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Sept. 15 Webinar: OSHA’s New Crystalline Silica Standard and Pending Lawsuit

The American Foundry Society (AFS) is hosting a webinar, 11 a.m., September 15 to prepare you for what’s next regarding OSHA’s New Crystalline Silica Standard and Pending Lawsuit

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Sneak Preview Futurist Jack Uldrich!

Someone once said, “The future’s coming faster than ever before.” What does the future hold for the manufacturing economy and your metalcasting business? See Jack Uldrich at the 2017 Foundry Executive and Leadership Conference in Stowe, Vermont Sept. 17-19.

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Metalcasting Congress announces a new logo capturing the value of AFS events

The latest look is an expression of AFS going boldly into the future with Metalcasting Congress for metalcasters, metalcasting buyers, and designers.

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Foundry Executive Leadership Conference to Feature Heavy Hitters and Great Insights

The American Foundry Society, the primary trade association advancing and serving the $30.3 billion metalcasting industry, today announced that noted global futurist Jack Uldrich, USS Cole Commander Kirk Lippold, and FOX News Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen will headline the 2017 AFS Foundry Executive & Leadership Conference.

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AFS Welcomes 15 New Corporate Members

“AFS is delivering a strong ROI for our corporate members by advocating for the industry, heightening awareness of our members in the marketplace, educating the metalcasting workforce, and fostering innovation through research and the dissemination of cutting-edge information,” said Doug Kurkul, the CEO of AFS.

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American Foundry Society Disagrees with the UCLA Copper Alloy Research Report

AFS believes the study contains many inaccuracies in the data and methodologies and contests the report’s conclusion that the use of copper bismuth alloys for potable water applications should be discontinued.

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E-Learning Provides Just-In-Time Metalcasting Skills Training to Growing Number of Foundries

The AFS Institute e-Learning program has more than tripled the number of modules since its launch on July 1, 2016.  Over the course of this past year, our catalog has expanded to 65 modules in 11 categories from the original 20 modules in four categories. AFS members, like you, helped us accomplish this incredible amount of work through volunteering their time and metalcasting expertise.  Knowledge transfer from one generation to the next is happening now and it’s rewarding to be a part of that.

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Why Attend the Foundry Executive and Leadership Conference?

A lineup of highly accomplished speakers will provide the kind of fresh insights and practical solutions that can transform your foundry business, create new possibilities, and maybe even enhance your life.

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Government Affairs Fly-In Connects Metalcasters to Policymakers in Important Moment for Industry

AFS members, metalcasters and suppliers gathered June 20-21 in Washington, D.C to share the positive significant contribution of metalcasting to the nation’s economy, infrastructure and defense, and advocated for better policies affecting our industry. This year, hope for change was in the air and attendance was up more than 50%.

On the first day of the Fly-In, attendees heard from a variety of highly reputable experts on infrastructure, trade policy, OSHA issues, tax reform and
environmental regulations.

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From the CEO: Attracting the Next Generation of Employees



A 2015 survey by Deloitte for The Manufacturing Institute found “the public is unwilling to encourage their children to pursue a career in manufacturing.” Those findings documented the challenges that all manufacturers, including metalcasters, face in recruiting top young talent to our industry.

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