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 moreAFS issues call for papers and presentations for 124th Metalcasting Congress
The American Foundry Society is issuing a call for papers and presentations for the 124th Metalcasting Congress, April 21-23, 2020, Cleveland, Ohio.
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AFS is seeking technical papers and presentations covering all issues…
AFS Comments on OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck Regulations
As part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s process to determine whether to initiate rulemaking to revise its powered industrial trucks standards for general, maritime, and construction industries, the American Foundry Society submitted comments. OSHA’s current regulations are…
Photos: Metalcasters, suppliers deliver message to 100 Congressional offices in Washington at AFS Fly-In
AFS metalcasters and suppliers took part in the 2019 AFS Government Affairs Fly-In June 11-12 in Washington, D.C., the industry’s premier legislative event dedicated to educating policymakers and speaking with one voice. As well as showcasing the industry as one of America’s most vital economic…
AFS announces 4 advocacy priorities for June 11-12 Fly-In
The American Foundry Society today announced that the four top priorities for the June 11-12 Government Affairs Fly-In in Washington, D.C., are as follows:
Invest in water infrastructure Strengthen “Buy American” provisions when taxpayer funds are used Pass the Transit Infrastructure…Metalcasters: Send your customers MCDP at no cost
AFS is reminding metalcasters they should be giving their customers a gift. It’s one of the best tools for informing their casting buyers about metalcasting products. It’s Metal Casting Design & Purchasing (MCDP) magazine.
MCDP is for anyone who buys metal…
AFS research seeks to improve the lost foam casting process
Continuing AFS-sponsored research seeks to harness the power of 3D printing to expand the marketability and viability of the lost foam casting process.
Lost foam tooling is, in general, prohibitively expensive with long lead times associated with the complexity of tool designs.…
Peter Zeihan to keynote Foundry Leadership Summit
Peter Zeihan, a noted geopolitical strategist who receives rave reviews, will be the keynote speaker at the American Foundry Society’s 2019 Foundry Leadership Summit, Sept. 22-24 in Traverse City, Michigan.
Zeihan is a global energy, demographic, and security expert. His 2014 book…
Metalcasting experts can add value to your event
Experts from every corner of the metalcasting industry are ready to add value to your meeting, conference, or educational event. They’re members of the American Foundry Society Speakers Bureau, the industry’s go-to source for authorities on everything from metals and metallurgy to health and…
AFS announces 9 additional conferences for 2019!
AFS is excited to announce nine more high-value conferences for 2019! These events offer the best in metalcasting education and another opportunity to network with your peers at a vital AFS event. The range of events means there’s something for everyone in metalcasting.
Registration is…
Why you should attend the 2019 AFS Government Affairs Fly-In
Your voice counts. With more than 100 new lawmakers and dozens of new congressional staffers on Capitol Hill, this year’s AFS Government Affairs Fly-In is more important than ever. Every U.S. foundry and supplier is encouraged to send at least one employee to the AFS Government Affairs Fly-In to…