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 moreAssociations Urge Administration to Reopen the Silica Rule OSHA is Putting Jobs and Companies at Great Risk
The American Foundry Society (AFS) and five other trade associations sent a letter to the Secretary of Labor strongly urging the re-opening of the rulemaking record on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) final rule on Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica…
AFS Issues Final Call for Papers for the 122nd Metalcasting Congress
The American Foundry Society (AFS) has issued a final call for papers for the 122nd Metalcasting Congress to be held April 3-5, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. AFS is seeking papers covering all issues relating to metalcasting, diecasting and foundry management and operations, including unique…
Fairfield Castings Gets New Ownership
Fairfield Castings (Fairfield, Iowa) has been bought and renamed Faircast Inc. In July, the AFS Corporate Member Faircast received $855,000 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
The award included $600,000 in direct financial assistance as well as $255,000 in investment tax credits…
AFS Testifies on Burdensome Regulations in Washington, D.C.
Testifying at the 2017 National Regulatory Fairness Hearing at the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of the National Ombudsman on Aug. 28, Brad Muller, AFS’ Government Affairs Chairman and Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co., urged action on OSHA’…
Rep. Cheri Bustos Tours Galesburg Castings
August 24, 2017--Galesburg Castings Inc., an AFS Corporate Member (Galesburg, Illinois), hosted Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Illinois) for a plant tour and presentation on Tuesday, August 22. Bustos serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, as well as the Agriculture…
AFS Research Aids Development of A206 Standards
August 23,2017--The American Foundry Society (AFS), as part of the American Metalcasting Consortium (AMC), has provided material design data properties for the incorporation of aluminum cast alloy A206 into the Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS) handbook.
…AFS Urges Every Corporate Member to Take Action on OSHA Silica Rule Now
After weeks of discussion with the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) staff, the government informed the American Foundry Society, the National Association of Manufacturers and a coalition of construction associations that it is not willing to:
a) Reopen the record and fix critical portions…
Chief Washington Correspondent for FOX News Channel to Speak at AFS Foundry Executive Leadership Conference
James Rosen, the Chief Washington Correspondent for the FOX News Channel, will be speaking at the AFS Foundry Executive and Leadership Conference, September 17-19 in Stowe, Vermont.
Rosen joined FOX in 1999, and In 2003 he was named by C-SPAN the funniest celebrity in Washington.…
Denison Industries Hosts Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas)
August 22, 2017--Denison Industries, an AFS Corporate Member in Denison, Texas, hosted Representative John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) for a plant tour and town hall meeting on Friday, August 18.
Rep. Ratcliffe is serving his second term in Congress and is a member of the House Homeland…
Kimura Foundry to Open Indiana Facility
AFS Corporate Member Kimura Foundry America is planning to open an $8 million facility in Shelbyville, Indiana, by the end of next year. The project would add up to 35 jobs by 2020.
In 2014, Kimura opened a U.S. sales office in Schaumburg, Illinois. but this wlll be the company’s first U.…