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 moreMetalcasting Roadmap Identifies Industry R&D Needs
The American Metalcasting Consortium (AMC) has finalized its release of the 2016 Metalcasting Industry Roadmap. The project culminates a two-year industry collaboration to identify future research and development needs to accelerate the growth of advanced manufacturing in the U.S. AFS served as…
OSHA Issues Active Regulatory Agenda
OSHA published its spring semiannual regulatory agenda. It provides a list of all regulatory actions that are under active consideration by the agency.
Regulations of particular interest to metalcasters include:
Final rule on preventing slips, trips and falls which is…
Final Rules on Employer Wellness Programs Issued by EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final rules on employer-sponsored wellness programs in May. The rules clarify the commission’s position on wellness plan compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title II of the Genetic Information…
Hayes Announces Retirement from CISA
Roger Hayes has announced his retirement as executive director of the Casting Industry Suppliers Association (CISA), Goodyear, Arizona. Hayes became CISA’s president in 1999 and was named executive director in 2002.
Marlene Hayes also announced her retirement as executive assistant at CISA…
Sen. Pat Toomey and Reps. Bob Gibbs and Bill Huizenga Receive Metalcasting Eagle Awards at Government Affairs Conference
The American Foundry Society (AFS) presented Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Reps. Bob Gibbs (R-OH) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) with the Metalcasting Industry Eagle Award during the industry’s Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. This award is presented annually to lawmakers who support…
Magna Announces Aluminum Casting Facility in United Kingdom
Magna International Inc., Aurora, Ontario, Canada, announced it will build a new aluminum casting facility in Telford, United Kingdom. The plant will be approximately 225,000 sq. ft. and create up to 295 jobs when at full capacity.
According to a news release, the facility will support…
U.S. Labor Department Issues Final Rule on Overtime
Under a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Labor on May 23, the minimum salary threshold for employees to be considered overtime "exempt" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will double beginning December 1, 2016.
Currently, workers earning more than $23,660 per year are…
Metalcasting Represented at 2016 RAPID Conference
AFS exhibited at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) RAPID conference in Orlando, Florida, May 17-19. AFS represented the metalcasting industry to the more than 3,000 attendees who came to the event to network and learn more about rapid manufacturing including 3-D printing, 3-D…
Brillion Awarded Contract from Detroit
Accuride, Evansville, Indiana, announced that Brillion Iron Works, Brillion, Wisconsin, has been awarded a long-term contract to supply the flywheel used with the Detroit DT12 Automated Manual Transmission by the Detroit subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America.
According to a news…
Dalton Purchased By Speyside Equity
Speyside Equity, New York, announced it has purchased Dalton Foundry, Warsaw, Indiana, from Neenah Enterprises. According to a news release, the sale was completed May 2, 2016. The Warsaw casting facility and a machining plant in Stryker, Ohio were included in the deal.
Dalton has annual…