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Chris Norch, president of AFS Corporate Member Denison Industries, will address President Bush, Republican Congressional Committee Members and the 2008 Presidential Candidates as part of the National Republican Congressional Committee March Dinner & Tax Summit held March 12-13 in Washington D.C. In his address, Norch will focus on the metalcasting industry’s concerns about the unfair trade and currency practices utilized by China and he will ask for congressional assistance in remedying this imbalance of trade and its detrimental effects on our industry. “This is an excellent opportunity to showcase our industry and have a captive forum to discuss our plight,” said Norch. For more information or if you would like to attend this event, contact Norch at
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Make your plans now to attend the 2008 Government Affairs Conference, which will be held April 9-11 at The Madison Hotel, Washington, D.C. Key legislative issues to be discussed at the conference include: - Unfair Trade Practices;
- Energy/Environment: climate change legislative & its impact on metalcasting;
- HyperCast research;
- Card-check legislation;
- Paid sick leave;
- Panel discussion on OSHA enforcement & new PPE rule;
- EPA update.
The annual conference also provides U.S. metalcasters a unique opportunity to meet their Congressional representatives face-to-face, and present some of the regulatory issues that concern them the most. At this year's conference, American Foundry Society/North American Die Casting Assn. corporate members will be able to bring a colleague from the same company free of charge after the price of one admission is paid. Special room rates at The Madison Hotel are available to those who pre-register before March 19. Mention the conference when registering to receive preferential rates. For more information, contact AFS customer service at 800/537-4237, or click here to download a brochure. |
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The 2008 Northwest Regional Conference will be held March 13-15 at the Hilton Tower Downtown, Portland, Ore. Fifteen speakers from world-class organizations will be included in this year's program, covering topics such as "Challenges of a Green Field Foundry in China," Percy Chang, ESCO, "Global Competition, the Economic Outlook," Ray Monroe, Steel Founders' Society of America, "U.S. Metalcasting: Competing in a Global Marketplace," Alfred Spada, Editor/Publisher MODERN CASTING and Engineered Casting Solutions magazines, AFS director of marketing, pr and communications, "Changing Chemical Analysis of Steel Scrap That is Used in Iron and Steel Foundries," Eugene Muratore, Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium America and more. A past-chairman’s dinner, Saturday night banquet and tours of Dependable Patterns Works, Evraz Oregon Steel Mills and Columbia Steel also are scheduled. For more information on this conference, visit www.afsoregon.com/afsregional or contact Beth Knipple at 503/226-6506 or
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AFS has announced the winners of the 2007 Millionaires Safety Award. This annual award recognizes facilities that reach million marks of consecutive man-hours worked without incurring an occupational injury or illness that results in days away from work or death. To be considered for the award, facilities must be AFS corporate members. The 2007 winners include: - Grede Foundries, Inc, Greenwood, S.C., 6 million man-hours;
- John Deere Foundry, Waterloo, Iowa, 5 million man-hours;
- Nemak Tennessee, Dickson, Tenn., 3 million man-hours;
- Union Foundry Co., Anniston, Ala., 2 million man-hours;
- Intermet Corp./New River Foundry, Radford, Va., 2 million man-hours;
- Tyler Pipe Co., Tyler, Texas, 1 million man-hours;
- Intermet Corp./Archer Creek Foundry, Lynchburg, Va., 1 million man-hours;
- Lufkin Industries, Inc. Foundry Division, Lufkin, Texas, 1 million man-hours;
- Grede Foundries, Inc./St. Cloud Foundry, St. Cloud, Minn., 1 million man-hours;
- Tyco Fire & Building Products-Anniston Plant, Anniston, Ala., 1 million man-hours;
- Americast Technologies, Inc./Amite Foundry & Machine, Amite, La., 1 million man-hours;
- Ward Manufacturing, LLC, Blossburg, Penn., 1 million man-hours.
The Millionaires Safety Awards will be presented at the Metalcasting Congress President’s Luncheon, which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at CastExpo'08 in Atlanta. For more information, contact Fred Kohloff, AFS Director of Environmental, Health & Safety, at 800/537-4237 or
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AFS has completed the update of the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for magnesium alloy castings to follow the new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 16-part format. The new forms will help metalcasters meet their ISO certification requirements by ensuring that all of their records are current. The 16-part ANSI format includes necessary fields, such as product and company information, hazard identification, composition/information on ingredients, first aid measures, fire and explosion data, accidental release measures, handling and storage, exposure controls, personal protection, physical and chemical properties, stability and reactivity, toxicological and ecological information, disposal considerations, and transportation and regulatory information. For more information on the new MSDS format, contact Fred Kohloff, AFS Director of Environmental, Health & Safety, at 800/537-4237 or
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. To purchase new forms, contact AFS customer service at 800/537-4237, or visit the AFS estore at www.afsinc.org/estore. |
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