OSHA Issues Final Walkaround Rule Allowing Non-Employee Representatives to Accompany Compliance Officers
OSHA published its final rule on the worker walkaround representative designation process on April 1, with an effective date of May 31. The rule allows third parties, including unions and community activists, to accompany OSHA inspectors on…
AFS Receives $4 Million Federal Appropriation to Conduct Aluminum Casting Performance Research
The American Foundry Society, North America’s largest metalcasting association, announced today that it has received a $4 million federal appropriation to conduct essential aluminum-casting performance research. The…
AFS to Press 5 Key Priorities During Metalcasters Week in Washington, June 9-15
The American Foundry Society will advocate for key policy priorities crucial to the metalcasting industry during Metalcasters Week in Washington, June 9–15, 2024. Highlighted by the AFS Government…
AFS Launches Digitization Project to Transform Metalcasting Knowledge-Sharing
The American Foundry Society is pleased to announce the launch of its AFS Digitization Project, an ambitious initiative that will transform the way foundry professionals access and use industry resources. This project aims to enhance the digital availability and functionality of AFS's vast…
From Imagination to Reality: Youth Metalcasting Competition Takes Center Stage
The skill and creativity of young metalcasters will be on display at Metalcasting Congress 2024 as part of the first-ever Casting Dreams competition.
Hosted by the Steel Founders’ Society of America, this exciting initiative invites teens to bring their visions to tangible reality through…
AFS-FEF 'Spotlight on Modern Metalcasting' Tops 3.8 Million Views
The recently-released “Spotlight on the Modern Metalcasting Industry” video produced by AFS and FEF has been viewed 3.847 million times since its launch last August! The 5-minute video aired 727 times on 124 different PBS affiliate channels across the U.S.
“Countless Americans have…
AFS Welcomes 22 New Corporate Members
The American Foundry Society, North America’s largest metalcasting trade association, today recognized 22 new Corporate Members who have recently joined the organization. AFS Corporate Members are comprised of metalcasters across all alloys and processes, industry suppliers, and casting…
Secretary Pompeo to Open Keynote Series at Metalcasting Congress
Metalcasting Congress 2024, the largest gathering of the North American foundry supply chain, will showcase compelling keynotes from three notable speakers. Among them is the sole person to have held positions as both U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director, Mike Pompeo.…
Lodge and Radia Named 2024 AFS Gold Medalists, Scientific Merit and Service Citation Honorees Announced
Two esteemed leaders in the foundry industry, Henry Lodge and Jeet Radia, are set to be honored with the highest awards from the American Foundry Society at Metalcasting Congress 2024 in Milwaukee.
Henry Lodge, Chairman of the Board of Lodge Manufacturing Co. (…
Survey: Foundries Ready to Invest in 2024
Cautious optimism characterizes North American metalcasters' outlook on the business landscape, according to insights from the latest Metalcasters Quarterly Outlook Survey conducted by the American Foundry Society.