AFS Announces 2024 Casting of the Year Competition Winners
St. Marys takes top honors in the prestigious contest, with many more award-winning castings set to be showcased at Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee.
Read moreSecretary Pompeo to Open Keynote Series at Metalcasting Congress
Metalcasting Congress 2024, the largest gathering of the North American foundry supply chain, will showcase compelling keynotes from three notable speakers. Among them is the sole person to have held positions as both U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director, Mike Pompeo.…
AFS Announces 2024 Board of Directors Nominees
The American Foundry Society, North America's largest professional and technical association for the metalcasting sector, has announced the nominees for its Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term. Together, the nominees bring tremendous expertise and wisdom to the Board of…
Lodge and Radia Named 2024 AFS Gold Medalists, Scientific Merit and Service Citation Honorees Announced
Two esteemed leaders in the foundry industry, Henry Lodge and Jeet Radia, are set to be honored with the highest awards from the American Foundry Society at Metalcasting Congress 2024 in Milwaukee.
Henry Lodge, Chairman of the Board of Lodge Manufacturing Co. (…
Survey: Foundries Ready to Invest in 2024
Cautious optimism characterizes North American metalcasters' outlook on the business landscape, according to insights from the latest Metalcasters Quarterly Outlook Survey conducted by the American Foundry Society.
AFS-Led Projects Underway in AMC’s Emergent MetalCasting Solutions Program
November 2023 marked the launch of three innovative projects spearheaded by the American Foundry Society as part of the American Metalcasting Consortium’s Emergent MetalCasting Solutions (EMCS) Program. These initiatives showcase AFS's commitment to advancing the…
AFS Collaborates on America Makes IMPACT Research
The American Foundry Society is proud to announce it has joined Honeywell Aerospace, along with other strategic partners, on a federally funded applied research project through America Makes. Launched on Oct. 2, 2023, this two-year initiative is part of the America Makes IMPACT program, aimed at…
Honoring Excellence: AFS Announces 2024 Witt, Taylor Winners and 2025 Hoyt Memorial Lecturer
The recipients of the 2024 Ray H. Witt Management Award and the 2024 Howard F. Taylor Award, along with the 2025 Hoyt Memorial Lecturer, have been selected by the Honorary Lectures and Papers Committee of the American Foundry Society. These honors recognize outstanding…
AFS Launches Mobile App for Accessing World’s Largest Metalcasting Library
The American Foundry Society has launched a mobile app that provides convenient access to the extensive resources of the Peters-Robison AFS Metalcasting Library. Available for iPhone and Android devices, the app facilitates on-the-go exploration of the world's largest…
AFS Institute Launches Comprehensive Training for New Supervisors
A new course from the AFS Institute, the foundry industry's premier training provider, is bringing essential professional development tools to supervisors in the metalcasting supply chain.
Introduction to Supervisor Development addresses the critical need for…
Metalcasting Congress 2024: Registration Opens for Premier Foundry Event Coming to Milwaukee in April
Professionals from throughout the worldwide metalcasting supply chain are now eligible to register for Metalcasting Congress 2024, North America's premier foundry industry gathering. Set to unfold on April 23 – 25, 2024, at Milwaukee's Baird Center, this event is…