BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:62@afstwincities.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250312T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250312T193000 DTSTAMP:20250224T114923Z URL:https://afstwincities.org/events/help-when-and-how-to-leverage-outside -resources/ SUMMARY:Help! When and How to Leverage Outside Resources DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n\n\nAFS Twin Cities Chapter will host a panel di scussion on Wednesday March 12th\, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Joseph's Gril l in St. Paul\, MN. This will be an engaging technical panel discussion to explore the “ins and outs” of utilizing outside resources in foundry operations. Discover key moments to bring in external expertise\, understa nd potential drawbacks\, and uncover benefits that can drive your business forward with speed and agility. Our panelists will also discuss ways to i dentify when outside resources may no longer add value to your operations. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and enhance your ma nufacturing strategies.\n\nMeet the Speakers:\n\nEric Nelson\, President o f Eric Nelson Consulting \n\nEric has over 20 years of experience at Dotso n Iron Castings\, working in the areas of Quality\, Metallurgy\, Plant Eng ineering\, Maintenance and Operations. As a consultant\, he does onsite as sessments and makes recommendations for success. He currently works with f errous and non-ferrous foundries\, equipment OEM’s and financial institu tions. He is a member of the AFS Technical Council\, AFS Cast Iron Divisio n executive and research committee\, and immediate past president of the D uctile Iron Society. Eric holds a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from t he South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and completed the Executive Management Program – University of Minnesota Carlson School of Manageme nt.\n\n \;\n\nBill Matarazzo\, VP &\; Project Manager at Foundry So lutions &\; Design\, LLC\n\nFoundry Solutions &\; Design (FS&\;D) is a leading foundry engineering company\, with current projects across t he world. An important part of its concern is foundry planning\, engineeri ng and system integration activities. Drawing on talents of foundry specia lists from its own group as well as its partners\, FS&\;D has success f ully completed many projects. These tasks range from Foundry Audit activit ies to the engineering and construction of complete metal casting plants. Specializing in both ferrous and non-ferrous foundry operations\, Foundry Solutions and Design represents many years of practice in foundry operatio ns\, engineering and management.\n\n \;\n\nDylan Dickey\, Proprietor o f North Star 3D\n\nHaving poured his first casting thirty years ago\, he e njoyed the past twenty years working in a quality lab at a green sand iron foundry\, manager of the pattern shop\, and as casting engineer procuring new work\, improving yields\, and reducing scrap. He is currently helping solve casting and tooling design challenges and offering a technical adva ntage to foundry clients in a critical moment. Dylan holds a B.S. in Manuf acturing Engineering Technology.\n\nSchedule:\n\n5:00pm      Social Hou r\n\n6:00pm      Dinner\n\n6:30pm      Presentation\n\nRegister belo w by Friday\, March 7th at noon. \n\nClick here to view newsletter.\n\n\n \n  LOCATION:Joseph's Grill\, 140 Wabasha Street South\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55107\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=140 Wabasha Street South\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55107\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Jo seph's Grill:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR