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 moreApply for 2018 AFS Millionaires Safety Award – Deadline Jan. 18
Did your facility attain a million safe work-hours during 2018? Be recognized for this significant achievement by applying for the 2018 AFS Millionaires Safety Award.
This award honors AFS Corporate Member facilities at a single location which have achieved 1 million hours, or any…
Trump Administration Unveils Waters of the U.S. Rule Replacement
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unveiled their replacement to the Obama-era 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule.
The proposed new rule appears to provide a much more reasonable approach to the limits of Clean Water Act jurisdiction for waters of…
U.S. and China Agree to Hold Off on Raising Additional Tariffs
During the G-20 talks this weekend in Argentina, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to halt new tariffs and not increase tariffs already in place.
The U.S. had been scheduled to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% on Jan. 1. The…
President Signs New Trade Agreement with Mexico And Canada To Replace NAFTA
President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement — or USMCA — in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30.
The agreement provides increased requirements for automotive components to be produced in North…
Youngstown State University establishes AFS Student Chapter
The American Foundry Society welcomed Youngstown State University (Youngstown, Ohio) as its newest student chapter.
The AFS Board of Directors approved the university's application to establish a chapter during the board's Nov. 28 meeting. YSU joins 38 other colleges and universities…
AFS meets with students at FEF College Industry Conference
Students visit the AFS booth at the College Industry Conference Nov. 15.The next generation of metalcasters gathered at the Foundry Educational Foundation's College Industry Conference in Chicago Nov. 15-16.
The annual event attracts promising students at FEF schools who are…
AFS Casting Competition is now open with four new categories
The AFS/Metal Casting Design & Purchasing Casting Competition is your chance to show the engineering and purchasing community what a metal casting can accomplish. Beyond the company recognition and industry public relations gained through the “best-in-class” castings, all entries will appear…
Registration now open for CastExpo 2019 in Atlanta
The metalcasting industry comes together every three years at CastExpo, the largest metalcasting trade show and congress in North America, to meet new customers, to network with all the contacts they haven’t seen in three years, to see the best in new foundry equipment, and to discover new…
Midterm election statement from AFS CEO Doug Kurkul
“The American Foundry Society and its thousands of members congratulate the newly elected and re-elected public officials.
"We look forward to working with policymakers to advance a pro-manufacturing agenda that encourages capital investment, infrastructure investment, a strong defense…
2019 Foundry Leadership Summit to be held Sept. 22-24 in Michigan
The Foundry Leadership Summit is coming to Michigan next year.
Hosted annually by the American Foundry Society, this popular event for industry executives and other leaders will be Sept. 22-24, 2019, at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Traverse City, Michigan.
The…