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06.18.13: AFS Division Council Names First Female Chair
AFS has appointed its first female technical committee Division Council Chair and its first casting buyer to the board.
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06.12.13: AFS Institute Announces New Courses, Format and Content
AFS and the Institute, Schaumburg, Ill., has expanded its curriculum, starting with entry level knowledge and skills and then building up to the more advanced technology and applications, now using a clear delineation of 100, 200, 300 and 400 level content.
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06.02.13: World Foundry Congress Issues Call for Papers
The 71st World Foundry Congress has issued a call for papers for its event held at the Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao Spain, May 19-21, 2014.
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06.01.13: AFS Issues Call for Papers for 118th Metalcasting Congress
AFS has issued a call for papers for its 118th Metalcasting Congress to be held April 8-11, 2014.
May 2013
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05.31.13: WMU Develops Alternative to Methylene Blue Clay Test
With research support from AFS, Western Michigan Univ. (WMU) has developed a new methodology based on dye absorption for measuring clays in green sand that will help metalcasters better control their sand systems for fewer casting defects.
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05.31.13: AFS Research Reveals Theory of Casting Skin Formation in CGI
Research funded by the American Foundry Society (AFS) has identified two competing mechanisms for compacted graphite iron (CGI) skin formation that leads to graphite degradation—an increased austenite layer and magnesium depletion.
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05.16.13: AFS Energy Committee Revitalized
The American Foundry Society’s Energy Committee, Division 1-G, held a meeting March 19 with 20 people in attendance.
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05.15.13: Work Program Offers Avenue to Skilled Workers
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Manufacturing Institute are partnering for Get Skills to Work, a program to encourage transitioning military personnel and recent veterans to consider manufacturing careers.
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05.14.13: AFS Developing SharePoint Training
The AFS Technical Department is developing updated training for SharePoint, a resource used by committee members to share documents and stay updated on committee happenings.
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05.09.13: Synchro ERP Donates to Scholarship Fund
Synchro ERP, developer of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specific to the cast metals industry, recently donated $1,000 to the AFS Texas Chapter scholarship fundraiser.
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05.07.13: AFS/FEF Announce Student Technology Contest Winners
The American Foundry Society (AFS) in conjunction with the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) honored the winners of the 2013 Student Technology Contest at the AFS Central Indiana Chapter meeting on April 16.
April 2013
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04.23.13: 2013 Metalcasting Wage Survey Available
AFS 2013 Survey of Wages and Economic Benefits report is now available for purchase via download or print copy.
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04.23.13: O’Fallon Casting Wins AFS/Metalcasting Design & Purchasing Casting Competition
AFS and its publication Metal Casting Design & Purchasing magazine announced O’Fallon Casting, O’Fallon, Mo., as the winner of the 2013 Casting Competition. The metalcaster won with its electronics housing produced for the defense industry.
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04.19.13: Sea Scouts Learn About Metalcasting
AFS recently donated the use of its Foundry in a Box kit to introduce metalcasting to a division of Boy Scouts of America.
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04.17.13: AFS and Its Publications Unveil MCTV at CastExpo'13
The American Foundry Society (AFS) launched MCTV on April 5 to coincide with CastExpo’13—the industry’s largest gathering of metalcasters in North America. MCTV is a portal website featuring short videos produced specifically for the metalcasting industry.
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04.16.13: Metalcasting Industry Comes Alive at CastExpo’13
The American Foundry Society (AFS) hosted CastExpo’13 at the America’s Center in St. Louis, April 6-9. The event featured more than 450 exhibitors on a sold-out show floor and various technical presentations as part of its Metalcasting Congress and a Metalcasting Technology Theatre on the show floor. A total of 7,192 metalcasters attended CastExpo’13.
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04.03.13: Museum Adds Foundry Kit to Its Collection
Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry recently purchased a Foundry in a Box kit from AFS.
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04.01.13: Attention Metalcasters: Update Your Listing
Metal Casting Design & Purchasing magazine, an AFS publication, is encouraging metalcasters to update their free listing in the annual Casting Source Directory.
March 2013
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03.13.13: AFS Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter Hosts Student Night
The AFS Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter held its annual student night in February, where three engineering students from Penn State Erie-The Behrend College had the opportunity to present their senior projects.
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03.05.13: Report: Carbon Tax Could Raise Energy Costs and Reduce Output
NAM recently released a study by the NERA Economic Consulting showing the effects of a carbon tax on the manufacturing industry.
February 2013
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02.26.13: Energy Committee Invites New Members
AFS's Energy Committee (1-G) is inviting new members to its webinar meeting.
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02.25.13: AFS Piedmont Chapter Awards $10,500
The AFS Piedmont Chapter awarded a total of $10,500 in scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students
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02.20.13: Western Michigan Chapter Hosts Student Night
The AFS West Michigan chapter hosted its annual student night Tuesday, Feb. 12
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02.19.13: CastExpo’13 Mobile App Launched
AFS has launched an app for CastExpo’13, the largest metalcasting industry event of 2013, to be held April 6-9 at America’s Center in St. Louis.
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02.18.13: AFS Member Testifies Before House Committee
AFS member Eric Meyers, testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce Committee on the importance of metalcasting and the need for pro-growth policies.
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02.14.13: AFS Safety Award Winners Announced
AFS has announced the 2012 winners of the Millionaires Safety Award and Metalcasting Safe Year Award.
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02.14.13: Aluminum Conference Call for Papers
AFS has issued a call for papers for its conference on Post Casting Processing of Aluminum Castings, to be held Oct. 23-24 in Indianapolis.
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02.04.13: Attendee Registration for CastExpo'13 Is Open
CastExpo’13 online registration is now open for exhibitors and attendees.
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02.04.13: AFS Announces Top Award Winners
The American Foundry Society has announced the winners of the 2013 Awards of Scientific Merit and Service Citations.
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02.04.13: AFS Joins with Reshoring Initiative
AFS has recently joined forces with the Reshoring Initiative as a Bronze-Level Sponsor.
January 2013
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01.22.13: Metalcasters Honored in STEP Awards for Women in Manufacturing
The Manufacturing Institute, in a partnership with Deloitte, the University of Phoenix and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, recently announced winners of the 2013 STEP Awards.
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01.14.13: Safety Award Application Available Now
AFS is now accepting applications for both the 2012 AFS Millionaire’s Safety Award and the 2012 AFS Metalcasting Safe Year Award.
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01.13.13: AFS Reviving Investment Casting Committee
AFS is reaching out to those interested in investment casting in an effort to revive the 4L Investment Casting Research Committee within the Molding Methods & Materials Division.
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01.08.13: Survey Respondent Wins iPad Mini
AFS and the Institute congratulates Kevin Gmach from Kohler Co., Kohler, Wis., who won an iPad Mini for his participation in an Institute survey.
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01.04.13: Call for Papers Extended for the 2013 Art Casting Conference
The submission deadline for the Art Casting Conference has been extended to March 1.
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01.03.13: Call for Papers for 2013 Keith Millis Symposium: Deadline Approaching
The deadline to submit an abstract to the 2013 Keith Millis Symposium on Ductile Cast Iron is February 1, and the paper submission deadline is May 1.
