AFS to Bestow Highest Honors to Gold Medalists, Scientific Merit, and Service Citation Recipients at CastExpo 2025
At the 2025 CastExpo in Atlanta, five distinguished leaders will be honored by the American Foundry Society (AFS) for their outstanding contributions to the metalcasting industry. The Peter L. Simpson Gold Medal and William H. McFadden Gold Medal will be awarded at the annual banquet on Sunday, April 13, 7:00-9:00 p.m. The Scientific Merit and Service Citation Awards presentation will take place at the Volunteer Leadership Awards Luncheon, Sunday, April 13, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Visit afsinc.org for more details.
Read moreUniversity of Northern Iowa research project earns grant
The University of Northern Iowa is conducting research into ceramic aggregates with the help of a grant from AFS.
Funding for the project, “Effect of Ceramic Sand on Cast Iron Mechanical Properties,” recently was approved by the AFS Research Board. It aims to further understanding of how…
Research Board approves project from Copper Alloys Division
A new AFS research project will investigate porosity in no-lead brass castings that contributes to high scrap rates. The AFS Research Board approved the project from the Copper Alloys Division, titled “Turbulent Gating Effect on C89833 Alloy,” in September.
The research will help…
AFS Staff, Members Play Leadership Roles in Military Panels
It can be difficult for the U.S. military to source certain aircraft components from U.S. manufacturers. That was the central problem tackled at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Casting and Forging Summit on Sept. 4 at Fort Belvoir, where AFS participated alongside government officials and other…
New AFS Transactions now available
Since 1896, AFS Transactions has been an important source of academic and practical information about the metalcasting industry. Now the newest edition of the Transactions of the American Foundry Society is available from the AFS Bookstore.
Featuring peer-reviewed papers presented at the…
AFS Honors EHS Achievements at Annual Conference
The American Foundry Society recognized outstanding achievements in the environmental, health and safety field during its 31st EHS Conference, Oct. 8-10, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Thomas Rarick received the prestigious Childress-Loebler Lifetime Achievement Award from the AFS EHS…
AFS Offers Silica Compliance Help to Foundries
A recent news item demonstrates that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is serious about enforcing its crystalline silica rule which became effective on June 23, 2018. The American Foundry Society can help your metalcasting facility to work towards compliance and prepare…
AFS Presents Cast Iron Symposium in Spain
About 150 people from around the world gathered in Bilbao, Spain, for the 2nd Carl Loper Cast Iron Symposium on Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
The event was co-organized by AFS, the Azterlan Metallurgy Research Centre, the World Foundry Organization, and the Tabira Foundry Institute. It was a busy two…
Mark your calendar for AFS Members Only Webinars
AFS Members Only Webinars are scheduled through January, 2020. These crucial presentations add value to your AFS experience all year-round!
Past events can be found in Member Only Webinars Archive. To register for coming webinars, please go here.
Scanning & Eliminating…American Foundry Society Opens Its Doors on Manufacturing Day
The American Foundry Society (AFS) highlighted metalcasting careers to students, teachers, and families during its Manufacturing Day Open House on Oct. 4, 2019.
The event is part of a coordinated annual national celebration by the manufacturing…
AFS Committee Changes Name to Reflect Work
An AFS committee in the EHS Division updated its name this summer to reflect the current emphasis of its work.
Formerly called the Water Quality and Waste Disposal Committee, it is now known as the Water, Waste & Byproducts Management Committee (WWBMC).
For more information…