AFS/CMI NEWS
AFS, NISA Exploring Formation of New Research Consortium AFS and the National Industrial
Sand Association (NISA), Washington, D.C., are exploring the formation of a new research consortium focused on further developments in sand cast- ing technology to move the casting industry toward greater accuracy and new components. The potential multiple-institution re-
search consortium will coordinate new sand casting technology development intended to produce castings with thin-
AFS is accepting submissions for
ner walls, greater dimensional stability and accuracy, reduction in variability and improved repeatability. Adding value to the casting supply chain will help assure the sustainability of the metalcasting base in the U.S. AFS and NISA have scheduled a
meeting to discuss the consortium on March 8 at AFS Headquarters, Schaumburg, Ill. The meeting will include presentations from sev- eral leading sand casting research-
the 2010 Safe Year Performance Award. The award is designed to commend
AFS corporate member facilities that have achieved an entire year without a lost time accident and supplements the current AFS Millionaires Safety Award, which may not be attainable
AFS Accepting Submissions for Safety Award for smaller facilities due to fewer man-hours worked. To qualify for the 2010 award, the milestone must have been reached in 2010. The one-year count begins the day following the last lost time accident or, in some cases, the date the previous one-year milestone was reached.
ers, a panel discussion on how metalcasting facilities approach sand related defects, sand system problems, and problem solving techniques and tools. Members of the industry are invited to attend the workshop free of charge.
MC
For more information or to reg- ister, contact Katie Doherty, AFS information and technical resource assistant, at 800/537-4237 x294 or
katie@afsinc.org.
apply by Feb. 28. The award will be presented at the 23rd
Candidates for the award must AFS Environmen-
tal, Health & Safety Conference, to be held Aug. 14-15, at the Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis. Applica- tions for this award can be down- loaded at the AFS website at www.
afsinc.org/ehs/safetyandhealth. MC
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