U.S. Senator Katie Britt to Receive AFS Congressional Champion Award
SCHAUMBURG, IL – The American Foundry Society will present the AFS Congressional Champion Award to U.S. Senator Katie Britt of Alabama on June 10, 2025 during a reception at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.
Read moreNemak Gets $3 Million From Canadian Government
Nemak of Canada (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) has received $3 million from the Canadian government. The funds could help Nemak create 70 jobs and help the company develop its products, including aluminum engine blocks.
According to a release, the blocks will be produced by an automated…
Group Starting New Art Facility in Louisville
Three artists in Louisville, Kentucky are starting a new art metalcasting facility.
According to a report in Louisville Business First, artists Matt Weir, Tamina Karem and Scott Boyer have leased a space for Falls Art Foundry. The report says the trio is in the process of making the space…
OSHA Issues Final Rule for Beryllium
On January 9, 2017, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule to limit workers’ exposure to beryllium. The final rule reduces the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for beryllium to 0.2 micrograms per cubic meter of air over an eight-hour time-weighted…
EJ Set to Begin Construction on New Facility
EJ (East Jordan, Michigan) was approved for a property-tax incentive to build its new facility near Elmira, Michigan.
According to a report from the Petoskey News, Warner (Michigan) Township approved the incentive unanimously. The abatement, the report said, would lower property taxes on…
Keokuk Steel Castings Set to Resume Production
Keokuk Steel Castings (Keokuk, Iowa) is set to resume production.
The new owners, Brad and Annie Mills, closed the purchase of the dormant facility Nov. 30 and are looking to resume production in 2017. In July, the Iowa Economic Development Authority Board gave the Mills an incentive…
Soucy Group Working to Acquire Laforo
Soucy Group (Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) announced it was in the process of acquiring Laforo Foundry (Ste-Claire, Quebec, Canada).
Laforo specializes in the manufacture of high-volume gray and ductile cast iron small parts for industrial, railway, agricultural and automotive industries…
DOL's Overtime Rule Blocked Nationwide By Judge
On November 22, 2016, a Texas federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing its new federal overtime rule which was set to take effect Dec. 1. About 4 million workers would have become eligible for overtime pay under the rule which…
AFS Looks Forward to Working with New President and Congress on Metalcasting Issues
The American Foundry Society (AFS) announced today that it is looking forward to working with the new President, administration, and Congress to advance sound public policies affecting the $28.5 billion metalcasting industry.
“The voters have spoken, and now it is time to begin…
Joint Opening Brief Filed on OSHA Silica Rulemaking
On Friday, November 18, 2016, AFS, along with the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Association of Home Builders and other constructions groups, the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, Portland Cement, National Concrete Masonry Association and Brick Industry, filed a…
Judge Blocks Persuader Rule Requiring Firms to Disclose Labor Advice
On November 17, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) persuader rule in the case brought by several business organizations. In his decision to block the rule, the Judge wrote that the…