AFS Projects 1.8 Percent Casting Sales Growth For 2025
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Twice each year, the American Foundry Society publishes the “Metalcasting Forecast & Trends.” This report, which is an essential tool for understanding the North American metalcasting market and making company planning decisions, is distributed at no cost to the 1,075 AFS Corporate Members. It is available to non-members for $1,000 and to Individual Members for $750.
Read moreAFS 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.
Principal investigator Laura Bartlett and her team at Missouri University of Science and…
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.
AFS recently achieved the Chromium Level of FEF’s corporate giving program. AFS is committed to backing FEF’s mission of providing…
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.
Rove is widely credited with winning two presidential elections for George W. Bush. During his keynote, he…
AFS committees are recruiting new members
If you’ve ever considered joining an AFS committee – or even if this is the first time you’ve given it some thought – now is a great time to get involved.
AFS committees, especially technical committees, are currently looking for new volunteers. Committee involvement is a rewarding…
Corporate Member senior VP speaks to House committee
James M. Proctor II, senior vice president and general counsel for AFS Corporate Member McWane Inc. (Birmingham, Alabama), testified before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Feb. 26.
The special hearing was on "Examining How Federal Infrastructure…
AFS names award-winners to be honored at CastExpo
AFS will honor five people for their contributions to metalcasting with awards at CastExpo 2019 and the 123rd Metalcasting Congress.
Von L. Richards is the winner of the 2019 Thomas W. Pangborn Gold Medal, the highest honor awarded by AFS. A professor emeritus of materials science at…
Find casting advice, conversations and more on CastingConnection
CastingConnection, an open forum initiated by AFS four years ago, is an outstanding individual member benefit available to all individual AFS members.
The open forum serves two purposes: it provides members with wonderful discussion context in which individual members may solicit…
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.
“I’ve always felt it’s one of the premier events that we have…
It's time to advocate for metalcasting
With hundreds of new lawmakers and congressional staff on Capitol Hill, it’s time to stand together as an industry.
At the AFS Government Affairs Fly-In, June 11-12 in Washington, D.C., attendees will hear from policy experts, meet with lawmakers, and call for commonsense policies…
Wisconsin Chapter looks toward tomorrow at Regional
In its 81st year, the AFS Wisconsin Regional kicked off with AFS President Jean Bye (Dotson Iron Castings) announcing the direction of AFS and the success of the metalcasting industry.
The Wisconsin Chapter’s Vice President and 2019 Regional Chair, Mike Kamin (Carpenter Brothers Inc.),…