Specialty Alloy & Foundry Technology Committee Meeting
23–24 September 2024 • Youngstown, OH, USA
 | Tour of Youngstown State University and America Makes |
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DoubleTree by Hilton Youngstown Downtown
44 E Federal St, Youngstown, OH 44503
For reservations, call (330) 333-8284 or book online.
AIST technology committee members are asked to print out the latest revised meeting agenda from our website one week prior to this meeting.
24 September 2024
Meeting at Youngstown State University
Address: 360 W. Commerce Street, Youngstown Ohio 44503
9 a.m.
1. Chair’s opening remarks – Caelan Kennedy
2. Appoint minute-taker
3. Antitrust guidelines
4. Membership and attendance
5. Review minutes of previous meeting
6. AIST Staff Announcements
7. Steel Industry Fatalities
Main agenda items
• AISTech session development – Richard Smith
Selection of Abstracts (Due by 16 Sept) – (Handle via conference call if necessary)
Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs
Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions
• Finalize AISTech call for papers for next year
Alloy and superalloy grade production; stainless steel; remelt process and innovations; refining; casting processes; scrap segregation and residual controls; raw materials; refractories; foundry operations; safety improvements; environmental regulations; and energy efficiency.
• Technology committee award planning – Best Paper Awards
Nominating Charles Fink -Inductotherm for Distinguished Member award. Main contact Trevor Shellhammer.
• Finalize committee roundup – Deadline 31 July
• Technology Training conference – Specialty Alloy Training Seminar 2025 Steve Musial-SMS Group- Education Chair
• Study Tour planning – UK 2025 Louis Pignotti-Kolene Corp- Study Tour Chair
• Webinars https://www.aist.org/conference-expositions/webinars
Discussion items
a. Rich Smith-Carpenter- DT Chair
b. Daniel Limpert-Duraloy- YP Chair
Next meeting – Spring 2025
Chair conclusion – Caelan Kennedy
Noon
Lunch in Meeting Room
1 p.m.
Presentations
a. YSU’s Excellence Training Center at a Glanc, Jackie Ruller, Executive Director, WEI, ETC, College of STEM
Melting demonstration at foundry.
4 p.m.
Adjourn
25 September 2024
8 a.m.
Tour of America Makes - National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute
Address: 236 W Boardman St, Youngstown, OH 44503
Noon
Adjourn