Advanced Manufacturing Die Casting Initiative Workshop 2018 Agenda

TIME

ITEM

SPEAKER

9:00

Introduction

Dan Thoma, Grainger Institute for Engineering

9:15-9:30

What’s in it for industry?

Alan Perlstein, M-WERC

9:30-10:00

Introduction to Advanced Die Casting Initiative

Marv Klowak, Briggs and Stratton Corporation

10:00 – 11:00

Advanced Metallurgy

• Chris Misorski, Technical Adviser-Materials, Mercury Marine
  “Metallurgy of Sustainable High Toughness Al-Si High Pressure Die Casting Alloys”

• Sindo Kou, Professor, UW-Madison
  “Predicting the Susceptibility of Al alloys to Hot Tearing”

• John Perepezko, Professor, UW-Madison
  “Microstructure Designs for Extreme Conditions”

• Moderated Panel Discussion with Q/A

11:00 – 11:15

Break

NA

11:15 – 12:15

Tooling

• Alex Monroe, Technical Specialist, Mercury Marine
  “Three Technologies that will Revolutionize Die Cast Tooling”

• Krishnan Suresh, Professor, UW-Madison
  “Topology Optimization: Opportunities and Challenges”

• Frank Pfefferkorn, Professor, UW-Madison
  “In-Situ Surface Temperature Measurement on Tooling”

• Moderated Panel Discussion with Q/A

12:15 – 1:00

Lunch (provided)

NA

1:00 – 2:00

Process Control/Data Sci pt1

• Jim Hirdes, Regional Sales Manager, BuhlerPrince
  “Die Casting Process: Parameters, Control, Monitoring and Future Tools”

• Diran Apelian, Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  “Machine learning in Metalcasting: Myths, Realities, and Challenges”

• Shiyu Zhou, Professor, UW-Madison
  “Industrial Data Analytics for Quality Control”

• Moderated Panel Discussion with Q/A

2:00 – 2:15

Break

NA

2:15 – 3:15

Process Control/Data Sci pt2

• Rahul Alreja, Engineer, VJ Technologies 
  “X-Ray and CT Scanning: An Industry 4.0 Perspective”

• Dane Morgan, Professor, UW-Madison
  “Machine Learning in Materials Data and Imaging”

• Mike Zinn, Professor, UW-Madison
  “High Performance Process Control through Realtime Feedback and Estimation”

• Moderated Panel Discussion with Q/A

3:15 – 3:30

Next steps

Dan Thoma

3:30 – 4:30

Reception and Networking (refreshments provided)

NA