The American Foundry Society (AFS) has announced the 2010 winners of the metalcasting industry's most prestigious awards. The winners of the Thomas W. Pangborn Gold Medal, AFS Award of Scientific Merit, AFS Service Citations and Millionaires Safety Awards will be honored at special events held in conjunction with CastExpo'10 in Orlando, Fla., March 20-23.
Also an Italian is among the winners.
The Thomas W. Pangborn Gold Medal will be presented to Dr. Sergio Gallo (ret.), Teksid S.p.A, Torino, Italy, for “lifetime achievements educating engineers, directing research and development of new metallurgical processes for the production of iron and aluminium castings, and introducing these processes to the automotive industry.”
The Thomas W. Pangborn Gold Medal will be presented to Dr. Gallo at the AFS Annual Banquet on Sunday, March 21.