Welcome to e-Connections, the weekly AFS email newsletter. In this May 13, 2008, edition:

Spotlight On: Metalcasting Documentary Premieres May 14
The rescheduled premiere of the documentary Spotlight On: Metalcasting will be available to AFS Members via a webinar on May 14 at 11:00 AM EST. This AFS-sponsored documentary provides an overview of metalcasting and its importance to our world. It also will serve as an educational tool at career fairs and various conferences related to the metalcasting industry.

To register for this event, visit www.afsinc.org/spotlighton. For more information on this webinar, contact Dave Krugman, AFS PR and marketing coordinator, at dkrugman@afsinc.org or 800/537-4237.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To view the Spotlight On: Metalcasting documentary, you must have the latest Windows Media Codec installed. The codec allows for video to be played on your computer, and can be downloaded and installed in a few easy steps:

  • visit the Microsoft Download Center by clicking here;
  • click the continue button (this validates your version of Windows);
  • click the download button;
  • either open or save the file;
  • run through the installation process.

Career Center Helps Find New Metalcasters
The AFS Metalcasting Career Center has become the new destination for metalcasting industry employers and job seekers. Located at www.afsinc.org/careercenter, the Career Center has new job descriptions and resumes of prospective employees being posted every day. Job seekers can view job postings for free. Employers pay a small fee to download resumes of prospective applicants. Discounts are available for AFS Members.

Recent jobs posted include:

Maintenance Mechanic
Norwich, KS
Farrar, Corp.

QA Manager
Columbia, SC
American SpiralWeld Pipe Co.

Plant Engineer
Chattanooga, TN
Motor Wheel CVS

For more information on the metalcasting career center, contact Dave Krugman, AFS PR and Marketing Coordinator, at 800/537-4237 or dkrugman@afsinc.org.

AFS Offers Design Solutions for Corporate Members
The American Foundry Society (AFS), in association with Product Development & Analysis, LLC, now offers Design Solutions, a metalcasting design assistance program for corporate members. It covers all facets of casting design, including failure analysis, reverse engineering, casting process design and simulation, product performance test evaluations, prototyping and production sourcing.

For more information on AFS Design Solutions, email designsolutions@afsinc.org. To download a brochure or request assistance, visit: www.afsinc.org/designsolutions.

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Course Coming
CMI will be offering a Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing course July 8-9 at AFS/CMI headquarters, Schaumburg, Ill. This course will cover the advantages of the geometric dimensioning and tolerancing language. It also will cover a general overview of rules, concepts and tolerances of form, run out and location, datum principles/applications, and concludes with a summary.

For more information, or to attend this course, contact AFS customer service at 800/537-4237, or click here to register.

Looking for more information on metalcasting? The publication Metalcasting Dictionary, 2nd Edition can help. AFS Special Publications has everything you need to supplement your metalcasting training. Visit www.afsinc.org/estore or call 800/537-4237 for more information.