2008
Conference speakers
Friday March 14th
Alfred T. Spada -
Editor/Publisher, Modern Castings
Editor/Publisher, Engineered Casting Solutions
AFS Director of Marketing, PR & Communications
Topic: "U.S. Metalcasting: Competing in a Global Marketplace"
John Griffin -
Foseco
Topic: "Raw Materials; Cost trends for the Foundry Consumables"
L. Kim Bevington -
Elyria Foundry
V.P. of Operations
Topic: "Elyria Foundry, Yesterday and Today"
Perry Chang -
ESCO
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Topic: "Challenges of a green field foundry in China"
Ray Monroe -
Executive Vice President
Steel Founders' Society of America
Topic: "Global Competition, the Economic Outlook"
Paul Webber -
Inductotherm Corp.
Managing Director, Group Canada
Topic: "Protect Your People and Your Profits - Let Robots on a Melt Deck Carry Out the Dirty and Dangerous Jobs"
Gary Woods -
Evraz Oregon Steel Mills
Manager, Safety, Health & Security
Topic: "Observational Based Safety"
Eugene Muratore -
Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium America
Senior Foundry Metallurgist
Topic: "Changing Chemical analysis of Steel Scrap that is used in Iron and Steel Foundries"
SATURDAY MARCH 15TH
Glen Greta -
Tromley Industrial Holdings, Inc.
World Sales Manager
Topic: "Past, Present and Future of No-Bake Sand Reclamation-Hidden Profit Center"
George Schick -
Bruker AXS Inc.
Advanced X-Ray Solutions
Topic: "Faster Throughput with Accurate Results"
Sula Rozenfeld -
Gunderson Inc.
Topic: "Training and Safety in a Mixed Cultural Work Force"
Greg Sanders -
Hormel Foods Specialty Products
GMBOND ®
Engineering Sales & Marketing
Topic: "Making Money with Low Emission Processes"
Ray Pawlowski -
The Ex One Company
Sales Manager
Topic: "Patternless and Digital Production of Molds and Cores"
Bill Lesh -
The Center for Advanced Learning
Director
Topic: "Education and Success of the School, Present and Future"
Claude A. Krause -
Carbo Ceramics
Market Development Manager
Topic: Synthetic Ceramic Media - A Sand Alternative and Innovative Technology For Todays Metal Casting Industry & Beyond..." It's Not Sand"
