How well has the foundry industry adopted 3D printing technologies? How many foundries are currently using additive manufacturing? Are you ahead or lagging behind your peers?

AFS is assisting the University of Northern Iowa in collecting data to better understand how metalcasters have incorporated additive manufacturing and 3D printing into their operations. This is a chance to see how others have used this new technology and compare your business against industry trends and others in your field. 

The American Foundry Society is proud to have been recognized with an award from the Foundry Educational Foundation for its corporate support of FEF. 

The American Foundry Society (AFS) opposes a Treasury Department proposal that would make it more expensive for manufacturers, including metalcasters, to finance the purchase of depreciable equipment by limiting interest deductions four years earlier than Congress intended.

Speaking up for the industry, AFS signed a coalition letter, organized by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), urging Treasury officials to reverse the proposed rule.

The American Foundry Society will sponsor a steel-castings workshop this July for the first time in more than 15 years. As technological advancements and other developments continue to shape steel casting, this one-day workshop will explore emerging trends in steel.