Texas Lawmaker Jake Ellzey to Receive AFS Congressional Champion Award
SCHAUMBURG, IL - The American Foundry Society (AFS) today announced it will present the AFS Congressional Champion Award to Rep. Jake Ellzey of Texas’s 6th District on June 10 in a reception at the Capitol Hill Club in the nation’s capital. Ellzey is the first of several lawmakers to be announced who will receive the prestigious award.
Read moreU.S. and China Agree to Hold Off on Raising Additional Tariffs
During the G-20 talks this weekend in Argentina, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to halt new tariffs and not increase tariffs already in place.
The U.S. had been scheduled to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% on Jan. 1. The…
President Signs New Trade Agreement with Mexico And Canada To Replace NAFTA
President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement — or USMCA — in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30.
The agreement provides increased requirements for automotive components to be produced in North…
Youngstown State University establishes AFS Student Chapter
The American Foundry Society welcomed Youngstown State University (Youngstown, Ohio) as its newest student chapter.
The AFS Board of Directors approved the university's application to establish a chapter during the board's Nov. 28 meeting. YSU joins 38 other colleges and universities…
AFS meets with students at FEF College Industry Conference
Students visit the AFS booth at the College Industry Conference Nov. 15.The next generation of metalcasters gathered at the Foundry Educational Foundation's College Industry Conference in Chicago Nov. 15-16.
The annual event attracts promising students at FEF schools who are…
AFS Casting Competition is now open with four new categories
The AFS/Metal Casting Design & Purchasing Casting Competition is your chance to show the engineering and purchasing community what a metal casting can accomplish. Beyond the company recognition and industry public relations gained through the “best-in-class” castings, all entries will appear…
Registration now open for CastExpo 2019 in Atlanta
The metalcasting industry comes together every three years at CastExpo, the largest metalcasting trade show and congress in North America, to meet new customers, to network with all the contacts they haven’t seen in three years, to see the best in new foundry equipment, and to discover new…
Midterm election statement from AFS CEO Doug Kurkul
“The American Foundry Society and its thousands of members congratulate the newly elected and re-elected public officials.
"We look forward to working with policymakers to advance a pro-manufacturing agenda that encourages capital investment, infrastructure investment, a strong defense…
2019 Foundry Leadership Summit to be held Sept. 22-24 in Michigan
The Foundry Leadership Summit is coming to Michigan next year.
Hosted annually by the American Foundry Society, this popular event for industry executives and other leaders will be Sept. 22-24, 2019, at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City, Michigan.
The…
How will the midterms affect metalcasting? Find out with this Nov. 8 webinar
The 2018 midterm elections are less than two weeks away, with much speculation and uncertainty as to how these elections may shape Congress. The decisions made in Washington influence your company’s bottom line. So how will the 2018 midterms affect U.S. metalcasters? AFS will host…
Book and course latest achievements for Schorn
About 15 years ago, Ted Schorn wasn’t able to easily find materials about visual inspection. His company, Enkei America, produces aluminum wheels for the automotive industry, and it was important for them to use inspection to find defects recognizable by a trained employee.
Schorn…