Keynote Speakers
Tuesday, April 25 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. Manufacturing Reshoring
Harry Harry Moser
Moser is the founder of the Reshoring Initiative, established to bring back manu- facturing jobs from overseas. He par- ticipated actively in
President Obama’s Jan. 11, 2012, Insourcing Forum at the White
House, won The Economist debate on outsourcing and offshoring, and received the Manufacturing Leader- ship Council’s Industry Advocacy Award in 2014. He has experience in manufacturing and metalcasting.
Thursday, April 27 | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Hoyt Memorial
Lecture: The Power and Need for Research in Metalcasting This lecture, given by
Doug Trinowski, HA In- ternational, will compare and contrast how research is conducted in other
Doug Trinowski
The Hub A dedicated area for
connecting with AFS staff and other attendees returns this year with the addition of the AFS book- store, member services, a makerspace and Casting
of the Year display. Centrally located on the exhibit floor, The Hub is a one-stop-shop to experience all AFS has to offer to its members and customers.
Member Services
• Talk with AFS membership director Leo Baran about all levels of membership and AFS products and services.
• Demo AFS’ social network Cast- ingConnection.
• See the AFS Institute course of- ferings and test drive an e-Learning module.
• Attend a town hall meeting hosted by AFS President Jeff Cook.
Makerspace
• Make your own casting. • Check out AFS’s new 3-D printer as it operates during show fl oor hours, printing a sample of the pattern used in the make- your-own casting demo.
Also at The Hub
• AFS Bookstore • Casting of the Year display
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countries, primarily the European Union. Finally, the need for improv- ing the technical transfer process, taking fundamental research and commercializing it to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the North American metalcast- ing community will be discussed.
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