04.05.18: Jean Bye becomes president of American Foundry Society, first woman to hold the office
Jean Bye became the first woman to serve as president of the American Foundry Society April 5 at the 122nd Metalcasting Congress in Fort Worth, Texas.
03.15.18: Meet Authors Ted Schorn and David Neff at Metalcasting Congress
Authors Ted Schorn and David Neff will be featured during a pair of presentations at Metalcasting Congress, April 3-5 in Fort Worth, Texas.
03.19.18: Commerce Department Outlines Process for Seeking Exclusions from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
The U.S. Department of Commerce formally announced its procedures for companies seeking exemptions from the Trump administration’s recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum product imports.
On Thursday, March 8, President Trump officially signed two proclamations enacting tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum.
03.21.18: Shiloh completes acquisition of Brabant Alucast Italy and Brabant Alucast Netherlands
The company will double production capacity for magnesium castings with this addition and says it will "become one of the leading global manufacturers of magnesium cross car beams as well as one of the largest automotive magnesium suppliers worldwide."
03.10.18: Accuride Rockford facility honored
IndustryWeek magazine selected Accuride's Rockford Operations wheel end manufacturing facility in Rockford, Illinois, as a winner of the 2017 IndustryWeek Best Plants competition.
02.28.18: Applied Process opening new plant
The 51,000 sq. ft. plant will house six furnaces and add at least 30 jobs. The plant is expected to be fully operational in the third quarter of 2018.
April 15 – 18, 2018 : Investment Casting Institute Spring Management Meeting
April 17 – 18, 2018 : Casting Defect Analysis
Promoted by the New England AFS Chapter. In order to determine the true root cause of a casting defect and select the proper corrective action, a systematic evaluation method must be app
May 15 – 16, 2018 : 2018 Government Affairs Fly-In
June 12 – 13, 2018 : Gating & Riser Design 101
Casting quality and yield are directly impacted by gating design. This course guides participants through the basic functions of gating and risers to provide clean, sound and functional castings. A
September 10 – 13, 2018 : Additive Manufacturing for Metalcasting
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