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ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc., Wau-
paca, Wis., named Rick Scherkenbach director of sales, Light Vehicle Group. John Wiesbrock, the former director of sales for the group, was made director of global supply chain management.
Pradeep Rohatgi, professor, Univ. of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was appointed director of the university’s new Center for Advanced Materials Manufacture, which includes metalcasting capabili- ties, among other manufacturing com- petencies. Rohatgi will lead the center’s research on nanostructured materials.
The Aluminum Association has elect-
ed the following new board members: Matthew Dionne, president, Extrusion North America of Hydro Aluminum, Linthicum Heights, Md.; Bill Emberson, manager of business development, RMT Inc., Madison, Wis.; Garney Scott, president, Scepter Inc., Waverly,
Industry Faces
Metalcasting Veteran Steve Reynolds Made Lufkin Global Procurement Specialist Steve Reynolds, a former presi-
dent of the American Foundry So- ciety and longtime metalcaster, has been tapped to take on the role of corporate global procurement spe- cialist for international oil field and power transmission company Lufkin Industries Inc., Lufkin, Texas. “Our largest purchase item group
is castings,” Reynolds said. “My 30- plus years in the [metalcasting] in- dustry give me an edge in that area.” Reynolds has worked in both ferrous
and nonferrous facilities since starting his career in the industry while attend- ing college. After receiving an industrial engineering degree, he worked as plant engineer for a small aluminum and bronze facility before joining Lufkin in 1981. Before his recent assignment as procurement manager, Reynolds held the positions of project engineer, senior project engineer, chief engineer and foundry general manager (16 years). Reynolds’ latest move is more than
just a position change for a career metalcaster; it’s a sign of change at
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Steve Reynolds will head up an effort by Lufkin Indus- tries to globalize its purchasing.
a company that, with manufacturing and service centers in eight countries, is experiencing globalization at a rapid clip. “As our company has grown, we
realized that while we had expanded throughout the world, our procure- ment philosophy was still structured like many small facilities, all working independently,” Reynolds said. “My role is to coordinate our procurement strategies to provide consistent supply chain agreements for our worldwide locations, while leveraging our total spend to increase our presence with and opportunities for our supplier partners.” Lufkin’s in-house metalcasting
facility supplies about 70% of the castings the company requires, but it still spends about $25 million dollars per year on castings for use by its plants outside the U.S. and smaller parts for domestic use. “Our strategy is to provide as
much local content as is practi- cal in our worldwide locations,” Reynolds said.
MC 25 Obituaries Richard Laney, St. Joseph, Mich.,
died July 26. He was 81. Laney began his career in the metalcasting industry in 1951. While serving as vice presi- dent of finance at the defunct Superior Steel Castings, Benton Harbor, Mich., Laney hatched the idea for a computer software company specializing in metalcasting. He started B&L Infor- mation Systems, Bridgman, Mich., in 1976. He remained active in the business until his death. Laney was an active and longtime member of
Tenn.; William Toler, president and chief executive officer, Smelter Service Corp., Mount Pleasant, Tenn.; and David Youngblood, president and chief operating officer, Basic Resources Inc., Knoxville, Tenn.
INDUSTRY NEWS the American Foundry Society (AFS).
Raymond Pottage, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, died Aug. 21. He was 79. Pottage worked at Terminal City Iron Works Ltd., Langley, British Co- lumbia, as a pattern shop foreman and later as the plant operations manager until his retirement. He was an active member of AFS and British Columbia Chapter chairman from 1984-85.
John Wagner Jr., Venice, Fla., died
Aug. 23. He was 81. Wagner was the retired president and chariman of the former Wagner Castings Co., Decatur, Ill. He began working for the company in 1953 as a management trainee and gained the top post in 1970. He was a former AFS president (1978-79), Cast Metals Institute (CMI) Trustee (1972-76), chairman of the CMI Trustees (1974-75) and member of the AFS Director’s Class of 1979 and 1980.
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