Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025
CASTEXPO 2025 / Presenting the WFO Technical Forum
Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA
Testing Acceptance System Session Title
07:00 am - 07:15 am EST | A311
07:00 am - 07:15 am | 2025-002 All About Aluminum |
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Author/Chair Breakfast
07:00 am - 08:00 am EST | A302
Registration Open
07:00 am - 06:00 pm EST | Georgia World Congress Center Lobby
COFFEE STATION by Technical & Management Sessions
07:30 am - 10:30 am EST | Management/Technical Sessions
Cast Iron Division Technical
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Aalberts Surface Technologies
Eric Nelson Consulting LLC
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-043 Development of New Certified Reference Materials for Silicon Metals |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-136 Survey of Magnesium Morphology in Chill Sample Castings Used for Spectrometer Analysis |
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Copper Division Technical
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A312
Session Moderator(s):
Sloan Valve Co.
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-039 Lead-Free Copper Alloys Development |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-060 Melting Characteristics of Copper Alloys in Pellet or Granule Form |
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Molding Methods & Materials Division Technical
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
Precision Casting Technologies
Carpenter Brothers, Inc.
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-047 Use of Large Mini-risers for Yield Increase and Cost Savings |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-158 Novel PEP-SET System to Improve Productivity and Reduce Production Cost |
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WFO
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A314
Session Moderator(s):
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
Brunswick Corp.
08:00 am - 09:00 am | 2025-188 Casting the Future of a Strategic Industry: Thoughts on the Situation and Global Challenges for Foundry |
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Institute Student
08:00 am - 10:00 am EST | A316
08:00 am - 10:00 am | 2025-149 Metalcasting Process Basics- Part One |
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
08:45 am - 09:00 am EST | Exhibit Hall A1 Entrance
EXHIBITS OPEN
09:00 am - 05:00 pm EST | Exhibit Hall A1-3
Cast Iron Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Caterpillar, Inc.
Charter Dura-Bar
09:15 am - 09:45 am | 2026-021 Generative Gating Method and Case Study |
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09:45 am - 10:15 am | 2025-087 Improved Prediction of Shrinkage Defects in SGI Castings Considering Expansion / Contraction Behavior and Mold Characteristics |
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Copper Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A312
Session Moderator(s):
MAGMA Foundry Technologies
09:15 am - 10:15 am | 2025-181 Low-Cost Surface Alloying of Brass to Improve Corrosion Resistance in Chloramine-rich Aqueous Environments |
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Molding Methods & Materials Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
Precision Casting Technologies
Carpenter Brothers, Inc.
09:15 am - 10:15 am | 2025-083 The Fluidity and Solidification of Patternless Hollow Aluminosilicate Microsphere Molds Vs. 3D-Printed Silica Sanded |
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Melting Methods & Materials Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A314
Session Moderator(s):
Cadillac Casting
09:15 am - 09:35 am | 2025-166 Limestone and Dolomite Research on Cupola Slag |
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09:35 am - 09:55 am | 2025-166 Limestone and Dolomite Research on Cupola Slag |
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09:55 am - 10:15 am | 2025-166 Limestone and Dolomite Research on Cupola Slag |
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Casting Designers & Buyers
09:30 am - 10:30 am EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
09:30 am - 10:30 am | 2025-122 Predicting Cast Steel Alloy Properties Based on Composition and Heat Treatment |
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Keynote
10:30 am - 11:30 am EST | A411-412
10:30 am - 11:30 am | 2025-168 Success is a Journey, Not a Destination |
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Copper Luncheon (ticketed event)
11:45 am - 01:15 pm EST | A404-405
Sponsored Presentation
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm | 2025-198 SPONSORED PRESENTATION: The Impact of Air Pollution Control System Design on PM2.5 Emissions |
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Casting Designers & Buyers
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm | 2025-195 10 Ways to Reduce Cost on Your Casting Program |
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Engineering & Smart Manufacturing Division
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Electric Controls & Systems
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm | 2025-086 Journeying Through AI: Real-time Discoveries in Data Analytics with Industry 4.0 |
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Institute
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm EST | A316
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm | 2025-150 Metalcasting Process Basics- Part 2 |
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IJMC/FEF Student Research Competition
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
SFSA Cast in Steel
03:00 pm - 04:00 pm EST | A411-412
WFO (Cast Iron)
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Neenah Foundry Co.
Eric Nelson Consulting LLC
03:15 pm - 04:00 pm | 2025-025 Thermal Properties of Ultrafine Spheroidal Graphite Iron Castings |
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04:00 pm - 04:45 pm | 2025-147 Effects of Silicon in High-Cr White Cast Irons |
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Molding Methods & Materials Division
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
University of Northern Iowa
Ductile Iron Society
03:15 pm - 03:45 pm | 2025-023 (Silver Anniversary) Converting From Shell To PUCB At Toyoda Autoloom Foundry, A Look Back At A Quarter Century Of Market Factors That Transformed This Automotive Foundry |
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03:45 pm - 03:55 pm | 2025-064 Foundry Feud |
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03:55 pm - 04:05 pm | 2025-159 Choosing A Path Forward: Balancing Technical and Management Experiences |
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04:05 pm - 04:15 pm | 2025-064 Foundry Feud |
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04:15 pm - 04:25 pm | 2025-064 Foundry Feud |
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Melting Methods & Materials Division
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm EST | A314
Session Moderator(s):
Larpen Metallurgical Services
03:15 pm - 03:45 pm | 2025-176 Channel Induction Furnace Panel |
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03:45 pm - 04:15 pm | 2025-176 Channel Induction Furnace Panel |
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04:15 pm - 04:45 pm | 2025-176 Channel Induction Furnace Panel |
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Casting Designers & Buyers
03:30 pm - 04:15 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
03:30 pm - 04:15 pm | 2025-196 Practical Versus Pretty: What Surface Finish Do you Really Need and How Do you Get There |
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Welcome Reception (ticketed event)
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm EST | Registration Hall A
Women in Metalcasting Dinner
06:30 pm - 08:00 pm EST | A404-405
Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025
CASTEXPO 2025 / Presenting the WFO Technical Forum
Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA
Author/Chair Breakfast
07:00 am - 08:00 am EST | A302
Registration Open
07:00 am - 05:00 pm EST | Georgia World Congress Center Lobby
COFFEE STATION By Technical & Management Sessions
07:30 am - 10:30 am EST | Management/Technical Sessions
Cast Iron Division
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
SinterCast Inc.
08:00 am - 09:00 am | 2025-183 Cast Iron Honorary Lecture: A Retrospective Tribute to Rick Gundlach – A Lover of Life, Family, and Research into Cast Metals |
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Aluminum & Light Metals Division
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A312
Session Moderator(s):
Vision Materials
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-069 Role of Pouring Parameters on Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloys |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-109 The Role of Intermetallic Phases in Hot Tearing of Multicomponent Aluminum Alloys |
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Molding Methods & Materials Division
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
HA Group
Betz Industries
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-117 Qualifying Sand Blends for Surface Quality in Iron Castings |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-134 Advancement in Refractory Coatings Technology: Historical Insights and Future Directions |
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Melting Methods & Materials Division
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A314
Session Moderator(s):
Cadillac Casting
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-143 Carbon Footprint Comparison- Electric vs. Cupola Melting |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-009 How to Get the Most Out of Your Refractory Castables |
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Lost Foam Division
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A315
Session Moderator(s):
Mercury Marine
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-020 Bio-based Foam Patterns for Lost Foam Casting |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-051 Dimensional Data Analysis of Ferrous Lost Foam Castings |
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Institute
08:00 am - 10:00 am EST | A316
08:00 am - 10:00 am | 2025-151 Introduction to Quality & Process Improvement- Part 1 |
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EXHIBITS OPEN
09:00 am - 05:00 pm EST | Exhibit Hall A1-3
Engineering & Smart Manufacturing Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Sinto America
09:15 am - 10:15 am | 2025-052 The 6C Framework to Build a Connected Factory |
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Aluminum & Light Metals Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A312
Session Moderator(s):
Mercury Marine
09:15 am - 09:45 am | 2025-074 Development of a Self-regulating Permanent Mold incorporating Phase Change Materials (PCMs) |
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09:45 am - 10:15 am | 2025-103 Prediction of Local Tensile Properties in An Aluminum Giga Casting |
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Molding Methods & Materials Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
HA Group
Badger Mining Corp.
09:15 am - 09:45 am | 2025-115 Digital and Agile Moisture, VOC, and LOI Testing Using an Induction Heating Technology |
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09:45 am - 10:15 am | 2025-042 Optimizing Clay Addition to Reduce Variability in Green Sand Compactability, Moisture, and Strength |
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Melting Methods & Materials Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A314
Session Moderator(s):
Profound Alloys
09:15 am - 09:45 am | 2025-144 Toward a Quantitative Model of Recarburizer Dissolution for Ferrous Foundries |
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09:45 am - 10:15 am | 2025-070 Robust Charge-mix Optimization for Cast Iron Foundry |
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Women in Metalcasting
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A315
Session Moderator(s):
Pittsburgh Foundry & Machine
09:15 am - 10:15 am | 2025-178 Empowering Women and Cultivating Inclusive Leadership in Metalcasting |
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Casting Designers & Buyers
09:30 am - 10:30 am EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
09:30 am - 10:30 am | 2025-187 The Investment Casting Conversion Process: An Industry Consensus |
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Keynote
10:30 am - 11:30 am EST | A411-412
10:30 am - 11:30 am | 2025-169 Principles for Leading High-Performance Teams |
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Volunteer Leadership Awards Lunch (ticketed event)
11:45 am - 01:15 pm EST | A404-405
SPONSORED PRESENTATION
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm | 2025-199 SPONSORED PRESENTATION: Lake Sand- Chemistry, Quality and Consistency for Improved Casting Processes |
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Casting Designers & Buyers
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
Cast Iron Division
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Caterpillar, Inc.
Charter Dura-Bar
01:30 pm - 02:00 pm | 2025-079 A Novel Technique for Improved Measurement of Graphite and Inclusions in Ductile Iron Contaminated by Boron |
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02:00 pm - 02:30 pm | 2025-067 Effect of Ceramic Aggregate on Cast Iron Mechanical Properties |
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02:30 pm - 03:00 pm | 2026-089 Understanding the Effects of Boron on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Pearlitic Ductile Iron |
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Aluminum & Light Metals Division
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm EST | A312
Session Moderator(s):
LeSueur Inc.
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm | 2025-148 SILVER ANNIVERSARY: Effect of Mg and Trace Elements on the Solidification and Dissolution of Al2Cu phase in 319-type Alloys |
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02:15 pm - 03:00 pm | 2025-102 Effect of Section Size and Cooling Rate Variation in the Microstructure of Al-Ce-Ni-Graphite Composites |
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Molding Methods & Materials Division
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
American Colloid Co.
Atek Metal Technologies
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm | 2025-114 Time Evolution of Hot Permeability and its Relation to Darcy’s Number in Foundry Sand Systems |
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02:15 pm - 03:00 pm | 2025-116 Thermo-mechanical Properties of Shell Resin Coated Sands to Identify Cure Parameters |
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Engineering & Smart Manufacturing Division
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm EST | A314
Session Moderator(s):
Foundry Solutions Metallurgical Services Inc.
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm | 2025-017 Building Resiliency in the Casting Industry Using Composite, Industry-wide 4.0 Assessment Lessons Learned and Best Practices |
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02:15 pm - 03:00 pm | 2025-065 AI-Driven Casting Simulation for Faster Design Developments |
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Lost Foam Division
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm EST | A315
Session Moderator(s):
Skuld LLC
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm | 2025-054 Preliminary Roughness and Dimensional Control Data for Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting Process |
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02:15 pm - 03:00 pm | 2025-045 Optimizing 3D Printable Filaments for Printed Expendable Patterns in Lost Foam Casting |
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Institute
01:30 pm - 04:30 pm EST | A316
01:30 pm - 04:30 pm | 2025-152 Introduction to Quality & Process Improvement- Part 2 |
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Casting Designers & Buyers
01:30 pm - 02:00 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
Casting Designers & Buyers
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
02:15 pm - 03:15 pm | 2025-010 Update on AFS Project for Digitizing Various Knowledge Platforms |
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Cast Iron Division
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Metal Technologies Auburn Casting Center
Elkem Materials, Inc
03:15 pm - 03:45 pm | 2025-055 Effects of In-Mold Additions of Al, Ca, Ce, Sr, or Ti on Austenite Grain Morphology and Eutectic Cell Size of a Hypoeutectic Gray Cast Iron |
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03:45 pm - 04:15 pm | 2025-145 Machinability of Solution Strengthened Ferritic Ductile Iron |
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04:15 pm - 04:45 pm | 2025-099 Some Factors Affecting the Hot Workability of Ductile Iron |
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Steel Division
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm EST | A312
Session Moderator(s):
Missouri University of Science & Technology
03:15 pm - 04:00 pm | 2025-011 Maximizing Casting Yield for Common Industry Steels by Comparing Outcomes of Experiments that Vary Riser Size, Shape, Material, Sleeve Thickness, and Breaker Core Aperture. |
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04:00 pm - 04:45 pm | 2025-050 Convective Current Manipulation in Steel Castings |
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Additive Manufacturing Division
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
Matthews Additive Technologies
Precision Casting Technologies
03:15 pm - 03:45 pm | 2025-034 Advanced AM & 3D Printed Sand Mold Technologies to Support Casting Supply |
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03:45 pm - 04:15 pm | 2025-131 Printed Sand Equipment Options & New Innovations |
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04:15 pm - 04:45 pm | 2025-141 Printed Sand Best Practices Driven Research using AFS Test Casting |
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WFO (Aluminum)
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm EST | A315
Session Moderator(s):
University of California, Irvine
03:15 pm - 03:45 pm | 2025-179 Secondary Phase Increases the Elastic Modulus of a Cast Aluminum-Cerium Alloy |
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03:45 pm - 04:15 pm | 2025-016 Temperature Losses in Cups of Tilt-Poured Permanent Molds |
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04:15 pm - 04:45 pm | 2025-180 How to Use Alloy Variations to Enhance Mechanical Performance |
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Annual Banquet Reception
06:00 pm - 07:00 pm EST | Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park
Annual Banquet
07:00 pm - 09:00 pm EST | Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park
Monday, Apr. 14, 2025
CASTEXPO 2025 / Presenting the WFO Technical Forum
Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA
Author/Chair Breakfast
07:00 am - 08:00 am EST | A302
Registration Open
07:00 am - 05:00 pm EST | Georgia World Congress Center Lobby
COFFEE STATION by AFS Technical & Management Sessions
07:30 am - 10:30 am EST | Management/Technical Sessions
Cast Iron Division
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Aalberts Surface Technologies
Neenah Foundry
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-113 Characteristics of “Monday Morning” base iron |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-056 The Effect of Carbon Equivalent and Nodularity on Multi-Axial Casting Wall Movement during Spheroidal Graphite Iron Solidification and Cooling |
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Additive Manufacturing Division
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
Matthews Additive Technologies
Precision Casting Technologies
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-032 3D Printed Pattern Wear High Pressure Green Sand |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-094 Enhancing Efficiency and Quality in Investment Casting with Additively Manufactured Ceramic Shells |
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Metalcasting Research
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A314
Session Moderator(s):
Matthews International Corp.
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-129 Quantifying Process Relationships for Surface Defects on Chemically Bonded Sand Systems |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-130 Industry Best Practice Data Driven Design Allowable Properties for Some Common Alloys in CADS (Casting Alloy Data Search) Online Tool |
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Marketing Division
08:00 am - 09:00 am EST | A315
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
08:00 am - 08:30 am | 2025-121 Thoughts on the Marketing of Quality Castings |
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08:30 am - 09:00 am | 2025-189 Safety as a Brand Attribute: Internal Buy-In and External Recognition for Your Foundry |
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Institute
08:00 am - 10:00 am EST | A316
08:00 am - 10:00 am | 2025-153 The 10-Step Method for Corrective Action- Part 1 |
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EXHIBITS OPEN
09:00 am - 05:00 pm EST | Exhibit Hall A1-3
Steel Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A311
Session Moderator(s):
Western Michigan University
09:15 am - 09:45 am | 2025-022 Controlling Nitrogen Pick-Up during Induction Melting of Ultra-High Strength Cr-Mo-Ni-V Steels |
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09:45 am - 10:15 am | 2025-026 Q&P Heat Treatment of a FeCSiMn Steel |
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Aluminum & Light Metals Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A312
Session Moderator(s):
Brunswick Corp.
09:15 am - 09:45 am | 2025-084 Gas to Air Heat Recovery from Aluminum Melting Furnaces using Heat Pipe Technology |
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09:45 am - 10:15 am | 2025-120 Methodology for Evaluating Converting Ar for N2 for Liquid Metal Treating – A Case Study |
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Additive Manufacturing Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A313
Session Moderator(s):
3D Systems
Humtown Products
09:15 am - 09:45 am | 2025-041 Process and Design Freedom with LightSpeed’s BlueNanoTM Binder-Enabled 3D Printing of Molds and Cores |
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09:45 am - 10:15 am | 2025-078 Density and Surface Texture Measurements of 3D Printed Sand to Improve Modeling |
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EHS Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A314
Session Moderator(s):
Hiler Industries
09:15 am - 09:35 am | 2025-177 EHS Hot Topics |
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09:35 am - 09:55 am | 2025-177 EHS Hot Topics |
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09:55 am - 10:15 am | 2025-177 EHS Hot Topics |
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Engineering & Smart Manufacturing Division
09:15 am - 10:15 am EST | A315
Session Moderator(s):
Electric Controls & Systems
09:15 am - 10:15 am | 2025-138 Digital Characterization of Casting Surfaces |
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Casting Designers & Buyers
09:30 am - 10:15 am EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society
09:30 am - 10:15 am | 2025-192 Reduce Defects to Reduce Rejects: Improving Quality in Your Castings |
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Hoyt Memorial Lecture
10:30 am - 11:30 am EST | A411-412
10:30 am - 11:30 am | 2025-091 Servant Leadership: A Leadership Concept for Today's World |
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Past President's Luncheon
11:30 am - 01:30 pm EST | Ray’s in the City
Casting Designers & Buyers
12:30 pm - 01:15 pm EST | Casting Source Theater
Session Moderator(s):
American Foundry Society