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AFS Exhibits, Promotes Metalcasting at SAE 2000 World Congress.


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 exhibited for the first time at this year's Society of Automotive Engineer's (SAE sae abbr (BRIT) (= stamped addressed envelope) → sobre con las propias señas de uno y con sello ) World Congress, held March 6-9 in the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan “Detroit” redirects here. For other uses, see Detroit (disambiguation).
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. A record 49,249 participants attended the show, which is the largest automotive technology Noun 1. automotive technology - the activity of designing and constructing automobiles
automotive engineering

engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry
 event in the world, drawing participants from more than 80 countries throughout the world.

The show boasted over 1300 exhibits, including approximately 20 metalcasters. Nearly 1300 technical papers were presented during the event, including 3 days of new "Engineered Casting Solutions" sessions. The well-attended sessions, which featured 20 presentations, culminated with a panel discussion on current and future automotive applications for castings.
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Publication:Modern Casting
Date:Apr 1, 2000
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