Expired 2024 AFS Texas Chapter Regional Conference – APRIL 11-13, 2024

This year’s event will be held at:

HILTON ARLINGTON

2401 E. Lamar Blvd Arlington, TX

Registration is now open!

Hotel reservations can be easily made with this link:  Hilton Arlington Reservation Link

Please join our mailing list at afstexas.org and help us rebuild this chapter to help grow the future of our metal casting industry.

Spouses are welcome and we’ll see y’all there!

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SESSION INFORMATION

ROOM ONE

AM – No bake, Associated Coatings for No-Bake Processes

PM – Cold Box, Associated Coatings for Cold Box Processes

ROOM TWO

AM – Government Affairs

PM – Human Resources

ROOM THREE

AM – Automated Mold Equipment, Automated Grinding

PM – Increasing Cleaning Room Throughput, Furnace Refractories

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AFS TEXAS CHAPTER REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Detailed Agenda of Events

THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH

Golf Tournament (shotgun start 1:30 – 6:00)

Lunch provided at 12:00

Bear Creek Golf Club

3500 Bear Creek Ct

Dallas TX 75261

Relaxed Welcome Reception/Dinner @ Hilton (6:30 – 9:00)

FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH

Breakfast/Networking (7:00 – 8:00)

Technical Breakout Sessions: (8:30 – 4:45)

Social and Dinner at Billy Bobs: (5:30 – 9:00)

AGENDA for Technical Sessions:

Room	Time	Topic	Speaker
1	9:00 AM	No-Bake Processes	Stan Forehand, HA International
	11:00 AM	Associated Coatings for No-Bake Processes	Protech
	1:30 PM	Cold Box Processes	ASK
	2:30 PM	Associated Coatings for Cold Box Processes	Ernesto Cisneros, Foseco
			Stephanie Salmon, American
2	9:00 AM	Government Affairs	Foundry Society
	1:30 PM	Solving Current Labor Issues in the Foundry	TBA
3	9:00 AM	Automated Mold & Core Equipment	Tinker Omega
	11:00 AM	Automated Grinding	Dave Sillsby, Vulcan
	1:30 PM	Increasing Cleaning Room Throughput	Bryon Barber, Canfield & Joseph
	2:30 PM	Induction Furnace Refractories	Hunter Dottley, United Refractories
	12:00 PM	Current Status of the American Casting Industry	Doug Kurkul, American Foundry Society

SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH

Breakfast/Networking (7:00 – 8:00)

Technical Roundtable Discussion (8:00 – 11:00)