Short Review of Qualifications
Roy W. Lobenhofer
Experience
| Company | Lobenhofer Consulting, Inc., Mount Prospect, IL |
| Positions Held | President |
| Company | American Foundrymen's Society, Des Plaines, IL |
| Positions Held | Vice President of Technology, Associate Technical Director |
| Company | Frank Foundries, Moline, IL |
| Positions Held | Corporate Metallurgist |
| Company | Universal Foundry, Oshkosh, WI |
| Positions Held | Plant Metallurgist |
| Company | Quinn Machinery, Boone, IA |
| Positions Held | Foundry Manager |
| Company | Clow Corporation, Bensenville, IL |
| Positions Held | Plant Metallurgist, Second Shift Superintendent, Second Shift Metallurgist, Assistant Metallurgist |
Education
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology
Specialties
IRON MELTING
| Operated cupolas of various sizes and equipment |
| Developed, coordinated and taught CMI Cupola courses |
| Speaker at Cupola Conference |
| Co-authored chapter of Cupola Handbook |
| Operated coreless melting and duplexing furnaces |
| Operated channel duplexing |
| Liaison with all AFS Melting Division Committees |
CAST IRON METALLURGY
| Established new ductile iron practices for 3 foundries |
| Coordinated and taught CMI Metallurgy of Gray & Ductile Iron Course |
| Developed CMI Austempered Ductile Course |
| Coordinated conferences on Iron Metallurgy |
| Coordinated and taught CMI Inoculation Course |
| Monitored AFS Research projects |
| Liaison with all AFS Iron Committees |
| Past Chairman of AFS Cast Iron Division's Program & Papers Committee |
| Chairman of AFS Cast Iron Division |
QUALITY CONTROL
| Ran quality programs in all foundries I worked for |
| Used Statistical Process Control for over 30 years |
| Taught CMI S.P.C. Course |
| Published articles on quality control in Modern Casting |
| Started and was liaison with AFS Quality Committee |
| Developed AFS conferences on quality |
| Developed computer software for monitoring quality |
| Past Chairman of AFS Cast Iron Division's Quality Control Committee |