Metalcasters convene at 107th casting Congress in Milwaukee. (107th AFS Casting Congress).More than 1200 foundrymen from across the w arid gathered in Milwaukee from April 26-29 for the 107th 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. This was the first congress held in Milwaukee since 1992. The show featured more than 110 exhibits and 51 technical and management sessions covering the latest in technological and technical advances for the industry. During the congress, Engineered Casting Solutions and the AFS Marketing Div. displayed the 15 honorees from their third annual casting contest. This year's Casting of the Year designation was awarded to Hitchcock Industries' strut fan cowl support beam for the Boeing 737, which was converted from a fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of 11 components. R. Conner Warren, executive vice president (retired), Citation Corp., Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. , delivered the prestigious Charles Edgar Hoyt Memorial Lecture. Warren's address, "Do You Make a Difference?" detailed the importance of pushing individuals further so that they can say that they made a difference not only in their firm, but also the industry as a whole. The MS Annual Banquet was held on the Congress Saturday night. Ezra L. Kotzin, MS vice president of engineering services (retired), Des Plaines, Illinois “Des Plaines” redirects here. For the river, see Des Plaines River. Des Plaines (pronounced IPA [dɛsˈpleɪnz]) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. , and Ray H. Witt, chairman, 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. Management Services, Inc., Southfield, Michigan Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the metro Detroit area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,296. Southfield Township is adjacent to the city on the north side. , were presented the industry's highest honor with the Thomas W. Pangbom Gold Medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize and the Peter L. Simpson Gold Medal, respectively. The Congress concluded on Tuesday afternoon with the President's luncheon and Annual Business Meeting. George M. Goodrich, president, Professional Metallurgical Services, Buchanan, Michigan Buchanan is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,681 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the southeast corner of Buchanan Township, about 5 miles west of Niles. Olympic champion Jackson Scholz was born here. ; Thomas Piwonka, director (retired), Metalcasting Technology Center, Univ. of Alabama--Tuscaloosa; and Thomas Prucha, vice president of technical services, Intermet Corp., Troy, Michigan; received MS Awards of Scientific Merit. Also, the MS Service Citations were awarded to Nino V. Davi, vice president (retired), Pacific Steel Casting Co., Berkeley, California; John V. Grabel, senior process engineering supervisor, Caterpillar, Inc., Mapleton, Illinois; Frederick P. Schleg, vice president--education (retired), Cast Metals Institute, Des Plaines, Illinois; Alan K. Steffe, manufacturing engineering director--castings, General Motors Powertrain, Grand Blanc, Michigan Grand Blanc is a suburb of Flint in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,242 at the 2000 census. The city is situated within Grand Blanc Charter Township, but is politically independent. ; and Joseph R. Ward, metallurgist, Indianapolis Casting Corp., Indianapolis. Mary Beth Krysiak, president, Sand Technology Co., New Hudson, Michigan, received the CMI Director's Award. A MODERN CASTING Staff Report Division Number of Sessions Attendance Average per Session Lost Foam 3 273 91.0 Iron 9 643 71.4 Aluminum 10 673 67.3 Marketing 1 55 55.0 Molding 8 315 39.4 Melting 3.5 124 35.4 Copper Alloy 3 106 35.3 Engineering 5 158 31.6 Steel 2.5 76 30.4 EHS 3 92 29.6 Magnesium 2 58 29.0 Totals 51 2608 51.1 |
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