Michael L. Lenahan will lead the American Foundry Society and the Institute as President of the Board of Directors for 2020-2021.

On April 16, the Trump administration released new federal guidelines for governors to use while reopening their state’s economies following coronavirus quarantine procedures. The administration's 18-page guidance document, the “Opening Up America Again” plan, details three phases to reopen state economies, with a series of “gating criteria” it uses to gauge infection levels and avoid a resurgence in infection rates.

The American Foundry Society is rescheduling an important event, the Foundry 4.0 Conference, from June 2020 to spring 2021. The decision to postpone the conference resulted from respect for company travel restrictions.

AFS & The Institute know the importance of continued education and training, especially in the current pandemic climate. The Institute is being proactive in quickly transforming some of its popular courses to a live online format.

AFS joined more than 200 national and state-based trade groups in a letter to congressional leadership today calling on Congress to increase funding for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

Foundries have asked questions regarding the legitimacy of specific respirators amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To address these important concerns, AFS has compiled resources that foundries can use to identify NIOSH-approved respirators...

AFS today announced its annual flagship advocacy event, the Government Affairs Fly-In, has been replaced this year with a three-hour virtual Advocacy Summit, to be held on May 19 at 9 a.m. (CT). The Summit will have an extremely powerful and substantial policy agenda, featuring Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and other can’t-miss experts.

AFS will host a webinar, "COVID-19: New Federal Loaning Options for Small and Medium-Sized Metalcasters -- Are You Eligible, How Do You Apply, and What are the Key Terms/Benefits?" on April 6.