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Casting Design & Purchasing Presentations


Tuesday, April 17 10:15 AM


What is Needed to Communicate with a Commercial Pattern Shop to Obtain Best Value Brad Goddard, Brad Goddard, LLC Torben Rasmussen, Niagara Pattern Bill Smith, Foundry Pattern Service Mike Ballard, Cincinnati Pattern Ed D’Angelo, D’Angelo Pattern Kevin Kiddle, Bestpro Pattern


2:00 PM


Bringing Casting Business Back to North America Mike Russell, Linamar Stephen Doyle, Meritor Inc.


Wednesday, April 18 10:15 AM


Iron Casting Defect Analysis and Correction Michael Slaydon, Rochester Metal Products Corp. Brad Harris, Bremen Castings Inc. Todd Jensen, ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Jay Zins, Dotson Iron Castings


2:00 PM


Optimization of Conversion to Castings from Fabrications and Weldments, Using Case Studies David Laude, G & W Electric Co. Dwight Barnhard, Superior Aluminum Castings Inc. Chris Witt, Dotson Iron Castings


Thursday, April 19 2:00 PM


Cost-Effective Casting Design: A How to for Designers and Purchasers Mike Gwyn, SCRA


Management Day Presentations


This day is designed to cover multiple issues that will help to directly improve management skills, business forecasting and profi tability. Management Day was developed to allow busy executives to attend the Congress and gain relevant information on a variety of management issues all on a single day’s visit.


Thursday April 19 8:30 AM


Understanding and Conserving Energy in the Foundry


Brian Reinke, TDI Consulting Inc./AFS Energy Solutions Michael Whitfi eld, Lodge Mfg Co James Wiczer, Sensor Synergy Doug Presny, Kinergetics, LLC


Castings as a Source of Competitive Advantage and/or “Castings Done Right” Paul Jones, ThyssenKrupp Waupaca


Large Austempered Parts— MONSTER Opportunities John Keough, Vasko Popovski, Applied Process Inc.


Embedding Sustainability Dana Cooper, Fairmount Minerals Ltd.


10:15 AM


AFS President’s Session: Raw Material Supply and Shortages


2:00 PM Would You Like to Get More Good Castings Shipped? Christof Heisser, MAGMA Foundry Technologies Andrew Adams, Foseco Sam Chatterjee, Donsco Inc. Brian Johnson, Hickman Williams & Co. James Barlow, George Kokos, Caterpillar, Inc. Henry Frear, Applied Process Inc.


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