Join us at our next chapter meeting for an interactive Advanced Air Seminar with Greg Kramer covering Foundry Process Ventilation.  Using an air blower, Greg will demonstrate how changes to an air handling system can either improve or adversely impact the system.

This seminar covers ventilation design guidelines. If you are not correctly balancing  your dust collection system; you might be losing valuable raw materials, causing premature wearing of the ductwork, or alternately allowing material to accumulate in the ductwork causing a potentially dangerous collapse situation.

Greg Kramer is a licensed professional engineer with 18 years of experience in the Foundry industry.  His technical expertise include foundry processes and equipment, industrial ventilation design and troubleshooting, and Environmental health and safety compliance and best practices.  Greg started his career working at ME Global’s iron and steel foundries providing process, ventilation and EHS engineering support.  Later, he served as the EHS technical director at AFS, and then as an independent consultant focusing on foundry industrial ventilation engineering.  He is now the regional industrial sales director for Badger Mining.  Throughout his career, he participated and contributed to the AFS EHS Division and its committees and worked with and learned from the most experienced people in the field.

Please sign up on our events page here. View our newsletter here.

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New: We plan to offer events like this online to allow for remote attendance. While we encourage in-person participation, we understand that busy schedules don’t always make that possible.

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Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Seminar
3:00 PM End

Admission:
$30 In-person
$50 Remote

Location:
United Surface Preparation
900 Lund Blvd
Anoka, MN 55303

The AFS TC Chapter’s 81st Annual Golf Outing will be held at Majestic Oaks Golf Course, in Ham Lake on Friday, July 10, 2026. Shotgun tee-off starts at 8:30 AM this year, lunch and prizes in the Cedar Lounge downstairs in clubhouse). The schedule was shifted earlier so we can be home earlier. Hope you can make it!

Registration is now open. You may sign up on our events page or by filling out this form with payment by no later than Tuesday, June 30th.

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Tee up for a great cause by taking part in the 81st Annual AFS TC Golf Outing on Friday, July 10, 2026 at Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake, Minnesota.

Since the tournament’s inception, thousands of dollars in scholarships have been awarded to worthy metal casting students annually. This is due to the generosity and cooperation of foundries, suppliers, and their employees.  In addition, annual advertisers benefit from exposure and local sales at www.afstwincities.org and nationally at www.afsinc.org (250/8,000 views monthly) when your advertisement is published on the website and in electronic newsletters.

Take advantage of the sponsor opportunities and register your foursome by Tuesday, June 30th. This event has a longstanding reputation for great golf, awesome prizes, and loads of fun. Our chapter is committed to promoting companies who are dedicated to making metal casting a strong and viable industry, and your support is greatly appreciated. Persons wishing to volunteer for course games will receive lunch at no charge. Contact Joe Kranz if interested. 

Your golf entry fee includes greens fee, golf cart, lunch and prizes. 

Schedule
8:30 AM Shotgun Tee Time
12:00 PM Lunch & Prizes

The following slate of officers and directors were elected at the annual Business Meeting:

2025 – 2026 Executive Officers
Chairman:	Shawn Conners – Pier Foundry
Vice Chair:	Joe Kranz – Carpenter Brothers
Assistant Vice Chair:
Secretary/Treasurer:	Don Scheele – Grede St. Cloud
Past Chair:	Neil Kniseley – Badger Mining

 

2027 Directors

Pat Badzinski – FBE

Therese Benkowski – Stantec

Taylor Miller – Rice Industries

 

2028 Directors

David Hartigan – St. Paul Foundry

Chris Nelson – United Surface Prep

Greg Kramer – Badger Mining

 

2029 Directors

Brian Bell – Dorsey & Whitney

Roy Undersander – Coldspring

Steven Volkman – Maclean Power Systems

Josh Mesun – Carley Foundry, Inc.