficient products and superior after sales service and support. Wagstaff® AirSlip® Air Casting Technology is known as the industry’s premier billet casting product and is relied upon around the world to consistently produce billet with a very thin shell zone and superior metallurgical properties. “Wagstaff AirSlip billets have a reputation around the world as the standard all producers strive to attain. These billets are very profitable in the marketplace,” explains Mr. Lee. Early in 2008, Hannam Metals purchased two Wagstaff® Billet Casting Systems equipped with AirSlip® Air Casting Technology, a ShurCast™ Casting Machine, and an AutoCast™ Automated Casting Control System. Hannam’s installation marks the 100th ShurCast Casting Machine installed to date. Since commissioning the casting station in December, Hannam has achieved 100% pit recovery. The Aluminum Association Announces Board Leadership Changes Arlington, Virginia, October 21, 2008—The Aluminum Association announced its newly elected Board members during The Association’s 75th Annual Meeting at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. New members joining the Board of Directors include Dale Chittum, Jean-Marc Germain, Kevin Person, Kip Smith and James Robertson. “We really have added some excellent executives to the Aluminum Association Board of Directors,” said Kevin Anton, Vice President, Alcoa Inc. and President, Alcoa Materials Management and AA chairman of the board. “2009 is shaping up to be a challenging year and I’m pleased that we’ll have access to their expertise and experience.”
Nanshan Group Selects Wagstaff Ingot and Billet Technologies for Expansion June 2008 - Shandong Nashan Industry Co. Ltd., a member of the Nanshan Group, located in Longkou, PR China, placed an order with Wagstaff, Inc. to supply aluminum casting equipment for its latest expansion. The contract included custom direct-chill casting solutions to equip three new rolling ingot casting stations and two new extrusion billet casting stations. Shandong Nanshan’s three new ingot casting stations will include model 800S ShurCast™ Casting Machines, Wagstaff Ingot Casting Systems equipped with Epsilon™ Ingot Casting Technology, and Wagstaff AutoCast™ Automated Casting Control Systems. Powered by two model 500S Wagstaff ShurCast™ Casting machines, Shandong Nanshan’s billet stations will cast with Wagstaff AirSlip® Air Casting Technology. Shandong Nanshan worked closely with Wagstaff engineers to devise an overall casting strategy that would help the aluminum company achieve future production and quality goals. This new contract marks the fourth major project between Wagstaff and the Nanshan Group. The relationship began with the rolling ingot project at the greensite casthouse Yantai Nanshan in 2003 and the plant’s subsequent expansions and addition of extrusion billet casting capabilities in 2006. Greensite Shandong Nanshan began production of extrusion billet in 2007, utilizing both Wagstaff AirSlip® and NuMax™ Billet Casting Technologies. This new endeavor will boost Nanshan’s aluminum production by 500,000 tons per year. In a recent visit to the Wagstaff facility in Spokane, Washington, Nanshan’s production manager, Mr. Shaoyu Liu shared, “It is Nanshan's goal to strive to be the best, the largest, and the most successful aluminum sheet and extrusion products manufacturer in the world. As one of the equipment suppliers, Wagstaff will help contribute to our success." EMAL Teams with Wagstaff on World’s Largest, Single-Site Aluminum Production Facility Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 23, 2008 – Emirates Aluminium (EMAL), currently constructing the world’s largest, single-site aluminum production facility, has selected Wagstaff to supply its casting technology for the development of billet and ingot casting stations. Shandong Nanshan Industrial Co., Ltd., achieves Large Diameter, Hard Alloy Billet Greensite casthouse, Shandong Nanshan Industrial Co., Ltd., located in Longkou, Shandong, China, recently completed commissioning of a new billet casting station. Shandong Nanshan’s new billet pit includes equipment purchased from Wagstaff, Inc. including three Wagstaff Billet Systems equipped with AirSlip® Air Casting Technology and one Wagstaff Billet System Equipped with NuMax Casting Technology. The multi-purpose pit is powered by a Wagstaff 500S ShurCast Casting Machine and an AutoCast™ Automated Casting Control System. Along with the AutoCast Automated Casting System, Shandong Nanshan purchased Wagstaff’s Enhanced Reporting System, allowing the casthouse to achieve greater productivity through equipment tracking and product disposition. A notable achievement during this commissioning was the successful cast of 410mm alloy 7075 billet using NuMax Billet Casting Technology. Shandong Nanshan is currently consuming the billet in their extrusion operation, producing parts for the transportation industry inside China. Shandong Nanshan is also casting 7075 with its AirSlip tooling in multiple sizes. Shandong Nanshan is part of the Nanshan Group of companies. The Nanshan Group provides power, aluminum, coal, construction, and a variety of other products to the Chinese and world markets. Wagstaff, Inc., a 61-year-old producer of direct-chill aluminum casting equipment supplies technology solutions throughout 54 countries. Wagstaff is based in Spokane, Washington, USA. Wagstaff rides molten wave By Kim Crompton
See the article in its entirety at : http://www.spokanejournal.com/spokane_id=article&sub=3335 Alufond Chooses Wagstaff July 2007 - Alufond, a division of Alumil, has recently awarded Wagstaff, Inc. a contract to supply equipment for a new extrusion billet casting station at its Kilkis, Greece facility. Alumil, the largest extrusion group in southeast Europe, continues to expand and has experienced significant growth for 78 consecutive quarters. The expansion is in response to a booming construction sector and increased demand for premium extrusion billet at the company’s building product operations. Included in the contract is a custom-designed casting station consisting of a Wagstaff ShurCast™ Casting Machine, 2 AirSlip® Billet Systems, and an AutoCast™ Automated Casting Control System for casting extrusion billet of various sizes for ultimate use in the production of value-added building products. The Wagstaff AirSlip® Air Casting Process incorporates a shorter mold, faster casting speed, individual water jets, and unique air bearing to minimize heat extraction through the mold wall and enhance direct chill cooling. The AutoCast system is designed to integrate casting station control devices to easily control casting parameters, eliminate process variance, and maximize production while keeping operators at a safe distance from molten aluminum during billet casting. As the primary consumer of its cast billet product, Alumil has strict standards in billet quality intended for use in its architectural applications division. Alufond cites Wagstaff’s reputation as the leading supplier of billet casting equipment as a key factor in supplier selection for this new project. This new casting station is expected to be commissioned in early 2008. CAP CEL Chooses Wagstaff Casting Technology SPOKANE, WA - CAP CEL Co., Ltd., a registered company located in Thailand is currently in the process of becoming ISO 9000 certified and manufactures aluminum alloy billet for "COMECHAI" brand, the recognized brand of Thailand’s best aluminum alloy billet. They recently purchased a 68 strand Wagstaff AirSlip® Air Casting Process Billet System to support their goal of becoming the best aluminum alloy billet manufacturer in Southeast Asia and to deliver to their customers top quality aluminum alloy billet with excellent surface smoothness. CAP CEL Co., Ltd. supplies aluminum to their local market and exports all over the world to aluminum extruders who fabricate building construction, furniture, aircraft, accessories, electronic supply, etc. They produce aluminum alloy billet (homogenized) 6063, 6061, 6060 and other series, with billet diameters ranging at 4, 4.5, 5, 6, and 7 inch and have a manufacturing capacity at 24,000M/T per year. They state they choose Wagstaff because customers will have more confidence in the quality of their product by using Wagstaff, the best casting equipment technology in the world. With Wagstaff technology and equipment, manufacturing capacity will increase to around 40,000M/T per year; expected completion 1st quarter of 2008. Once fully operational, the factory will have the capacity of 64,000M/T per year. Successful Commissioning at Impol Seval Valjaonica Aluminijuma a.d. November 2006 - With the 2005 acquisition of Seval Valjaonica Aluminijuma a.d. in Sevojno, Serbia, Impol dd of Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia made plans to erect a new direct-chill casting complex to cast rolling ingot. The alum In close cooperation, the partners engineered and built a new casting pit to include a Wagstaff ShurCast™ Casting Machine and Wagstaff's AutoCast™ Automated Casting Control System including LMI Technologies’ laser-based mold metal level control functionality. To meet various customer needs for rolling sheet ingot quality and also to position the company favorably for future markets, Impol chose Wagstaff VariMold™ Adjustable Ingot Casting Technology. VariMold™ technology allows the aluminum producer the flexibility of casting multiple sizes of rolling ingot with just one mold. The partnership between the parties plus the sophisticated skills of the on-site work force contributed to the smooth installation and start-up period. The casting operation was producing on scheduled capacity within shortest possible time.
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TST’s new Wagstaff® AutoCast™ Automated Casting Control System will minimize restrictions on the producer’s ability to control variances in casting parameters, allowing for greater consistency in the casting operation. The scope of TST’s automation upgrade includes two AutoCast Automated Control Systems. These systems include operator control consoles, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, enhanced reporting capabilities, and on-site start-up assistance and technical support. 
inum producer chose Wagstaff Inc., of Spokane WA USA to supply the casting equipment for the new project.