American Foundry Society Twin Cities Chapter V O L U M E 2014-2015 BOARD 1 7 , I S S U E O C T O B E R 2 2 0 1 4 Half-day Seminar and Dinner Meeting Chairman Chris Forster Vice Chair James Clifford Asst. Vice Chair Ross Vass Sec./Treasurer Joy Clifford Past Chair Shawn Conners Term 2015 Scott Honeyman Jill Kelby Danforth Messerly Term 2016 Al Jacobson Dewey Moreau Clint Potter Term 2017 Josh Jaycox Joe Kranz Nate Reinke Mr. Ken Copi, Elkem Metals Inc, Pittsburgh, PA October 14th, 2014 AFS Twin Cities Chapter... Hosts a half-day seminar beginning at noon and an evening dinner meeting featuring Ken Copi from Elkem Metals Inc, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October 14th at the Green Mill in Shoreview, Minnesota. About the Topic… The half-day seminar will focus on “Improvements in your Ductile Iron Treatment Process” which will show ways to increase Mg recovery, reduce smoke, slag, and ladle buildups, and improve microstructures. The evening presentation topic will deal with “The Importance of Sand Additions Ken Copi, Elkem Metals Inc in a Coreless Induction Iron Melter.” Everyone is welcome to register. The talks are especially beneficial for furnace operators, melt & mold line supervisors, plant metallurgists, QA managers, and plant environmental engineers. About the Speaker… Ken Copi received his bachelor of science degree THIS ISSUE: Meeting Info 2 Directions to the Meeting 2 In Case You Missed It 3 Program Year Schedule 4 in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Tech University in 1970. He worked at six different foundries mostly as a melt superintendent and plant metallurgist, and was involved in green-field startups at Auburn and Victaulic. Ken worked in metallurgical sales for several years and has been selling inoculants and MgFeSi with Elkem Materials since 2005. He served on AFS Division 8C since 1978 (past chair), five iron melting conferences (chair and vice chair), and is a Ductile Iron Society member 1988-2000, 2005-present. Ken has authored approximately 30 papers on SiC, coreless furnace operations, gating and risering, and foundry alloys. He presented at various ASF and DIS functions, Australasian Foundry Conference, and was AFS rep to Mexican Foundry Society iron melting conference. Reservations… Reservations to attend the dinner meeting are necessary Joy Clifford, AFS & ASM www.afstwincities.org for space and catering orders. Register for the Seminar and Dinner Meeting by Friday, October 10th at noon by going to www.afstwincities.org. Payment can be made by credit card online or by cash, check, or credit card at checkin. Payment is due at check-in. PAGE 2 More Meeting Info... Reservations: It’s important to make reservations and equally important to make Meeting Information the reservations EARLY with the TC Chapter AFS. Reservations for the meeting are due on Friday, October 10th by going to www.afstwincities.org. Refunds: Refunds are not provided after the reservation due date because we are charged for it. Membership: If you would like to become a member of the TC Chapter AFS, please contact www.afsinc.org or call 1-800-537-4237 (follow prompt for Membership), or go to www.afstwincities.org and click “Join AFS.” Payment: When you arrive, you or your company may pay by credit card, cash, or check made payable to “AFS TC Chapter.” The Twin Cities Chapter AFS accepts Discover, Master Card, Visa, and American Express. Payment is due at check-in. Hotel Information: If you are planning an overnight stay, make your room reservation on your own by calling 651-482-0402 (The Hampton Inn is connected to the meeting area.). The Schedule 11:45 am Check-In 5:00 pm Social Cash Bar in pool area Appetizers by Carpenter Brothers 12:00 – 12:50 pm “Magnesium treatment optimization, how to get maximum Mg recovery” 1:00 – 1:50 pm “The use of lower Mg alloys for ductile treatment” 2:00 – 2:50 pm “Designing the ideal treatment ladle pocket” 3:00 – 4:00 pm 6:00 pm Dinner 6:45 pm Evening Presentation “The Importance of Sand Additions in a Coreless Induction Iron Melter” 7:30 pm Program Chairman Chris Forster Vice Chair James Clifford (Speaker Gift, Announcements) “Two-stage ductile inoculation with minimal addition rates” Half-day Seminar 12-4 $125 Members/Non; $10 Full Time Students Dinner Meeting 5-7:45 $29 Members/Non; $10 Full Time Students Directions Green Mill Restaurant 1000 Gramsie Road Shoreview, MN 55126 www.greenmillshoreview.com Directions: The Green Mill/Hampton Inn is located north of St. Paul off of Highway 694 and Lexington Avenue, off of the frontage road. www.afstwincities.org VOLUME 17, ISSUE 2 PAGE 3 In Case You Missed It... On Tuesday, September 16th, 2014, AFS Twin Cities hosted Don Covert from Humtown Products who gave a presentation on "Leaving Coremaking to the Experts" at the Green Mill/Hampton Inn in Shoreview, Minnesota. Don's presentation covered core cost averaging, today's technology of core production and rapid prototype options without incurring high capital costs. Thanks to Humtown Products for sponsoring appetizers! 10044 Goodhue Street NE Blaine, MN 55449 We develop your most precious assets your people and your business into a self-empowering and perpetuating force of LEAN and ERGONOMICS. 763-785-9278 Office 763-785-0646 Fax Jill Kelby, PT, CEA-Principle 612.454.1432 [email protected] www.engineeredfinish.com productive | efficient | human™ EMSCO INC. An Inductotherm Group Company Greg Guggisberg (414) 708-2353 EMSCO. Understanding what you need and delivering it… every day. 24-Hour Customer Service 877-77-EMSCO www.emsco.com For your convenience, Twin Cities Chapter AFS now accepts: WORLDWIDE LEADER IN AUSTEMPERING TECHNOLOGY AP Westshore 4000 State Hwy 91 Oshkosh, WI 54904 Phone: (920) 235-2001 www.appliedprocess.com AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY Twin Cities Chapter 438 147th Lane NE Ham Lake, MN 55304 www.afstwincities.org “The American Foundry Society exists to provide and promote knowledge and services that strengthen the metal casting industry for the ultimate benefit of its customers and the Society. The objectives of the Twin Cities Chapter are those of the American Foundry Society, namely, exclusively to advance through research and education the arts and sciences relating to the manufacturing and utilization of metal castings….” TC Chapter 2014-2015 Program Schedule DATE TYPE TOPIC SPEAKER MTG SPONSOR Tuesday September 16 Technical Shoreview, MN “Leave Coremaking to the Experts” Don Covert Humtown Products Humtown Products Tuesday October 14 Technical/Seminar Shoreview, MN “The Importance of Sand Additions Ken Copi in a Coreless Induction Iron Melter.” Elkem Metals Inc Carpenter Brothers Tuesday November 11 Foundry Tour Dotson Iron Castings Tuesday January 13 Technical Roseville, MN “Survival Strategies for North Amer- Christof Heisser Magma ican Foundries” Tuesday February 17 Technical Jax Café, Mpls “Future of Metalcasting” TBA Tuesday March 17 Technical Roseville, MN TBA TBA Tuesday April 14 Technical Shoreview, MN TBA TBA Tuesday May 12 Annual Business Mtg Shoreview, MN TBA TBA TBD Dotson Iron Castings
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