Please Register by Tuesday, September 1st

Event Locations:

Honeywell Center

275 W Market St, Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 563-1102 | map

The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.

775 Manchester Ave, Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 563-3171 | map

Wednesday September 23, 2026

• 9:30-10:30 AM | Registration/Check-in (Honeywell Center)

• 10:30-10:35 AM | Introduction
• AFS Channel Furnace Committee member

• 10:35-11:20 AM | Channel Induction Theory and Basics
• Terry Rose/Martin Holl -Ajax-Tocco-Magnethermic Corp.

• 11:20-12:00 PM | Meter – Calculation Interpretation and Safety
• Peter Auranno - Inductotherm

• 12:00-12:30 PM | Box Lunch – Trine Metal Casting Program Overview
• Dr Webber - Trine University



• 12:30-1:10 PM | Learning Best Practice through Failure
• Morgan Kent - Saint Gobain

• 1:10-1:40 PM | Melting Out a Frozen Auto-pour.
• Pat Leper – Saveway USA Corp.
• Tanja Parviainen

• 1:40-1:50 PM | Break

• 1:50-2:30 PM | Understanding Saturation in Inductor Refractories.
• Amanda Bernardy – Hickman Williams Inc.

• 2:30-3:10 PM | Evolution from Burn-In Forms to Ceramic Loops.
• Andrew Bain – Ford Meter Box

• 3:10-3:50 PM | Alternative inductor materials and practices.
• Tim Hoyt – Allied Minerals

• 3:50 -4:30 PM | Holding furnaces, Inductor vs No inductor
• Andi Doll – American Cast Iron Pipe Company.

• 4:30-5:00 PM | Break

• 5:00-6:00 PM | NIAFS Reception – Happy Hour

• 6:00-7:00 PM | Dinner

• 7:00-8:00 PM | Program

Thursday September 24, 2026

• 8:00-10:00 AM | Plant Tour (The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.)
• Note1: Closed toe shoes and pants are required for the tour. Personal PPE is encouraged but not required. 

• Note 2: Direct competitors of Ford Meter Box must contact Andy Bain at Ford Meter Box for approval before touring the facility.

• 10:00 AM | Adjourn

Hotel Information:

Hampton Inn

1610 Cass St, Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 225-7555 | Website

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

1311 Cass St, Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 569-1189 | Website

Reservations:

Please Register by Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

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