AFS NEWS
CALENDAR JANUARY 9-10
Silica Standard Compliance Seminar AFS
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
This seminar will provide all the details on the new law, measurement requirements, sampling methodology, regulated areas, medical surveillance, respirators, ventilation controls, new equipment and how to develop a written compliance control program.
JANUARY 17 Aluminum 101
AFS & THE INSTITUTE COLUMBUS, OHIO
This course covers the characteristics and properties of aluminum, alloying elements and their general applications and considerations for working with aluminum cast parts.
JANUARY 18
Aluminum Crucible Furnace AFS & THE INSTITUTE COLUMBUS, OHIO
This course covers basic furnace and crucible operations, including optimization, operations and maintenance practices for both electric and fuel-fired aluminum crucible furnaces.
JANUARY 24
Permanent Mold Thermal Management AFS & THE INSTITUTE SCHAUMBURG, IL
The course will look at the most common permanent mold manufacturing practices for mold thermal management that focus on ensuring product quality.
JANUARY 24
Casting Defect Analysis AFS & THE INSTITUTE SCHAUMBURG, IL
The intention of this course is for participants to become proficient in applying a 10-step procedure to analyze and reduce metalcasting defects by correctly identifying them and their root causes, and determining appropriate corrective actions.
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FEBRUARY 1-3
Metalcasting Industry Human Resources Conference AFS
CLEARWATER, FL
Unlock the past, present and future of human resources in metalcasting. The conference will include union/non-union breakout sessions and presentations on 2017 labor laws, generational and gender issues, and political, economic and technological trends.
FEBRUARY 1-2
Introduction to Metalcasting AFS & THE INSTITUTE SCHAUMBURG, IL
This course provides a broad picture of what happens in a casting production facility, while illustrating the technology, variables and complexity involved in producing a casting.
FEBRUARY 8
AFS Institute Courses at the Wisconsin Regional
AFS & THE INSTITUTE SCHAUMBURG, IL
Three AFS Institute courses are being offered inconjunction with the79th Annual Wisconsin Regional. Courses are offered both morning and afternoon providing the opportunity to take two different classes in the same day. Course attendees will receive a FREE TECH-EXPO pass.
FEBRUARY 8-10
79th Wisconsin Regional AFS WISCONSIN, STATELINE AND NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN CHAPTERS MILWAUKEE
FEBRUARY 21-22
Environmental 101 AFS ATLANTA
This seminar workshop dives deep into environmental issues at metalcasting facilities.
FEBRUARY 21-22 Iron Melting 201
AFS & THE INSTITUTE SCHAUMBURG, IL
This course provides a detailed coverage of iron melting and related processes.
MARCH 2
Green Sand Molding 101 AFS & THE INSTITUTE SCHAUMBURG, IL
This course is an introduction to the green sand molding process used within a metalcasting facility.
MARCH 8-9
Nobake Molding & Coremaking AFS & THE INSTITUTE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
This two-day laboratory course held at Texas State University is the second course in the nobake series,
providing participants with the next level of knowledge related to the nobake molding and coremaking processes used within a foundry through discussion and hands-on laboratory activities.
MARCH 14 Copper 101
AFS & THE INSTITUTE PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN
This course provides participants an introduction covering the characteristics and properties of copper, alloying elements and their general applications, and considerations for working with copper cast parts.
APRIL 25-27
121st Metalcasting Congress AFS MILWAUKEE
Join your fellow casting professionals and designers and buyers of castings in the heart of the industry at the 121st Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee, for discussions and discovery of the ever-evolving world of metalcasting. Register online at
www.metalcastingcongress.org.
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