AFS/CMI NEWS


AFS Introduces Retirement Program for Corporate Members By utilizing its economy of scale, AFS


is now able to package a retirement program and offer it to corporate mem- bers. Developed in partnership with Rothschild Investment Corp., Chicago, a fully featured 401(K) plan is now available for AFS Corporate Members to provide to their employees.


Key benefits of the AFS Advantage 401K include: • cost effective solutions, such as no annual fee or incidental costs to the employer;


• all-star investment choices; • fiduciary risk mitigated for trustees and owners;


• outsourced ERISA 3(16), 3(21), 3(38) responsibilities;


• no audits or 5500 tax filings; • no start-up fees. In recent surveys compiled by AFS,


a concern by many respondents was the need to attract and retain young and talented individuals in the met- alcasting industry. Having a fully featured 401(K) adds significant value to an employer’s benefit package. “This program affords your com-


pany a great recruitment and retention tool,” said Leo Baran, AFS director of membership services. “It also reduces and eliminates many of the costs found in stand-alone programs, as well as allowing fiduciary risk mitigation— an unbelievably valuable aspect for the employer.”


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For more information on this new program, contact Baran at 847/824-0181 ext. 201 or lbaran@ afsinc.org, or visit www.afsinc. org/401k for more details.


Call for Papers Issued for 115th


AFS has issued a call for papers for the 115th


Metalcasting Congress


to be held April 5-8, 2011, at the Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Scha- umburg, Ill. All papers must be rel- evant to the metalcasting industry, covering topics such as operations, new technologies, procedures, processes, and must contribute to the enhancement of metalcasting quality and productivity. In addition to the call for metal- casting papers, submission is open


Metalcasting Congress, Includes Casting Design & Purchasing


to technical papers for the new cast- ing design & purchasing sessions. Papers will cover all areas related to metal casting design and purchasing, including how to design, process and material basics, process and mate- rial advancements, computer-based modeling and simulation, rapid prototyping, casting conversions, identifying suppliers and supply chain management. The Casting Design & Purchasing sessions are being held in conjunc-


Key Attributes of a Leader Found at Wisconsin Regional Conference The 2010 AFS Wisconsin Regional


Conference took place June 15-17 at the Olympia Resort & Conference Center, Oconomowoc, Wis. Key presentations included “Mod-


els, Tendencies and Key Attributes of a Leader,” Aleta Norris, Impact Consult- ing Group LLC, Brookfield, Wis., “En- terprise Planning for Small & Medium Sized Foundries,” Tom Renk, United Machine & Foundry, Winona, Minn. and Geoff Overland, Focus on Energy,


MODERN CASTING / July 2010


Madison, Wis. A panel discussion titled “The Energy Cost Impacts of Environ- mental Regulations” also was offered. In addition, Jim Ott (R-Wis.) spoke


on how the anti-business global warming bill was narrowly defeated in the Wisconsin state assembly and U.S. Senate. He described the disastrous effects it may have had on metalcast- ing facilities and other industries in Wisconsin. He also discussed the misguided and inaccurate informa-


tion with the Cast in North America pavilion during the 114th


Metalcasting


Congress. This area of the show will provide an invaluable opportunity for metalcasters (foundries and diecast- ers) to exhibit their capabilities to their customers—buyers and design- ers—from across the globe. Metalcasting and casting buyer &


purchasing abstracts due Aug. 1, and complete manuscripts are due Sept. 15. Paper number assignment, offer and (continued on page 44)


tion some of the bill’s sponsors were using to make their uneducated and faulty decisions. The event also included a con-


ference reception on June 16 that featured a presentation on climate change from Red Clark, CBL Industrial Services, Cary, Ill.


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For more information on this con- ference, contact Tom Schell,AFS Wisconsin chapter vice president, at tom.schell@foseco.com.


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