Plasma Refining Technology
Project manager for design, installation and development of new liquid metal refining technology for foundries.
CONSULTING - Foundry Projects
American Magotteaux
Evaluated arc and induction melting operations to improve quality and reduce furnace costs for iron and steel casting production. Major emphasis in reducing clogging of channel holding furnace.
Atchison casting
Conducted due diligence assessment of operations/processes for potential buyer.
Auburn Foundry
Technical and economical assessment of all plant activities to maximize profits. Reviewed all plant operations, and made recommendations to foundry management and Banks to successfully increase daily production from 1,700,000 lb to 1,900,000 lb.
Aurora Metals
Served as technical consultant for stainless steel and non-ferrous processing including advanced technology for casting technologies.
Citation
Provided recommendations to eliminate cold lap and porosity defects at iron foundry
Decatur Foundry
Conducted assessment of plant activities to improve quality, productivity and profitability. Reviewed all plant operations, assessed equipment and provided analysis to senior management and to banks.
Dotson
Provided evaluation of melting and pouring operations to improve productivity. A conceptual proposal was developed for a new and upgraded operation for production of gray and ductile iron castings.
EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute)
Conducted audits and implement strategies at many foundries to improve efficiencies, determine electrotechnology opportunities and solve casting quality problems.
Hiler
Reviewed all operations for production of several steel casting alloys including low alloy steel, stainless steel and white iron. Successfully eliminated casting defects such as porosity and macroinclusions.
Maynard Steel
Served as consulting Metallurgist. Was involved in new and innovative processes for producing large castings. Provided technical input to increase efficiencies and quality.
Metalogenia (Spain)
Involved in research and development of microalloys for digger and dredge teeth castings for wear and impact properties. Was involved with the design of the alloys, the melting, pouring, molding and heat treatment of test blocks and castings, and the evaluation of test results.
Monett Metals
Served as technical consultant to foundry producing stainless steel and nickel based castings.
Omaha Steel
Provided evaluation of foundry operations to improve quality, productivity and energy efficiency.
Pacific Steel
Observed plant operations for heavy section casting production. Recommendations were made for all areas of manufacturing to improve quality of steel castings. Melting and heat treatment procedures were developed.
Paxton Mitchell
Provided evaluation of foundry operations and recommendations made to improve quality, productivity and energy efficiency.
Pelton Casteel Inc
Served as consulting Technical Director responsible for melting, heat treatment, sand system, sand/metallurgical lab and casting design.
Quaker City Castings-iron and steel
Provided evaluation of manufacturing operations to alleviate constraints in the cleaning (fettling) room.
Sarcol
Provided evaluations of practice to improve the casting quality- specifically eliminate shrinkage and porosity in tool steels.
Sivyer- steel
Conducted operations assessment- made recommendations to investors and senior management and implemented procedures for turn-around.
Southern Cast Inc.
Was involved in development of new electric ladle preheating technology as an alternative to gas heating.
Southern Cast Products
Improved quality by reducing cope surface macroinclusions in low alloy steel castings. Investigated applications for low alloy steel and Hadfield manganese steel. Modified practice to reduce hydrogen and nitrogen gas contents to acceptable levels.
Vermont Castings
Reviewed plant operations and provide recommendations for quality and productivity improvements.
Waukesha Foundry
Modified melting and pouring operations to improve quality in stainless steel and nickel based castings. Modified melting operations to reduce the severity of cracking and hot tearing in low alloy steel casting.
Whemco Foundry
Consulted on a number of projects; world's largest coiler drum for steel mill; large eccentric castings for dragline machines; steam turbine chest castings.
Winsert
Provided evaluation of melting, pouring and molding to reduce incidence of porosity and macroinclusions in cobalt based alloys.
CONSULTING - Non-Foundry Projects
BP America Production Company
Analyzed manufacturing processes for gas compressor castings and recommend changes to improve quality. Audited UK foundry and evaluate casting quality.
Bucyrus International
Provided expert independent analysis of austenitic manganese steel casting failure. Performed numerous audits of foundries in North America, Europe and Asia to evaluate as potential casting suppliers. Benchmarked the suppliers and assessed technological and human resources required to improve casting processes.
Cast Metals Institute (American Foundry Society)
Was involved in design, development and operation of DC Plasma furnace for the Cast Metals Institute foundry.
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Provided technical advice for casting issues during the development of a new casting design for US Navy. This included participation in development of cast part design, technical advice requested by casting vendor, technical consulting to prevent and resolve quality, dimensional and distortion issues, input for magnetic particle, radiographic inspection levels for casting, and input for weld joint inspection procedures.
Erie Press
Developed specifications for large steel and grey iron forging presses and ductile iron shafts. Observed operations and audit several international foundries to determine capability for producing castings to the specifications.
Josam
Provided design of new foundry for making gray iron castings. Specified all equipment for manufacturing cast iron pipe and fittings. Produced a floor plan of the major items of equipment.
MAGMA Inc
Developed case studies for a foundry using the solidification modeling MAGMAsteel program. Performed riser segregation studies. Analyzed numerous computer simulations to improve casting quality.
Manitowoc Cranes Inc
Performed audits of North American, Korean and Czech foundries and prepared FMEA. Developed casting specifications. Consulted on failures.
Paragon Metals
Evaluated investment castings from Chinese supplier and recommended changes to improve quality.
Pyron Corporation
Provided evaluation of melting operations at powder metallurgy plant. Project involved observation of practice and formulation of new melting procedures to improve the quality of the metal powder.
Rexnord
Conducted level III ultrasonic testing and evaluation of steel pins. Development of procedures for future pins.
Reynolds Engineering
Developed applications for new steel casting countergravity pouring technology using permanent molds.
SinterCast - Cost Benefit Analysis of Automotive Engine Block Materials
Performed US study to look at alternative alloys to gray iron and aluminum for cast engine blocks. All casting operations were reviewed and costs determined for each operation. Auto scientists and engineers, EPA scientists and environmental engineers and foundry experts were interviewed.
TAM Ceramics - Flux Consultant
Developed ladle metallurgy practices at several steel mills and foundries including US Steel and Inland Steel.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO
Served as part of an International consulting team of experts to assess the foundry and metals industry in South Africa. In this high level position interacted with government, capital equipment companies and major OEM's.
Wabash Alloys
Helped develop a new technology for plasma melting of aluminum. The technology features a furnace which melts aluminum by DC power with the arc stabilized by argon gas. The main benefits of the process are cleaner, cost effective and more efficient melting of aluminum scrap.
Yeomans Pump
Conducted audit of foundry processes and redesign of casting to eliminate major cracking problems.
EXPERT WITNESS
Field failure of truck-hitch-Defendant
Field failure of crane-track-Defendant
Asbestos claim from foundry workers-Defendant
Field failure of road marker-Defendant
Foundry explosion-Plaintiff
Non-conforming steel product-Defendant
Unresolved defects in new foundry-Plaintiff
INSTRUCTOR
Cast Metals Institute Instructor for the following CMI courses:
Direct Arc Melted Iron & Steel
Casting Finishing and Cleaning
Metallurgy of Cast Steel
Induction Melting of Cast Steel
