SPEAKERRoundup Advancements in Melt System Control Technology
Michael Fanz-Huster lives in Sewell, NJ and is married with two small children. He enjoys playing the game of golf and spending time with his family.
Michael Fanz-Huster Inductotherm
Michael started at Inductotherm Corp. in Rancocas, NJ in 2012, working in the Warehouse, Purchasing Department and Inside Sales Department for three consecutive summers as an intern. In 2014, Michael took a full-time position in the Inside Sales Department as an Order Analyst where he managed incoming orders for materials, merchandise, installations and services. In 2015, Michael transitioned into the Aftermarket Sales Department where he managed remanufactured equipment in the field and equipment sent back to Inductotherm. Michael also organized teams to head out
Casting Simulation: An Aid to Address Industry’s COVID-19 Challenges
Stephen Barnett is the owner of INCAST Consultancy, and has been in the Investment Casting Industry for over forty years, of which as an independent consultant for the last 30 years. His wide knowledge and experience of the investment casting process has given
him international creditability with a particular emphasis on ceramic shell technology and quality issues. He has given numerous papers, lectures and presentations to industry, research centres and universities.
Stephen Barnett INCAST Consultancy
Casting Simulation: An Aid to Address Industry’s COVID-19 Challenges
A.B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Amarnath Bhat SoftCAST Technologies 16 ❘ September 2020 ®
Technology, Bombay, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India, Amarnath Bhat has more than 30 years of experience in working with the Foundry sector in India and abroad. He is a Founder-Director and Principal Consultant of Oriental Software Pvt. Ltd., and SoftCAST Technologies Pvt. Ltd., technology development Companies that work in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. All the three technologies developed with IISc, SoftCAST (Casting
Simulation & Methoding System), AutoSOLID (a CAD tool for automated 2D-3D conversion), and CastDESIGN (a DFM system for assessing and optimizing cast component designs for manufacturability) were assessed by UT Austin, and won the Lockheed Martin Gold Medal at the 2007-08 India Innovations Programme. Amarnath has conducted a number of technical training sessions for foundries, apart from technical seminars and papers at international forums, in India and abroad.
to job sites to remanufacture and repair the equipment.
In 2017, Michael took on a District Manager position in the Sales Department covering Indiana and Kentucky, and in later years, the East Coast from Virginia up to New York City. As a District Manager, his work took him to all types and sizes of melt shops, including steel mills, foundries, shot makers, recycling operations, precious metal refiners and other scrap reclaiming operations. Michael also called on companies that used induction heating equipment in their process. Michael is a First Vice Chairman in the Northern Indiana American Foundry Society (AFS) Chapter.
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