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 moreFrom the CEO: Technical Expertise as a Member Benefit
By Doug Kurkul, AFS CEO
Access to technical expertise is one of the most valuable benefits of American Foundry Society (AFS) membership. There are several ways for AFS members to tap into this base of metalcasting knowledge.
Contact AFS Staff with Everyday Challenges. The AFS…
Engineering Division Offers Plant Review Program
A new program to support manufacturing efficiencies recently was launched by the AFS Engineering Division.
As part of the division’s Plant Review Program, members visit metalcasting plants and offer suggestions on process improvements, plant engineering, energy and related topics. The…
NoRedesign, AFS to Host Webinar on Innovative Casting Design Method
NoRedesign.com, in partnership with AFS, will present a free webinar on an innovative casting method at 3 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The use of an existing software package helps OEMs design better castings the first time, without restarts, outfits, and re-tooling. The software is part…
Research Board approves project from Copper Alloys Division
A new AFS research project will investigate porosity in no-lead brass castings that contributes to high scrap rates. The AFS Research Board approved the project from the Copper Alloys Division, titled “Turbulent Gating Effect on C89833 Alloy,” in September.
The research will help…
AFS Staff, Members Play Leadership Roles in Military Panels
It can be difficult for the U.S. military to source certain aircraft components from U.S. manufacturers. That was the central problem tackled at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Casting and Forging Summit on Sept. 4 at Fort Belvoir, where AFS participated alongside government officials and other…
University of Northern Iowa research project earns grant
The University of Northern Iowa is conducting research into ceramic aggregates with the help of a grant from AFS.
Funding for the project, “Effect of Ceramic Sand on Cast Iron Mechanical Properties,” recently was approved by the AFS Research Board. It aims to further understanding of how…
New AFS Transactions now available
Since 1896, AFS Transactions has been an important source of academic and practical information about the metalcasting industry. Now the newest edition of the Transactions of the American Foundry Society is available from the AFS Bookstore.
Featuring peer-reviewed papers presented at the…
AFS Presents Cast Iron Symposium in Spain
About 150 people from around the world gathered in Bilbao, Spain, for the 2nd Carl Loper Cast Iron Symposium on Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
The event was co-organized by AFS, the Azterlan Metallurgy Research Centre, the World Foundry Organization, and the Tabira Foundry Institute. It was a busy two…
AFS Honors EHS Achievements at Annual Conference
The American Foundry Society recognized outstanding achievements in the environmental, health and safety field during its 31st EHS Conference, Oct. 8-10, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Thomas Rarick received the prestigious Childress-Loebler Lifetime Achievement Award from the AFS EHS…
AFS Offers Silica Compliance Help to Foundries
A recent news item demonstrates that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is serious about enforcing its crystalline silica rule which became effective on June 23, 2018. The American Foundry Society can help your metalcasting facility to work towards compliance and prepare…