Harry Moser to Speak at CastExpo 2025 on the Impact of Reshoring for U.S. Foundries
SCHAUMBURG, IL - The reshoring movement continues to reshape U.S. manufacturing, bringing back over 700,000 jobs in recent years. With growing concerns over long and complex supply chains, reshoring and nearshoring have become critical strategies for strengthening domestic production.
Read moreAFS Issues Call for Papers for Metalcasting Congress 2023
The American Foundry Society has issued a call for papers and presentations for the 127th Metalcasting Congress, April 25-27, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Metalcasting Congress is one of the foundry industry’s leading forums for knowledge-sharing and the presentation of…
AFS Announces Changes to Safe Year Award Criteria, New Deadline
AFS Safe Year Awards honor excellence in manufacturing safety. Recently, the AFS Safety and Health Committee determined that lost-time incidents due to COVID-19 are not a true reflection of a facility’s safety and health management and practices.
Therefore, for Safe Year Award…
AFS Report Details Ways to Prevent Heat Stress in Foundries
A comprehensive report from the AFS Safety & Health Committee which provided the basis for an ASTM Standard details how metalcasters can prevent and manage heat-related illness during hot weather and other situations that can cause heat stress.
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Foundry 4.0 Conference Brings Metalcasters Practical Tools for Digital Manufacturing
Metalcasters will explore practical ways to implement Industry 4.0 technologies in their foundries during the Foundry Industry 4.0 Conference, July 26-27 in Itasca, Illinois, near O’Hare International Airport.
Presented by the American Foundry Society, this in-…
AFS, Industry Coalition Score Victory on Ocean Shipping Reform
President Biden on Thursday will sign into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which passed the House in June and the Senate in March. The AFS-backed bill will boost the investigatory authority of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), allowing it to probe ocean common carriers…
Cornyn, Gallagher and Bost Honored for Support of American Metalcasters
Three U.S. lawmakers were honored by the American Foundry Society during the 2022 AFS Government Affairs Fly-In for their steadfast support of American metalcasters and domestic manufacturing.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-8-WI…
Lodge to Host 2022 Future Leaders of Metalcasting Meeting in October
Young metalcasting professionals will build their skills at an immersive networking event in one of the metalcasting industry’s most iconic locations: South Pittsburg, Tennessee, home of Lodge Manufacturing Co.
Hosted by AFS’s Future Leaders of…
Historic Greenbrier Resort to Host AFS 2022 Foundry Leadership Summit
Known as “America’s Resort,” the Greenbrier will host the 2022 Foundry Leadership Summit, Sept. 18-22 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Nestled in the Allegheny Mountains, the resort will provide the perfect setting for foundry owners, CEOs, vice presidents and rising leaders to…
New Book from AFS Details Keys to Structural Aluminum Castings
A new book from two of the aluminum industry’s most respected experts teaches metalcasters the keys to creating superior structural aluminum castings.
Written by Mahi Sahoo and David Weiss, Aluminum Castings for Structural Applications goes beyond the basics to…
Tech, Trends and Best Practices: 2022 Aluminum Casting Conference to Explore Innovations
Aluminum metalcasters will learn to maximize their operations when they delve into cutting-edge manufacturing technologies, trends, and best practices at the 2022 Aluminum Casting Conference hosted by the American Foundry…