Connections NEWS and INFORMATION for AFS MEMBERS and CHAPTERS Inside from Your CEO

MEMBER Summer 2018 Connections NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR AFS MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS Inside From Your CEO...... 2 FLC: Where Metalcasting Leaders Recharge AFS Advocacy 2018 AFS Government The premier metalcasting leadership event Affairs Fly-In...... 3 in North America, the AFS Foundry Leadership Here We Grow...... 4 AFS Leadership Conference, will be held Sept. 16-18 at the Omni Longtime AFS Employee to Retire Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida. After Four Decades...... 5 The conference was formerly called the Foundry Steve Robison Named Chief Technical Services Officer...... 5 Executive Leadership Conference. AFS Education Metalcasters, suppliers, and purchasers in Celebrate Manufacturing Day leadership positions are encouraged to attend. This October...... 6 Upcoming AFS You’ll hear from a slate of high-level presenters, Institute Classes...... 6 network with other industry leaders and learn AFS Membership New AFS Members...... 7 about the current state, and the exciting future, AFS Chapter Directory of metalcasting. and Updates...... 8-9 On the roster of dynamic speakers at this year’s Chapter Success Story...... 10 2018-2019 Board Foundry Leadership Conference is Nina Easton, of Directors...... 11 co-chair of Fortune Most Powerful Women Inter- national. As the host of "Smart Women Smart Power," the global affairs series of live events and The 2017 Foundry Leadership podcasts, Easton has interviewed top diplomats Conference was held in Vermont. and policymakers. She also provides political • Peter Reich, AFS Vice President and Director of Laempe Reich Join our private analysis for Fox News and is the co-founder of • Atsushi Nagai, President of Sintokogio professional social SellersEaston Media. Easton will share her experi- network for all AFS • Carsten Kuhlgatz, CEO and GM of Hüttenes- individual members ence on what’s happening now to give metalcast- CastingConnection Albertus Chemische Werke GmbH ers actionable new ideas. • Denny Dotson, Chairman of Dotson Iron Download our App Other speakers at this year’s Foundry Leader- Castings and AFS representative to the World Metalcasting Newsstand ship Conference include: Foundry Organization Like us on Facebook • Luke Williams, Professor of Innovation and • Brad Muller, Vice President of Marketing, American Foundry Executive Director of W.R. Berkley Innovation Society Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Labs at NYU’s Stern School of Business • Megan Kirsh, Sales & Marketing Manager, Join the Discussion • Stephen Shapiro, 24/7 Innovation Kirsh Foundry Inc. Foundry and • David T. Carlson, Senior Vice President for • Sara Joyce, Vice President of Quality & Techni- Diecaster Network Manufacturing and Automotive Industry, cal Assurance, Badger Mining Corp. Marsh USA Follow us on Twitter For registration and the full agenda, please visit @AmerFoundrySoc • Kris Pfaehler, CEO, Sand Dollar Advisors www.afsinc.org/FLC2018.

Metalcasting Success APRIL 27-30, 2019 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Starts Here! CastExpo & METALCASTING CONGRESS 2019 Exhibit Space Open connecting SUPPLIERS | METALCASTERS | CASTING BUYERS

Exhibit space registration is now open for CastExpo, held every three years, is the largest CastExpo 2019 for general sales! CastExpo is the metalcasting event in North America, with full- leading industry event in North America for edu- scale exhibits, cutting-edge demos, exciting new cation, networking, and business development. equipment, and innovative sessions. Exhibit space is available on a first-come, CastExpo 2019 will be April 27-30, 2019, at the first-served basis at www.castexpo.com. Some Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Exhibi- popular areas sell out quickly, so exhibitors are tors and attendees can find more information at 1 www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connectionswww.castexpo.com • Summer 2018. www.afsinc.org encouraged to sign up now for the best shot at their preferred spots. From Your CEO Questions from Our Members

With 860 corporate members, 6,600 encourage you to contact me, or Ben a limited number of seats, but they also individual members, 43 regional chap- Yates ([email protected]) in AFS Busi- are accepting expressions of interest. ters and dozens of student chapters, the ness Development, to discuss your own To join a committee online, visit the all- American Foundry Society has a dynamic unique membership objectives. new www.afsinc.org website and mouse membership base. AFS members and over “Innovation & Management.” Your volunteers are integrally involved in help- Who at AFS Can I Contact with fourth option, “AFS Committees,” has a ing our organization achieve our mission. Technical Questions? list of committees and information on Not surprisingly, we also receive many Members are encouraged to direct how to sign up. Or call AFS at 800-537- member questions. This month’s column technical questions to Steve Robison 4237. provides responses to some of the most ([email protected]), Frank Heading- common questions we receive. ton ([email protected]) or Juliette I am Thinking of Nominating Garesché ([email protected]). If they Someone for an Award. Where How Can I Get the Most don’t have the answer, they will point Can I Find a List Of Past AFS Value From My Membership? you to resources where it can be found. Award Winners? AFS realizes that every member – For input from industry colleagues, Cast- We receive this question often. For whether a corporate member or individ- ing Connection is another great resource. the first time, we have added a list of all ual – has unique membership objectives. AFS-wide award winners since 1924, as To the greatest extent possible, we try Does Someone Have to Be an AFS selected by the Board of Awards, to the to customize your membership experi- Member to Join a Committee? “History” section (under “About AFS”) of ence and meet your objectives. As an How Can I Join a Committee? our website. individual member, your priorities might Yes, AFS membership is a requirement Please keep your questions coming, include technical information, research, for committee membership, as per the whether by phone, email, social media, insight into casting best practices, profes- AFS Committee Manual, a document or when we see one another at industry sional development, networking, chapter approved by the AFS Board of Directors. events. Our team is committed to supe- or committee participation, and staying Most committees are now seeking new rior member service. We look forward to abreast of industry news. As a corporate members. A couple of committees have seeing you soon. member, your priorities might include shaping a positive business climate, elevating your company’s visibility and profile, shaping AFS research directions, taking advantage of in-plant or e-Learning training, unlimited staff access to AFS Members-Only Webinars or the AFS Library, and other goals. I

2018-19 AFS Officers AFS Senior Staff Leaders President CEO Vice President IT & Operations Jean Bye, President and CEO, Doug Kurkul Mike Lakas Dotson Iron Castings [email protected] [email protected] Vice President Vice President of Business & Director of Accounting Peter C. Reich, Director, Development & Finance Laempe Reich Ben Yates Peggy Mennella 2nd Vice President [email protected] [email protected] Michael L. Lenahan, Vice President - Vice President Marketing & Director of Human Resources & Sales, Fairmount Santrol Communications Administrative Services Immediate Past President Richard Jefferson Cathy Potts Patricio Gil, CEO, Blackhawk de Mexico [email protected] [email protected]

2 www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 AFS Advocacy Mobilizing for Metalcasting at the 2018 AFS Fly-In

AFS members attending the Fly-In and others meet with Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), far right. At Fly-In, AFS Members and Senate letters to OSHA requesting Bring Infrastructure Message a 180-day delay on enforcement of the and Continue Silica Fight new silica rule, which is scheduled to go into effect June 23. Investing in U.S. infrastructure and de- Another highlight of the event was the laying enforcement of OSHA’s silica rule presentation of the Metalcasting Industry were the central messages from met- Eagle Award. This year’s recipients were alcasters May 15-16 at the AFS Govern- Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) and Rep. Attendees hear industry policy details ment Affairs Fly-In in Washington, D.C. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), both of whom have only available at the AFS Fly-In. The event combined up-to-the-minute shown great support for metalcasting policy briefings with opportunities to and wider industry. meet face-to-face with legislators on Capitol Hill. During their visits with elected officials, AFS members dis- cussed the importance of investing in the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin); Doug Kurkul, workforce challenges and the benefits AFS CEO; Steven Lewallen, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Cast Metals Association; of the recent tax reform package. They James Green, Assistant Human Resource and Stephen Ryan, Foundry Team Leader at also urged legislators to sign onto House Manager at Waupaca Foundry, Inc., asks a Badger Mining Corporation, enjoy key personnel question. some business discussion.

Natalie Lui Duncan, Deputy National Ombudsman, U.S. Small Business Mike Allen, political journalist & co-founder and executive editor of Axios, Administration, speaks on concerns of speaks to the Fly-In attendees at lunch on Tuesday. foundries as small businesses.

www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 3 AFS Advocacy Here We Grow! Foundries, their affiliated suppliers, Training & Education: AFS Metalcasting Forecast & Trends or and their service partners have been “We are looking forward to using the the wage and benefit survey is reason joining AFS as Corporate Members at a e-Learning modules for training and enough to join. For others, intangibles record rate, with 56 signing on since Sep- development. We’ll also be sending like attracting the next generation of tember 2017. The motives for joining are some team members to AFS for class- metalcasters or furthering our industry’s as diverse as the companies themselves, room courses as well.” – Michelle Sears, research agenda might be the reason but they generally fall into a few different Wabash Castings to join. For individuals, sitting on AFS categories. Here are a few of the reasons committees could be a reason to join, given for becoming Corporate Members Industry Stewardship: as could boosting their careers through of AFS: “Joining AFS is the right thing to do. involvement in shared interest groups The metalcasting industry is vital to our and networking events. Advocacy: security and anything companies can do We want to make sure you’re get- "The AFS advocacy effort adds value to to support our industry, we should be ting the most out of your individual or and leverages our company membership doing.” – Don Payne, Spuncast Inc. Corporate Membership, so if you have since our own corporate advocacy goals any suggestions or questions about what are closely aligned. The institute stays AFS continues to add value to the you can do to maximize your invest- abreast of the opportunities and poten- return on investment for Corporate ment, please feel free to contact me tial legislative and regulatory threats and individual memberships alike. For at [email protected]. Whatever your to the metalcasting industry." – Patrick some companies, access to the annual reason for joining, we thank you for your Ameen, Amsted Rail Company membership in AFS.

Business Development: “Joining AFS elevates our profile in the foundry industry and has already connected us to some great people. We’re looking forward to participating at future AFS events.” – George Guidarelli, Hygieneering Inc. CAST IRON INOCULATION CONFERENCE

August 20-21, 2018 Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel | Louisville, KY

4 www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 AFS Leadership Longtime AFS Employee to Steve Robison Retire After Four Decades Named Chief Technical Services Officer Steve Robison was promoted to Chief Technical Services officer in May. Robison’s long and distinguished career at AFS includes having served for many years as senior technical director, Metalcasting Congress technical program manager, and liaison to the Technical Council. He implemented key process improvements related to research en- Kris Drager (left), long time AFS' Director of Finance and Accounting. deavors at AFS. In his new position, he is Peggy Mennella, CPA (right), AFS' new Director of Accounting and Finance. responsible for filling out the staff of the When AFS Director of Finance and Ac- who will retire on June 30. “AFS is an Technical Services Division, fulfilling the counting Kris Drager retires this summer, outstanding organization with so many AFS strategic plan and mission, delivering it will mark the end of nearly 40 years of incredible people I have had the pleasure member value and service, and driving work for the society. to work with, and it’s those relationships continued membership growth. Drager, currently the longest-serving which I will miss the most.” Prior to his work at AFS, Robison spent employee at AFS, began her career in 13 years in foundry management and April of 1979 as an accounts payable "I am so fortunate to production, and eight years in foundry clerk, working her way up to director of have been given all the supply sales and service. finance in 2006. Although she works in opportunities, challenges accounting, her role at AFS has always and successes that make for a included contributing to CastExpo and very fulfilling career all while Metalcasting Congress, from assisting with registration to becoming exhibit staying at one organization." coordinator for the annual event in 2006. In 2013, she was named CastExpo/Met- Taking over as Director of Accounting alcasting Congress exhibits director, a and Finance is Peggy Mennella (CPA) a position she held along with her finance longtime certified public accountant who duties through the 2017 Metalcasting began her career at AFS in May. She has a Congress in Milwaukee. Drager has also wealth of nonprofit association experi- worked on AFS’ participation in three ence, most recently at the American GIFA/NEWCAST events in Germany and Academy of Pediatrics, where she was one FundiExpo in Mexico. accounting manager. “I am so fortunate to have been given “I like the associations because they’re all the opportunities, challenges and visionary,” said Mennella, who is a mem- successes that make for a very fulfilling ber of several accounting associations career all while staying at one organiza- herself. “I use them as my go-to as a tion. I could not have hoped for more professional, so I appreciate what it is to Steve Robison is AFS' new chief technical services officer. professionally or personally,” said Drager, have a place to go to for knowledge and information.”

www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 5 AFS Education Celebrate Manufacturing Day this October

Are you passionate about spreading diverse career paths in manufacturing. If you would like to host a Manufac- the positive message of metalcasting? Manufacturing Day is a great platform turing Day event but aren’t sure where This year’s Manufacturing Day event is to remind your community that you are to begin, contact AFS Public Relations Oct. 5. This is your opportunity to open providing important jobs. You can even Specialist Joe Costin, jcostin@afsinc. your doors to the public and school invite members of your local media to org for a Manufacturing Day kit. This groups to educate them on the impor- gain publicity for your business. Above kit is designed to give you the tools and tance of metalcasting. It’s also your all, the most important detail to remem- information to get started with your opportunity to inspire the next genera- ber is that Manufacturing Day is fun for Manufacturing Day event. tion of metalcasters by showcasing the you, students, and your community. Upcoming AFS Institute Classes Casting Defect Analysis Gating and Riser Design 201 Steel 101 Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Park Place American Foundry Society Park Inn Hotel Milwaukee, WI Schaumburg, IL Toledo, OH June 27 - 28 July 31 - August 1 September 25 Participants will become proficient in A continuation of Gating & Riser De- Participants are provided an introduc- applying a 10-step procedure that will sign 101 with an emphasis on application tion to the characteristics and properties enable them to analyze and reduce met- of sands, chill, sleeves, other thermal of steel, alloying elements and grades of alcasting defects by correctly identifying control properties, fluid flow principles steel, heat treatment, quality control, as defects, root causes, and determining and filtration. well as considerations for working with corrective action. steel cast parts.

Introduction to Metalcasting Virtual Casting Process Steel Melting 201 American Foundry Society Park Inn Hotel Park Inn Hotel Schaumburg, IL Toledo, OH Toledo, OH July 17 - 18 September 24 September 26- 27 Introduces the process of metalcast- This course provides participants with Steel Melting 201 will cover the opera- ing. It provides a broad picture of what a basic overview of the metalcasting tions of steel melting furnaces including happens in a casting production facility, process. Students will trace the path of a electric arc and induction; the process while illustrating the technology, vari- casting from quoting through shipping. steps of charging and start up, melt ables and complexity involved in produc- down, chemistry slag control, alloying a casting. ing, tapping, and post-melt processing methods. Visit www.afsinc.org/courses for a complete list of upcoming courses scheduled between now and March 2019.

6 www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 New Corporate Members

Albarrie Canada Limited Armstrong Rapid Manufacturing Burleigh Industries

Clansman Dynamics USA Epic Machine GL&V

Hygieneering Novis Works Quad City Safety

Quality Electric Steel Castings Robocasting RRTC

Spuncast Summit Foundry Systems Superior Aluminum Alloys

Verder Scientific Inc. Wabash Castings

www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 7 AFS Chapter Directory and Updates AFS provides the means for you to network with local metalcasters. Reach out to a chapter leader and get involved today.

Central Illinois Detroit Windsor United States [email protected] [email protected]

R. Dusheke D. Goettsch Alabama In May, members of the Detroit Windsor Birmingham District Indiana Chapter volunteered for the Materials Girl Path [email protected] Central Indiana – Girl Scout Stem Outreach FIB event. J. Pollard [email protected] A. Torok Saginaw Valley California [email protected] Southern California Northern Indiana J. Lancaster [email protected] [email protected] J. Gutierrez L. Agness Minnesota The Northern Indiana Chapter held a plant tour Twin Cities Northern California at Trine University, Angola, Indiana, in May. [email protected] [email protected] They are holding their 76th annual golf meeting J. Kranz A. Gonzalez July 21st. In May, the Twin Cities Chapter held a meeting on aluminum scrap processing. They are hold- Connecticut Iowa ing their 73rd annual golf meeting Aug. 13th. New England Hawkeye [email protected] [email protected] Missouri E. Marczyszak K. Boss St. Louis The New England Chapter toured Wentworth The Hawkeye Chapter is hosting the 40th [email protected] University (Boston) during a May meeting. Annual Golf Outing on July 14th. D. Imrie They held their annual golf meeting June 1st. They held their annual golf meeting June 14th. Kansas Georgia Plain States Mo Kan Piedmont [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] S. Sprueill V. Brock J. McLimans They attended the Pittsburg State open house Michigan in April. Illinois Central Michigan Stateline [email protected] New York [email protected] D. Trahan Central New York D. Haun The Central Michigan Chapter held its [email protected] The Stateline Chapter awarded scholarships to Education Night in April. They held their annual J. Lisi students presenting on casting projects during golf meeting in June. an April meeting. They held their annual golf Ohio meeting June 22nd. Western Michigan Central Ohio [email protected] [email protected] Chicago R. Chase E. Weiffenbach [email protected] They held their annual euchre tournament in The Central Ohio Chapter gave its members N. Merens April. valuable information on silica compliance The Chicago Chapter held a meeting in May during an April meeting and toured OSLO highlighting additive manufacturing and silica Industries in May. They held their annual golf compliance. They have an upcoming meeting meeting June 9th. on Oct. 18th. American Foundry Society 8 www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 Toledo Chesapeake Northeastern Wisconsin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] A. Croll S. Cook C. Moder AFS Chapter Directory and Updates Col. Matthew S. Palmer spoke to the Chesa- Cleveland-Akron Canton peake Chapter on leadership during an April [email protected] meeting. Mexico P. Berg North Mexico Tennessee [email protected] Southwestern Ohio Tennessee J. Lobo [email protected] [email protected] D. Welsh J. Bush Oklahoma Canada Tri-State Texas Eastern Canada [email protected] Texas [email protected] D. Atkinson [email protected] R. Mailhot S. Hodges Oregon The AFS Texas Chapter held its annual Manitoba Oregon Scholarship and Endowment Fundraiser during [email protected] [email protected] an April meeting. They held the 2018 Jerry J. Brooks C. Wachsmuth Nagel Golf Classic on June 22nd to 23rd. Ontario Pennsylvania Utah [email protected] Northwestern Pennsylvania Utah N. McCain [email protected] [email protected] B. Lucas R. Larson British Columbia [email protected] Pittsburgh Washington C. Chamberlain [email protected] Washington R. Pankiw [email protected] S. Morel Keystone They held their "old timer" meeting in May and [email protected] are holding their annual golf meeting Aug. 3rd. P. Snyder Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Jake Wisconsin Corman presented at the May 10 PFA-Penn Wisconsin State Metal Casting Conference in Boalsburg, [email protected] Pennsylvania. Hosting East Coast Regional in R. Yrigoyen Lancaster, Pennsylvania in October.

Getting involved in AFS Chapters makes all the difference.

Chapters are your opportunity to engage locally with the next generation of metalcasters. You will also have the opportunity to develop your own expertise and advance your career. Participating in AFS Chapters is your chance to do all this and more.

www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 9 AFS Membership Southern California Chapter Holds Casting Contest for Next Generation of Metalcasters Since 1986, Bill Gardner has spent high this year, with the FEF Board of every January visiting high schools and Directors witnessing young metalcasters colleges with metalcasting programs in present their castings. Southern California. He delivers donated “In Southern California we have a supplies such as sand, aluminum, and shortage of labor,” Simonelli said. “Our coreboxes to students who are interested main goal is student outreach so we can in entering the AFS Southern California create the best foundry workers for the Chapter Student Casting Contest. Gard- future.” ner picks a different pattern every year The goal of student outreach is and presents the rules of the contest to ingrained in the chapter’s culture. young metalcasters. Southern California Chapter Chair Jason Jason Gutierrez (left) and Bill Gardner (right) “Bill is the engine that runs the casting Gutierrez understands that encouraging present an award to a student winner. contest,” said AFS Southern California young metalcasters can have a profound prize money. It’s an opportunity to get Chapter Secretary – Treasurer James effect on their careers. Gutierrez knows experienced metalcasters in the same Simonelli. “This year, Bill picked a wall- this because he was once a student in room as the next generation. Without mounted bottle opener as the pattern the casting competition himself. events like the student casting contest, for the competition.” “It’s a bit surreal to be completely hon- growth within the metalcasting industry To participate in the casting contest, est,” Gutierrez said. “In 2010, I received would hit a plateau. applicants must be students in high an AFS SoCal Scholarship for the casting “It will be up to the next generation of school or college. Entries are judged on contest and just handed out the same metalcasters to develop and implement the entire casting, including the gating scholarship to a Cal Poly Pomona student new technology and processes,” Gutier- and riser system. There are two key cat- in April. I remember meeting the local rez said. “Without educating our future egories for judges to consider. The first, industry leaders as an FEF student at Cal leaders and metalcasters, we would be winners are ranked from 1st to 4th place. Poly Pomona, thinking that it would be doing ourselves a disservice and putting The second, a best of school category great to be a part of that group. Now the industry at risk.” where a winner is declared from each being involved as the AFS SoCal Chapter With the AFS Southern Califor- participating school. Chair, it really feels like I have come full nia Chapter Student Casting Contest This year, the chapter held its annual circle.” wrapped up for the year, fundraising for competition on April 17 at Cal Poly Po- It's important to remember what is at the 2019 competition begins almost im- mona University with a crowd of nearly the heart of the Student Casting Contest. mediately. With a golf tournament fund- 100 people. Attendance was particularly It’s more than a just competition with raiser in August, and Gardner returning to local schools with supplies in January, the chapter is hard at work in supporting the next generation of metalcasters. When asked what excites Gutierrez most about supporting the next generation metalcasters, his passion is evident and contagious. “I’m an advocate of technology and I’m excited to see what’s next,” he said. “I want to see where the industry goes as we navigate the ever-changing business Bill Gardner (left) and Jason Gutierrez (right) present awards at climate and how it’s approached by the the Southern California Chapter Student Casting Contest. next generation of leaders.” 10 www.afsinc.org • AFS Member Connections • Summer 2018 2018-2019 Officers & Board Members

President Vice President 2nd Vice President Immediate Past CEO President Jean Bye Peter C. Reich Michael L. Lenahan Patricio Gil Doug Kurkul President and CEO Director Vice President - Sales CEO CEO Dotson Iron Castings Laempe Reich Covia Blackhawk de Mexico American Foundry Society Directors Class 2015 - 2019

Sandra M. Calabrese Jim Frost John L. Grahek Chief Metallurgist Director Quality Plant Manager, General Motors Systems & Compliance Metalcasting Facility Company AMERICAN Cast Clow Valve / McWane Iron Pipe Company

Directors Class 2016 - 2020

Greg Loving Jason McGowan Russell Rosmait Scott Strobl Senior Vice President President University Professor Executive Vice & General Manager D&L Foundry, Inc. Pittsburg State President Rochester Metal University Simpson Technologies Products Corporation Corp.

Directors Class 2017 - 2021

Tom Christie Mike Leib Christopher T. Misiak Brad Muller President CEO Vice President of Vice President of ATEK Metal Weatherly Casting and Manufacturing & Marketing Technologies Machine Company/ Operations Charlotte Pipe & Hazelton Casting Victaulic Company Foundry Company

Directors Class 2018 - 2022

Patrick Carlin David Gilson Sara Joyce Jeet Radia Sales Manager Sales and Marketing Product Development Senior Vice President Superior Aluminum Director Leader McWane, Inc. Alloys SinterCast Badger Mining Corporation

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Upcoming AFS Events Member Connections Staff We may be in your area – check out upcoming AFS events below. Editor/Writer Joe Costin, [email protected] July 24 | Developing an All-Star Team | Miller Park Baseball Stadium, Milwaukee, WI Senior Graphic Designer Aug 13-14 | 2018 Volunteer Training Conference | Schaumburg, IL Tyler Buchenot, [email protected] Aug 20-21 | 2018 Cast Iron Inoculation Conference | Louisville, KY Marketing & Communications Specialist 2018 Additive Manufacturing for Metalcasting Louisville, KY Sept 10-13 | | Katelyn Stanek, [email protected] Sept 16-18 | 2018 Foundry Leadership Conference | Amelia Island, FL Published by AFS, Schaumburg, Illinois, Member Connections is a newsletter for Upcoming Institute Courses all current AFS members. Send all inqui- ries to Joe Costin at [email protected] or July 17 – 18 | Introduction to Metalcasting | Schaumburg, IL 847-824-0181 ext. 276.

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