The American Foundry Society was founded in 1896 and has grown to an international organization of approximately 9,000 members in 47 countries. 47 local chapters and 34 student chapters in the United States, Canada and Mexico are affiliated with AFS.

AFS publishes a printed newsletter and a biweekly emailed newsletter to inform its members and the metalcasting community of current events and news. Past issues can be viewed here.

With 44 local chapters and 36 student chapters, AFS provides the means for you to network with local metalcasters.  

Metalcasting is a process in which molten metal is poured into a mold (often of complex geometry) to produce a usable good or component. A wide variety of casting processes (utilizing molds made of sand, metal dies and ceramics) and metal choices can be combined to serve unique geometric and economic objectives for the final product. While all metals can be cast, the most predominant are iron, aluminum, steel and copper-base alloys.