Melting Methods
PANEL: Practical Channel Induction Furnace Operations: System Upgrades, Deregulated Power, Start-Up and Shutdown Procedures (15-128)
Scott Stiefvater, ABP Induction LLC, North Brunswick, NJ; Robert Bray, TB Wood’s Inc., Chambersburg, PA; Steve Heger, Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca, WI; Johnny Hill, Martin Foundry, Dallas, TX
Molding Methods & Materials
Low Termal Diffusivity Investment Casting Molds Using Cenospheres (15-071)
Mingzhi Xu, Simon Lekakh, Von Richards, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
Dynamic Testing of Green Sand (15-091)
Sam Ramrattan, Mo Khoshgoftar, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; Hiroyasu Makino, Sintokogio Ltd., Aichi, Japan
Termal Degradation Kinetics of Epoxy Ste- reolithography Pattern for Investment Casting Process (15-084)
Hongfang Zhao, Paul Nam, Von Richards, Simon Lekakh, Missouri University of Science and Tech- nology, Rolla, MO
1:30 p.m.
Cast Iron Honorary Lecture: Recruiting the Next Genera- tion of Metal Casters. How Do We Prepare for the Future Labor Shortage? (15-118)
Russell Rosmait, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Copper Alloy
PANEL: Safety and Personnel in the Foundry Industry (15-107)
Ted Schorn, Enkei America Inc., Columbus, IN; Harold Harned, Inductotherm Corp., Ranco- cas, NJ; Joey Leonard, Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca, WI
Melting Methods & Materials
PANEL: Tools for Evaluating and Understand- ing Performance of the Cupola (15-129)
Bruce Blatzer, Iron Casting Research Institute, Columbus, OH; David Kasun, Kuttner LLC, Port Washington, WI; Ron Beyerstedt, Mastermelt LLC, Winona, MN
Molding Methods & Materials
Roundtable Discussion : Causes and Solutions to Defects Related to Green Sand (15-165)
Representatives from the 4M—Green Sand Committee
3:15 p.m. Aluminum
Roundtable Discussion: Defects and Sources in Cast Aluminum Alloys (15-166)
Steve Sikorski, Magma Foundry Technologies Inc., Schaumburg, IL; Brian Began, Foseco, Cleveland, OH; Steve Robison, AFS, Schaumburg, IL
Cast Iron
PANEL: Non-Destructive Testing on the Shop Floor Tat Really Works (15-151)
Brandon Reneau, Caterpillar Inc., Mapleton, IL; Charles Monroe, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Pat Hayes, Cater- pillar Inc., Decatur, IL; Jason Bush, Dion Birchler, Waupaca Foundry Inc., Tell City, IN
Copper Alloy/Magnesium
Congruent Casting of Copper—Manganese Bronze (15-046)
Kevin Chaput, Kevin Trumble, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Comparing Tensile Properties of Tin AZ91E Magnesium Sheets and Standard Round Speci-
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