December's speaker will be Kirk Keithly, General Manager of ExOne Midwest. The ExOne Company (ExOne) was founded in 2005 as a spin-off of Extrude Hone Corporation, a global supplier and developer of precision nontraditional machining processes and automated systems for more than 50 years. Three-dimensional printing emerged as the core technology for The ExOne Company, […]

Thomas R. Giffin is a Compliance Specialist at August Mack Environmental, Inc. in the Indianapolis, Indiana office. He offers industry experience in OSHA compliance including safety auditing, program development, training, and ergonomic assessment, as well as environmental compliance assistance such as SARA 312 (Tier II) reporting. Thomas is a Certified MODAPTS (Modular Arrangements of Predetermined […]

Raymond W. Monroe rejoined the Steel Founders' Society of America as Executive Vice President on April 1, 1988. Prior to this, for a year he worked for Saturn Corporation, a General Motors subsidiary, in the lost foam casting area. Raymond also was the Research Director of SFSA for five years before leaving to join Saturn Corporation. Other past experience […]

The theme of our March meeting is education. Prior to the meeting we will have tours of local manufacturing facilities, and a tour of Muskegon Community College to view the Applied Technology Program. The meeting will include a presentation of opportunities in the metal casting industry as well as available scholarships and stipends. Most of […]

April’s meeting will be our last meeting of the year. The meeting will be held at the Cadillac Grill in Cadillac. The main event of the evening will be our annual Euchre tournament. This will be a great opportunity to get to know other members in our chapter. Plan on coming out, you will have […]

78th Annual AFS Western Michigan Golf Outing / Picnic will be held on Aug. 5th, 2017 at Chase Hammond Golf Course in Muskegon. We are excited to be hosting our 78th annual golf outing this year at Chase Hammond Golf Course. Each year we are able to socialize with some great members, have a good […]

The Governmental Affairs meeting will be held on September 12, 2017.  Our guest speaker will be Richard Jefferson, the AFS Vice of Marketing and Communications.  He will be speaking on "An update on current legislation pertaining to the foundry industry and its suppliers regarding any new regulations or changes that may be announced for the […]

Jeff is a Solution Provider and has been with Humtown since 2015.  He has been a part of the foundry industry since 1983, specializing in core making since 1983 (Chem-Cast).  Jeff is currently a member of the AFS 4K and Additive manufacturing AdHoc committees, and is also a Director in the Central Indiana AFS Chapter.  […]

The keynote speaker will be Shelly Dutler. She currently holds the position of Director of Education for National AFS and she will be presenting on opportunities for careers in the foundry industry and how local chapters can team up with schools in order to help grow the upcoming workforce.

The keynote speaker will be Erin Kuhn. She is the Executive Director for the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission. As Executive Director she is responsible for the management and direction of all Commission programs and operations. She is the liaison to the federal, state, and local governments and the general public. The mission of […]