The Macrogram February ‘03

Title: New England Golf Junkie

Speaker: Mike Blair, President
Puregolf Company
Hartford, CT

 Date:        February   11, 2002

Place:       Troutbrook Brewery, Bartholomew Ave., Hartford (I-84 E or W, Exit 46, Left at bottom of ramp, 2nd light (Park St.) go left, 2nd right is Bartholomew.  Tel.:  (860) 951-1680 

Agenda:

Program Charges:

Cocktails:                5:00 PM
Dinner:                    6:00 PM 
Program:                 7:00 PM

Regular Members -  $28.00
Retirees  -                 $15.00
Full Time Students - $15.00

  Technical Chairperson: Jack Piela

Social Hour Sponsor: Please Stand Up

 Reservations: Please Call Kevin or Laura at Dynamic Metals
(860) 583-3336 by noon February 10th – thanks!

Speaker Bio:  

Mike Blair is the president of the Puregolf Company in Hartford, CT, where he designs the company products. After graduating college, he developed a line of clubs for the family business, Golfers Warehouse. Later he opened his own company to better serve golfer needs of quality products at fair prices.

Mike will explain the selection of materials for "woods" (titanium castings), "irons" (copper tungsten, tungsten, and titanium carbonitride), and shafts (steels and fiber composites), and then the assembly, customized for the client.

Background link:
The Tinkerer Turned Club Designer

Upcoming Meetings 

The intention is to have a UConn Students Night. This meeting is in the planning stage. 
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Carvel Inc.
Fenn Manufacturing Company
Flame Treating & Engineering Co.
Gillette Duracell
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J.M. Ney Co.
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Stanley P. Rockwell Co.
Struers Inc.  
United Services Co.
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CHAIRMAN'S LETTER

Dear Members:

Thank you for another excellent attendance at the joint meeting with those Plastic Engineers to learn about Metal Injection Molding.

We don't know how to arrive at the reason(s) why you came out for the meeting. Subject, day of 


Stu Weiss, D. J. Lauch, Ellen Bemben and John Chion at the January meeting.

the week, location? Please let us in on your reasons.

Plans for Materials Week in April are not firm as of 1/22/03. Basically, we wish to convince the future workforce to enter in the field of material science. A field day, probably April 11, at either UTC or UConn will follow a dinner meeting on April 10. A speaker form ASM International will address the membership regarding our roll to bring in young people to our profession. The Field Day will offer events to attract students, then tours of the labs to enlighten them. At least that is what we think. Do you have other suggestions, and will you help set them in place? Call Joe Zucco at (203) 250-6922.

Networking to help you succeed through ASM Hartford,
Stu Weiss
Executive Committee

Based on the ASM vision "To be the first stop resource for technical knowledge, education, networking and professional development for members and customers in the metals and materials community," the Hartford Chapter is The first stop information source for the materials industry in northern Connecticut.

Hartford CT. Chapter Officers:
Chairperson  Stu Weiss (860) 285-4232
Vice Chairperson Joe Zucco (203) 250-6922
Secretary  Rebecca Gatzen (860) 667-4403
Treasurer  John Rugh (860) 741-9350
Public Relations   Harley Graime (860) 522-3123
Yearbook   Joe Kubinski (860) 745-5977
Education Jack Woodilla
Scholarship  Steve Crosby (860) 827-5014
Membership  Jack Piela (860) 872-9359
University Affairs John Morral (860) 486-2592
Advisory Chair John Pearson (860) 626-2542
High School Student Affairs Amanda Sousa (860) 626-3312 
Advisory Chair John Pearson (860) 626-2542
Outgoing Chair Arnie Grot (860) 633-5849

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