AFS NEWS
AFS NEWS AFS Updates Copper Alloy Data “ My sponsored webinar
with Metal Casting Design & Purchasing exceeded all my expectations. I consider this program to be the single best lead generation investment I’ve made in the last 10 years.
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David Weiss Vice President, Sales & Engineering Eck Industries Inc.
Sheets to New Format AFS has now converted the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for copper alloys to Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for- mat. AFS has created these conversions to help casting sup- pliers comply with OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard to meet the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) requirements. All are in American National Standards Insti- tute (ANSI) 16-part format and include updated informa- tion as required by the GHS. T e OSHA SDS conversion compliance date is June 1, 2015. The new Safety Data Sheets also meet the require- ments of 40 CFR 372.45 [Subpart C “Supplier Notifica- tion Requirements” Section 313 of the Emergency Plan- ning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA)] that mandates suppliers inform their customers of the presence of toxic chemicals in mixtures and potential reporting obligations with the first shipment of castings every year to each customer. The addition of the Copper Alloys SDS now com- pletes the full conversion of all metalcasting alloy MSDS’s to SDS format. The complete set includes iron, steel, aluminum, magnesium and copper alloys. These updated SDS, available for purchase through the AFS Store, will assist metalcasters in continuing to meet their ISO certification and GHS and EPCRA requirements. To purchase any of the newly updated metalcasting al-
loy SDS contact AFS customer service at 800-537-4237 or visit
www.afsinc.org/estore.
Middle Schoolers Make
Castings in Manitowoc Middle schoolers dug their hands in sand to build molds to make castings last week as part of an AFS Foundry in a Box demonstration. AFS Director of Membership Leo Baran and AFS Institute Associate Director of Education Kevin Fleis- chmann led students in a metals technology class at Manitowoc, Wic., Washington Junior High and Wilson Junior High in the demonstration, showing them how to make a sand mold, pour molten tin, remove the sand from the solidified casting and clean the casting’s surface. The Foundry in a Box demonstration was spon-
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sored by Manitowoc business Eck Industries, an AFS Corporate Member, to honor its chairman Robert Eck, who died Sept. 1, 2014, by promoting the metalcasting industry to inspire a future generation of metalcasters and engineers. Since its inception, the Foundry in a Box has been
utilized at events and schools throughout the coun- try. For more information on Foundry in a Box, go to
www.afsinc.org.
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