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 morePlan to Host a Plant Tour with Your Lawmakers over the August Recess!
A friendly reminder from the AFS Washington, D.C., office: What you’re about to read is a valuable opportunity to get your metalcasting business in front of lawmakers. You do a ton of great work and our country benefits from your castings. Make sure the people elected to represent you hear your…
Regulatory Notice: Some U.S. Foundries and Suppliers Must File New EEOC Form by Sept. 30
Note: Below is important information from the AFS Washington, D.C., office about a Sept. 30, 2019 deadline for foundries to file forms with the EEOC. AFS will be holding a timely webinar on Aug. 22, 2019, "Update on DOL’s Proposed Overtime Rule & Navigating the New EEO-1 Pay Data…
IJMC Grows in Influence, Posts Impact Factor Gains
The International Journal of Metalcasting, the American Foundry Society’s technical and research journal, is more influential than ever, according to a widely used measure of academic journals.
IJMC’s impact factor, an index that reflects the number of times a journal is cited by…
AFS issues call for papers and presentations for 124th Metalcasting Congress
The American Foundry Society is issuing a call for papers and presentations for the 124th Metalcasting Congress, April 21-23, 2020, Cleveland, Ohio.
TECHNICAL TRACK
AFS is seeking technical papers and presentations covering all issues…
AFS Comments on OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck Regulations
As part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s process to determine whether to initiate rulemaking to revise its powered industrial trucks standards for general, maritime, and construction industries, the American Foundry Society submitted comments. OSHA’s current regulations are…
Photos: Metalcasters, suppliers deliver message to 100 Congressional offices in Washington at AFS Fly-In
AFS metalcasters and suppliers took part in the 2019 AFS Government Affairs Fly-In June 11-12 in Washington, D.C., the industry’s premier legislative event dedicated to educating policymakers and speaking with one voice. As well as showcasing the industry as one of America’s most vital economic…
AFS announces 4 advocacy priorities for June 11-12 Fly-In
The American Foundry Society today announced that the four top priorities for the June 11-12 Government Affairs Fly-In in Washington, D.C., are as follows:
Invest in water infrastructure Strengthen “Buy American” provisions when taxpayer funds are used Pass the Transit Infrastructure…Metalcasters: Send your customers MCDP at no cost
AFS is reminding metalcasters they should be giving their customers a gift. It’s one of the best tools for informing their casting buyers about metalcasting products. It’s Metal Casting Design & Purchasing (MCDP) magazine.
MCDP is for anyone who buys metal…
Peter Zeihan to keynote Foundry Leadership Summit
Peter Zeihan, a noted geopolitical strategist who receives rave reviews, will be the keynote speaker at the American Foundry Society’s 2019 Foundry Leadership Summit, Sept. 22-24 in Traverse City, Michigan.
Zeihan is a global energy, demographic, and security expert. His 2014 book…
AFS research seeks to improve the lost foam casting process
Continuing AFS-sponsored research seeks to harness the power of 3D printing to expand the marketability and viability of the lost foam casting process.
Lost foam tooling is, in general, prohibitively expensive with long lead times associated with the complexity of tool designs.…