INDUSTRY FACES
Sustainability Expert Eyes Big Potential for Metalcasters At April’s 118th
Metalcasting
Congress, Sarah Burton, a sustain- ability expert with a variety of heavy manufacturing clients, had an encouraging message for the metalcasting industry in her techni- cal session, “Making the Business Case for Sustainability.” Te senior consultant with Kestrel Management Services, Madison, Wis., emphasized the potential for metalcasters to tell their own story. “From the start, the foundry in-
dustry has been all about recycling,” she said. “That’s a great story. That’s something that should be a point of pride.” Having worked with metalcast-
ing facilities for the past 15 years, Burton also sees the industry mov- ing in the direction of sustainability, even if individual companies might not recognize such a trend. “Saving energy leads to a positive environmental
Burton emphasizes sustainability with clients in a variety of heavy manufacturing industries including metalcasting.
dustry. The tendency for some, she said, is to see sustainability as a pie-in-the- sky goal, rather than something that’s within reach. By balancing the financial, environmental and social considerations, management can develop a plan to remain competitive for the near future and beyond. “My favorite definition of sustain-
ability [says] it’s a plan to stay in business forever,” Burton said. “If you maximize for people, profit and the planet, you are in very good shape.” Developing an internal sustainability
program is one thing. Interaction and open dialogue with the surrounding community, for an otherwise reti- cent industry, can be opportunities to influence the public’s perception of a company or facility. Depending on a metalcaster’s position within the industry, immediate pressure to overhaul sustainability programs and
impact,” she said. “Swapping one material for an- other to save money is another positive step. Maybe you didn’t do it solely for the environmental benefit, but that doesn’t mean you can’t recognize it.” At a more comprehensive level, Burton aimed to
package sustainability in a context that fits the in- PERSONALS H. Kramer & Co. announced
Leigh Omer is the firm’s new technical director. He has 36 years of experience in brass and bronze alloys in melting environments including channel and coreless gas-fired. Palmer Manu-
Mathew Lis
facturing & Supply, Inc., Springfield, Ohio, announced Mathew Lis as general manager, Mark Ford as project manag- er and
Andrew Asbury as inside sales. Lis will be responsible for produc- tion, engineering and Six Sigma and Lean initiatives; and Asbury will be respon-
increase environmentally friendly processes may not exist. But considering how the conversation continues to evolve, that may change sooner rather than later. “Every indication points to environmental awareness
being one of many key selection criteria in the supply chain in the near future,” Burton said. “It’s currently mov- ing in that direction.”
sible for equipment quotations and sales lead management.
OBITUARIES Fred Linebarger died April 10,
2014. He was 68. Linebarger had served as director of technology for Miller and Company LLC, Rosemont, Ill., for the past 13 years. He received the AFS Cast Iron Division’s 2010 Oustanding Individual Service Award and the Michael J. Trezecinski CMI Award in 2013 for contributions to the Institute. Linebarger was active in AFS and led the Best Practices in Ductile Iron Conference in 2010. Ronald C. Larson died March 20,
Andrew Asbury
2014. He was 78. Larson, a graduate in metallurgical engineering from the Univ. of Illinois, Champaign, Ill., start- ed his career with Sundstrand Aviation
at the Howard Foundry. In 1976, he became president and an owner of Chicago Magnesium Casting Co., Blue Island, Ill., until his retirement in 1995. Larson was instrumental in developing magnesium alloy castings for the com- mercial and military aerospace industry. Stanley J. Mason died March 4,
2014. He was 83. Mason was third generation owner and president of Terminal City Iron Works Ltd., Vancouver. He also was chairman of the British Columbia Chapter of the American Foundry Society in 1966- 1967 and president of the BC Waste and Water Association (BCWWA) in 1976. He was recognized for his out- standing service to the BCWWA with the Stanley S. Copp award in 1984, the George Warren Fuller Award in 1978 and Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovellers in 1984.
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