December 2014 - american foundry society piedmont chapter

Piedmont AFS Chapter
www.afspiedmont.org
December 2014
Chairman
Donald McLain
J.C. Steele & Sons
(704)-619-3932
Vice Chairman
Michael Looby
Inductotherm Corp.
(609)257-7544
Second Vice Chairman
Joe Whiteside, Jr.
Metal Energies Inc.
(770)736-0090
Secretary
James Sturgeon
Conbraco Industries
Treasurer
Greg Southerland
Specialty Foundry Products
Directors (Term Expires 2015)
Robbie Gallagher
Piedmont Foundry Supply, Inc.
Mike Hall
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
James Lewis
Coastal River Technologies
Directors (Term Expires 2016)
Ron Benjamin
Conbraco Industries Inc.
Alan Kolstad
Bingham & Taylor Corp.
Greg Hermeyer
HA International
Directors (Term Expires 2017)
Jeff Gallagher
Piedmont Foundry Supply, Inc.
Jeremy McLimans
Hickman, Williams & Company
ShakeOut Chairman
Shaun McGuirt/Bob Currie
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
Membership Chairman
Michael Looby
Inductotherm Corp.
Education Chairman
Paul Huffman
Dominion Mettallurgical, Inc.
Registration Chairman
Ted Kostilnik
Specialty Foundry Products
Publicity Chairman
Shawn McKinney
SELEE Corporation
Past Chairman
Greg Southerland
Specialty Foundry Products
AFS Piedmont Chapter Members and Friends,
With the holidays upon us, I hope this correspondence finds everyone doing well and ready for
the winter season! The Piedmont Chapter is approaching the halfway point of our yearly meetings. Our
attendance has been great! Thank you and your companies for the strong support of our chapter.
The November meeting in Huntersville was well received and our attendance was outstanding.
Topics such as “Sands, Clays and Binders” brought experienced speakers as well as many years of
Foundry knowledge to the meeting. With a full day of technical sessions, it allowed everyone to take away
something from the sessions that could be applied back at their respective facility. It was a pleasure to
have the AFS National Representative, Stephanie Salmon out of Washington, DC as our dinner speaker.
She explained the efforts that AFS is doing to help fight congress for the metal casting industries. She
also shared what the metal casting industry can do to help the cause in Washington, DC. I would personally like to thank each and every speaker for their time and effort put forth to make this meeting a successful endeavor.
Our next meeting will be held in Athens, Georgia on January 21-22, 2015 and will entail “Keys to
Improving Your Furnace Refractory Lining Life”. Join us for a great day of technical sessions on improving
your refractory lining life for channel, pressure pour, and coreless furnaces. Speakers from United Refractories, Saveway, Allied Mineral Products, and Gradmatic Equipment will be discussing refractory, linings,
gunning, shot-creting, maintenance, monitoring systems, installation equipment, and more. We have a
private tour of the Terrapin Brewery scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. During dinner a representative
from FEF – Foundry Educational Foundation will be discussing how critical college foundry education
programs are for our industry.
On January 22, 2015 we have the pleasure of touring TICA (Toyota Industries Compressor Parts
America Co.) of Pendergrass, GA. It is one of several new foundries in the state of Georgia. It should be
an exciting look at production in a new foundry layout.
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming 2015 meetings which can be found in this
“Shakeout” addition. You will be receiving a flyer by e-mail that details the May outing; it will be sent out
soon.
The Piedmont Chapter is diverse with knowledge and strength; lets culminate our efforts to continue making the Piedmont Chapter one of the prominent AFS Chapters. Attendance brings support and
support brings knowledge!
Kind Regards,
Donald McLain
AFS Piedmont Chairman
CHECK OUT WHAT’S NEW FOR MEETING REGISTRATION!!!!!!
Now you can register ON-LINE if you choose to do so! The Chapter Board has approved the
development and use of a new tool that will really automate and streamline our Registration
process for our members, guests, and friends of the Piedmont Chapter who prefer to do things
digitally. We are using a system managed by EVENTZILLA©.
You’ll be receiving your regular Meeting Announcement emails from Mike Looby, and included in the email message will be a link for you to go directly to our Chapter Meeting Registration “event” site within Eventzilla©. It’s easy to use, and user friendly. At the end of the Registration process, you’ll have a choice of paying for your registration by credit card. Payments
are handled through PayPal™, so it’s also easy and very secure. If you’d rather pay by check,
you can select that option instead, and mail in your check.
If you’d like to continue sending your paper Registration Form and check by US Mail, you can
certainly continue to do that- no problem.
We’re here to serve, and to help make it easy for our Members, their Guests, and Friends of the
Piedmont Chapter to attend and benefit from the Chapter Meetings and activities.
Please communicate any feedback, comments, suggestions, etc. to me either by email:
tkostilnik@comcast.net, or by phone: 706-302-4809.
Ted Kostilnik
AFS PIEDMONT CHAPTER MEETING REGISTRATION
January 21 & 22, 2015
Athens, GA
Hilton Garden Inn
390 East Washington Street – Athens, GA 30601
Reservations: 706-353-6800
Mention AFS - American Foundry Society
or Group Code 00AFS When Booking
Rate $109/Night for 1 King or 2 Queen Room
** MUST BOOK BY JANUARY 7, 2015 **
Meeting Topic: “KEYS TO IMPROVING YOUR FURNACE REFRACTORY LINING LIFE”
Wednesday, January 21
7:30 – 8:00 am
8:00 – 8:45 am
8:45 – 9:15 am
9:15 – 10:15 am
10:15 – 10:30 am
10:30 – 11:15 am
11:15 – 12:00 pm
12:00 – 1:00 pm
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Meeting Registration
“Improved Repair Material for Extending Furnace Life”: Rick Volk – United Refractories Co.
“Safely Optimizing Inductor Life”: Pat Leper – Saveway USA Corp.
“Coreless Furnaces: Seven Steps to Maximizing Refractory Lining
Performance”: Pete Satre – Allied Mineral Products, Inc.
Break
“An Engineered Method For Installing Refractory In Coreless Furnaces”:
Ayton Grady – Gradmatic Equipment Inc.
“Analysis and Early Identification of Lining Failures”:
Pat Leper – Saveway USA Corp.
Lunch on your own
Chapter Board Meeting
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Terrapin Beer Co. – Private Brewery Tour
$16/Person (Includes Souvenir Glass)
265 Newton Bridge Road
Athens, GA 30607
6:00 – 7:00 pm
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Social Hour at Hotel
Dinner at Hotel with Speaker Jim
Frost, FEF – Foundry Educational
Foundation
Thursday, January 22
9:30 – 10:30 am
Tour: TICA – Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America Co.
500 Valentine Industrial Parkway, Pendergrass, GA 30567
NOTE: Each person’s tour admission is subject to approval by TICA
AFS PIEDMONT CHAPTER MEETING REGISTRATION
January 21 & 22, 2015
Athens, GA
Hilton Garden Inn
390 East Washington Street – Athens, GA 30601
Reservations: 706-353-6800
Mention AFS - American Foundry Society
or Group Code 00AFS When Booking
Rate $109/Night for 1 King or 2 Queen Room
** MUST BOOK BY JANUARY 7, 2015 **
Meeting Topic: “KEYS TO IMPROVING YOUR FURNACE REFRACTORY LINING LIFE”
Join us for a great day of technical sessions on improving your refractory lining life for channel, pressure
pour, and coreless furnaces. Speakers from United Refractories, Saveway, Allied Mineral Products, and
Gradmatic Equipment will be discussing refractory, linings, gunning, shot-creting, maintenance, monitoring
systems, installation equipment, and more. We have a private tour of the Terrapin Brewery scheduled for
Wednesday afternoon. During dinner Jim Frost from FEF, Foundry Educational Foundation, will be giving an
FEF update and discussing how critical college foundry education programs are for our industry. Thursday
morning we will be touring one of the newest foundries in Georgia – TICA (Toyota Industries Compressor
Parts America Co.) in Pendergrass, GA.
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER by January 14, 2015.
Name_______________________________ Company______________________________
Meeting Registration
$95.00 x ____ = ______
Terrapin Tour
$16.00 x ____ = ______
Late Registration Fee After 1/14/15
$10.00 x ____ = ______
Total ______
Attending Dinner?
Y N
Attending TICA (Toyota) Tour?
Y N
NOTE: Each person’s tour admission is subject to approval by TICA
Online Registration: http://afspiedmontjanuary.eventzilla.net
Make checks payable to: AFS Piedmont Chapter
Mail registration form and payment to:
Ted Kostilnik - Specialty Foundry Products
166 Lumber Lane
Mt. Holly, NC 28120
Calling All Hands on Deck!!!!!!!
If you are a new member of the AFS Piedmont Chapter, or you are a long time member looking for a cause to
volunteer your time towards, then you are most welcome to let your interests be known!
Please don’t be shy or worse yet assume that you don’t have the skills or the time to do any volunteer SERVICE for your Chapter.
Make contact with any of your Chapter Officers or Directors listed on the front cover page of this newsletter
and let us know you are interested in stepping forward! It doesn’t take a lot of time, and it usually doesn’t cost
anything. This would even be a great way to participate in the activities of your Chapter even if you are unable
to attend the scheduled meetings throughout the year.
We have a multitude of activities this year and we are not ashamed to ask for HELP. We are hosting the Southeast Regional Conference, we have meeting arrangements to be cared for, we have a mission of Member Outreach to accomplish, etc. With the use of modern technologies, anyone can participate no matter where you
are!
“Volunteering” is much better than being “Assigned” to do something. It is much more rewarding!
DON’T SIT ON THE SIDELINES – BE AN ACTIVE CHAPTER MEMBER!!!!!
Support the Chapter’s Mission of Education
Your Chapter website address is www.afspiedmont.org
Several companies have found value in being a Sponsor of the Chapter Website and by doing so have
their company name and other key information shown on a special page of the Chapter Website.
The support received through monetary donation by the companies sponsoring the website is 100%
used to further the Mission of Education that your Piedmont Chapter is dedicated to.
Metal Casting producers and Suppliers are invited and encouraged to participate in this worthy cause.
The cost is minimal and the benefits can be tangible.
Please consider showing your support for the activities of your Piedmont Chapter by becoming a Website and Education Program Co-Sponsor.
Getting started is easy! Just contact Greg Southerland and he will take very good care of you!!
The future employees, managers, and owners in this metal casting industry are looking for you- and
they don’t use the Yellow Pages. They surf the NET, and linking up through the Piedmont Chapter will
help them find you!!
Piedmont Chapter Education Report
December 2014
“Progress through Education”
By: Paul Huffman, Education Co-Chairman
Adam Humphrys, Education Co-Chairman
FEF Certification
In mid-September VT FIRE was visited by members of the Foundry Education Foundation (FEF) Board. This
was the first re-certification visit to the VT FIRE program since its inception. We are proud to announce under the leadership of Alan Druschitz and with the support of our industry, the VT FIRE program has been
awarded certification for the next five years. It should be noted this is a tremendous achievement as the
maximum allowable certification is six years. The review and certification by the FEF board has affirmed the
VT FIRE program is committed to excellence in foundry education.
One of the many benefits of FEF accreditation is an invitation to the annual FEF College Industry Conference
(CIC). The conference is structured to introduce students from FEF recognized schools to a wide range of
casting industry representatives in the hopes of facilitating recruitment. This will mark the 5 th consecutive
conference Virginia Tech has attended.
In addition to sending students to the conference, Virginia Tech took a turn at creating the commemorative
castings given to all participants. The FEF CIC Hokie Bird pictured below was created from a 3d printed model
and investment cast in grey iron. VT FIRE supplied 220 of these castings made by students and staff.
2014 FEF CIC Commemorative Hokie Bird Casting
If you would like to know more about the FEF, or make a donation, please visit their webpage at
www.FEFinc.org
Education Report (Continued)
VT FIRE and Student Updates
The fall semester has come to a close since our last update. During this time students were busy finishing final
projects and studying for final exams. The VT FIRE students spent many of their recent weekends in the
foundry putting final touches on casting projects. I was fortunate enough to witness students performing everything from mold making to shake out under graduate supervision. We wish all of the students the best of
luck and a relaxing winter break.
As we have previously mentioned, the VT FIRE students have developed a taste for competition. We highlighted the first place win for the ASM “Domesday” Competition in the October shake out. For those of you subscribed to Advanced Materials & Processes, please check out page 66 for a photo of VT FIRE’s winning team.
Their winning casting is pictured below.
The 3D Printed pattern for investment casting and the final aluminum dome in the compression tester at
MS&T.
The competitive streak continues as VT FIRE students set their sights on the upcoming spring semester. Students have voiced interest in everything from technical papers to casting competitions. We are very pleased
to announce a student team will be working with our chapter and a number of our member companies to take
on the TMS Bladesmithing Competition. The students will again use casting to make their mark on this completion, and we have high hopes for the team. The rules and regulations can be found at: http://www.tms.org/
meetings/annual-15/AM15bladesmithing.aspx
"We Appreciate our Chapter Website Sponsors"
ABC Coke Company
Advanced Energy
Amcol Metalcasting
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
Conbraco Industries, Inc. - Apollo Valves
Dauber Company, Inc.
DeLong Equipment Company
Disa
Dominion Metallurgical, Inc.
Emsco, Inc.
Goldens' Foundry and Machine Co.
Grede Biscoe
HA International, LLC
Humtown Products Company
Hunter Automated Machinery
Inductotherm Corp.
MetalTech Systems
Miller and Company
Pangborn Corporation
Piedmont Foundry Supply, Inc.
Porter Warner
Reich Companies
Southern Cast Inc.
Specialty Foundry Products
Unimin Corporation
Wheelabrator
BE A PIEDMONT CHAPTER SPONSOR - Mike Looby mlooby@inductotherm.com &
“Be a chapter website Sponsor for 2015 / Contact Mike Looby”
AFS Piedmont Chapter Officers – 2014 – 2015
Directors (2016)
Chairman
Ron Benjamin
Donald McLain
Treasurer
Foundry Manager
Quality & Process Manager
Greg Southerland
Conbraco Industries Inc.
J.C. Steele & Sons
Southeast Sales Manager
PO Box 125
PO Box 1834
Specialty Foundry Products
Pageland, SC 29728-0125
Statesville, NC 28687
71 Hollymeade Lane
(843) 672-1509
(704)-619-3932
dmclain@jcsteele.com.
Daleville, VA 24083
ron.benjamin@conbraco.com
Vice Chairman
Michael Looby
District Manager
Inductotherm Corp.
10 Indel Avenue
PO Box 157
Rancocas, NJ 08073
(609) 257-7544
mlooby@inductotherm.com
2nd Vice Chairman
Joe Whiteside, Jr.
President
Metal Energies Inc.
1030 Cromwell Cove
(540) 581-2522
gsoutherlandsfp@comcast.net
Allen Kolstad
Past Chairman
Plant Manager
Greg Southerland
Bingham & Taylor Corp.
Southeast Sales Manager
PO Box 939
Specialty Foundry Products
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-8334
Directors (2015)
Mike Hall
VP Operations
Greg Hermeyer
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co
Technical Sales Representative
PO Box 35430
HA International
Charlotte, NC 28235-5430
248 Spruce Loop
(704) 348-5501
Crossville, TN 38555
mhall@charlottepipe.com
(931) 337-1087
greg.hermeyer@HA-International.com
Snellville, GA 30078-7334
(770) 736-0090
joew@metalenergies.com
Robbie Gallagher
Vice President
Piedmont Foundry Supply Inc
PO Box 87
Secretary
Cloverdale, VA 24077-0087
James Sturgeon
(540) 353-1731
Assistant Foundry Manager
pfsrobbie@ntelos.net
Conbraco Industries Inc
Steel Products Division
akolstad@binghamandtaylor.com
PO Box 1076
James L. Lewis
Coastal River Technologies
Conway, SC 29528
PO Box 4065
(843) 347-4666 Ext. 1182
Calabash, NC 28467
james.sturgeon@conbraco.com
(910) 575-4213
jlewis@coastalrivertech.com
Directors (2017)
Jeff Gallagher
Sales
Piedmont Foundry Supply Inc
PO Box 87
Cloverdale, VA 24077-0087
(540) 580-6844
pfsjeff@ntelos.net
Jeremy McLimans
Technical Sales Representative
Hickman, Williams & Company
Committee Chairmen
Education Chairman
Paul Huffman
Dominion Metallurgical, Inc.
phuffman@dom-met.com
Education Co-chairman
Adam Humphrys
Dominion Metallurgical, Inc
Ahumphrys@dom-met.com
3101 Alton Park Blvd., Suite B
Chattanooga, TN 37410
Membership Chairman
(423) 208-5468
Michael Looby
JMcLimans@hicwilco.com
Inductotherm Corp.
mlooby@inductotherm.com
Shakeout Chairman
Shaun McGuirt
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
smcguirt@charlottepipe.com
Registration Chairman
Ted Kostilnik
Specialty Foundry Products
tkostilnik@comcast.net
Website Chairman
Shawn McKinney
SELEE Corporation
828-553-0946
smckinney@selee.com
Publicity Chairman
Shawn McKinney
SELEE Corporation
828-553-0946
smckinney@selee.com
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW
TO MAKE THESE 2014–2015 CHAPTER MEETINGS
Piedmont Chapter Meeting Schedule
2014-2015 Meeting Schedule
DATE
LOCATION
March 14 & 15, 2012
TOPIC
Holiday Inn University
TOUR
900 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24060
TICA Jan. 21-22
Athens, Georgia
March 18-19 Blacksburg, VA
May 14-15
Charleston, SC
Refractory Procedures and
Maintenance
Toyota Industries
Compressor parts
America
Pendergrass , Ga
TBA
TBA
Field Survey and Analysis
Wild Dunes
Resort
Shakeout Newsletter
Please send announcements, news about members, committee reports, or any items of interest for the
Shakeout to:
Shaun McGuirt
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
P.O. Box 35430
Charlotte, NC 28235
E-mail: smcguirt@charlottepipe.com
Deadline for Articles in the next ShakeOut: February 1, 2015