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U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) was honored with the “2025 U.S. Metalcasting Industry Congressional Champion” award by the American Foundry Society (AFS). The award recognizes members of Congress who have shown consistent support for the metalcasting industry and its role in the U.S. economy.

The Youngstown State University chapter of AFS took home top honors at the 2025 Steel Founders’ Society of America’s Cast in Steel Competition in Atlanta, Georgia.

How Will the Furfuryl Alcohol Market Grow, and What Is the Projected Market Size? The size of the furfuryl alcohol market has experienced robust growth over the past few years.

UW-Platteville American Foundry Society Student Chapter held their annual Iron Pour event on Nov.

The St. Marys Foundry has won the Casting of the Year Award at the American Foundry Society’s 2024 Metalcasting Congress held in April. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in the foundry industry and is among the most sought-after awards.

For the second year in a row, a UWM engineering undergraduate earned first prize at a national competition showcasing original metalcasting research. Carol Martinez, a senior in materials science & engineering, took the top prize at the International Journal of Metal-Casting’s Foundry Education Foundation Student Research Competition.

Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced 78 organizations have written in support of his Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s worker classification rule that threatens the gig economy and jeopardizes the ability of 27 million Americans to work as independent contractors.

Congratulations to doctoral student