Applied Research and Taylor Awards
Te AFS Applied Research
Award, which is given to the prin- ciple investigators of AFS-funded research projects and the companies that collaborate with them to transfer research to the industry, was presented to Yemi Fasoyinu, CanmetMATE- RIALS; David Weiss, Eck Indus- tries Inc.; Jitendra Shah, Product Development & Analysis LLC; and Rob Bailey, Tooling & Equipment International for the project “Perma- nent Mold Casting of a Structural Component from Al Alloy 206” that was sponsored by AFS Division 2. Te Howard F. Taylor Award, in
recognition of the paper having the greatest long-range technical sig- nificance in the field of cast metals technology, went to Bruno Bourassa, Danny Jean, J. Fred Major of Rio Tinto Alcan for their work “Alloy De- velopment for Highly Stressed Diesel Engine Cylinder Heads.”
Safety Awards Te AFS Millionaires Safety
Award was given to the follow-
Technical sessions at the 121st Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee enjoyed strong turnout and provided new ideas and information for those in attendance.
ing AFS Corporate Members for achieving a million man-hours or more worked without incurring a lost-time injury or illness during the calendar year 2015: • Neenah Foundry Co. (Neenah, Wisconsin): 5 million man- hours.
• Southwest Steel Casting Co. (Longview, Texas): 2 million man-hours.
• Grede LLC-St. Cloud (St. Cloud, Minnesota): 2 million man-hours.
• John Deere Foundry (Waterloo, Iowa): 1 million man-hours.
• MetalTek International-Caron- delet Division (Pevely, Mis- souri): 1 million man-hours.
• MetalTek International-Wis- consin Centrifugal Division (Waukesha, Wisconsin): 1 mil- lion man-hours.
• U.S. Pipe Mini Mill (Bessemer, Alabama): 1 million man-hours.
New Leadership Congress also marks the tran-
sition to a new AFS President. Patricio Gil, CEO, Blackhawk de Mexico (Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon, Mexico) assumes the role of AFS President from Immediate Past President Jeff Cook, vice president of sales and marketing, Eagle Alloy (Muskegon, Michigan). Jean Bye, president and CEO, Dotson Iron Castings (Mankato, Minnesota) has assumed the position of AFS 1st Vice
President.Peter C. Reich, director, Laempe Reich (Trussville, Alabama) is 2nd Vice President. The 122nd Metalcasting Con-
Rod Naro delivers his Golden Anniversary paper during a technical session at the 121st Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee.
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gress will be held in 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. The next CastExpo will take place April 27-30, 2019, in Atlanta. ■
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