Prucha Earns Prestigious Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award
Thomas Prucha, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Metalcasting (IJMC) has been honored through the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards with the Editorial Contribution Award for his outstanding contributions to the journal in 2025.
Read moreNew AFS Transactions now available
Since 1896, AFS Transactions has been an important source of academic and practical information about the metalcasting industry. Now the newest edition of the Transactions of the American Foundry Society is available from the AFS Bookstore.
Featuring peer-reviewed papers presented at the…
AFS Offers Silica Compliance Help to Foundries
A recent news item demonstrates that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is serious about enforcing its crystalline silica rule which became effective on June 23, 2018. The American Foundry Society can help your metalcasting facility to work towards compliance and prepare…
AFS Presents Cast Iron Symposium in Spain
About 150 people from around the world gathered in Bilbao, Spain, for the 2nd Carl Loper Cast Iron Symposium on Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
The event was co-organized by AFS, the Azterlan Metallurgy Research Centre, the World Foundry Organization, and the Tabira Foundry Institute. It was a busy two…
AFS Honors EHS Achievements at Annual Conference
The American Foundry Society recognized outstanding achievements in the environmental, health and safety field during its 31st EHS Conference, Oct. 8-10, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Thomas Rarick received the prestigious Childress-Loebler Lifetime Achievement Award from the AFS EHS…
Mark your calendar for AFS Members Only Webinars
AFS Members Only Webinars are scheduled through January, 2020. These crucial presentations add value to your AFS experience all year-round!
Past events can be found in Member Only Webinars Archive. To register for coming webinars, please go here.
Scanning & Eliminating…American Foundry Society Opens Its Doors on Manufacturing Day
The American Foundry Society (AFS) highlighted metalcasting careers to students, teachers, and families during its Manufacturing Day Open House on Oct. 4, 2019.
The event is part of a coordinated annual national celebration by the manufacturing…
AFS Committee Changes Name to Reflect Work
An AFS committee in the EHS Division updated its name this summer to reflect the current emphasis of its work.
Formerly called the Water Quality and Waste Disposal Committee, it is now known as the Water, Waste & Byproducts Management Committee (WWBMC).
For more information…
Train Your Trainers for Success with the AFS Institute
Your foundry’s success depends on a well-trained workforce. But are your trainers up to speed on the latest advancements? A new workshop from the American Foundry Society Institute gives trainers the knowledge they need to transform a plant’s workforce development program with solutions tailored…
Georgia Southern University Creates AFS Student Chapter
The American Foundry Society is proud to welcome Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, Georgia) as the newest school to establish an AFS Student Chapter on campus. The AFS Board of Directors approved Georgia Southern’s application on Aug. 15, making it the 40th college or university to host…
AFS to Honor Two Industry Leaders at Foundry Leadership Summit
Craig SchmeisserTwo metalcasting leaders will be honored by the American Foundry Society for their contributions to the industry during the 2019 Foundry Leadership Summit.
Craig Schmeisser will receive the Keating Founders’ Freedom Award, presented for “significant…