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Summer is rapidly drawing to a close and once again
many of us will be immersed in the whirlwind of at-
tending fall conferences and getting a new school year
underway, whether as professors, students, parents, or some
combination of the above. Here in the Midwest, our summer
was filled with periods of heat and drought peppered by tor-
rential rainfall and flooding, while other parts of the coun-
try fared much worse with wildfires and water sanctioning.
Thinking back on summer and how fast it flew by (as usual), one day stands out to
me—August 10.
On this particular day, I was en route to Austin for a 3D printing conference
and ended up spending 12 hours in various airports due to conference calls and
flight delays. The teleconference involved ASM’s Emerging Technologies Aware-
ness Committee and included a lively discussion of how ASM can best play an
important role in the additive manufacturing revolution, especially with regard
to metal. Incoming VP William Frazier of NAVAIR shared some great ideas, as did
other committee members, one of which involves forming an additive manufac-
turing technical committee. Coincidentally, the 3D printing conference I attend-
ed the next day had a similar focus—additive manufacturing of complex metal
parts. The company that put on the meeting, Stratasys Direct Manufacturing,
recently conducted a survey of more than 700 business leaders, gauging their
perspectives on the future of additive manufacturing. One of the survey findings
is that additive metal use is expected to nearly double over the next three years
and now is the time to get involved. As CEO Joe Allison put it, “For any manufac-
turers out there that haven’t started using 3D printing, they better start looking
at it now, or they’ll fall behind and it will be difficult to catch up.”
On the very same day, as I spent hours upon hours watching airport screens,
it was all over the news about Warren Buffett buying Precision Castparts. Several
times throughout the day, I heard my fellow travelers wondering, “What is Pre-
cision Castparts?” Because many of its employees are ASM members, I actually
knew the answer. Buffett himself wasn’t familiar with the company until three
years ago and now he’s buying the company for $37.2 billion—his biggest pur-
chase ever—a deal expected to be finalized early next year. In a company state-
ment, he said, “I’ve admired PCC’s operation for a long time. For good reasons,
it is the supplier of choice for the world’s aerospace industry, one of the largest
sources of American exports.” The company makes complex structural invest-
ment castings and forged components, machined airframe components, and
critical fasteners for aerospace applications, serving customers such as Boeing,
Airbus, and others. If anyone has opinions on the pending purchase, we’d like to
hear them.
Next up is MS&T15 in Columbus, Ohio, and our Heat Treat show in Detroit,
both taking place in October. At ASM, we’re enjoying the seasonal activity of pre-
paring for these events and we hope to see you there! With a fantastic lineup
of keynote speakers, technical sessions, and multiple networking opportunities,
these are two fall meetings you won’t want to miss. Be sure to check out our
show previews included in this issue.
SUMMER IS FLEETING,
FALL BRINGSMEETINGS