ductile iron
   To Promote the production and application of ductile iron castings Issue 1, 2010   
 

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• 2010 Spring Meeting Summary

2010 SPRING MEETING SPEAKER BIOS AND SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
• Refractory Concerns for Melting, Treating & Pouring Ductile Iron - Pete Satre
• Fluxing in Ductile Iron Melting and Pouring - Dave Williams
• Process Compensated Resonant Testing for Ductile Iron - Bob Nath
• Carbidic Ductile Iron - Marc King
• Melt Deck Safety - Chuck Cushing
• Ductile Iron Slag Management in Coreless Furnaces - Chris DeRosa
• Innovations in Medium Frequency Induction Melting - Charles Fink
• Front End Nodularity Determination Using Standard Coupons - Matt Meyer
• A.R.M.S. - Automatic Robotic Melt System - Paul Webber
• Studies of Nuclei in Ductile Iron - Why Is This Important For Foundrymen - Rob Logan

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Link to Presentation: Refractory Concerns for Melting, Holding and Treating Ductile Iron

Peter Satre, Allied Mineral Products, Inc.

PETE GRADUATED FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1994 WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING.  PETE IS CURRENTLY THE MANAGER OF ENGINEERING FOR ALLIED PRODUCTS, INC. IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.  BEFORE JOINING ALLIED PRODUCTS, PETE WAS EMPLOYED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN CLEVELAND, OHIO AT THE CASTING PLANT AS A PROCESS ENGINEER, REFRACTORY SUPERVISOR AND MAINTENANCE PLANNING SPECIALIST.  ALL POSITIONS WERE IN THE MELTING DEPARTMENT OF THIS CAPTIVE GRAY AND DUCTILE IRON FOUNDRY.  PETE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE AFS FOR 20 YEARS AND IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE DIVISION 8 – MELTING METHODS AND MATERIALS, AND PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE AFS 8-F CUPOLA COMMITTEE.  HE ALSO SERVES AS A CMI INSTRUCTOR FOR SEVERAL MELTING RELATED COURSES.