Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter Monthly Newsletter for Thursday, October 18, 2001

Chairperson's Message for Thursday, October 18, 2001, Young Members Night

I am writing this message soon after returning from ASM International 's Leadership Days, held in Cleveland in mid-August. This two-day session brings together Chapter leaders, trustees, and staff to become better acquainted with each other's concerns and capabilities. For the Philadelphia chapter, this was a special year because we were asked to discuss our sustaining members program, which has become a standard for others to follow. During the meeting, our attendees (Don Jordan, Dan Bosh, and myself) also listened attentively to what problems other chapters were facing and what their solutions were. I was struck by how similar the problems are and how aggressively the Philadelphia chapter is coping with them. We all face challenges of declining membership and spotty meeting attendance; hopefully, continued sessions like this will help to spread information about what works throughout ASM. I was also struck by a new interest from our trustees, and particularly from our incoming president, in the activities and problems of individual chapters. Dr. Geiger will be our meeting speaker on January 17, 2001. I encourage all of you to plan to attend this meeting to hear his vision for ASM's future.

During the next few months, I intend to use this space as an opportunity to highlight some of the work being done by our committees. My intent in doing this is both to emphasize the day to day workings of these committees, and to ask for ideas from the general membership where needed. The committees in the "spotlight" this month have already started their year's work but it will continue and they can always use new ideas.

During the summer, we held joint meetings of the Scholarship and Young Members committees with the goal of increasing student and young member participation in the chapter. Representatives of Young Members are currently working to attend meetings of the student chapters at Penn and Drexel to personally find out what we can do to make our meetings more attractive. There is another facet to this effort, and we can use your input here. Nationwide, ASM has found that only about 25% of graduating students convert into full time ASM members. They, and we as a chapter, are very interested in developing programs to improve this retention. We have already discussed some way of tracking recent graduates to follow up on their conversion to regular membership. However, we would like to do more. Therefore, I request that any Chapter member who has any suggestions for programs to improve student member attendance or retention to contact either myself (251-641-8849, jjaniszewski@ltk.com) or Dan Bosh, chairman of the Young Members committee (215-721-1502, dmb@solaratm.com). We look forward to getting and implementing your suggestions!

John Janiszewski
2001-2002 Chairperson

This Month's Meeting Features...

Dinner Menu - Buffet - choice of: Roast Top Sirlion of Beef Bordelaise, Baked Lasagna, Breast of Chicken Mornay, Sliced Virginia Baked Ham, Waldorf Salad, Potatoes au Gratin, Peas with Mushrooms, Strawberry Sundae, Fresh Fruit Watermelon Boat, Beverage & Rolls

Social Hour -- 6:00-7:00 p.m., Dinner -- 7:00 p.m.
Price -- $18.00, Retirees -- $9.00, Students -- $7.00

Speaker: Professor Randall German, Brush Chair Professor in Materials, Center for Innovative Sintered Products, Pennsylvania State University

Topic: Powder Injection Molding - Designs, Materials Applications, Properties, and Successes

Professor German is Brush Chair Professor in Materials - Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State and Director of Penn State's Center for Innovative Sintered Products. He has 32 years experience in powder processing in academia, contract research, small company, and government laboratories. Professor German served on the faculty at Rensalaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) for 11 years from 1980-1991 and was the Robert Hunt Professor. In industry Professor German was Director of Research for J. M. Ney and Mott Corp and previous to this served 7 years with Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA.

Professor German obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis in1975, his M.S. from the Ohio State University (1971) and his B.S. from San Jose State University (1968). He has published over 600 articles, been awarded16 patents, has authored 10 books including Powder Metallurgy Science and Sintering Theory and Practice. Professor German has chaired many conferences including the annual PIM Symposium since 1990, and 1992 Powder Metallurgy World Congress. He is director of six companies and has served two terms on APMI Board of Directors. Professor German is a Fellow of ASM International and a Fellow of APMI International and has been awarded the MPIF Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy Award, the Penn State Outstanding and Premiere Research Awards, the Tesla Medal, the Kuczynski Prize, the Samsonov Prize, the Geisler Award, and the San Jose and Cal Davis Distinguished Awards.

Novel designs in high performance materials are emerging by a hybrid of plastic processing and powder metallurgy. The plastic forming processes provide a means to form complicated shapes at low pressures, enabling creation of undercuts, slots, threads, holes, and other features not normally possible via powder metallurgy. On the other hand, mixing powders of differing chemistries allows tailoring of function at specific sites in the component. The presentation will go into the process and its recent simplification into three steps - buy feedstock, mold, and sinter to full density. Many examples will be used to illustrate new designs, material combinations, properties, cost savings, and some everyday application successes that include wristwatches, toys, household tools, light fixtures, and cell telephones - areas where powder metallurgy has not often been successful. Most interesting are the high value two-color components formed with different magnetic, wear, corrosion, or electrical properties within the structure.

Spouses and guests are invited and welcome. This meeting will be held at Williamson Restaurant, Easton Road, Horsham, PA. Reservations are necessary - Call: (215) 643-3369 (OH-DE-FOX), or you may register using our online form. Please don't call if you have already reserved via this web site LINK.

Practical Heat Treating

The Greater Philadelphia Section of The American Society for Nondestructive Testing and The Philadelphia "Liberty Bell" Chapter of ASM International is presenting the MEI course Practical Heat Treating.

When: Tuesday evenings 27 November 2001 through 19 March 2002. 6:30 to 9:00 PM.

Where: SPS Technologies, Highland Ave. Jenkintown, PA

Cost: $270.00 includes the 15 lesson course with 2.8 CEUs, Qualified ASMI instructors and a video presentation each week.

Who should attend: This course is intended for the entire spectrum of personnel either directly or indirectly associated with heat treatment. This includes design and manufacturing engineers, plant managers, supervisors, metallurgists and technicians, quality control inspectors and sales and marketing personnel.

Course overview: Practical Heat Treating teaches the actual heat treating process or the "how" of heat treating.

Course outline: 1. Heat Treatment of Carbon Steels. 2. Heat Treatment of Alloy Steels. 3. Heat Treatment of Tool Steels. 4. Heat Treatment of Cast Iron. 5. Heat Treatment of Stainless Steels. 6. Heat Treatment of Aluminum. 7. Heat Treatment of Other Nonferrous Alloys. 8. Types of Furnaces and Associated Equipment. 9. Furnace Atmospheres. 10. Instrumentation and Controls. 11. Equipment Operation and Maintenance. 12. Surface Treatments. 13. Testing and Quality Control of Metals and Alloys. 14. Problems Associated with Heat Treated Parts. 15. Vacuum Heat Treating Processes.

For more information call Fred Klock or Bob Rich at 215 572 3485 Fax 215 572 3725.

Upcoming Event - Lilly Langtry's

Our first event this year will be a dinner and show at Lilly Langtry's located in the Sheraton Hotel in Valley Forge. The show is "Holiday Celebration on Ice". The date for the event is October 20th at 6:30 p.m. The cost in only $40.00 per person which includes dinner, show and gratuity. For those who are interested, please call Mike Drakely at Solar Atmospheres, Inc. 215-721-1502 x203.

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