A limited number of unique, high-profile sponsorships are available for North America’s largest metalcasting trade show and Congress, CastExpo 2019.
Offered exclusively to AFS Corporate Members, these sponsorships are great ways to reach the 6,000 foundry personnel, executives, purchasers and other attendees expected at CastExpo 2019, April 27-30 in Atlanta.
As momentum grows for CastExpo 2019, the continent’s largest metalcasting trade show and congress, exhibitors are asking for more space.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unveiled their replacement to the Obama-era 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule.
The proposed new rule appears to provide a much more reasonable approach to the limits of Clean Water Act jurisdiction for waters of the U.S. However, AFS said the details of the new rule require careful review to determine how it will impact metalcasting operations.
During the G-20 talks this weekend in Argentina, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to halt new tariffs and not increase tariffs already in place.
The U.S. had been scheduled to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% on Jan. 1. The agreement keeps those tariffs on thousands of products, including hundreds of types of Chinese castings at 10% for at least the next 90 days while the countries negotiate further.
The American Foundry Society welcomed Youngstown State University (Youngstown, Ohio) as its newest student chapter.
The metalcasting industry comes together every three years at CastExpo, the largest metalcasting trade show and congress in North America, to meet new customers, to network with all the contacts they haven’t seen in three years, to see the best in new foundry equipment, and to discover new business opportunities. Metalcasting success starts with CastExpo 2019, and registration is open today.
The Foundry Leadership Summit is coming to Michigan next year.
Hosted annually by the American Foundry Society, this popular event for industry executives and other leaders will be Sept. 22-24, 2019, at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City, Michigan.