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 moreWhat do tariffs mean for foundries? Find out during an AFS webinar
An expert trade attorney will delve into U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs during an AFS Members Only Webinar at 1 p.m. CT Thursday, June 21.
Aman Kakar, associate at Arent Fox International Trade Group, will provide an overview of the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs and…
AFS member testifies before Congress on skills gap
The president and CEO of St. Marys Foundry (St. Marys, Ohio), an AFS Corporate Member, spoke to members of Congress on behalf of AFS about the skills gap and small business workforce shortages June 14. Angela Dine Schmeisser, a fourth-generation owner whose foundry employs 160 people,…New grads qualify for free AFS memberships
Recent college graduates entering the workforce can receive free one-year memberships in the American Foundry Society when they convert their student memberships to individual memberships. Metalcasters who maintained their AFS student memberships through college graduation can stay…Countdown to Compliance: Silica webinar to deliver the latest on OSHA rule
The June 23 deadline to comply with OSHA’s new silica standard is almost here. What does that mean for metalcasters?
“Countdown to Compliance Under OSHA’s Final Silica Rule,” an AFS Members Only Webinar, will explain the latest on the silica standard, including the status of more than 50…
OSHA denies request to delay enforcement of silica rule
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) denied a request by the American Foundry Society (AFS) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to delay enforcement of its crystalline silica rule for 180 days. According to an agency press release issued on Friday, June 8…
Trump administration imposes new steel and aluminum tariffs
The European Union, Mexico, Canada, and several other countries are firing back with retaliatory trade measures following the Trump administration's move on June 1 to impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports.
President Trump announced worldwide…
Questions from our members
With 860 Corporate Members, 6,600 individual members, 43 regional chapters and dozens of student chapters, the American Foundry Society has a dynamic membership base. AFS members and volunteers are integrally involved in helping our organization achieve our…
Longtime AFS employee to retire after four decades
When AFS Director of Finance and Accounting Kris Drager retires this summer, it will mark the end of nearly 40 years of work for the society.
Drager, currently the longest-serving employee at AFS, began her career in April of 1979 as…
Mobilizing for Metalcasting at the 2018 AFS Fly-In
At Fly-In, AFS members bring infrastructure message and continue silica fight
Investing in U.S. infrastructure and delaying enforcement of OSHA’s silica rule were the central messages from metalcasters May 15-16 at the AFS Government Affairs Fly-In in Washington, D.C.
The event…
Celebrate Manufacturing Day this October
Are you passionate about spreading the positive message of metalcasting? This year’s Manufacturing Day event is Oct. 5. This is your opportunity to open your doors to the public and school groups to educate them on the importance of metalcasting. It’s also your…