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   To Promote the production and application of ductile iron castings Issue 3, 2008   

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2008 Keith Millis Summary
Scott Gledhill Appointed DIS Vice President
Agricultural Applications of Austempered Iron Components - John Keough, et al

KEITH MILLIS DUCTILE IRON SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER BIOS AND SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Speakers Bios - Monday October 20 Session
Speakers Bios - Tuesday October 21 Session
Speakers Bios - Wednesday October 22 Session
Thin Wall Ductile Iron Castings: Technology Status 2008 - Chantal Labrecque
The Use of Oxygen Activity Measurements to Determine Compacted Graphite Structure-Frans Mampaey
Solution Strengthened Ferritic Ductile Iron ISO1083/ JS/500-10 Provides Superior Consistent Properties in Hydraulic Rotators - Dr. Richard Larker
US Ductile Iron Metalcasting: Competing Globally - Al Spada, Chandra Rajan & Patricio Gil
The Development of ADI and IDI in Italy - Enrico Veneri

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Keith Millis Ductile Iron Symposium Speaker Bios

 Monday, October 20 Session

Alfred Spada

Alfred Spada is Editor/Publisher of Modern Casting and Engineered Casting Solutions magazines and AFS Director of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations.  Alfred is a graduate of Northwestern University and has a MBA from the University of Colorado.

Chandra Rajan

Chandra Rajan joined Foseco Inc. in 1995 and is currently the Manager of Market Development of their filtration products for their NAFTA area.  Chandra joined Foseco India in 1977 as a graduate in Metallurgical Engineering and with a MBA in Marketing.

Patricio Gil

Patricio Gil is currently the CEO of Blackhawk de Mexico.  Previously he worked for 5 years as the CEO of Teknik and previously to that, 15 years at Cifunsa Foundry in different manufacturing positions.  Patricio has his Industrial Engineering and MBA from Monterrey Tech, Foundry Specialist from the Saltillo Tech and Operations Management from the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

Li Kerui

Li Kerui is currently a professor at the Zhengzhou Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering.  He is also the Director of the Investment Casting Department.  Li graduated from Hefei University of Technology in 1983, post graduated from China Academy of Machinery Science and Technology in 1986.

Dr. Steve Dawson

 

Steve Dawson is currently the President  & CEO of SinterCast.  Steve holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgy) degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and Masters of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Toronto, Canada.

John R. (Chip) Keough

 

John Keough is currently the CEO and owner of Applied Process Inc. which now has locations world-wide.  John graduated from the University of Michigan in 1977 with Bachelor ’s Degrees in both Mechanical and Materials/Metallurgical Engineering.  In 1980 he became a Registered Professional Engineer.

Dr. Arron Rimmer

 

Dr. Arron Rimmer is Development Director of ADI Treatments Ltd and is based at the company’s factory in Birmingham, England.  Arron studied Metallurgy at the University of Manchester Materials Science Centre, which was the contemporary UK leader in ADI material investigations.  On graduating he began a Masters degree in Austempered Ductile Iron before completing his Ph.D.

Eugene C. (Gene) Muratore

Gene Muratore is currently the Senior Foundry Metallurgist for Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium America.  As such, Gene is responsible for technical service to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.  Gene graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1970 earning a B.S. in Metallurgy.  Gene was an FEF scholar under Prof Jack Wallace.

Xia Yong

 

Xia Yong joined AP Suzhou at its launch in 2006, where he started as the Production Manager, later adding the additional role of Sales Manager to his responsibilities.  Xia is a 1988 graduate of Nantong TV University in Jiangsu Province, China.  Xia is presenting the paper on behalf of Liu Guanghua, a professor at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, who was unable to attend.  This paper is a collaboration of Liu Guanghua, Wang Shouhe and Xia Yong.

Enrico Veneri

 

Enrico Veneri is currently the Project Manager of ADI and Product Development for Zanardi Fonderie Spa.  Enrico received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Padova in 1999.  Enrico then joined Zanardi Fonderie in 2000.

Roberto Boeri

 

Roberto Boeri is currently a professor at the National University of Mar del Plata.  Roberto received his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Mar del Plata in 1983.  He then received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Canada in 1990 where his thesis was title, “The Solidification of Ductile Cast Iron”.

Chantal Labrecque  

Chantal Labrecque is currently employed at Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium as a Research Engineer.  She is responsible for research projects related to Ductile Iron Development.  Chantal received her Bachelor of Science in Physics Engineering in 1991 and her Master’s of Science in Metallurgical Engineering in 1993 from the University of Laval in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

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