AFS/CMI NEWS
Economist Calls Bailout Successful at Wisconsin Chapter Meeting (continued from page 65)
Lashinsky said the primary damage is being repaired, but the impact is still being felt. He said capital investment is still subpar by any standard, inventory levels are still extremely low and most other recovery phenomena are becoming
increasingly noticeable. Lashinsky said the increase in
interest rates, advertising, freight/ transportation, state and local rev- enues, research and development, and business planning activities support his views of the recovering economy.
Students Tour Metalcasting Facility at Western Michigan
Chapter Meeting (continued from page 65)
metalcasting industry, you look at all the engineering, accounting, manufacturing jobs,” he said. “Many types of work can be found within the industry.” After seeing the metalcasting
facility, students were given a tour of the Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, Mich., industrial materials laboratory. Te room included a furnace for making metal castings, as well as a plastic molding machine and a kiln for ceramics, among other equipment. “Te point of bringing students to see the inner workings of a [metal- casting facility] is to get them inter- ested in the industry itself,” Scherf said after the tour.
Adopted from an article by Jordan Travis, Grand Haven Tribune, Grand Haven, Mich.
AFS New England Chapter Hosts First Webinar, Discusses Safety
The New England Chapter of
the American Foundry Society held its first webinar meeting on Jan. 13. Ed Marczyszak, chapter chairman, hosted the webinar and presented the topic, “OSHA: One Foundry- man’s Experience.” Te online presentation allowed
participants to both view the presenta- tion on their computers and interact with the presenter through the use of telephones (conference call format) or by typing in questions that ap- peared on the host’s screen during the presentation. Topics for the webinar included the what to expect in an Oc- cupational Safety and Health Admin- istration (OSHA) visit, the 10 most cited OSHA violations, the leading causes of fatalities in the workplace, the importance of planning ahead and having an action plan to handle any agency visits. “I was pleased with the presen-
tation on safety and advocate the continued use of webinars whenever possible,” said Karl Nye, Marlborough Foundry, Marlborough, Mass.
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