SOUTHERN  CONNECTICUT  CHAPTER            William Michels
ASM INTERNATIONAL                                                   203-356-5729

 MEETING  NOTICE

The Southern Connecticut Chapter of ASM International will hold its February technical  dinner meeting  Thursday, February 12, 2004. Over the past twenty-five years, metallographic specimen preparation has largely shifted from manual to automated procedures. This has fostered gains in both productivity and quality. In sectioning equipment, minimum-contact area cutters have improved performance and cut quality. Precision cutters have progressed from simple crude devices to very sophisticated systems. Mounting press automation has reduced or eliminated shrinkage gap formation, depending upon the resin used, which has improved edge retention and reduced or eliminated bleed-out problems. New consumables have been introduced and new preparation ideas that yield better surfaces in less time with greater reliability. Preparation methods have been improved, yielding perfect surfaces in fewer steps with greater reliability. The talk will illustrate these gains using specimens of a variety of compositions, chiefly in color.

DATE:            Thursday, February 12, 2004

TIME:            Social: 5:30 PM;  Dinner ($25: Students $10): 6:30 PM;   Presentation:  7:30 PM.

PLACE:            Rapp's Paradise Inn,  557 Wakelee Avenue (Exit 19 off Route 8),

                        Ansonia, CT

TOPIC:            "Advances in Metallography "

SPEAKER:  George F. Vander Voort
                        Director, Research & Technology
                        Buehler Ltd.
                        41 Waukegan Road
                        Lake Bluff, IL 60044

George received his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from Drexel in 1967. He received an MS degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Lehigh University in 1974. George worked six years in the metallurgy department of the Bethlehem Plant and was then transferred to their Homer Research Laboratories as a research engineer. Nine years were spent in the Metallurgical Service and Investigations group where George was involved in all areas of microscopy, failure analysis work and alloy development. In 1983, George joined Carpenter Technology Corporation as supervisor of Materials Characterization in their research center. He was responsible for all areas of microscopy and mechanical testing. In 1996, George joined Buehler Ltd. as Director of Research and Technology. He edits their newsletter, Tech-Notes. George has over 200 publications, including the book Metallography: Principles and Practice (McGraw-Hill, 1984, ASM Intl., 1999, 752 pgs.).

RESERVATIONS: 
Analytical Consulting Tech., Inc., Waterbury, CT:(203) 757-3960 Attention: Don or Jean

Members and Guests who are unable to join us for dinner are more than welcome to attend the technical presentation (free of charge).