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SOCIETY NEWS
TSS PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE
This award recognizes exceptional service to the Ther-
mal Spray Society and community. Jeganathan Karthikeyan,
FASM, (right) director of research and development, ASB In-
dustries, received the 2016 TSS President’s Award for Meritori-
ous Service from TSS President Christian Moreau on June 20
at a company picnic held in his honor.
ASM DISTINGUISHED LIFE MEMBER AWARD
Albert Kay, FASM, president, ASB Industries, Barber-
ton, Ohio, received this year’s ASM Distinguished Life Member
Award “in recognition of outstanding
innovation and early commercialization
of emerging thermal spray technolo-
gies including high-velocity
oxyfuel and cold spray; ex-
emplary development of a
business model that gained
worldwide recognition; and
for dedication and unselfishness, unstinting per-
sonal effort, and leadership on behalf of the Ther-
mal Spray Society and ASM International.” The
award was established in 1954 and is conferred on
leaders who have devoted their time, knowledge,
and abilities to the advancement of the materials
industries. His award will be presented during a
future Akron Chapter meeting.
MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE
NORTH AMERICAN COLD
SPRAY CONFERENCE
The ASM Thermal Spray Society and the
Canadian Cold Spray Alliance will jointly present
the 2016 North American Cold Spray Conference
from November 30 through December 1 at Alber-
ta Innovates – Technology Futures, Canada. The
biennial event showcases the latest technical
insights from international experts in industry,
government, and academia on new technol-
ogy, exciting applications, and cutting-edge
research. The conference also features a tabletop
exhibition and ample networking opportunities
for face-to-face interaction.
The two-day multidisciplinary program
includes invited presentations from prominent
speakers in the areas of additive manufacturing;
applications—case studies, cost analysis, and
optimization; equipment and quality control;
fundamentals: physics, science, modelling, and
characterization; science and engineering of
powders; and the brand new, young profession-
als’ student presentations. Visit asminternation-
al.org/coldspray for more information.
Kay
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