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AFS Webinar series focuses on casting design, energy savings.


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) has introduced a new series of webinars designed to benefit and educate metalcasters, design engineers and buyers. The 20-25 minute web-based seminars offer a convenient and cost-effective cost-effective,
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 way for industry professionals to increase their knowledge about significant topics facing the metalcasting industry.

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In February, AFS offered design engineers and buyers a free webinar on casting design. Focusing on the benefits of the AFS Design Solutions program, the webinar provided a broad overview of alloy alloy (ăl`oi, əloi`) [O. Fr.,=combine], substance with metallic properties that consists of a metal fused with one or more metals or nonmetals.  selection for any new product, concurrent design and engineering processes, evaluation, modeling and prediction, and functional prototyping to production. One-hundred eighty-eight participants took advantage of the session. To view the casting design webinar online, go to www.afsinc.org/designsolutions.

In January, AFS offered a free energy webinar, "Investigate Energy Savings," to assist metalcasters in making well-informed decisions for their operations. The webinar provided information about the AFS Energy Solutions program and the savings it offers. Fifty metalcasting professionals participated in the webinar.
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Title Annotation:AFS/CMI NEWS
Publication:Modern Casting
Date:Apr 1, 2008
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