INDUSTRY NEWS / 行业新闻 Aluminum Foundry.” Shivaram added that WAF plans to add 30 new positions at DEE, which, with 72 employees, is currently one of the largest employers in Crookston. Paul Cwikla, one of DEE’s three previous owners, will lead the Minnesota operation as vice president and general manager. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the team, the community and for WAF,” he said. “We recognize the experience and expertise WAF brings to the table and share the value they place on employees. It is a great match and we’re excited about our future together.” WAF’s latest acquisition comes less than a year after it purchased Wabash Castings in Wabash, Indiana. “There has been tremendous growth in demand for products manufactured in America, and we are positioning ourselves to meet that demand,” Shivaram said. Under WAF’s ownership, Wabash Castings has doubled revenue and increased employment by 50%. ■
希瓦拉姆补充说，WAF 公司计划在 DEE 增加 30 个新 岗位，该公司目前拥有 72 名员工，是克鲁克斯顿地区最大 的雇主之一。 保罗·奇克拉是 DEE 公司前三位所有者之一，他将作 为副总裁兼总经理领导明尼苏达州公司。 他说：“这对团队、社区和 WAF 公司来说都是一个绝 佳的机会，我们认可 WAF 公司带来的经验和专业知识，以 及他们的员工价值。这将是一场精彩的‘比赛’，我们对双 方共同的未来感到兴奋。” 本次收购距离 WAF 公司最近一次收购印第安纳州沃巴 什的沃巴什铸件厂后不到一年的时间。 希瓦拉姆表示：“对美国制造的产品的需求出现了巨大 的增长，我们正在为满足需求做好准备。”加入 WAF 公司后， 沃巴什铸件厂的收入翻了一番，就业人数增加了 50%。■
Advanced Casting Research Center Opens New Metal Processing Facility
先进铸造研究中心成立新的金属加工实验室 The Advanced Casting Research Center (ACRS) unveiled its new state-of-the-art metal processing lab at University of California–Irvine on March 3. Researchers, professors, and leading metallurgists from around the country gathered for the grand opening event. “After more than a year of remote learning, students really appreciate hands on experience,” said ACRC Board of Directors Chair Randy Beals of MAGNA. “The new ACRC lab at UCI allows the undergrad students to become more engaged, which makes it easier to understand the challenging theories and concepts behind materials science. It also equips ACRC researchers with the state-of-the-art tools to be successful in their cutting-edge casting research programs and in their professional lives after school.” ACRC, which relocated to UCI in 2020, is one of the largest industry-university consortia in North America dedicated to collaborative research in metal processing and manufacturing. Its focus is metal casting and digital manufacturing. Built under the direction of Diran Apelian, ACRC founding director and UCI distinguished professor at UCI’s Department of Materials Science
2022 年 3 月 3 日，美国先进铸造研究中心（ACRS） 在加州大学欧文分校（UCI）为其最先进的金属加工实验室 举行了揭幕仪式。来自美国各地的研究人员、教授和首席冶 金学家齐聚现场，参加了盛大的开幕活动。 “经过一年多的远程学习，学生们非常希望能亲身体 验，”ACRC 董事会主席、来自麦格纳公司的兰迪比尔斯说， “加州大学欧文分校（UCI）新的先进铸造研究中心（ACRS） 实验室让本科生更多地参与其中，从而使他们更容易理解材 料科学背后的具有挑战性的理论和概念。它还为 ACRC 的 研究人员配备了最先进的工具，以便他们在顶尖铸造研究项 目和今后的职业生涯中取得成功。” ACRC 于 2020 年搬迁至 UCI，是北美最大的产学联盟 之一，致力于金属加工和制造业方面的合作及研究，其重点 是金属铸造和数字制造。在 ACRC 创始负责人和 UCI 材料 科学与工程系特聘教授迪兰·阿佩利安的指导下，新的铸造
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