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ASM CORPORATE SUPPOR ERS
SOLAR SUPPORTS
ASM RENEWAL
The management team of
ASM International visited Solar
Atmospheres on March 22 to
renew stronger relationships
with its supporting companies
and to gain a better under-
standing of Solar’s commitment and involvement with the
society. ASM managing director Bill Mahoney along with
Ron Aderhold, ASM associate managing director and chief
information officer, Fred Schmidt, ASM vice president, and
Rachael Stewart, student board member, met with repre-
sentatives from Solar and toured the facility. ASM presented
information on the progress and goals of the ASM Renewal,
spearheaded by Mahoney. Solar employees expressed a
high level of confidence with the newASM teamand say they
are encouraged with early results of the renewal efforts.
From le , JimNagy, president of Solar Manufacturing, Don Jordan, VP/corporate metallurgist for Solar Atmospheres, Bill Mahoney, Fred
Schmidt, Ron Aderhold, Rachael Stewart, Jamie Jones, VP of operations, Solar Atmospheres, and Roger Jones, corporate president of
Solar Atmospheres.
BUEHLER CONTINUES
ASM COLLABORATION
Buehler, an ITW
Company,
recently
renewed its collab-
oration with ASM by
supporting the society’s world training center in Materials
Park, Ohio. Through this continued effort, ASM will include
Buehler’s newest metallographic preparation equipment,
the EcoMet 300 polisher/grinder, the IsoMet high-speed pre-
cision saw, and the SimpliMet 4000 duplex mounting press.
In addition, Buehler’s Wilson VH Series hardness testing
equipment with automated DiaMet hardness testing soft-
ware and a multitude of consumables from abrasive discs to
epoxies to hardness blocks will be available at the training
center. ASMwill use the new instruments in advancedmetal-
lography courses designed to teach participants about high
precision manufacturing and materials testing techniques.