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 moreNew York Facility Casts Oscar Statuettes Closer to Original
Polich Tallix, Rock Tavern, New York, produced the Oscar statuettes for this year’s Academy Awards.
Last year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences looked to make the trophies more closely resemble their original form from when they were first cast and sculpted.
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AFS Piedmont Chapter Hosts 83rd AFS Southeastern Regional Conference: “Casting the Future”
The AFS Southeastern Regional Conference, held March 2-4 and presented by the AFS Piedmont Chapter, gathered metalcasters in Charleston, South Carolina, to hear discussions on relevant topics affecting the industry in 2016.
The event featured a keynote presentation from Peter Reich,…
Hitachi Metals Automotive Components to Be Division of Waupaca Foundry
Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca, Wisconsin, announced it will merge with Hitachi Metals Automotive Components USA LLC (HMAC). The merger is part of a larger reorganization within Hitachi Metals Foundry America designed to position the integrated organization for growth and meet customer demand.…
AFS Announces Government Affairs Conference Keynote Speaker
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AFS has announced it has secured Charlie Cook, one of the nation’s leading authorities on U.S. elections and American political trends, as a keynote speaker during for the Government Affairs Conference held May 18-19 in…
Congressman Works to Include Language in Appropriations Bill Requiring OSHA to Conduct Additional Reviews Before Finalizing Silica Standard
Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) is circulating a Dear Colleague letter in the House of Representatives urging lawmakers to sign a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Labor funding bill include language that would prohibit funding for OSHA to…
AFS Hires New Vice President Technology
Schaumburg, Ill. The American Foundry Society (AFS) is pleased to announce it has hired Dr. Zayna Connor as its new Vice President Technology. Coming on board March 7, Connor will immediately begin her transition with current Vice President Technical Services, Tom Prucha. Prucha will be retiring…
Linamar, GF Automotive Choose North Carolina for New Operation
Linamar Corp., Guelph, Ontario, and GF Automotive, a division of Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, announced they will place jointly owned GF Linamar LLC’s new aluminum diecasting facility in Mills River, North Carolina.
GF Linamar LLC will provide large light metal high-…
AFS Hosts Metalcasting Supply Chain, Supplier Summits
On February 15-17, AFS hosted the annual Metalcasting Supply Chain and Metalcasting Supplier Summits at the Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport.
The Supply Chain Summit, held Feb. 15-16, featured presentations for casting buyers and designers to provide expert advice on how to optimize casting…
AFS Metal Casting Photo Contest Deadline Extended to March 15
AFS is excited to announce its annual online metal casting photo contest deadline has been extended to March 15!
The premise of the contest is simple. Send AFS your best photo of a metal casting (outside of a metalcasting operation) and you are automatically entered. All you have to do is…