AFS Announces 2024 Casting of the Year Competition Winners
St. Marys takes top honors in the prestigious contest, with many more award-winning castings set to be showcased at Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee.
Read moreAFS to Honor 2 Industry Veterans With Gold Medals at Metalcasting Congress
Two distinguished industry veterans, Gregory Miskinis and Thomas Slavin, will be presented with the American Foundry Society's highest honors at Metalcasting Congress 2023.
Miskinis, who retired from Waupaca Foundry (Waupaca, Wisconsin) as Director of Research…
Metalcasters Cautiously Optimistic About 2023
America’s metalcasters are cautiously optimistic about business conditions for 2023, according to a new “Quarterly Metalcasters Outlook Survey” released by the American Foundry Society.
Metalcasting Congress to ‘Debate’ Additive vs. Casting vs. Forging
It’s the ultimate question in manufacturing: Which process is best when it comes to making metal components? Now, the American Foundry Society is bringing together experts from the casting, forging, and additive realms to try to settle this argument once and for all.…
AFS Announces 2024 Hoyt Memorial Lecturer, 2023 Honorary Papers and Research Award Recipients
A former AFS president will give one of the most prominent addresses in worldwide metalcasting in 2024.
Mike Lenahan (Badger Mining) was among the honorees recently chosen for distinction by the AFS Honorary Lectures & Programs Committee. Lenahan, Senior…
New AFS Technical Director Travis Frush to Support Research, Tech Divisions
A highly respected metalcaster and additive manufacturing expert has joined the staff of the American Foundry Society (AFS) as Technical Director.
Travis Frush will advance the AFS mission by coordinating certain metalcasting…
AFS Looking Forward to Working with the 118th Congress
The American Foundry Society (AFS) today congratulated all of the newly seated members of the House and Senate in the 118th Congress.
“There are tremendous opportunities awaiting Congress and the Administration to ensure economic growth, address our nation’s workforce needs, adopt…
Metalcasting Congress 2023 Registration Opens
Professionals from every corner of the metalcasting marketplace will network, do business, and share knowledge at Metalcasting Congress 2023, coming to Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center on April 25-27, 2023.
Registration is underway for this major…
AFS Issues Call for Presentations for Additive Manufacturing Conference
The American Foundry Society is seeking presentations for the 2023 AFS Additive Manufacturing Conference, Nov. 7-8, 2023, in Dearborn, Michigan.
This conference will cover all areas of additive manufacturing/3D printing for metalcasting applications.…
Exhibit Reservations Underway for Metalcasting Congress 2023
Industry suppliers and North American metalcasters are securing their exhibit space at Metalcasting Congress 2023, the continent’s premier gathering for the full foundry supply chain.
Coming to Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center on April 25-27, 2023,…
EHS Division Honors Industry Excellence with Awards
The American Foundry Society’s Environmental, Health and Safety Division recognized individuals and companies for their achievements during an awards presentation at the 34th EHS Conference, Oct. 4-6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The division confers several awards…