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 ac- cess 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 &