Congratulations to Peter Reich who recently was awarded an AFS National Service Citation.
The following is the AFS press release:
AFS Service Citations are awarded annually to individuals who show outstanding general service to AFS, its chapters and the metalcasting industry. The 2010 winners of the AFS Service Citations are:
Peter C. Reich, Reich Companies, Trussville, Ala., “for dedication and service in advancing the American Foundry Society Birmingham District AFS Chapter, the AFS Southeast Regional, the Alabama Cast Metals Association and the metalcasting industry, exhibited through unconditional giving of time, talents, financial support and his knowledge and passion for the “art of castings”
Click here to read about the other winners on the AFS National homepage.
The March Newsletter and is now available.
Check out the Next Meeting Page for all the details about the upcoming meeting.
I want to thank everyone for coming out to the February AFS Birmingham Chapter meeting. Simon Adlington and Shane Allen of Synchro32 presented a lot of useful information on things to look for to “Know Your Foundry’s Costs”. In these trying economic times everyone can use costing and estimating principles in an effort to sure up their bottom lines by knowing exactly what their products are actually costing them to produce. Hopefully everyone in attendance came away with something they can apply in their work.
The 77th Southeastern Regional in Cherokee, NC hosted by the Tennessee AFS Chapter is in the books now. The entire Tennessee Chapter regional team did a great job organizing and hosting the event at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino. The technical sessions were outstanding and provided useful information on topics that face the foundry industry such as OSHA, greenhouse gas emissions, cap and trade legislation, and labor issues. If you couldn’t make it, you missed out on a good time. And outside of the conference, if you won big in the casino you had a better time than I did…
We have a lot of good stuff coming up in the next few months. Our chapter meeting will be March 8th at the Wynfrey so go ahead and make your reservations NOW. We will have an Energy Summit with practical solutions for the foundry. So come out and join us. The Cast Expo is also coming up in Orlando, FL March 20-23. If you haven’t made plans to go, you can check out more information on www.afsbirmingham.org. Our April Casting Competition meeting is shaping up to be even better than last year. The students from Alabama, UAB, and Mississippi State are already working hard on many designs that are sure to impress all of us.
Thanks for all your support of the AFS Birmingham Chapter and making it the best chapter in the country. We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting on March 8th. Call or go online at www.afsbirmingham.org to make your reservations.
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