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 moreMetalcasters are Providing Essential Goods and More in the Fight Against COVID-19
In the global fight against COVID-19, metalcasters and their suppliers have proved essential. AFS Corporate Members are providing crucial services to support coronavirus relief, from manufacturing components for medical equipment and other essential products, to making donations and providing…
AFS Welcomes New President and Board Members
Michael L. Lenahan will lead the American Foundry Society and the Institute as President of the Board of Directors for 2020-2021.
Lenahan, CEO of KB Foundry Services (Independence, Ohio), was installed as AFS President…
DHS Releases Second Update to its Guidance on Essential Critical Operations and Workers During COVID-19
On April 17, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued the latest update, Version 3.0, to its “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce” guidelines, intended to help state and other local officials…
Trump Administration Unveils Three-Phase Plan for States to Reopen Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
On April 16, the Trump administration released new federal guidelines for governors to use while reopening their state’s economies following coronavirus quarantine procedures. The administration's 18-page guidance document, the “Opening Up America Again” plan, details three phases to reopen…
Foundry 4.0 Conference moved to Spring 2021
The American Foundry Society is rescheduling an important event, the Foundry 4.0 Conference, from June 2020 to spring 2021. Modern Casting magazine will continue to publish information on this important issue; see the link at the bottom of this message.
The decision to postpone…
AFS Institute Offers Classroom Courses LIVE Online
AFS & The Institute know the importance of continued education and training, especially in the current pandemic climate. The Institute is being proactive in quickly transforming some of its popular courses to a live online format. Due to current travel restrictions, AFS is pleased to offer…
AFS Makes Major Commitment to Virtual Programming
The COVID-19 public-health and economic shock has affected the metalcasting industry in a broad variety of ways. The American Foundry Society is moving quickly to continue to deliver on its mission of Advocate-Educate-Innovate in newer ways for the benefit of our corporate and individual members…
AFS Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation for Increased Funding for the Paycheck Protection Program
AFS joined more than 200 national and state-based trade groups in a letter to congressional leadership today calling on Congress to increase funding for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
According to the Small Business Administration, banks have already committed most of the…
AFS Compiles COVID-19 Resources for Foundries Regarding Respirators
Foundries have asked questions regarding the legitimacy of specific respirators amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To address these important concerns, AFS has compiled resources that foundries can use to identify NIOSH-approved respirators versus counterfeits, as well as foreign respirators…
AFS Advocacy Summit to Feature Labor Sec. Scalia
AFS today announced its annual flagship advocacy event, the Government Affairs Fly-In, has been replaced this year with a three-hour virtual Advocacy Summit, to be held on May 19 at 9 a.m. (CT).
The Advocacy Summit will have an extremely powerful…