The American Foundry Society recognized 16 metalcasting facilities for outstanding safety and environmental performance at its 38th annual Environmental, Health and Safety Conference, held October 6-8 in Louisville, KY. The awards celebrated foundries and their teams that are leading the way by protecting workers and reducing environmental impact.
Two foundries received a 2026 Green Foundry Award. Grede Castings–Browntown (Browntown, WI) earned the award for energy conservation in melt, and Hiler Industries (La Porte, IN) was honored for innovation in beneficial reuse. The Green Foundry Awards recognize metalcasters whose environmental practices set an example for the industry.
Fourteen facilities received the 2026 AFS Metalcasting Safe Year Award. Each recipient achieved 365 or more consecutive days without a lost-time injury or illness:
- Accurate Castings, La Porte, IN
- BCI Solutions, Inc., Bremen, IN
- D&L Foundry, Inc., Moses Lake, WA
- Ferroloy, Inc., Wichita, KS
- Hearth & Home Technologies, Randolph, VT
- Hodge Foundry, Greenville, PA
- Kingsbury Castings Division, Kingsbury, IN
- Lodge Cast Iron, South Pittsburg, TN
- Novis Works, LLC, Canton, OH
- Precision Processes Division, Walkerton, IN
- Stainless Foundry & Engineering, LLC, Milwaukee, WI
- Torrance Casting, Inc., La Crosse, WI
- Valmet–Waukesha, Waukesha, WI
- WAF–Wabash Castings, Wabash, IN
“These AFS-member organizations show what is possible when safety and environmental stewardship are built into daily operations and organizational culture,” said Justin Scott, AFS CEO. “Congratulations to each recipient on these exemplary achievements.”
AFS congratulates all this year’s honorees and thanks them for their commitment to a safer, more sustainable metalcasting industry.
The American Foundry Society is a dynamic technical and advocacy organization that serves and represents the $53.7 billion metalcasting industry. AFS is the only association serving the entire industry, including all metals and processes, with a three-part focus on advocacy, education, and innovation. AFS also publishes Modern Casting and Casting Source magazines and presents Metalcasting Congress and CastExpo, the largest metalcasting trade events in North America. Founded in 1896, the organization is based in Schaumburg, Illinois, with an advocacy office in Washington, D.C. More information is available at AFSinc.org.