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 moreChassix acquiring BENTELER
Chassix, Inc. (Southfield, Michigan), a global automotive supplier of precision casting and machining solutions, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BENTELER Automotive Farsund’s lightweight aluminum low pressure automotive casting business.
BENTELER Automotive…
EPA to end "Sue and Settle" Practice
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced on October 16, 2017 that EPA would end the practice of regulation through litigation to resolve legal challenges to Agency actions and inactions known as “Sue and Settle.” Administrator Pruitt indicated that the “Sue and Settle” process “undermines…
Women in Metalcasting Meet During EHS Conference
Women in Metalcasting (WIM) met at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Environmental Health and Safety Conference on Oct. 30. Organized by WIM Chair Patti Buksa, the meeting was an opportunity for members to network and a chance to say hello.
The event was sponsored…
AFS Hosts Hundreds for Manufacturing Day 2017, Looks Forward to Manufacturing Day 2018
The American Foundry Society (AFS) brought home the message of careers in metalcasting to students, teaches, and public officials during its open house Manufacturing Day event on October 6, 2017.
The event was part of a coordinated national celebration of the manufacturing industry to…
AFS Publishes New Aluminum Casting Handbook
The American Foundry Society (AFS) has announced that the third edition of “Aluminum Casting Technology” will be available for purchase in the fall of 2017.
Most recently published in 1993, “Aluminum Casting Technology” has become one of the key resources for aluminum metalcasting…
Ontario government invests $137,700 into Dynacast expansion in Peterborough
Dynacast (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada) has received $137,000 from the province of Ontario for expansion and job creation. The funds will help Dynacast fill 10 jobs within the next two years.
Per a GlobalNews.ca report, Dynacast said it will invest $1,000,000 of its own money.
“Our…
AFS Supports EPA's Action to Repeal the Clean Power Plan
On October 10, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants. EPA presented the rule to the public as designed to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing utilities. AFS has argued that the rule would hurt…
AB&I Foundry Honored
AFS Corporate Member AB&I Foundry (Oakland, California), a subsidiary of McWane, has earned the International Living Future Institute's Declare label. The ILFI created Declare, a 'nutrition-label' for products that provides a clear, elegant, and informative method to disclose a product's…
GF Linamar Gets $300M Order
GF Linamar, a venture between GF Automotive and Linamar, has been awarded a large order from a U.S. manufacturer to produce lightweight magnesium components. The value of the contract amounts to a total of around $300 million over five years.
The order consists of cross car beams for a new…
VanKirk Memorialized with Sculpture
Dallas “Pete” VanKirk was honored with a sculpture that was lit during a ceremony in Perry, Iowa.
VanKirk died in August 2016 and was the CEO of Progressive Foundry. The sculpture, named “Born of Fire” depicts a ladle pouring molten metal. According to a report in The Perry News, LED…