Trade show pro offers free web training to CastExpo exhibitors

One of highest-rated trade show educators in the country will host an exclusive webinar for CastExpo 2019 exhibitors at 9 a.m. CT Oct. 2.

Richard Erschik, who has a reputation in the trade show industry for generating and qualifying leads, will demonstrate how to get the most…

AFS additive manufacturing conference kicks off with tour

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As people toured the University of Louisville Rapid Prototyping Center, the murmurs and whispers were the same.   “They’ve got a pretty good layout here.”   “This is pretty nice.”   Monday’s tour was the unofficial beginning of the 2018 Additive Manufacturing…

21st century leadership and creating an ideal culture

This blog post comes to AFS from talent management expert Margaret Graziano. Graziano, an engaging speaker and an authority on workplace leadership, will bring her program, “Mastering 21st Century Leadership,” to the 2018 Future Leaders of Metalcasting Meeting, Oct. 15-17 at Dotson…

AFS announces Keating Founders’ Freedom Award winners

The American Foundry Society will honor two leaders in metalcasting for their contributions to the foundry industry in the field of government affairs.

Bradford D. Muller, left, and Eric R. Meyers, right.

Bradford D. Muller and Eric R. Meyers are the 2018 recipients of the…

AFS iron inoculation conference draws global experts

Cast iron experts from North America, South America, and Europe converged on Louisville Aug. 20-21 for the 2018 AFS Cast Iron Inoculation Conference.

More than 100 people attended the event, which covered technical aspects of inoculation and its practical application. Conference…

Key Washington insider, entertaining economist join the thought leaders at Foundry Leadership Conference

Byron York, a key journalist from inside-the-beltway, and Gus Faucher, an economist of rare clarity and wit, are now part of the speaker lineup at the 2018 Foundry Leadership Conference.  

York, a syndicated columnist with years of…

Advanced Foundry Environmental Air Seminar: Become your foundry’s go-to resource

Every foundry needs a go-to resource on air emissions. Gaining that expertise isn’t easy, though.

There is one place metalcasters can become authorities on air emissions: the AFS Advanced Foundry Environmental Air Seminar, Oct. 7-8 in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, near Cleveland.

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New Institute chief to focus on delivery of education services

The AFS Institute recently completed a $1 million investment in metalcasting classroom-course and e-learning curriculum. Now AFS has hired a new Institute leader, Clarence Trowbridge, to optimize the delivery of education and training to the metalcasting community. Trowbridge joined…

Designers and buyers: “Bring Your Own Blueprints” to CastExpo 2019

Designers and buyers can source their castings at CastExpo 2019 when they bring their own blueprints to foundries exhibiting in Cast in North America (CINA).

Whether they’re looking to change metalcasters, bring a new component into production, or just explore their options, designers…

AFS announces bestseller list

Books about casting defects topped the lineup of bestsellers from the American Foundry Society this year.

The list of top-selling metalcasting books from AFS covers purchases in fiscal year 2018. AFS carries about 150 titles in its bookstore, many of which are published by the…