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The Virginia Tech Student Chapter of the American Foundry Society came for a visit to the Robotics One and the Materials and Processes of Manufacturing classes at Christiansburg High School Dec. 1.

Foundry in a Box is exactly what it sounds like: a portable kit containing everything needed to create sand-molded metal castings.

AFS Corporate Member Advanced Cast Products Inc. received the 2017 Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence in a ceremony held at the foundry. ACP joins a group of 160 companies to achieve the recognition in its 20-year history.

According to the Melting Point, a publication released by the American Foundry Society and Institute, more than 30 universities and independent colleges have foundries, although many are operated out of engineering departments.

The American Foundry Society and five other metal-casting trade groups have called on the Trump administration to change the rules to help their members. 

As a result, industry has increased a focus on the technology and the American Foundry Society’s industrial members have created a technical committee to encourage its use. 

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor of materials science and engineering Pradeep Rohatgi was honored with the Award for Scientific Merit by the American Foundry Society.

Autodesk and Aristo Cast were recently honored by the American Foundry Society with its Casting of the Year award for the lightweight seat frame, which Bastian is quick to note is still just a research project, but one with “clear commercial applicability.”

The 2,800-square-foot, humidity- and climate-controlled facility also houses office space and a 40-seat, auditorium-style training room that will host a 3D Printing Optimization Course taught by the American Foundry Society, which is collaborating with YSU, America Makes, the Youngstown Business Incubator, and the University of Northern Iowa to bring additive manufacturing to the forefront of the metal casting industry.