AFS announces casting design assistance program.The American Foundry Society (AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System ), in partnership with Product Development & Analysis LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ), Naperville, Ill., announced a new casting design consultation service, Design Solutions, available to both AFS corporate members and metal casting Metal casting A metal-forming process whereby molten metal is poured into a cavity or mold and, when cooled, solidifies and takes on the characteristic shape of the mold. buyers. In response to the increasing dependence of casting buyers and design engineers on casting suppliers for both casting manufacturing and design expertise, AFS is working with PDA, a firm specializing in component design, to offer independent casting design, engineering and sourcing solutions. "This project is an important part of AFS's efforts to market the metalcasting industry to design engineers and potential casting customers," said Jerry Call, AFS executive vice president. "By offering casting design consultation services through the expertise of PDA, we will ultimately help the U.S. metalcasting industry flourish." PDA has built a reputation by assisting design engineers and casting buyers with difficult projects. In 2000, a defense industry supplier was looking to convert an existing fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: and welded VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. sub-rack to a casting. The component was an electronic enclosure for the command and communication-related circuitry used by the U.S. Navy. Designing, manufacturing and quality-related requirements were laid out at the onset of the program. The primary objective was to perform the conversion without affecting the other equipment or function of the assembly. The design assistance team served as the Tier 1 supplier on the component redesign and executed the industrial contract, project management and client communications while sub-contracting the tooling, casting, machining and finishing. They also produced a scale model of the converted casting to validate form and fit. For more information, contact Alfred Spada, AFS, at aspada@afsinc.org or 847/824-0181. |
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