Visit MODERN CASTING’s late-breaking metalcasting news at
www.moderncasting.com/info PERSONALS Harvey Industries
LLC, Livonia, Mich., named Johnny John- son general manager of Harvey Industries Die Casting LLC, Aiken, S.C.
Barbara Allyn, Johnny Johnson
Harrison Steel Castings Co., At- tica, Ind., was awarded the Robert G. Shepherd Award by the Steel Found- ers’ Society of America, Wheeling, Ill., for her outstanding achievement and technical contribution to the metalcasting industry.
B&L Information Systems, Bridgman, Mich., announced the pro- INDUSTRY FACES Ray Witt, CMI International Founder, FEF Stalwart, Industry Leader, Dies at 82
Decorated industry veteran and chairman of CMI Manage- ment Services Ray Witt, 82, died Feb. 6. Witt made significant contributions to the metalcasting
industry throughout his career. A member of the Ameri- can Foundry Society (AFS) since 1948, he served in the AFS Director Class of 1980, was director of the Cast Metals Insti- tute from 1990-93 and was AFS president from 1992-93. Witt also served as president of the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF), the Ductile Iron Society and the Iron Casting Society. In addition to his years of service,
Witt’s accomplishments earned him numerous industry honors. At the 1987 AFS Metalcasting Congress, he was the Hoyt Memorial Lec- turer. He received the AFS Simpson Gold Medal in 2003. And he was awarded the American Cast Metals Association Gold Medal in 1987. Witt received his Bachelor of
Science degree in metallurgy from Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve Univ.), Cleveland, in 1951. At Case, he was a recipient of one of the first
FEF scholarships and continued his active association with the university and FEF through the years. In 1994, he was presented with an honorary doctorate degree from the school for his contributions to and advancement of metallurgical and metalcasting education and programs. Witt began his career in the
industry as an apprentice at the CWC Foundry in 1947. In 1949, he joined Lake City Malleable Iron Co., where he eventually became metalcasting facility superintendent. From 1952- 57, he was sales manager for Cadillac Malleable Iron Co. (now Cadillac Casting Inc.), Cadillac, Mich. In 1960, Witt founded his own
Witt was a recipient of one of the first FEF scholarships.
company, Cast Metal Industries Inc., which eventually became CMI Inter- national. At its apex, CMI Interna- tional consisted of five metalcasting facilities with associated machine shops, three machining and assembly centers, two polymer molding complexes and a technical center. Witt remained president of the company until it was sold to Hayes- Lemmerz International in 1999. He retired as founder and chairman of CMI Management Services.
March 2011 MODERN CASTING | 19 OBITUARIES Donald Meves, Canton, Ohio,
died Jan. 16. He was 89. Meves served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and graduated from the Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., with a Bachelor of Science degree in met-
motion of Joe Harmon to vice presi- dent of technology and Jay Wigner to senior systems engineer.
Rolf Mastenstrand was tapped
as the new chief executive officer and group CEO of Novacast Tech- nologies, Tyringe, Sweden.
allurgical engineering before work- ing for 33 years for American Steel Foundries (AMSTED) in Whiting, Ind., Alliance, Ohio and Chicago, where he retired in 1986. Meves was a longtime contributor to the technical expertise of the metalcast- ing industry.
Roland Jones, Elk Rapids,
Mich., died Jan. 26. Jones worked his way from “print boy” to general manager to vice president of CMI International. He was one of the first employees hired by Ray Witt (see below) when he started the company in 1960. Jones was active in the metalcasting industry and a veteran of World War II.
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