East Coast Regional Conference Highlights the Analysis and Elimination of Defects in Castings. (Metalcasting Associations).With "Casting the New Century" as its theme, the 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 East Coast Regional Conference was held Oct. 18-20 in Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, township (1990 pop. 69,319), Camden co., W central N.J.; name was changed from Delaware township to Cherry Hill in 1961. Largely residential, Cherry Hill has been marked by great development and housing growth, especially since the 1970s. , New Jersey. Hosting 135 attendees, the conference included technical sessions, a panel discussion and a plant tour of Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, New Jersey. AFS Vice President Paul Cervellero served as the event's keynote speaker. In his speech, Cervellero recounted the history of the foundry industry and the part it plays in the U.S. economy. He also discussed government regulations and the importance of supporting the AFS. The first day of technical sessions focused on energy, foundry safety, new melting technology, and the alloying of pure gold and platinum. The general sessions and panel discussion held on the second day focussed on the identification, analysis and elimination of casting defects. Tom McCarthy Tom McCarthy can refer to any of the following people
Clifford Hartl and Don Clarke Donald Barry Clarke (November 10, 1933–December 29, 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played 89 times (31 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1956 until 1964. , both of American Aluminum Casting Co., and Kenneth DeFerrari consultant, presented case studies on identifying and resolving casting defects at ferrous and nonferrous foundries CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. Vice President of Education Ian Kay presented an overview of gating practices. Kay also showed examples of defects caused by poor gating practices. He discussed differences in pressurized pres·sur·ize tr.v. pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing, pres·sur·iz·es 1. To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or submarine). 2. and non-pressurized system designs, pouring techniques, tapered sprues, slag/dross separation and filters. The panel discussion on gating, risering and casting defects included Hartl, Clarke, DeFerrari and Kay. |
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