In The News

  • UW-Platteville: AFS Wisconsin-Platteville student chapter wins first place at Wisconsin Regional Casting Competition

    After more than 2,000 hours of work, 100 hours of machining, and 500 hours of design and simulation, the American Foundry Society student chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently won first place at the AFS Wisconsin Regional Casting Competition.

  • UW-Platteville: UW-Platteville American Foundry Society Wins Regional

    After more than 2,000 hours of work, 100 hours of machining, and 500 hours of design and simulation, the American Foundry Society student chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently won first place at the AFS Wisconsin Regional Casting Competition.

  • Sand Mountain Reporter: Mueller Co. hosts first AFS meeting, facility tour

    Members of the American Foundry Society Lost Foam Division met at Mueller Co. in Albertville for the first time.

  • Shaw Media: AFS VP of Business Development named to school board

    American Foundry Society Vice President of Business Development Ben Yates has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Community Consolidated School District 89 Board of Education.

  • Midland Daily News: AFS Saginaw Valley Chapter does Foundry-in-a-Box with after-school program

    A representative from the American Foundry Society Saginaw Valley Chapter explains how casting metal works during a "foundry in a box" activity.

  • Futurecom: McWane Ductile Utah hosts American Foundry Society meeting

    McWane Ductile Utah recently hosted the annual American Foundry Society (AFS) 8F chapter meeting. 

  • Radford News-Journal: VT students host ‘foundry in a box’ program at CHS

    The Virginia Tech Student Chapter of the American Foundry Society came for a visit to the Robotics One and the Materials and Processes of Manufacturing classes at Christiansburg High School Dec. 1.

  • Eagle Group: Foundry in a Box: Bringing Metal Casting to the Classroom

    Foundry in a Box is exactly what it sounds like: a portable kit containing everything needed to create sand-molded metal castings.

  • Meadville Tribune: AFS Millionaire Safety Award winner recognized in Pennsylvania for safety record

    AFS Corporate Member Advanced Cast Products Inc. received the 2017 Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence in a ceremony held at the foundry. ACP joins a group of 160 companies to achieve the recognition in its 20-year history.

  • Toledo Blade: Melting Point magazine, an AFS publication, cited by Toledo Blade in story covering local art foundry

    According to the Melting Point, a publication released by the American Foundry Society and Institute, more than 30 universities and independent colleges have foundries, although many are operated out of engineering departments.