Celebrating Innovation and Excellence in Metalcasting: 2025 Casting of the Year Winners Announced
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Casting Source is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Casting Source Casting of the Year competition, honoring exceptional innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship in the metalcasting industry. This annual celebration recognizes the art and science of metalcasting, showcasing castings that exemplify advanced engineering, design, and manufacturing expertise.
Read moreNine in 10 Foundries Plan Capital Investments in Next 12 Months
The American Foundry Society today announced survey results showing more than 90 percent of responding North American foundries anticipate making capital investments in the next 12 months.
Foundries identified 19…
Greg Kramer to spearhead AFS Safety and Environmental Programs
An accomplished environmental engineer with extensive experience as an AFS volunteer leader has joined the American Foundry Society's staff as Technical Director.
AFS welcomes new Corporate Members
The American Foundry Society, North America’s largest and most influential metalcasting trade association, today recognized 13 new Corporate Members which have joined in recent months.
AFS Corporate Members are comprised of metalcasters across all alloys and…
2 more reasons to register for Metalcasting Congress: Cast-in-Steel and IJMC-FEF awards programs
Here are two more great reasons to register now for Metalcasting Congress: The awards programs for Cast in Steel and the IJMC-FEF Student Research Competition.
The annual awards presentation for the Steel Founders Society’s “Cast in Steel” program will be held at 8:30…
AFS 2022 Policy Agenda Underscores Importance of a Strong Metalcasting Industry
The American Foundry Society, the voice of the North American metalcasting industry, has announced its policy priorities for 2022. As the only association advocating full-time for the $44 billion metalcasting economy, AFS’s policy positions support the strength of the industry, the hundreds of…
Pollster Rasmussen to Explore Public Opinion During CastExpo 2022
One of the world’s leading pollsters will share his incisive perspective on “America in 2022: The State of Public Opinion” during an April 25 keynote address at CastExpo 2022.
Scott Rasmussen is a pioneer in the field of polling, having debuted the first daily presidential tracking…
Grow Your Metalcasting Management Skills With This Live Summit
Supervisors and human resources professionals will build their skills as metalcasting leaders during the foundry industry’s prime event for practical management training.
The 2022 Management Training and Development Summit will take place live at AFS…
Jean Bye to Deliver 2022 Hoyt Lecture on Long-Term Success
A metalcasting leader whose distinguished career spanned five decades will share her keys for long-term success during a keynote address at CastExpo 2022.
Industry veteran Jean Bye started at Dotson Iron Castings as an intern in 1972. Nearly 50…
Naval commander to talk management strategy during CastExpo keynote
The former U.S. naval commander who transformed an underachieving destroyer into the “best damn ship in the Navy” will share his vision of leadership and teamwork during one of CastExpo 2022’s keynote presentations.
When Captain D. Michael Abrashoff boarded the…
AFS to Recognize Scientific Achievements at CastExpo 2022
An accomplished metalcasting researcher and a copper alloy expert will be honored during CastExpo 2022 by the American Foundry Society for their scientific contributions to the foundry industry.
Sairam Ravi and James H. Michel are the recipients of 2022 AFS Awards of…