How will the midterms affect metalcasting? Find out with this Nov. 8 webinar

The 2018 midterm elections are less than two weeks away, with much speculation and uncertainty as to how these elections may shape Congress. The decisions made in Washington influence your company’s bottom line. So how will the 2018 midterms affect U.S. metalcasters? AFS will host…

Book and course latest achievements for Schorn

About 15 years ago, Ted Schorn wasn’t able to easily find materials about visual inspection. His company, Enkei America, produces aluminum wheels for the automotive industry, and it was important for them to use inspection to find defects recognizable by a trained employee.

Schorn…

AFS committee hosts first-ever Advanced Cupola Concepts Seminar

In an exciting development for AFS, the AFS Cupola Committee held its first ever Advanced Cupola Concepts Seminar Oct. 10 at McWane Ductile Foundry in Coshocton, Ohio. 

A team of cupola experts led the Advanced Cupola Concepts Seminar.

Cupola operators from…

Future Leaders in Metalcasting holds its biggest meeting in years

Fifty professionals and students from across the U.S. and Mexico attended the annual FLM Meeting this week in Mankato, Minnesota, hosted by Dotson Iron Castings, Oct. 15-17. It was the largest gathering of Future Leaders of Metalcasting in the past several years.

Margaret…

Innovation expert and keynote speaker to show CastExpo attendees how to out think the competition

Kaihan Krippendorff will serve as the opening keynote speaker at CastExpo 2019, April 27-30, in Atlanta. Krippendorff is the founder of the Outthinker Roundtables with a reputation as a thought-leader and battle-tested consultant. He is a sought-after keynote speaker on the topics of business…

AFS presents first-ever Green Foundry Case Study Awards

The American Foundry Society’s EHS Division presented its inaugural Green Foundry Case Study Awards on Oct. 10.

The Green Foundry Case Study Awards recognize AFS Corporate Members for achievements in sustainable industry, innovation and environmental engagement. The winners are:

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AFS Corporate Members recognized for safety achievements

The EHS Division of the American Foundry Society honored 23 metalcasting plants for achievements in safety.

The plants received the 2017 Safe Year Award, which recognizes AFS Corporate Members for stellar safety records. To qualify for a Safe Year Award, winners must achieve one year…

Congress passes AFS-supported water infrastructure package

A comprehensive water infrastructure bill backed by AFS won resounding support from Congress.  

Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved America’s Water Infrastructure Act (S. 3021), which provides more than $6 billion in funding for water infrastructure projects nationwide. The…

Ted Schorn and AFS: A comprehensive approach to visual inspection

Ted Schorn has a story to tell about visual inspection, and he’s sharing it three ways: in a course sponsored by AFS, at the AFS Aluminum Casting Conference, and in a new book.

Ted Schorn

Schorn, an expert in his field, published Improving the Effectiveness of Visual…

OSHA agrees use of non-HEPA industrial sweepers is acceptable under new silica rule

OSHA’s crystalline silica rule did not clearly state which types of industrial sweepers are permitted under its new standard. For the past several months, AFS and its attorney have been engaged in conversations with OSHA staff and their attorneys in order to clarify the types of sweepers…