2018 Aluminum Casting Conference

5 – 6 p.m.

Pre-Registration

7 – 8 a.m.

Registration/Breakfast

8 - 8:10 a.m.

Welcome

Conference Chair Brian Began

8:10 - 9 a.m.

Design Principles for Effective Casting Production

Mike Gwyn, noredesign.com LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC

9 - 9:30 a.m.

Casting Conversion: Why and How

Jiten Shah, Product Development & Analysis (PDA) LLC, Naperville, IL

9:30 - 10 a.m.

Alloy Design Strategies in Al Alloys in High Temperature and High Stiffness Applications

Diran Apelian, Advanced Casting Research Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

10 - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.

Surface Engineering in Multi-Material Casting

Dr. Carl Soderhjelm, Advanced Casting Research Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

11:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Best Practices for Grain Refinement of Aluminum Casting Alloys

Geoffrey Sigworth, Harrisonburg, VA

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 - 1:15 p.m.

Advantages of Under-Heated Dual Chamber Holding Furnaces in Low Pressure Casting

Dusty Ousley, Pyrotek Inc., Spokane, WA

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Graphite Rotors for Degassing—The Science, the Myths, and the Existent Practices

Rafael Gallo, Pyrotek, Aurora, OH

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.

Rethinking Modification in Aluminum-Silicon Alloys

Dave Weiss, Eck Industries Inc., Manitowoc, WI

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30 - 3 p.m.

Energy Analysis and Reduction Efforts in an Aluminum Jobbing Foundry

Randy Oehrlein, Carley Foundry, Blaine, MN

3 - 3:30 p.m.

SDAS

Robin Foley, University of Alabama at Birmingham

3:30 - 4 p.m.

A Foundry Experience Up-Gassing A356 Aluminum to an Intermediate Specific Gravity

Darrin Lightle, Saint Jean Industries, Heber Springs, AR

4 - 4:30 p.m.

Importance and How to Differentiate Inclusions in Molten Aluminum Baths and Inclusions in Castings

Rafael Gallo, Pyrotek, Aurora, OH

4:30 - 5 p.m.

Energy Savings Through Thermally Efficient Crucible Technology

Wenwu Shi, Foseco, Pittsburgh, PA

5 p.m.

Day 1 Presentations Conclude

No evening events.

8 - 8:30 a.m.

Process and Data Automation for the Mid-Sized Foundry

Jim Lagrant, Palmer Foundry Co., Palmer, MA

8:30 - 9 a.m.

AFS Research: Permanent Mold Distortion

David Neff, Willoughby, OH

Lynn Ferguson, Dante Solutions, Cleveland, OH

9 - 9:30 a.m.

Influence of Process Variables on Mechanical Properties of High-Pressure Die Castings

Adam Kopper, Brunswick Corporation, Mercury Marine Division, Fond Du Lac, WI

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 - 10:30 a.m.

Ask the Expert Panel: Tips and Tricks for Permanent Mold Casting

Randy Oehrlein, Carley Foundry, Blaine, MN

Hideki Gebken, Standard Manufacturers Services, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Dan Jablonski, Atek Metal Technologies, New Hampton, IA

10:30 - 11 a.m.

Disruptive Inorganic Binder Innovations for Aluminum Casting

Richard Riman, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ

11 - 11:45 a.m.

Ceramic Media for Green Sand Casting

Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 - 1:15 p.m.

Case Studies in Additive Manufacturing

David Weiss, Eck Industries, Manitowoc, WI

Brandon Lamoncha, Humtown Products, Columbia, OH

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Using Black Water Reclamation System for Green Sand Molding

Frank Headington, American Foundry Society, Schaumburg, IL

Jim Furness, Furness Newburge, Versailles, KY

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.

Process Highlight: Lost Foam Aluminum Casting at BRP

Glover Kerlin, BRP US, Spruce Pine, NC

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30 - 3 p.m.

Basic Principles of Fluid Flow Mechanics

Sudesh Kannon; Co Power, LLC

3 - 3:30 p.m.

Non-Conventional Gating and Sprue Design

Guha Manogharana, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

3:30 - 4 p.m.

Innovative Gating Strategies

Jerry Thiel, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

4 - 5 p.m.

Ridged Glassweave Filtration to Replace Ceramic Foam Filters

Jay Fritzke, Pyrotek Inc., North East, PA

5 – 6:30 p.m.