total of 7,192 metalcasters attended CastExpo’13. “So much was happening on the


show floor and a positive vibe filled the air,” said Jerry Call, AFS executive vice president. “It’s great to see all of the positive feedback we have already received from CastExpo’13 attendees and exhibitors.” Several exhibitors reported equip-


ment purchase contracts signed over the four-day event. Technical sessions covering various metalcast-


ing topics, including molding, melting, engineering, safety, and casting design and purchasing were complemented with sessions in the Metalcasting Technology Theater located on the show floor. The Word Foundry Organization also held several sessions as part of its technical forum presented in conjunction with CastExpo’13 and the 117th


Metalcasting Congress.


At the close of the conference, AFS elected its 2013-2017 class


of directors and 2013-2014 officers, including new President Dennis Dotson, chairman of Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minn., new Vice President Chris Norch, president, Denison Industries, Denison, Texas, and new 2nd


Vice President Bruce


Dienst, president and COO, Simpson Technologies Corp., Aurora, Ill. AFS gave awards of Scientific


Merit to Scott Giese, associate profes- sor at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Fred Major,


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