59th Technical Conference & Expo Program
SUNDAY, OCT. 7 3 - 6 p.m.
...............................................REGISTRATION
6 - 7:30 p.m. ............................WELCOME RECEPTION 3 - 6 p.m. ................................................................EXPO
MONDAY, OCT. 8 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
.......................................REGISTRATION 8 - 8:10 a.m. ..................... WELCOME INTRODUCTION
8:10 - 8:45 a.m. ............................................ Paper No. 1 Russ Gallagher, Bescast
The Influence to Thermal Conductivity of a High Emissivity Coating to a used Silica Shell System
8:45 - 9:20 a.m. ............................................ Paper No. 2 Chris Fillmore, Remet Corporation A Robust Solvency Power Test for Determining End Life of Pattern Washes
9:20 - 9:55 a.m. ............................................ Paper No. 3 To Be Announced
9:55 - 10:15 a.m. ................................................. BREAK
10:15 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. ................................ Paper No. 4 R.C. Oberst, Industrial Ceramic Products; Nicole Ilg, O’Fallon Casting Water Soluble Ceramic Cores in the Manufacture of Aluminum Investment Castings
10:50 - 11:25 a.m.......................................... Paper No. 5 Chris Collins, Synchro ERP Scrap Analysis with Modern Software Tools for an Ancient Industry
11:25 a.m. - 12 noon..................................... Paper No. 6 Rod Egan, A.W. Bell Pty. Ltd. Water Blast Systems for Aftercast Shell Removal
12 noon - 12:15 p.m. .... CASTING CONTEST AWARDS 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
.................................................LUNCH
1:15 - 1:50 p.m. ............................................ Paper No. 7 Julie Markee, Key Process Innovations; Xinyu Wang, Selmet, Inc. RH Sensor: A New Method for Measuring Dryness During the Shell Building Process
1:50 - 2:25 p.m. ............................................ Paper No. 8 Chris Whitehouse, Minco Inc. Healthy Shell-Wide Distribution Stucco Blends and Their Affect Upon Shell Performance, Part II
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TUESDAY, OCT. 11 8 - 8:10 a.m.
.........................................INTRODUCTION
8:10 - 8:45 a.m. .......................................... Paper No. 10 Robert Kervick, Komtek Technologies Technique for Efficient Electrical Power Utilization in an Investment Casting Foundry
8:45 - 9:20 a.m.
...........................................Paper No. 11 Victor Okhuysen, Cal Poly Pomona University; Robert Voigt, Penn State University Assessment of Measurement Systems for the Dimensional Inspection of Investment Castings
9:20 - 9:55 a.m. .......................................... Paper No. 12 Tom Branscomb, Buntrock Industries Alternatives for Zircon Stucco and Flour
9 - 10:15 a.m. ..................................................... BREAK
10:15 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. .............................. Paper No. 13 Al Torok, Precision Propeller Industries; Conrad Holek, Ransom & Randolph Process Optimization & Cost Reduction Through Supplier Collaboration
10:50 - 11:25 a.m........................................ Paper No. 14 Grant Bradley, Remet UK
Kinetics vs Thermodynamics-How Equilibrium States are Established in Investment Casting Waxes
11:25 a.m. - 12 noon................................... Paper No. 15 Noel Guilliard, Consarc Corporation Developments in Vacuum Furnace Design for Investment Casting
12 noon - 1 p.m.
..................................................LUNCH
1 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. ....................................... Paper No. 16 Norm Hirtner, Avalon Precision Castings Mike Hascher, Eagle Engineered Solutions Inc. Melting Crucible Quality & Cost Improvements- ‘Low Hanging Fruit’
1:35 - 2:10 p.m. .......................................... Paper No. 17 Dr. Alan P. Druschitz, Virginia Tech Investment Casting at Virginia Tech
2:25 - 3 p.m. ................................................. Paper No. 9 Russ Rosmait, Pittsburg State University ICI Intern Scholarship Program
August 2012
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