Casting Copper Alloys Workshop

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
7 - 8 a.m.
Registration/Breakfast
8 - 8:10 a.m.
Welcome

Jacob Johnson, Conference Chair, Foseco, Cleveland, OH
8:10 - 8:30 a.m.
Lead-Free Alloys

Kumar Sadayappan, CanmetMATERIALS, Ontario, Canada   
 
8:30 - 9 a.m.
Lead Containing Brass Alloys

Kumar Sadayappan, CanmetMATERIALS, Ontario, Canada   
9 - 9:30 a.m.
Bronze Alloys (Al & Mn)

Mike Buyarski, The Federal Metal Co., Bedford, OH 
9:30 - 10 a.m.
Copper Nickel Alloys

Mike Buyarski, The Federal Metal Co., Bedford, OH 
10 - 10:15 a.m.
Break

Refreshments provided
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Induction Furnace Linings and Practices

 Jacob Johnson, Foseco, Cleveland, OH 
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Controlling Furnace Melt Cleanliness

Leigh Omer, H. Kramer & Co., Clovis, CA
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Refractory Improvements to Address Challenges with Lead-Free Alloys

Marc Biehl, Ford Meter Box Co., Wabash, IN   
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Hydrogen/Oxygen Gas Control in the Melt

Leigh Omer, H. Kramer & Co., Clovis, CA
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Melt Safety

Marc Biehl, Ford Meter Box Co., Wabash, IN   
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 - 2:15 p.m.
Green Sand Properties and Control – What Do the Numbers Mean?

Scott Honeyman, Carpenter Brothers, Eagan, MN 
2:15 - 2:45 p.m.
Ceramic Media for Green Sand Casting

Scott Honeyman, Carpenter Brothers, Eagan, MN 
2:45 - 3 p.m.
Break
3 - 3:30 p.m.
Process and Data Automation for the Mid-Sized Foundry

Jim Valentine, Neptune Technology Group Inc., Tallassee, AL
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Q & A Session

All presenters
Thursday, September 19, 2019
7 - 8 a.m.
Breakfast
8 - 8:45 a.m.
Advancements in Rapid Prototyping Molds/Patterns

Brandon Lamoncha, Humtown Products, Columbiana, OH
8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Basics Filtration Gating and Flow Control

Jacob Johnson, Foseco, Cleveland, OH
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Computer Simulation

Gerald Richard, Magma Foundry Technologies, Inc., Schaumburg, IL
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Casting Failure and Inspection

Tom Dore, American Foundry Society, Schaumburg, IL
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Panel: The Biggest Successes and Failures I’ve Experienced

All presenters
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Seminar Concludes