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.

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.

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 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.

“AFS is delivering a strong ROI for our corporate members by advocating for the industry, heightening awareness of our members in the marketplace, educating the metalcasting workforce, and fostering innovation through research and the dissemination of cutting-edge information,” said Doug Kurkul, the CEO of AFS.

AFS believes the study contains many inaccuracies in the data and methodologies and contests the report’s conclusion that the use of copper bismuth alloys for potable water applications should be discontinued.

A 2015 survey by Deloitte for The Manufacturing Institute found “the public is unwilling to encourage their children to pursue a career in manufacturing.” Those findings documented the challenges that all manufacturers, including metalcasters, face in recruiting top young talent to our industry.