November 2013

Next Month We will host our Annual Christmas party at the Wynfrey Hotel and be en-tertained by the King of Rock n Roll, Elvis. Dont miss it on December 16th!

2014 Regional

The Tennessee Chapter will host the 2014 Southeast Re-

gional in Chattanooga on April 2425. Be on the lookout for more details.

Modern Casting App

Download the Metalcasting Newstand App to read AFS publications online!

FEF College Industry Conference

The 2013 FEF College In-dustry Conference will be held November 2122 in Chicago.

Attendance We had 74 in attendance at the October meeting and still have 18 members with perfect attendance. There were 24 that attended the Furnace Mini-Seminar.

November Meeting

Generations in the Workplace: Conflict or Collaboration?

Sharon Lovoy Lovoys Teamworks

Managers are discovering that the different gener-

ations often are frustrated with one another. There are now four different generations in the

workplace. Now that they are mixed, can they be managed and why should employers care if the

generations work and play well together? Sha-ron Lovoy will take us through this discussion so

that we see what each generation has to offer.

Sharon has over 25 years experience in the field of Human Resources Management and Develop-ment. She has over 250 clients including Mer-

cedes Benz USI, The Southern Company, Ener-gen, Lockheed Martin, Vulcan Industries, Alfa,

Alagasco, and The University of Alabama.

November 11, 2013 Board Meeting5pm

Social Time6pm Dinner6:30 pm

The Wynfrey Hotel $30

Make your reservation by November 7th to be entered

into the cash drawing. You can register at (205) 661-0206 ext. 123 or at www.afsbirmingham.org.

From the Desk of the Chapter Chairman...

Hello Birmingham Chapter!

We had a great turnout for our October meeting and mini seminar. Twen-ty-four members took advantage of a fantastic mini seminar on furnace installation and maintenance. Speakers Chuck Cushing of EMSCO, Jack McMillin of Ajax Tocco, and Ted Kostilnik of Specialty Foundry Products deserve much thanks and kudos for a job well done. I would also like to thank Tim Herring of ABP, and Stephen Lee of Capital Refractories Inc. for sitting on the panel which offered a great open discussion on all types of furnace care and refractory options. And of course a huge THANK YOU to Molly Cameron for organizing this event. Great job MOLLY!

After our mini seminar we had the honor of hearing George Houghton of Carbide Industries, share with us the story of their catastrophic explosion and rebuild. What a great testament we can all look up to. We will have Sharon Lovoy as our November meeting guest speaker. Plan now to come listen Sharon discuss Generations In The Workplace.

As October draws to an end and we get ready to welcome November and the Holidays, I can think of a few things in the news to scare me. The pol-iticians in Washington, the recent shut down, the debt this country incurs every day, and the new health care law, is enough to scare the daylights out of anyone. But, we have much to be thankful for as well. As we sit down for Thanksgiving with our friends and families, let us reflect upon our industry, let us be thankful for AFS members like you who promote and support our industry and for our customers, whom we would not sur-vive without. Donnie Hoffman

20132014 Chapter Chairman

Printed with permission from Helena City News Editor.

Meet your Officers:

Opportunities

Mini-Seminars We are currently looking for speakers/panelists for a mini-seminar on Alloy Recovery, Refractory, and Temperature. This seminar is scheduled for March 2014. If you would like to help please contact Molly Cameron at mcameron@american-usa.com. Foundry in a Box We are scheduled to present Foundry-In-A-Box at Bible Methodist Christian School on November 15th. There will be a session at 8:30am and another at 9:30am. The school is located at the Chula Vista exit off of I-59 near Pell City.

Another opportunity will be on November 8th at Chelsea Park Elementary School. This presentation will be for approximately 120 second graders.

If you would like to volunteer, or for more information, contact Ken Murphy at kmur-phy@american-usa.com or 205-617-1515

News If you have news you would like to share in the AFS Birmingham Newsletter, please send the information to Molly Cameron at mcameron@american-usa.com.

Sherry Alexander serves as the Secretary of the Bir-mingham Chapter of AFS. She works at S&B Industrial Minerals. Sherry has been in the Foundry Industry for over 25 years. To get in touch with Sherry, call her at 205-296-7674 or email her at s.alexander@sandb.com.

Southeast Region Area News

Piedmont Chapter 2013-2014 Meeting Schedule September 2526, 2013 Charlotte, NC Energy Conservation Charlotte Pipe / Donald McLain November 2021, 2013 Greenwood, SC Melt Process Control Baldor Dodge Gear Products Plant Greenville, SC January 2930, 2014 Pineville, NC New Technologies Conbraco Pageland March 2627, 2014 Blacksburg, VA Safety and Environmental

Tennessee Chapter 2013-2014 Meeting Schedule

Meeting Dates Location: Mt. Vernon

Sept. 9th Speaker: Mike Selz, Charlotte Pipe (AFS Past Chairman) Oct. 7th

Nov. 4th - Speaker: Tommy Elkins (Safety and Safety Programs) Dec. 9th Regular Meeting (no party)

Jan. 6th Feb. 3rd Mar. 3rd

April 23-25 Southeast Regional Conf. (no meeting) June Golf Tournament

20132014 Birmingham Chapter Officers Chairman Donnie Hoffman Bert Smith & Associates (205)621-3630 donniehoffman@hotmail.com 1st Vice Chairman Molly Cameron American Cast Iron Pipe Co. (205) 488-7386 mcameron@american-usa.com 2nd Vice Chairman Rick Walsh Hubbell Power Systems Secretary Sherry Alexander S&B Industrial Minerals NA (205) 296-7674 s.alexander@sandb.com Treasurer Diane Kirkley Vulcan Engineering (205) 663-0732 kirkleyd@vulcangroup.com Directors (Expiring 2014) Randolph Fowler Jeremy Mowry American Cast Iron Pipe Co. American Cast Iron Pipe Co. Jack Shea Ed Boyd, Sr. Research Solvents & Chemicals Goldens Foundry Directors (Expiring 2015) Ken Murphy Phil Storey American Cast Iron Pipe Co. GredeColumbiana Jamey Reynolds Grede Directors (Expiring 2016) John Boyd Bill Bush Sandy Pierce Goldens Foundry Porter Warner EMSCO

AFS Birmingham Financial Contributors Listed are those who have contributed to the Birmingham Chapter of AFS for the 20132014 year.

We would like to thank all those who have donated me and/or resources. Pla num Level

$350 or more Kerlin Metallurgical, Inc. Laempe Reich Vulcan Engineering R. Conner Warren S&B Industrial Minerals North America Harry H. Reich Co., Inc. Specialty Foundry Products GredeColumbiana, AL The CoreRoom Southeastern Foundry Products Henschel Andromat Inc. Inductotherm Corp. Rex Heat TreatAlabama, Inc. ABP Induc on, LLC Dixie Labels & Systems HAInterna onal, LLC Supreme Cores of the Carolinas, Inc. Goldens Foundry and Machine Company Porter Warner Industries ABC Coke Division of Drummond Co., Inc MetalTech Systems / GK Hickman, Williams & Company Foseco Pangborn corpora on Bert Smith & Associates, LLC Pangborn Corpora on American Cast Iron Pipe Company American Colloid Company (AMCOL) Leco Corpora on EC&S (Electric Controls & Systems, Inc.)

Any and all contribu ons are greatly appreciated, as is your support of the Birmingham Chapter!

Please send your contribu on to:

American Foundry Society Birmingham Chapter

c/o Vulcan Engineering Co. A n: Ms. Diane Kirkley

Post Office Box 307 Helena, AL 35080

AFS Birmingham is solely operated by volunteer support & com

pany dona ons. Your par cipa on, both financial & willingness to serve, is greatly appreciated.

Gold Level $275 to $349 Southern Alloy Corporation Laurel Machine & Foundry Co. Buck NonFerrous Metals The C.L Dews & Sons Foundry & Machinery Co., Inc

Silver Level $274 or Less DS&D cast Solutions, Inc. Pinson Valley Heat Treating Co., Inc. SCRAM, Inc. Foundry Supply Group, Inc. Lee Brass B&L Information Systems, Inc. Franklin Iron Works, Inc.

U. S. Pipe and Foundry Co., LLC EMSCO, Inc. Walter Energy, Inc.

2013-2014 Meeting Schedule Date Event Location Tentative Speaker Sat, August 24, 2013 Picnic & Mountain View Golf Outing Golf Mon, September 9, 2013 Regular Meeting Anniston Bob Smith, President Lee Brass Mon, October 14, 2013 Regular Meeting Wynfrey Hotel George Houghton, Senior EngineerCarbide Industries Mon, November 11, 2013 Regular Meeting Wynfrey Hotel Sharon LovoyGenerations in the Workplace Mon, December 16, 2013 Christmas Party Wynfrey Hotel Mon, January 13, 2014 Regular Meeting Wynfrey Hotel Bob Zeeb, VP Operations U.S. Pipe Mon, February 10, 2014 Regular Meeting Meridian, MS TBA Mon, March 10, 2014 Regular Meeting Wynfrey Hotel TBA Mon, April 14, 2014 Regular Meeting Wynfrey Hotel TBA / Student Casting Comp. Mon, May 12, 2014 Regular Meeting Wynfrey Hotel Past Chairman & Awards

Regular Meeting Schedule: Meeting Place: Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham, AL 5:00pm Board Meeting 6:00pm Meeting Registration & Social Hour 6:30pm Dinner & Technical Presentation

News Briefs

Ken Murphy and the Foundry in a Box have presented to almost 500 students since June 21st of this year! They have presented at the Chil-drens Fresh Air Farm, the UAB Materials Camp, The ACIPCO Ex-plorer Post, Anniston High School, and Avondale UMC Brownies & Girl Scouts. Thank you to the following people for volunteering to help: Tommy Horton, Tim McCune, Michael Murphy, Christina Hensley, Todd Wal-

ler, Jeff Slaughter, Jon Montgomery, Emily Shedlarski, Sherry Al-exander, Douglas Pecot, Shawn Swain, Debbie Ferguson, Sandy Pierce, David Murphy, Amy Berry, and Tom Walton.

Plan to join us for our Annual Christmas Party on Monday, December 16th. We will be entertained by the King of Rock

n Roll, Elvis!