Foundrymen Converge in 'Steel City' for 104th AFS Casting Congress.The first 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 Casting Congress of the new millennium, held April 8-11 in Pittsburgh, signaled a "changing of the times" for the Society and the metalcasting industry. This year's Congress was the last for executive vice president Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated , who retired on May 1 after 30 years of service to AFS and the industry (the last 17 as leader of the Society). The Congress then served as the stage for the announcement that AFS Past President Dwight Barnhard, former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Superior Aluminum Castings, is Jones' successor as executive vice president of AFS (see p. 14). In another announcement, the AFS Board of Directors unanimously approved changing the organization's name to the "American Foundry Society" (effective July 1). Focusing on the Congress, 1557 metalcasters attended the 5-day event. The 59 technical sessions boasted more than 120 presentations by metalcasting experts. The industry's most prestigious lecture, the Charles Edgar Hoyt Memorial Lecture, was delivered by Paul Mikkola, executive vice president-operations, Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc., who presented "The Past Doesn't Necessarily Predict Future Success." In addition to the technical and management sessions, this year's Congress included a tabletop exhibition, which featured 108 industry suppliers. The AFS annual banquet held a special significance for two individuals who were presented with AFS' highest honor--gold medals in recognition of their service to the metalcasting industry. John L. Kelly, president (retired), CWC CWC Chemical Weapons Convention CWC Cricket World Cup CWC Central Wyoming College CWC Ceylon Workers' Congress (trade union; Sri Lanka) CWC Ceylon Workers Congress (Sri Lanka) Castings Div. (Textron, Inc.), received the William H. McFadden Gold Medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize , and Mikkola received the Joseph S. Seaman SEAMAN. A sailor; a mariner; one whose business is navigation. 2 Boulay Paty, Dr. Com. 232; Code de Commerce art. 262; Laws of Oleron, art. 7; Laws of Wishuy, art. 19. The term seamen, in it most enlarged sense, includes the captain a well as other persons of the crew; in a more confined Gold Medal. Awards of Scientific Merit were presented to Richard Gundlach, Climax Research Services Sudhari Sahu, Waukesha Foundry Co., Doru Stefanescu, Univ. of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, and Baltasar Weiss Caterpillar, Inc. Service Citations were bestowed upon Arthur Barnwell (retired), George F. Pettinos (Canada), Ltd., Mike Hamilton, GM Powertrain GM Powertrain Europe is a company created by General Motors to develop engines and transmission for the GM group. It was known as Fiat-GM Powertrain until the termination of the GM and Fiat merger talks, and earlier as Opel Powertrain. , and Thomas Caldwell Thomas Caldwell VC (February 10, 1894- June 6, 1969) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. , Cast-Fab Technologies, Inc. In addition, the 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. Directors' Award was presented to Norris Luther, Luther & Assoc. The banquet also featured the ceremonial "passing of the rammer," as AFS President John D. (Jack) Pohlman, Taylor-Pohlman, Inc., relinquished leadership of the Society to Metalcasting Equipment, Inc.'s Donald Gaertner. Also installed at the event were Donald Huizenga, Kurdziel Industries, Inc., and Paul Cervellero, Inductotherm Corp., as vice president and 2nd vice president, respectively.
Division No. of Attendance Average Per
Sessions Session
Engineering 6 319 53.2
Aluminum 10 883 88.3
Copper 3 153 51
Molding 10.5 483 46
Iron 8 521 65.1
Pattern 2 51 25.5
Melting 4 206 51.5
Steel 4 113 28.3
EHS 3.5 155 44.3
Lost Foam 3 176 58.7
Mktg/Mgmt 2 50 25
Research 2 70 35
Totals 58 3180 55
104th AFS Casting Congress Attendance Breakdown
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