Part Buyers Authority Issue #2

TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... 3 Foreward ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Rimrock Corporation / John Kuhn Complex High-Performance Aluminum Castings for the Automotive Industry .............................................................................................. 6 Epcor Foundry / David Seilkop Importance of Automotive & Truck Service Parts Packaging ......................... 10 Crown Packaging / Tony Xidas Casting Buyers Need to Understand Porosity Technologies to Prevent Defects ................................................................ 14 SF Foundry Solutions / François Audet 3D Metal Printing & the Automotive Industry ......................................................... 18 Innovative 3D Manufacturing / Chris Beck Real Chrome is the Only True Chrome ...................................................................... 22 Kentucky Chrome Works / Bob Biltz Resources ................................................................................................................................ 25 3