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Permanent mold aluminum casting
and machine shop Premier Aluminum, Racine, Wis., announced the creation of the Technology Center at Premier Aluminum, a virtual suite that includes Solidworks, MagmaSoft and other en- gineering tools to enhance customer confidence in tool life, product quality and efficient manufacturing processes. The company is making the Technol- ogy Center available to any Premier customer or potential customer who wishes to work closely with the Premier engineering team to develop new prod-
ucts or re-engineer existing ones. The company is currently inviting custom- ers and prospects to send their product experts to the Technology Center for an opportunity to collaborate with the company’s engineers on any new products or existing designs. Cast iron pipe producer American,
Birmingham, Ala., has launched a new website. According to Van Richey, the company’s president and chief execu- tive officer, the site is intended to make it easier for customers to do business with American.
Esco Corp., Portland, Ore., a pro-
vider of engineered wear parts and replacement products used in mining and infrastructure development, has appointed Stonetec Industrial Supplies Pty. Ltd., Cambridge, Australia, a local supplier of mining and construction equipment, as its distributor in Tas- mania, Australia. Esco also recently announced it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock.
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August
• CMI Analysis of Casting Defects, August 1-28, Internet.
• AFS 23rd Environmental,
Health & Safety Conference, August 16-18, Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis.
• CMI Investment Casting Gating & Defect Analysis, August 23-25, Schaumburg, Ill.
• CMI Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, August 30-31, Schaumburg, Ill.
September
• AFS Copper No-Lead Workshop, September 21, Schaumburg, Ill.
• CMI Essential Leadership Skills Workshop, September 28-29, York, Pa.
October
• AFS Texas Regional Conference, October 20-21, Fort Worth, Texas.
February 2012
• AFS Labor Relations & Human Resource Conference, February 8-10, Captiva Island, Fla.
• AFS Wisconsin Regional Confer- ence, February 29-March 2, Oconomowoc, Wis.
March 2012
• AFS Northwest Regional Conference, March 22-24, Seattle.
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