NADCA Chapter 3 - February Dinner Meeting

130 Ionia Avenue Southwest,Grand Rapids MI 49503

23 February, 2023

Description

NADCA Chapter 3 is pleased to present our first meeting of 2023. This years theme is "Education". Please join us as we welcome both Dr. Steven Butt (DEAN CEAS-WMU) and Dr. Sam Ramrattan (FEF Key Professor CEAS-WMU). They will be presenting on a topic that is very important to us; "Administrative and Academic Support for Die Casting Education at WMU-CEAS" Manufacturing education in die casting has always been tantamount to Industry 4.0. Administration and faculty at WMU-CEAS understand the importance of science-based instructions and methods involved in the design and fabrication of die castings. The presenters will identify how WMU-CEAS has been partnering with industry, and integrate programs in order to leverage hardware, software, and the materials necessary to teach students about today’s die cast manufacturing including systems engineering, enabling technology, design, digital toolsets, and more. Dr. Steven Butt has been the Dean of CEAS at WMU for 3 1/2 years and a professor with the school since 1997. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Sam Ramrattan has been a professor at WMU since 1992 and has innumerable awards and papers that are to many to count. He has a Ph.D. in Industrial Technology from Iowa State University, with a Post Doc. from Ames Lab. He also leads WMU's Short Course and Die Cast in a Box project teams. Scholarships: NADCA Chapter 3 will also be acknowledging students that received scholarships this year. Through the Chapters work, we are able to provide 3 endowment scholarships through WMU as well as 6 scholarships to Undergraduate Students and 1 Masters Student. Schedule for the Evening: 5:30 to 6:00 - Attitude Adjustment 6:00 to 7:00 - Dinner (Please let us know if you have any dietary needs) 7:00 to 7:15 - Walk over to WMU AMP Lab (Please close your tabs) 7:15 to 8:15 - Presentation **Presentation will be held at the adjacent WMU facility located at 200 Ionia Ave SW** Cost: Same as years past, the dinner will be free for all members of NADCA. For our guests that are not members, dinner is $25. However, we encourage you to talk with one of our board members to become a member and take advantage of the benefits of membership. Students are free, regardless of NADCA membership status. Questions please contact Steve Quirk, 815.529.6362 or [email protected] 2023 Schedule Feb 23rd - Dr. Steven Butt & Dr. Sam Ramrattan - WMU - "Support for Die Casting Education at WMU-CEAS" March 28th-30th - NADCA Class - Hydraulics hosted at Buhler April 24th – Stephen Udvardy - NADCA - "State of the Industry" August 18th - NADCA Chapter 3 Golf outing. Further information about NADCA CHAPTER 3 can be found on line at our website www.nadcachapter3.org