2026 Casting of the Year Winners
Casting of the Year | |||||
 | Front Hitch Support Willman Industries, Inc. (Cedar Grove, WI, USA) | ||||
Best Innovation/Prototype | Best Small Foundry | Best Conversion | |||
 | Housing PIAD Precision Casting (Greensburg, PA, USA) |  | A15 Bracket Fabri Inc. (Ashland, MA, USA) |  | Augmented Reality Head-Up Display (AR HUD) Housing Structure Meridian Lightweight Technologies (Strathroy, Ontario, Canada) |
Newcomer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Honorable Mention | |||
 | High Voltage Junction Premier Aluminum Industries (Racine, WI, USA) |  | Front Carrier Grede – New Castle (New Castle, IN, USA) |  | Bearing Earth Truss Bracket Waupaca Foundry (Waupaca, WI, USA) |
2025 Casting of the Year Winners
All Around Winner & Newcomer of the Year | |||||
 | Monolithic Bypass Mueller Co. (Chattanooga, TN, USA) | ||||
Best Example of a Casting Conversion | Achievement in a Small Foundry Business | Best Innovation/Prototype | |||
 | Jeep Wrangler Exterior Door Handle Cope & Drag Kustoms (Fort Atkinson, WI, USA) |  | Stationary Seal, Air and Oil-Bearing Casting Fabri Inc. (Ashland, MA, USA) |  | Cast Wheel for a 1911 Advance Steam Traction Engine Dakota Foundry (Webster, SD, USA) |
Outstanding Achievement | Outstanding Achievement | ||||
 | I3 Shadow Exhaust BRP BRP (Spruce Pine, NC, USA) |  | Atlas Aft/Front/Main Housing Aristo-Cast, Inc. (Almont, MI, USA) | ||
2024 Casting of the Year Winners
Casting of the Year | |||||
 | Power Frame St. Marys Foundry, Ltd. (St. Marys, OH, USA) | ||||
Outstanding Achievement | Best Example of a Conversion | Newcomer of the Year | |||
 | MY2021 Acura-TLX Steering Hanger Beam (SHB) Assembly Meridian Lightweight Technologies (Strathroy, Ontario, Canada) |  | Row Cleaner Shoe Lethbridge Iron Works Company Ltd. (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) |  | GSI Transit Truck Set Amsted Rail - Granite City (Granite City, IL, USA) |
Best in Class | Best Prototype or Innovation Upcoming AFS Conferences | Honorable Mention | |||
 | Battery Electric Vehicle Semi-Trailing Arm Linamar Structures (Fruitport, MI, USA) |  | Anchor Matthews International (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) |  | Diversion Valve Body Lee Brass Acquisitions LLC. (Anniston, AL, USA) |
Honorable Mention | Honorable Mention | ||||
 | Bearing Housing Impro Industries (Diamond Bar, CA, USA) |  | V12 Outboard Engine Oil Sump Watry Industries LLC (Sheboygan, WI, USA) | ||
2023 Casting of the Year Winners
Casting of the Year | |||||
| Front Hitch Support Willman Industries, Inc. (Cedar Grove, WI, USA) | ||||
Best Innovation/Prototype | Best Small Foundry | Best Conversion | |||
| Housing PIAD Precision Casting (Greensburg, PA, USA) | | A15 Bracket Fabri Inc. (Ashland, MA, USA) | | Augmented Reality Head-Up Display (AR HUD) Housing Structure Meridian Lightweight Technologies (Strathroy, Ontario, Canada) |
Newcomer of the Year | Honorable Mention | Honorable Mention | |||
| High Voltage Junction Premier Aluminum Industries (Racine, WI, USA) | | Front Carrier Grede – New Castle (New Castle, IN, USA) | | Bearing Earth Truss Bracket Waupaca Foundry (Waupaca, WI, USA) |