Registration is now open for the American Foundry Society’s Environmental Health and Safety Conference from Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Birmingham, Alabama.

The American Foundry Society (AFS) has hired Ben Yates as its vice president of business development and sales. Yates comes to AFS from the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) in Schaumburg, Illinois. Yates started his new position with AFS on Aug. 7.
 

The American Foundry Society (AFS) has hired Juliette Garesche as Senior Director of EHS. Garesche comes to AFS from Kemper Valve & Fittings, which was purchased by Caterpillar, in Island Lake, Illinois. Garesche started her new position with AFS on Aug. 14.

Wade Newton, director of communications with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, will be the transportation speaker at the Foundry Executive & Leadership Conference, AFS has announced. The conference will be September 17-19, in Stowe, Vermont. Newton will speak on "The Future of Transportation Mobility" and critical trends in the auto industry, including reviewing fuel economy standards and self-driving vehicles that could change the industry and public travel. Newton will also discuss other general shifts in the auto industry.

C-SPAN once named him the Funniest Celebrity in Washington. With his political wit and edgy jokes, James Rosen, Chief Washington Correspondent for FOX News Channel, took home the top honor back in 2003. He will bring this same humor and engaging presentation style to talk about how politics are affecting the metalcasting industry today.

The AFS Manufacturing Day event will feature interactive metalcasting demonstrations, career presentations from companies in the industry, trivia, and more.

The American Foundry Society (AFS) is hosting a webinar, 11 a.m., September 15 to prepare you for what’s next regarding OSHA’s New Crystalline Silica Standard and Pending Lawsuit

Someone once said, “The future’s coming faster than ever before.” What does the future hold for the manufacturing economy and your metalcasting business? See Jack Uldrich at the 2017 Foundry Executive and Leadership Conference in Stowe, Vermont Sept. 17-19.

The latest look is an expression of AFS going boldly into the future with Metalcasting Congress for metalcasters, metalcasting buyers, and designers.

The American Foundry Society, the primary trade association advancing and serving the $30.3 billion metalcasting industry, today announced that noted global futurist Jack Uldrich, USS Cole Commander Kirk Lippold, and FOX News Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen will headline the 2017 AFS Foundry Executive & Leadership Conference.