Date:

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Schedule:

Join your fellow ASD members in the golf tournament taking place on-site earlier in the day! 

6:00 – 6:30 pm Welcome Reception
6:30 – 7:15 pm Business Meeting
7:15 – 9:00 pm Reception Resumes

Golf Outing:

Eagle Crest Golf Course (located at the Ann Arbor Marriott) 
1st Tee Time: 8:10 am 
Golf registration with lunch: $75

Registration:

Early Registration (prior to 9/15/2011):
Members: $115
Non Member: $130

On-site Registration (on 9/15/2011):
Member: $125
Non Member: $130

Download the registration form (pdf)

Meeting Attendees:

View the list of current attendees

Cancellation Policy:

• Registrations received on-site registrations will be $125 for members and $130 for non members.
• All cancellations are subject to a $25.00 per person cancellation fee.
• No shows and cancellations received within 72 hours prior to the meeting are non-refundable.
• All attendees must be paid in advance to attend all meetings.

Speaker Information

“Working with a Metal Processor”
Featuring – Ed Gonzalez – President & Founder of Ferragon Corporation

Making the right decisions in today’s business environment is critical to our success.  Be sure to join us in Ypsilanti to hear how to choose and evaluate a processor and most important – How to communicate with them and best use their facilities.  We will also take a look at the opportunities and pitfalls of purchasing your own processing equipment verses working with a toll processor.

Our keynote speaker – Ed Gonzalez – is the sole owner and founder of the Ferragon Corporation which began in 1983 with five employees.  Today they have grown the operation to over 300 employees, with four metal processing facilities known as Ferrous Metal Processing; FerrouSouth; Ferrolux Metals of Ohio; Ferrolux Metals of Michigan  and a transportation company known as Ferrous Metal Transfer Company.  Today they have become one of the largest privately held processing companies in the United States processing approximately 1.25 million tons of steel annually.  Their leadership in the processing of hot rolled steel is legendary and now with the addition of a cold rolled combination reversing mill, their ability to process cold rolled steel is revolutionizing toll processing.  Today Ferrous Metals facilities have become a one stop shop for all toll processing needs including rolling, annealing, leveling, pickling, slitting and warehousing.

Ferragon President & Founder, Ed Gonzalez, immigrated to this country in 1960 from Cuba and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.  His career in the steel industry began in 1976 working for Ernst & Whinney, then on to Servisteel Corporation, Michigan Metal Processing, and Metropolitan Metals before starting the Ferragon Corporation.  Don’t miss this opportunity to hear this powerful message from one of our industry leaders!

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Plus – Join us on Friday, September 16th, for a Special Tour of Ohio Pickling & Processing Facilities and their new Parsytec and Metallurgical Testing Laboratory.  Lunch will be served after the morning tour!  To register for the tour go to www.ohiopickling.com .