Monday, May 13, 2013Wynfrey In Birmingham

Mr. Mike Selz Charlotte Pipe & Foundry

AFS National President

Mike Selz is the Sales Manager for the CommercialCasting product line at Charlotte Pipe & Foundry andcurrent President of the American Foundry Society. In1974 Selz began his career in the foundry industryworking for Wisconsin Centrifugal, a ferrous and nonferrous centrifugal foundry division of MetaltekInternational where he held positions in Quality Control,Process Engineering and Sales. While employed withWisconsin Centrifugal, he was relocated to Charlotte,NC in 1986 to become the southeast regional salesmanager. Remaining in Charlotte, Mike has beeninvolved in sales and sales management in the castmetals and surface preparation industries for the last 26years. During that period he has been an activemember of the American Foundry Society in thePiedmont Chapter serving on the chapter board asdirector, serving as treasurer, secretary and eventuallyChapter Chairman. Selz has spent the last 10 yearswith Charlotte Pipe assisting in the development of theincremental Commercial Casting business for the CastIron Division.Meeting Reservations

Dinner is $30.00Please make reservations beforeThursday, May 9th, at:(205) 6610206 ext: 23orwww.afsbirmingham.org

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONTODAY(205) 6610206 EXT: 23www.afsbirmingham.orgSocial time 6:00 6:30Dinner 6:30During the Presidents Luncheon at CastExpo13', Tommy Horton was awarded an AFS

Service Citation in appreciation for his serviceand dedication to the AFS Birmingham

Chapter. Congratulations Tommy!

Tommy Horton

May 13, Washington D.C.This year, Congress and the President willfocus on deficit reduction, a revised ozone

rule, a crystalline silica regulation, combustibledust, an overhaul of the tax code and a widevariety of EPA and workplace rules. Do youknow who is representing you and making

your decision? The annual Government AffairsConference will provide you with the bestopportunity to learn about critical federal

legislative and regulatory issues that stand toaffect the metalcasting industry.

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Letter From The ChairmanGreetings Birmingham Chapter!The end of another AFS year has arrived! Our final meeting is May 13th atthe Wynfrey and it is a special one. In addition to having our AFS NationalPresident, Mike Selz, coming to speak to us, we will be honoring all ofthose who have presided as Chairman of our Birmingham Chapter. This isalways a great way to end our year with a little retrospective before thenewly seated officers and directors turn their attention to the future in thesummer planning meeting. I hope you will join us for the fellowship, to seesome folks that might not have been around as much lately and to showyour appreciation for our Board of Directors and Officers who have beenserving so faithfully.I want to express my thanks to all of those who have been supporting ourchapter through their time, their attendance and their donations. I hope allof you will give some consideration over the summer to increasing yourparticipation in AFS in some way. Whether it be coming to meetings,getting involved in a committee of some kind, increasing your donationamount there are so many ways your gifts and talents can be used toreinvest in this industry that puts food on our tables. If any of you wouldlike to receive information about ways you can participate. please let usknow. We'd love to add a few seats around the table during our boardmeetings or set a few more plates for dinner at our regular meetings.Please do not assume that someone else will always be around tomaintain this great chapter. It just doesn't work as well without yourinvolvement.Thank you to the many Directors and Officers that I've had the privilege ofserving with these last three years. I can honestly say that everything isowed to this group for keeping the wheels of this chapter turning! We arelucky to have so many who are willing to volunteer!Donnie, it's just about that time.See you at the Winfrey,Ed

Chapter ChairmanMr. Ed Boyd SrGoldens' Foundry & Machine Co(706) 3230471eboydsr@gmfco.com1st Vice ChairmanMr. Donnie HoffmanBert Smith & Associates(205) 6213630donniehoffman@hotmail.com2nd Vice ChairmanMrs. Molly CameronAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Co(205) 4887386mcameron@americanusa.com

SecretaryMs. Sherry AlexanderS & B Industrial Minerals NA(205) 2967674s.alexander@sandb.comTreasurerMs. Dianne KirkleyVulcan Engineering Co(205) 6630732kirkleyd@vulcangroup.com

Directors (Term Expires 2013)Mr. Tom WaltonGrede Columbiana(205) 6695702twalton@grede.comMr. Roger McLellanMiller & Company(251) 3633819rmclellan@millerandco.comMr. Fred HunsuckerSoutheastern Foundry Products(205) 6200146fred@sefp.comMr. Dave HughesDS & D Cast Solutions(205) 9022947dave@dsdcast.com

Directors (Term Expires 2014)Mr. Randolph FowlerAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Co.(205) 3254737rfowler@americanusa.comMr. Jeremy MowryAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Co.(205) 3257905jmowry@americanusa.comMr. Jack SheaResearch Solutions(205) 4060024jack@researchsolutionsgroup.com

Directors (Term Expires 2015)Mr. Ken MurphyAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Co.(205) 6171515kmurphy@americanusa.comMr. Phil StoreyGrede Columbiana(205) 6695716pstorey@grede.comMr. Rick WalshAlabama Copper & Bronze(205) 8563737alabamacopper@bellsouth.net

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AFS Birmingham Financial ContributorsListed are those who have contributed to the Birmingham Chapter of AFS for the 2012 2013 year. We would like to thank all those who have donated time and/or resources.Platinum Level

$350 or moreKerlin Metallurgical, Inc.

Perry Supply, Inc.EMSCO, Inc.

Rex Heat Treat Alabama, Inc.Laempe + Reich Corporations

S & B Industrial Minerals North AmericaWheelabrator

Harry H. Reich Co., Inc.Carbide Industries LLC

Hickman, Williams & CompanyPorter Warner Industries

KT Grant Inc.Vulcan Engineering Co.Reno Refractories, Inc.HA International, LLCHenschel Andromat Inc.

Ajax ToccoABP Induction LLCUnimin CorporationIndutotherm Corp.

Grede II LLC Columbiana, ALAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Company

Southeastern Foundry Products & Foundry CoatingsDixie Labels & Systems, Inc.

Goldens Foundry and Machine CompanyABC Coke Division of Drummond Co.

MetalTech SystemsSouthern Alloy Corporation

Modern Equipment Company, Inc.Dauber Company, Inc.

North American Construction Services, Ltd.Supreme Cores of the Carolinas, Inc.

FosecoTyco Fire Products

PangbornSpecialty Foundry ProductsJimmy Jackson Services

E C & SRefractory Sales & Service Co., Inc.B & L Information Systems, Inc.Hickman, Williams & Company

Gold Level$349 $275Ervin Industries, Inc.

Mueller Co. Albertville, ALFire Brick Engineers CompanyD S & D Cast Solutions, Inc.

The C. L. Dews & Sons Foundry & Machinery Co., Inc.Laurel Machine & Foundry Co.

Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Inc.Silver Level

$274 or lessFoundry Supply Group, Inc.

Lee BrassBuffalo Electric Company of Alabama, Inc.

Tampa Brass & Aluminum Corp.Joe H Smith Co., Ltd

Franklin Iron Works, Inc.Motions Industries, Inc.

Levand Steel & Supply CorporationBuck Nonferrous Metals

Bert Smith & Associates LLCR. Conner WarrenPryor Giggey Co.

Any and all contributions are greatlyappreciated, as is your support of theBirmingham Chapter!Please send your contribution to:American Foundry SocietyBirmingham Chapterc/o Vulcan Engineering Co.Attn: Ms. Dianne KirkleyPost Office Box 307Helena, AL 35080

AFS Birmingham is solely operated byvolunteer support & company donations. Yourparticipation, both financial & willingness toserve, is greatly appreciated.

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2012 2013 AFS Birmingham Meeting ScheduleSaturday, August 25, 2012 Golf Outing / Picnic Mountain View Golf CourseMonday, September 10, 2012 Dinner Meeting Anniston, Alabama*Monday, October 8, 2012 Dinner Meeting Wynfrey HotelMonday, November 12, 2012 Dinner Meeting Wynfrey HotelMonday, December 10, 2012 Christmas Party Wynfrey HotelMonday, January 14, 2013 Dinner Meeting Wynfrey HotelMonday, February 11, 2013 Dinner Meeting Meridian, MS *Monday, March 11, 2013 Dinner Meeting Wynfrey HotelMonday, April 15, 2013 Dinner Meeting Wynfrey Hotel **Monday, May 13, 2013 Past Chair / Awards Wynfrey Hotel* Indicates Travel Meeting** Indicates Third Monday Of The Month

Regular Meeting ScheduleMeeting Place: Wynfrey Hotel Birmingham, AL5:00 PM Board Meeting6:00 PM Meeting Registration & Social Time6:30 PM Dinner & Speaker Presentation

For Much More InformationVisit Our Web Sitewww.afsbirmingham.orgNews & Notes

AFS: Debates Lowering Silica PELThe American Foundry Society (AFS) recently met with officials from the U.S. Occupational Safety andHealth Administration (OSHA) and the Office of Management and Budget to discuss updates to the silicarule.AFS told officials current crystalline silica standards have improved occupational health and it is notnecessary to work to reduce the permissible exposure limit (PEL). According to AFS, the expected PELreduction would cost the metalcasting industry $1.5 billion a year in engineering controls, a number 10times higher than OSHAs estimate. The agency proposed lowering the current PEL of 100 migrogramsper cubic meter to 50g/m3.AFS proposed maintaining the current PEL level, allowing the use of respirators to stay in compliance, andremoving other housekeeping requirements due to a lack of dermal or ingestion exposure risk.OSHA originally proposed the silica rule in February 2011. Typically, a review performed by the Office ofInformation and Regulatory Affairs is no longer than 90 days.