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SUMMARY:Teachers Appreciation Night
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Teachers Appreciation Night will be held at Fricano’s Place in Muskegon on November 8. More information coming soon.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/november-8-2016-teachers-appreciation-night/
LOCATION:Fricano’s Place\, 1050 W Western Ave\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161012
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SUMMARY:Past Presidents Night
DESCRIPTION:October’s meeting will be a panel of local foundry leaders discussing issues they face running a foundry business in our area. A variety of topics ranging from safety\, regulation\, business level\, recruiting talent\, health insurance\, etc. will be discussed. \nThere will be a question and answer session at the end of the discussion. Be sure to bring your questions\, ideas\, and opinions! \nWe will also honor our past chapter presidents at this meeting. \nThis meeting is sponsored by Beacon Recycling and Humtown Products. \nThis year’s Past Presidents Night will be held on October 11 at Bella Maria’s (Oakridge Golf Course).
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/october-11-2016-past-presidents-night/
LOCATION:Bella Maria’s Ristorante\, 513 W Pontaluna Rd\, Norton Shores\, 49444
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160914
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SUMMARY:Governmental Affairs
DESCRIPTION:This years Governmental Affairs event will be held at the USS Silversides Museum. More information coming soon.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/september-13-2016-governmental-affairs/
LOCATION:USS Silversides Maritime Museum – Muskegon Channel\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, 49441\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160807
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SUMMARY:77th Annual AFS Western Michigan Golf Outing
DESCRIPTION:77th Annual AFS Western Michigan Golf Outing will be held at Chase Hammond Golf Club in Muskegon\, Mi.  \nWe are excited to be hosting our 77th annual golf outing this year at Chase Hammond Golf Course. Each year we are able to socialize with some great members\, have a good time and raise money for some great causes. \nDownload Annual Golf Outing Brochures: \n\nAnnual Golf Outing Brochure\nAnnual Sponsor Brochure
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/77th-annual-afs-western-michigan-golf-outing/
LOCATION:Chase Hammond Golf Course\, 2454 Putnam Rd\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49445\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160413
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SUMMARY:April 2016 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 a great time. The golf course opened March 12\, contact Eldorado Golf Course at (231) 779-9977. There are usually quite a few people who take advantage of the spring weather and the location to play some golf before the meeting.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/april-2016-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:Cadillac Grill\, 7639 46 1/2 Mile Road\, Calillac\, MI\, 49601\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160308T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160308T190000
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SUMMARY:March 2016 Student Night
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMost of the attendees will be students from local high schools.  Each $20 donation will sponsor a student’s dinner.  Whether or not you are able to attend\, please help introduce the next generation to our industry.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/march-2016-student-night/
LOCATION:Musekgon Community College\, 221 Quarterline Rd\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49442\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160210
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SUMMARY:Febuary 2016 Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:With the pending retirement of AFS CEO Jerry Call after 12 years of leadership\, AFS has taken the opportunity to implement many changes in order to position the Association to meet the challenges of the future and prepare for new leadership.  AFS President Bruce Dienst will provide a comprehensive update on the changes that have taken place in the last 18 months and some of the exciting new developments that will allow AFS to serve the industry better than ever before. \nBruce Wallace Dienst\nBruce Dienst is President & Chief Executive Officer of Simpson Technologies Corporation in Aurora\, IL USA and the Geschäftsführer of Simpson Technologies GmbH in Baar\, Switzerland. Bruce also serves on the Simpson Technologies Corporation‘s Board of Directors. Bruce is the great\, great grandson of Simpson Technologies Corporation’s founder Peter L. Simpson. Bruce joined the company full time in June\, 1983 and\, in 1995\, became the fifth generation of the family to assume the role of company President. \nBruce graduated from Miami University in Oxford\, Ohio in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and in 1991 from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with a Masters of Management. \nBruce has provided leadership in many metal casting industry professional organizations including serving as the President of the Casting Industry Suppliers Association in 1994-5\, President of the Foundry Educational Foundation in 2004-5 and currently as President of the American Foundry Society. He is the only person ever to have served as President of all three major American metal casting industry trade organizations. In recognition of his service Bruce was awarded the Casting Industry Suppliers Association Presidents Award in 2000 and an American Foundry Society Service Citation in 2002. \nBesides his metal casting industry involvement\, Bruce is active in the local community serving on the Board of Directors of the Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora\, IL\, currently acting as its Vice-Chairman\, and the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago\, IL.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/feb-2016-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:Bella Maria’s Ristorante\, 513 W Pontaluna Rd\, Norton Shores\, 49444
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160113
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SUMMARY:January 2016 AFS Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Foundries are one of the most energy intensive industries in the country.  Learn about Consumers Energy’s Industrial Energy Management Program and how it can help you identify and save energy at your facility.  Hear about typical energy efficiency measures for foundries and learn how to reduce energy costs and define savings metrics to continuously improve performance. \nJoshua Davis\, PE CEM\nJoshua is an Energy Engineer with DNV GL\, who has worked with them for over 5 years. He manages the Industrial Energy Management program for Consumers Energy which helps customers streamline operations and find energy savings in their systems through regional forums\, on-site training events\, energy auditing\, and metric development. He has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University. \nJerry Zolkowski\, PE CEM\nJerry has been a Senior Engineer at DNV GL since 2013. He works on the Consumers Energy Business Solutions incentive program in Michigan with a focus on making industrial plants more efficient. For 2.5 years Jerry worked at Dow Corning\, the world leader in silicones\, supporting global manufacturing energy efficiency efforts; and 6 years finding and evaluating energy conservation opportunities for Shaw Industries’ manufacturing operations. Shaw has over 50 manufacturing plants and is the country’s largest carpet producer. Also 10 years at the state’s industrial extension service at Georgia Tech. That work included energy conservation\, environmental compliance\, and plant & design engineering. Jerry holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester and an MBA from Columbus State College. \nThanks to this month’s meeting sponsors ASK Chemicals/Mike Altepeter and Van Hydraulics/Cortney VanOeffelen!  RSVP by Friday\, January 8.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/jan-2016-chapter-meeting/
LOCATION:Jack’s (Holiday Inn)\, 940 W. Savidge\, Spring Lake\, MI\, 49456\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151208T180000
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SUMMARY:Dec 2015 Top Management Night - Speaker Stephanie Salmon
DESCRIPTION:Washington Outlook: Key Issues Facing the Metalcasting Industry \nUS metalcasters are facing a wave of new regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Labor Relations Board. Hear about the key legislative and regulatory issues that AFS has been actively engaged in 2015 and what the industry can expect in 2016. \nStephanie Salmon is President of Potomac Government Relations\, a public affairs firm located on Capitol Hill in Washington\, D.C. She has over twenty-five years of government relations experience and works with clients to represent their policy priorities before the Congress\, the Executive Branch and regulatory bodies in such issue areas such as workplace safety matters\, energy\, environment\, tax\, appropriations and trade. She has worked for the American Foundry Society for nearly twenty years and currently serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs. \nIn this role\, she serves as the association’s advocate before Congress\, a myriad of regulatory agencies\, and a broad range of coalitions. In addition\, she drafts legislative testimony\, develops regulatory comments\, issues action alerts and updates\, as well as crafting educational pieces on issues affecting the metalcasting industry. She serves on the AFS Safety and Health Committee\, as well as the liaison to the Government Affairs Committee. \nShe received her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies\, with a concentration in economics and business from the American University in Washington\, D.C. A native of Cincinnati\, Ohio\, Ms. Salmon resides in Arlington\, VA with her husband and three children.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/dec-2015-top-management-night-speaker-stephanie-salmon/
LOCATION:Porto Bello\, 41 Washington Ave\, Grand Haven\, MI\, 49417\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151110T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T091033
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SUMMARY:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Foundry Sand Reclamation
DESCRIPTION:presented by Glen Greta\, Foundry Consultant \nGlen started in the foundry industry in 1961 as a foundry co-op student with Deere and Company\, Moline\, Illinois\, while attending Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanics Arts\, Ames\, Iowa. He has performed every job in a foundry (core maker\, molder\, iron pourer\, cupola tender\, electric furnace operator\, cleaning room chipper/grinder\, maintenance mechanic\, maintenance electrician\, foundry engineer\, metallurgist\, supervisor\, general foreman\, superintendent\, foundry manager\, foundry owner (Stainless\, High Alloy). He has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Metallurgy from Iowa State\, 1964. He served three years in the Army Corps of Engineers from 1967 through 1969\, trained as a combat engineer\, but never saw combat in Viet Nam. Thanks to the G. I. Bill\, he earned an MBA in Finance from Marquette University\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin in 1974. He has extensive experience in insulating products and coatings\, selling for FOSECO\, No-Bake Binder Systems selling for Ashland Chemical\, and teaching as a CMI instructor. He started developing mechanical and thermal scrubbing for sand reclamation systems for Wheelabrator-Frye in 1979. He has been a Foundry Design/Engineer/Consultant since 1999. He has designed and project managed two greenfield foundry projects and one brownfield project since 2002. Glen is happily married to Penny. They each have two children from previous marriages\, and six grand-children. Glen restores military vehicles from World War II as a hobby.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/the-past-present-and-future-of-foundry-sand-reclamation/
LOCATION:Lake House Waterfront Grille\, 730 Terrace Point Drive\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49440\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151013T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151013T210000
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SUMMARY:Octber 2015 - Past President's Night
DESCRIPTION:“Casting Defect Discussion; Cost\, Identification & Reduction” \nKevin Fleischmann\, AFS and the Institute\nSchaumburg\, IL  \nKevin holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University\, and is responsible for the coordination and facilitation of all Institute courses\, as well as instruction. Additionally\, his activities include collaboration with other industry groups; he is an instructor for the Investment Casting Institute’s certification course\, and recently updated the casting section of the Manufacturing Engineering Handbook from McGraw-Hill. \nA regular contributor to articles in Modern Casting and Metalcasting Design & Purchasing\, he is also a frequent presenter at chapter meetings and AFS conferences. Besides providing subject matter expertise for the development of new courses\, Kevin is currently an instructor for the Institute’s Introduction to Metalcasting\, Casting Defect Analysis\, Iron 101\, and Gating & Riser Design courses. \nPlease registered on our Eventbrite page.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/octber-2015-past-presidents-night/
LOCATION:Porto Bello\, 41 Washington Ave\, Grand Haven\, MI\, 49417\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20150908T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20150908T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T091033
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SUMMARY:Sept 2015 Chapter Meeting - Speaker Mark Fazakerley
DESCRIPTION:September’s speaker will be Mark Fazakerley of Eagle Alloy.  Mark is Co-Founder of Eagle Alloy\, Co Owner of Eagle Group\, U.S. Naval Reserve active service  1969-70;  Current Board Chair of the U.S.S. Silversides Submarine Museum.  Other current  community service activity\, Trinity Health Regional Board\, Mercy Hospital Board; Muskegon Osteopathic Board.   Mark will present a brief overview of the U.S.S. Silversides activity in the Pacific during WW2 and Muskegon’s Foundries contribution to the war effort. \nPlease note this meeting our social hour will start at 5:00 PM\, and hour earlier than usual.  Dinner will be served at 6:00 with the presentation to follow.  Your meeting registration covers entry to the USS Silversides Submarine Museum;  if you wish to tour the submarine itself along with the US Coast Guard Cutter McLane that will be $5 extra payable to the Museum. \nPlease register your attendance on Eventbrite\, or contact Reg Crowe at (616) 607-9448 or e-mail crowe.reg@gmail.com.
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/sept-2015-chapter-meeting-speaker-mark-fazakerley/
LOCATION:USS Silversides Maritime Museum – Muskegon Channel\, 1346 Bluff St\, Muskegon\, 49441\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150801T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150801T150000
DTSTAMP:20260511T091033
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SUMMARY:West Michigan AFS Annual Golf Outing
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be hosting our 76th annual golf outing this year at Chase Hammond Golf Course. Each year we are able to socialize with some great members\, have a good time and raise money for some great causes. \n\n2015 AFS Golf Registration\n2015 Package Details\nAFS_Sponsorship 2015-2016 v2\n\nWe do hope to see everyone out on the golf course!
URL:https://westmichiganafs.com/event/west-michigan-afs-annual-golf-outing/
LOCATION:Chase Hammond Golf Course\, 2454 Putnam Rd\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49445\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Cortney VanOeffelen":MAILTO:cortney@vanhyd.com
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