AFS Peters-Robison Library Reaches New Milestone
The Peters-Robison AFS Metalcasting Library has further cemented its status as the world’s largest and most comprehensive metalcasting library, recently expanding its digital collection to over 18,000 articles.
Read moreSeptember Workshop to Offer Advanced Look at Cupola Operation
Iron metalcasters will go well beyond the basics of cupola operation during the 2022 Advanced Cupola Concepts Workshop, Sept. 27-28 in Tell City, Indiana.
Presented by the American Foundry Society, this interactive workshop will teach cupola operators how to…
AFS to Host Webinar on OSHA’s Revisions to Lead Standards on July 28
OSHA has begun the process of revising its standards for occupational exposure to lead, a move which will affect some nonferrous foundries. To help metalcasters stay informed about these proposed changes to the standards, AFS will host a Members-Only Webinar at 1 p.m. CT on Thursday,…
Milwaukee to Host 2022 Sand Casting Conference
The latest advances in sand casting technology will be at the forefront of the 2022 Sand Casting Conference, Sept. 12-14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This thorough three-day conference from the American Foundry Society is led by experts in green sand casting and…
AFS Issues Call for Papers for Metalcasting Congress 2023
The American Foundry Society has issued a call for papers and presentations for the 127th Metalcasting Congress, April 25-27, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Metalcasting Congress is one of the foundry industry’s leading forums for knowledge-sharing and the presentation of…
AFS Announces Changes to Safe Year Award Criteria, New Deadline
AFS Safe Year Awards honor excellence in manufacturing safety. Recently, the AFS Safety and Health Committee determined that lost-time incidents due to COVID-19 are not a true reflection of a facility’s safety and health management and practices.
Therefore, for Safe Year Award…
AFS Report Details Ways to Prevent Heat Stress in Foundries
A comprehensive report from the AFS Safety & Health Committee which provided the basis for an ASTM Standard details how metalcasters can prevent and manage heat-related illness during hot weather and other situations that can cause heat stress.
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Foundry 4.0 Conference Brings Metalcasters Practical Tools for Digital Manufacturing
Metalcasters will explore practical ways to implement Industry 4.0 technologies in their foundries during the Foundry Industry 4.0 Conference, July 26-27 in Itasca, Illinois, near O’Hare International Airport.
Presented by the American Foundry Society, this in-…
AFS, Industry Coalition Score Victory on Ocean Shipping Reform
President Biden on Thursday will sign into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which passed the House in June and the Senate in March. The AFS-backed bill will boost the investigatory authority of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), allowing it to probe ocean common carriers…
Cornyn, Gallagher and Bost Honored for Support of American Metalcasters
Three U.S. lawmakers were honored by the American Foundry Society during the 2022 AFS Government Affairs Fly-In for their steadfast support of American metalcasters and domestic manufacturing.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-8-WI…
Lodge to Host 2022 Future Leaders of Metalcasting Meeting in October
Young metalcasting professionals will build their skills at an immersive networking event in one of the metalcasting industry’s most iconic locations: South Pittsburg, Tennessee, home of Lodge Manufacturing Co.
Hosted by AFS’s Future Leaders of…