During the April congressional recess, AFS member company Oil City Iron Works (OCIW), Corsicana, Texas, opened its doors to host a tour of its foundry for Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Representative Joe Barton (R-TX), to make legislators more aware of both the benefits metalcasters bring to communities and the key challenges facing America's metalcasting industry - including host of new federal regulations and global competition.

AFS supports the president’s directives to move forward on the Keystone XL Pipeline, and to require the domestic sourcing of materials for the construction, retrofitting, repair, and expansion of pipelines inside the United States.

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March 31, 2017

The new members will see how AFS membership strengthens their brands and heightens awareness in the market place.

The Women in Metalcasting program started three years ago and has been steadily gaining momentum ever since.

Moser will deliver the Keynote Address from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on April 25.

The 2017 event features more than 200 booths and will be held at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, April 25-27.

AFS president Jeff Cook and AFS CEO Doug Kurkul kicked off the 84th AFS Southeast Regional on Thursday, March 23 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. More than 150 attended the conference which featured table-top displays, a foundry tour and expert speakers from AFS and the metalcasting industry.

The AFS e-Learning platform is an easy tool to advance your career in metalcasting. AFS e-Learning allows you to train in 10 metalcasting areas at your pace and convenience simply by signing up and logging on with AFS.

Depending on the level of learning, AFS has a variety of books to help you learn, or refresh certain aspects, of metalcasting.