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2025 Ductile Iron Production Seminar (DIPS)

2025 Ductile Iron Production Seminar (DIPS)

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 to Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Travel Information: There are many hotels in the area. Allied Mineral Products has a corporate rate at Drury Inn and Suites: 6170 Park Center Circle Dublin, OH. Booking information will be sent out with registration confirmation.

Registration Options

Credits Price
DIPS Sponsorship
$300.00
Foundry Member Ticket
$20.00
Sponsor Attendee Ticket
This ticket is for companies that are sponsoring the Ductile Iron Production Seminar. Sponsors may send as many people from their company as they would like, at this ticket price. 
$20.00
Associate Member Ticket
This is the ticket for all Associate Members who are NOT sponsors of the Ductile Iron Society 
$600.00

Agenda

January 28
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM What is Ductile Iron & Intro to Mechanical Properties with Ken Way, Miller and Company, LLC.
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Microstructures with Ken Way, Miller and Company, LLC.
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Nomenclature & Mechanical Properties with Ken Way, Miller and Company, LLC.
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Chemistry and Composition - Primary Elements and Charge Materials with Kevin Pilon, Carpenter Brothers.
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Chemistry and Composition - Least Cost Charge Calculator  with Kevin Pilon, Carpenter Brothers.
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM BREAK
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Thermal Analysis - Cooling Curves
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Treatment Methods - Overview with Jeremy McLimans, Hickman, Williams & Company.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Gating & Risering Ductile Basics with Josh Gammariello, Foseco.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM DINNER Off Site
January 29
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Inoculation with Jeremy McLimans, Hickman, Williams & Company.
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Alloys and Secondary Elements: Pearlite Stabilizers, Alloy Factor (Pearlite), Tramp Elements with Brad Steinkamp, Charter Dura-Bar - Dura-Bar.
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM BREAK
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Heat Treating with with Jeremy Lipshaw, Aalberts surface technologies. 
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Production Refractories with Tim Hoyt, Allied Mineral.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM TOUR of Allied Mineral
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM LUNCH at Allied Mineral
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Austempered Ductile Iron with Jeremy Lipshaw, Aalberts surface technologies.
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Melting Processes: Coreless Melting - Preventative Maintenance with Vince G.
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Melting Processes: Cuopla Melt - Best Practices with David Kasun, ATD Engineering & Machine.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Filtration with Jason LaChance, SELEE Corporation.
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Casting Defects - Case Studies with Jay Morrison, Carpenter Brothers, Inc.

For More Information:

Claira Stollfus

Cancellation Policy: No registration fees will be refunded for cancellations made less than 10 full business days prior to the meeting start date.  Registered no-shows, who have not paid in advance, will be invoiced for the event.  If you wish to cancel, contact us at admin@ductile.org or call 262-532-2440 EXT 312

Based upon the advance registrations, DIS commits to a guaranteed meal count for that event, prior to the event. DIS pays for those meals regardless of whether all registered individuals actually attend the event.

Please note that DIS has no control over the hotel cancellation policies, and all individuals are responsible for their own hotel reservations and cancellations.