Casting buyers, sellers united at AFS marketing conference.At this year's Marketing and Selling of Castings Conference, held Oct. 17-18 in Des Plaines Des Plaines, city, United States Des Plaines (dĕs plānz), city (1990 pop. 53,223), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1925. Among its manufactures are chemicals and electronic equipment. , Ill.,. casting buyers and sellers were brought under one roof to discuss the issues of casting sourcing and marketing. Many industry leaders were on hand to discuss the marketing and selling of castings from the metalcasters' perspective, and one of the conference's highlights was the casting buyers' panel. During the panel, metalcasting customers from major companies were able to voice some of the issues they've they've Contraction of they have. they've have had with the metalcasting industry, as well as discuss some of their success stories. Across the board, they agreed that being up-front up-front or up·front Informal adj. 1. Straightforward; frank. 2. Paid or due in advance: up-front cash. adv. and honest about delivery, capabilities and other aspects of the relationship between supplier and customer was the most desirable characteristic they looked for when choosing a casting source. "This year's marketing conference provided a much-needed forum for metalcasters and casting customers to come together and discuss their issues," said Alfred Alfred, 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99), sometimes called Alfred the Great, b. Wantage, Berkshire. Early Life The youngest son of King Æthelwulf, he was sent in 853 to Rome, where the pope gave him the title of Roman consul. Spada, 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 director of marketing, communications and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most . "Much of the feedback we've we've Contraction of we have. we've have received from participants has reflected a desire to continue providing such forums and to advocate advocate: see attorney. increased communications between our industry and our customers." For more information, contact Alfred Spada at 847/824-0181 x281.
CMI Course Schedule
Jan. 4-31 Analysis of Casting Defects
(36-07) Internet
Jan. 8-10 Analysis & Reduction of
Casting Defects (37-07) Dayton, Ohio
Jan. 9-10 Basic Blueprint Interpretation Schaumburg, Ill.
(38-07)
Jan. 16-18 Vertical Gating Design (39-07) Muskegon, Mich.
Jan. 23-25 Introduction to Metalcasting
(40-07) Schaumburg, Ill.
Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Analysis & Reduction of Aluminum
Permanent Mold Casting Defects
(41-07) Schaumburg, Ill.
Jan. 30-May 27 Sand & Molding Technology
(42-07) Internet
Feb. 6-9 Inoculation Principles of Gray &
Ductile Iron (43-07) Birmingham, Ala.
Feb. 13-14 Permanent Mold Coating
Fundamentals--Aluminum (44-07) Schaumburg, Ill.
Feb. 13-May 27 Introduction to Metallurgy
(45-07) Internet
Feb. 13-May 27 Melting & Heat Treating of
Castings (46-07) Internet
Feb. 19-March 18 Ductile Iron Metallurgy (47-07) Internet
Feb. 20-23 Gating & Riser Design-Nonferrous
(48-07) Pittsburg, Kan.
Feb. 20-May 27 Introduction to Total Quality
Management (49-07) Internet
Feb. 21-April 3 Six-Sigma Green Belt
Certification (50-07) Internet
Feb. 27-May 27 Introduction to Metalcasting
(51-07) Internet
March 6-8 Metallurgy of Gray & Ductile
Iron (53-07) Chattanooga, Tenn.
March 6-April 2 Green Sand Control (52-07) Internet
March 13-14 Casting Cost Estimating (55-07) Schaumburg, Ill.
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