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AFS Announces 2023 Service Citation Recipient

Kelley Kerns will be honored at Volunteer Leadership Awards Luncheon during Metalcasting Congress 2023.

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2 more reasons to register for Metalcasting Congress: Cast-in-Steel and IJMC-FEF awards programs

Here are two more great reasons to register now for Metalcasting Congress: The awards programs for Cast in Steel and the IJMC-FEF Student Research Competition.

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AFS Presses Washington on Copper Supply Security

AFS is urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to formally recognize copper as a critical mineral, citing its importance to national security and infrastructure.

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AFS to Honor 2 Industry Veterans With Gold Medals at Metalcasting Congress

Gregory Miskinis and Thomas Slavin will be recognized for their achievements during the 2023 Annual Banquet in Cleveland.

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Metalcasters Cautiously Optimistic About 2023

America’s metalcasters are cautiously optimistic about business conditions for 2023, according to a new “Quarterly Metalcasters Outlook Survey” released by the American Foundry Society.

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Metalcasting Congress to ‘Debate’ Additive vs. Casting vs. Forging

It’s the ultimate question in manufacturing: Which process is best when it comes to making metal components? Now, the American Foundry Society is bringing together experts from the casting, forging, and additive realms to try to settle this argument once and for all.

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AFS Announces 2024 Hoyt Memorial Lecturer, 2023 Honorary Papers and Research Award Recipients

A former AFS president will give one of the most prominent addresses in worldwide metalcasting in 2024.

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New AFS Technical Director Travis Frush to Support Research, Tech Divisions

A highly respected metalcaster and additive manufacturing expert has joined the staff of the American Foundry Society (AFS) as Technical Director.

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AFS Looking Forward to Working with the 118th Congress

The American Foundry Society (AFS) today congratulated all of the newly seated members of the House and Senate in the 118th Congress. “There are tremendous opportunities awaiting Congress and the Administration to ensure economic growth, address our nation’s workforce needs, adopt sound tax policies, combat unfair foreign trade practices, and adopt smart regulatory policies” said Doug Kurkul, CEO of AFS.

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Metalcasting Congress 2023 Registration Opens

Professionals from every corner of the metalcasting marketplace will network, do business, and share knowledge at Metalcasting Congress 2023, coming to Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center on April 25-27, 2023.

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