INSIDE TCMA 2015 Government Affairs Conference a Success

ISSUE 02 / AUGUST 2015
INSIDE TCMA
Welcome
This TMCA newsletter is developed
Chairman’s Comments
from Tom McCormack
IN THIS ISSUE:
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2015 Government
Affairs Conference
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Chairman’s Comments
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Upcoming Events
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2015 GAC Continued
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Business Profile:
Quality Electric Steel
Castings
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New Members
2015 Government Affairs
Conference a Success
with the latest news and legislative
and the cast metals industry.
Dear Members,
AFS members met with more than 85 congressional offices from 21 states. In their Hill meetings,
they discussed the following key issues and how they will impact metalcasters:
EPA’s Power Plant Rule, Ozone Rule and Waters of the U.S.
OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Proposed Rule
Importance of Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Water Infrastructure
Foundry Sustainability Efforts
During the Conference, AFS unveiled a new Sustainability brochure, Sustainability Industry Sustainable Economy, which highlights some of the successful sustainability initiatives ongoing in
the foundry industry from cutting waste, recycling, saving energy and many others.
During the American Foundry Society’s Government Affairs Conference, three Representatives,
Steve Chabot (OH-1); Joe Barton (TX-6); and, Fred Upton (MI-6, were awarded with the Metalcasting Industry Award at an evening reception on June 2. It is the highest recognition the
organization grants members of Congress.
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The Texas delegation presents a bronze plaque
to Representative Joe Barton of the
Texas 6th Congressional District
munication and provide members
action concerning their companies
With a wave of new environmental and industry regulations pending for the industry, metalcasters from around the country converged on the hill to provide important information to lawmakers and better inform them of the impacts from federal agencies. More than 75 metalcasters
from around the country participated in the association’s annual Government Affairs Conference
in Washington, D.C. on June 2-3, 2015 to learn about the pressing legislative and regulatory issues facing the industry and take their message to Capitol Hill. The keynote speaker was chief
political anchor and host Special Report for Fox News Channel, Bret Baier, who provided insights
on the current state of Washington politics and the upcoming 2016 presidential election.
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Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the AFS
Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington,
D.C. It really made me realize one of the most
important ways that we as Members of our organization can have an impact on our industry.
The Texas Connection, Eric Myers, Owen Daniel,
Tim Purcell, Clifford Smith and myself teamed
up to visit all the Texas Legislators together. The
main point that was driven home to me was the
relationships that the members of the group had
with their Representatives that had visited their
companies in the past. I did not have that. I have
only been to Washington twice and have never
asked any of mine to visit Hensley. Representative Joe Barton did not hesitate to offer us a “special” tour of the Capital. I suggest you ask about
that tour at the next meeting.
We were able to discuss many of the important
issues that face our companies, Silica, Green
House Gases/Ozone, Waters of the United States,
and Clean Power, Etc. We let them know that we
do not like the agencies putting more constraints
on business. Constraints that are not justified.
Too many agencies are regulating and one way
to fight this is not to fund that activity. It was refreshing to have honest, straight to the point discussions. Even the one Democrat that we visited
admitted that he could not vary from his party
when voting on environmental issues. None the
less, he is pro-business.
In closing, even though you could not attend
you were well represented. A big thank you to
those that did attend. We have great information that you can send to your Legislators. At
least do that. Secondly, invite them to your
companies. They will remember the visit. Now,
I have to take my own advice and get my folks
out to Hensley. Yes, State and Federal.•
Let us hear from you!
Please send company news, legislative inquiries, product updates
and employee highlights to
TCMAINC.COM.
Best Regards,
Visit our website
Tom McCormack
Chairman
Texas Cast Metals Association
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resource for our members. Go online
to read about our newest members
to the association, members’ achievements, the latest updates on our bulletin board and the latest news in the
foundry business.
Upcoming Events
September 18, 2015
TCMA Board of Directors
Meeting in Arlington, Texas
at 3:00 PM
AFS Texas Chapter Meeting
at the Ball Park in Arlington
October 16, 2015
(L-R) Tom McCormack, Eric Meyers,
Representative Joe Barton, Tim Purcell, Clifford Smith
AFS Texas Chapter Meeting
in San Marcos, Texas
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Business Profile
Quality Electric Steel Castings
This award is presented annually to those lawmakers who support policies in Congress that
enhance the ability of U.S. foundries to create jobs and innovate, as well as those who fight
back against burdensome and costly regulations that hurt our industry. This year all three
members were recognized for their leadership in addressing Environmental Protection Agency-related challenges that threaten the very foundation of the metalcasting industry, as well
as their commitment to domestic energy sources and to reducing regulatory red tape. Congressman Joe Barton led the letter opposing the new Crystalline Silica proposed rule, gaining
55 signatures from other members.
Quality Electric Steel Castings, L.P. was founded
in 1948 as a privately held corporation by Lloyd
O. Sturkie. Over the years, Quality has grown
from 100 tons per month capacity to 1,000
tons per month capacity.
Quality Electric Steel is still a privately held corporation with John
D. Sturkie as President and CEO.
Over the years Quality Electric
Steel has expanded with the facility covering 26 acres with approximately 250,000 sq. ft. under roof.
Quality is one of the biggest and
oldest foundries in Texas.
The Texas delegation again had very successful meetings with house and senate members, as
well as their staff. In addition to our scheduled meetings, some of the members attended a
private capital tour with Congressman Joe Barton as well as a Washington Nationals Baseball
game with some of the members of Congress.
I was given the opportunity and accepted the request to serve on the AFS Government Affairs
Committee. I look forward to working with members throughout the country on key issues
as well as continuing to promote the Metalcasting Industry with members of Congress and
their staff. •
Eric R. Meyers, President
Oil City Iron Works, Inc.
Bret Baier and Clifford Smith
From the very beginning, Quality Electric Steel had oil running
through its veins, manufacturing
drill bit castings for Hughes Tools Co. Over the
years Quality has become one of the Premier
suppliers for Valve castings in the USA. Size
range of our castings are from 25 pounds to
17,000 pounds net shipping weight.
Primary uses of our castings are as follows.
Oilfield equipment, Construction, Bridges, Military, Marine and Sub Sea.
Over that past few years we have added SOLIDCast software to simulate the solidification
process to speed up the “sampling process” for
new work. We have added a “state of the art”
layout facility for dimension verification.
One of our latest additions is our
new CNC pattern machining cell.
We offer wood and Urethane
pattern equipment to meet the
needs of our customers. For customers who prefer “a one stop
shop” we offer complete machining of castings. This is accomplished on site with a new
Mazak HCN 10800II scheduled to
be up and running by the end of
December 2015 and qualified off
site machine shops.
Quality Electric Steel Certifications
– ISO 9001:2008, American Bureau of Shipping.
Our mission statement – “We manufacture
steel castings to our customer’s exact requirements, meeting industry standards, with dependable service matched only by the quality
of our product.”•
As technology changes, Quality Electric Steel
advances as well. Quality started out as a
green sand foundry in its earlier years. During
the late 70’s Furan No Bake was added. By the
mid 80’s Quality was exclusively Phenolic Urethane No Bake except for about a 3 year period
there was some experimentation with the additional “V” process system.
Eric Meyers with GAC Attendees
M I S S I O N
S T A T E M E N T
“We manufacture steel castings to our customer’s
exact requirements, meeting industry standards,
with dependable service matched
only by the quality of our product.”
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Representative Joe Barton
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TCMA OFFICERS
Welcome New Members
Devasco International, Inc.
Tomball, Texas
Devasco specializes in the design and manufacture of welding filler metals, primarily in the form of
cored wires and covered electrodes. Their staff in Research and Development, technicians, production specialists and sales personnel provide over 100 years of experience.•
CHAIRMAN
TOM McCORMACK
GM GENERAL AFFAIRS & HR
HENSLEY INDUSTRIES
2108 JOE FIELD RD.
DALLAS, TX 75229
[email protected]
VICE-CHAIRMAN
OWEN DANIEL
MIDLAND MFG. CO.
4800 ESCO DR.
FORT WORTH, TX 76140
[email protected]
SECRETARY / TREASURER
JOHNNY HILL
MARTIN FOUNDRY
214-428-2191
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CLIFFORD SMITH
PHONE 817-485-4769
[email protected]
DIRECTORS TO EXPIRE 2015
PETER MACLER
Peter E. Macler Associates
RALPH LEWIS
Gainesville Foundry Co.
BRETT MOREHEAD
Porter Warner Industries
TIM SCHULZ
C & L Aluminum Foundry
GEORGE WESTHOFF, JR.
Midland Mfg. Co.
DIRECTORS TO EXPIRE 2016
LEE BURGAMY
Gamtex Industries.
MARK SHELTON
Oil City Iron Wks
CLAUDE FAIR
Protech Coatings
TED KEEN
Superior Cast Metals, Inc.
JERALD MITTASCH
Quality Electric Steel Casting
In Memoriam:
Harley G. Scoggins
(1936 - 2015)
Past Executive Director
of the TCMA
DIRECTORS TO EXPIRE 2017
LARRY BAILEY
Henderson Mfg.
DAN SMITH
Southwest Steel Casting Co.
DAN YRIGOYEN
Fairmount Minerals
STEVE HODGES
Canfield and Joseph
DIRECTOR EX-OFFICIO
CHRIS NORCH
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