Metalcasting community unites at AFS Foundry Executive Conference.More than 100 representatives from the metalcasting community gathered at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Hotel in San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. for 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 Foundry Executive Conference held Sept. 26-28. With the theme "Unity of Purpose--Our Competitive Advantage," the three-day conference addressed issues from how the political spectrum affects the industry to creating a better marketing and business environment. The first day, titled "Building the Community," featured presentations from Todd Tiahrt Todd Tiahrt (born June 15, 1951), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing Kansas's At-large congressional district (map), which is based in Wichita. (R-Kan.) and Shane Downey, Walterman and Assoc., discussing the near future of politics. John Randles, Randles Inc., delivered a presentation on positive interaction within the community, and AFS President Chuck Kurtti profiled the current status of the metalcasting industry. Day two, following the title "Contributing to Growth," addressed methods to promote the industry. Michael Stone, Stone and Assoc., discussed how to compete in the world market, Tim McMillin, Magma Foundry Technologies Inc., presented how to re-engineer customer relationships, and Joe Farrar, Farrar Corp., addressed how to market metalcasting to end-users. The final day, with the title "Unlocking the Future," featured a presentation from Ian Kay Ian Kay (born in 1967, UK), is a convicted murderer, known as the "Woolworths Killer", and notable for committing an attack which cost the infamous serial killer Peter Sutcliffe the use of one eye. , 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. , Vic LaFay, The Hill & Griffith Co., and Bill Sorensen, Foundry Educational Foundation, addressing the advantages education provides to the metalcasting industry. Also featured were presentations by Bruce McMellon, Vulcan Engineering, discussing the importance of value-added castings, and Paul Mikkola, Metal Casting Metal casting A metal-forming process whereby molten metal is poured into a cavity or mold and, when cooled, solidifies and takes on the characteristic shape of the mold. Technology Inc., discussing future-thinking business models. The conference concluded with a banquet featuring a presentation from Ray Perryman, The Perryman Group. |
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