AFS welcomes new technical director
The American Foundry Society is pleased to welcome Tom Dore as Technical Director.
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32 countries to be represented at CastExpo
Metalcasters, casting buyers, and suppliers from around the world will gather April 27-30 in Atlanta for CastExpo, for the world’s first look in 2019 at new technologies and equipment for the foundry industry. American Foundry Society, the show sponsor, announced today that attendees from 32 different countries will be in attendance.
AFS Institute partners with NoRedesign to provide training for casting design engineers
Design engineers can improve their castings and cut costs with a program from NoRedesign.com offered in partnership with the American Foundry Society Institute.
NoRedesign and the AFS Institute will provide 32 instructional videos from leading metalcasting expert Mike Gwyn, who teaches engineers to eliminate expensive redesigns and re-tooling that can cut into margins.
AFS President Bye wins STEP Ahead Award
American Foundry Society President Jean Bye (Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minnesota) has been announced as a winner of the STEP Ahead Award from The Manufacturing Institute.
Host a congressional visit at your foundry this spring
Metalcasters have significant opportunities in the next few weeks to educate congressional lawmakers about the importance of the industry.
These opportunities are Congressional recesses, April 15-27 and May 27-31, when representatives and senators are back in their states and districts, as well as during the June AFS Government Affairs Fly-In in Washington, D.C.
Benchmark your business — Take an additive manufacturing survey
How well has the foundry industry adopted 3D printing technologies? How many foundries are currently using additive manufacturing? Are you ahead or lagging behind your peers?
AFS is assisting the University of Northern Iowa in collecting data to better understand how metalcasters have incorporated additive manufacturing and 3D printing into their operations. This is a chance to see how others have used this new technology and compare your business against industry trends and others in your field.
AFS research seeks to improve steel casting quality
Ongoing AFS-sponsored research seeks to address costly inclusion defects that plague steel casting production by exploring how various gating designs affect filling conditions and casting quality.
AFS recognized by FEF for corporate support
The American Foundry Society is proud to have been recognized with an award from the Foundry Educational Foundation for its corporate support of FEF.
Karl Rove to keynote AFS Government Affairs Fly-In
Political strategist and former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 AFS Government Affairs Fly-In, June 11-12 in Washington, D.C.
Experience powerful metalcasting relationships at summit
The Foundry Leadership Summit (formerly the Foundry Leadership Conference) brings metalcasting industry leaders together for the best in networking, facilitated discussions, and presentations for a unique annual experience.