AFS Institute Launches New Industry 4.0 Course to Equip Manufacturers for the Digital Future
SCHAUMBURG, IL - The AFS Institute has announced the launch of a new classroom course designed to provide a comprehensive introduction and practical training on Industry 4.0 - the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This course was developed and taught by industry 4.0 expert David Blondheim (Mercury Marine) in consultation with the AFS Industry 4.0 Committee.
Read moreAFS Institute partners with NoRedesign to provide training for casting design engineers
Design engineers can improve their castings and cut costs with a program from NoRedesign.com offered in partnership with the American Foundry Society Institute.
NoRedesign and the AFS Institute will provide 32 instructional videos from leading metalcasting expert Mike Gwyn, who…
AFS releases updated Safety Data Sheets
The American Foundry Society is helping metalcasters stay compliant with the Hazard Communication Standard by publishing new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for a variety of alloys.
SDSs will be on sale for 10% off through April 30, 2019, and they may be purchased at CastExpo for the same…
AFS President Bye wins STEP Ahead Award
American Foundry Society President Jean Bye (Dotson Iron Castings, Mankato, Minnesota) has been announced as a winner of the STEP Ahead Award from The Manufacturing Institute.
Lizeth Medina Balliet, left, and Jean Bye pose with their STEP Ahead Awards April 11 in Washington, D.C…Host a congressional visit at your foundry this spring
Metalcasters have significant opportunities in the next few weeks to educate congressional lawmakers about the importance of the industry.
These opportunities are Congressional recesses, April 15-27 and May 27-31, when representatives and senators are back in their states and districts,…
Benchmark your business — Take an additive manufacturing survey
How well has the foundry industry adopted 3D printing technologies? How many foundries are currently using additive manufacturing? Are you ahead or lagging behind your peers?
AFS is assisting the University of Northern Iowa in collecting data to better understand how metalcasters have…
AFS 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…
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…