AFS Begins Work on Aluminum Casting Performance Initiative (ACPI) Projects
AFS announced that contracting for three new projects as part of the Aluminum Casting Performance Initiative FY2024 funding package has been finalized. These projects will provide a critical step towards improving reliability and quality of aluminum casting methods.
Read moreAFS announces Keating Founders’ Freedom Award winners
The American Foundry Society will honor two leaders in metalcasting for their contributions to the foundry industry in the field of government affairs.
Bradford D. Muller, left, and Eric R. Meyers, right.Bradford D. Muller and Eric R. Meyers are the 2018 recipients of the…
AFS iron inoculation conference draws global experts
Cast iron experts from North America, South America, and Europe converged on Louisville Aug. 20-21 for the 2018 AFS Cast Iron Inoculation Conference.
More than 100 people attended the event, which covered technical aspects of inoculation and its practical application. Conference…
Key Washington insider, entertaining economist join the thought leaders at Foundry Leadership Conference
Byron York, a key journalist from inside-the-beltway, and Gus Faucher, an economist of rare clarity and wit, are now part of the speaker lineup at the 2018 Foundry Leadership Conference.York, a syndicated columnist with years of…
Advanced Foundry Environmental Air Seminar: Become your foundry’s go-to resource
Every foundry needs a go-to resource on air emissions. Gaining that expertise isn’t easy, though.
There is one place metalcasters can become authorities on air emissions: the AFS Advanced Foundry Environmental Air Seminar, Oct. 7-8 in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, near Cleveland.
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New Institute chief to focus on delivery of education services
The AFS Institute recently completed a $1 million investment in metalcasting classroom-course and e-learning curriculum. Now AFS has hired a new Institute leader, Clarence Trowbridge, to optimize the delivery of education and training to the metalcasting community. Trowbridge joined…
Designers and buyers: “Bring Your Own Blueprints” to CastExpo 2019
Designers and buyers can source their castings at CastExpo 2019 when they bring their own blueprints to foundries exhibiting in Cast in North America (CINA).
Whether they’re looking to change metalcasters, bring a new component into production, or just explore their options, designers…
AFS announces bestseller list
Books about casting defects topped the lineup of bestsellers from the American Foundry Society this year.
The list of top-selling metalcasting books from AFS covers purchases in fiscal year 2018. AFS carries about 150 titles in its bookstore, many of which are published by the…
AFS-supported workforce legislation signed by President Trump
Key workforce legislation supported by AFS went into law July 31, when President Trump signed an act overhauling the nation’s career and technical education law.
The bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2353) reforms, modernizes, and…
Keep your competitive advantage with this additive conference from AFS
Additive manufacturing is fundamentally changing metalcasting—and not just at foundries that already use 3D printing.
“The companies who aren’t adopting [3D] technology are not attracting the younger employees who can help them sustain their organizations, and they’re not being…
AFS human resources roundtable is a hit at Miller Park
Human resources professionals and front-line supervisors took themselves out to the ballgame July 24 for a roundtable organized by the AFS HR Division.
About 50 people representing 20 organizations attended the event at Miller Park in Milwaukee. People shared ideas about…