Metalcasters convene at 108th Metalcasting Congress.More than 1,450 metalcasters gathered June 12-15 in Rosemont, Ill., for the 108th Metalcasting Congress cosponsored by 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 and the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Die Casting die casting Forming metal objects by injecting molten metal under pressure into dies or molds. An early and important use of the technique was in the Linotype machine (1884), but the mass-production automobile assembly line gave die casting its real impetus. Assn. The show featured more than 150 exhibits and 50 technical and management sessions covering the latest advances in the industry. During the Congress, the AFS Marketing Div. and Engineered Casting Solutions displayed the 11 honorees from the fourth annual casting competition. This year's Casting of the Year award went to Alcoa Automotive Castings' hollow rear lower control arm for BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. . George M. Goodrich, Professional Metallurgical Services, delivered the Charles Edgar Hoyt Memorial Lecture. His presentation, "The Absence of Perfection," detailed the necessity of the metalcasting industry to take advantage of new capabilities and push more forcibly into world markets, thus calling for a successful unification of engineers, managers and scientists to accomplish this task. The AFS Annual Banquet was held June 12. Rodney L. Naro, ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. International Ltd., and J. Michael Williams Michael Williams may refer to:
traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize and the William H. McFadden Gold Medal. The Congress concluded the afternoon of June 15 with the President's Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting. Oleg S. Fishman, Inductotherm Corp., Daniel Groteke, Q.C. Designs Inc., and Kathy L. Hayrynen, Applied Process Inc., received AFS Awards of Scientific Merit. Further, the AFS Service Citations were awarded to D.J. Couture, General Motors Powertrain, Sara Joyce, Badger Mining Corp., Charles A. Ruud, Carondelet Foundry Co. (MetalTek International), and Daniel J. Torzewski, Indianapolis Casting Corp. David C. Williams, Allied Mineral Products Inc., received 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. Division Number of sessions Attendance Average per Session 1 Engineering 5 154 30.8 2 Aluminum 10 591 59.1 3 Copper 3 98 32.7 4 Molding 7 373 53.3 5 Iron 9 582 64.7 6 Magnesium 2 77 38.5 7 Pattern 1 32 32 8 Melting 3.5 138 39.4 9 Steel 2.5 69 27.6 10 EHS 3 87 29 11 Lost Foam 3 159 53 14 Marketing 1 50 50 TOTALS 50 2410 48.2 |
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