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.
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Submission dates for safety awards from AFS, the AFS Millionaires Safety Award and the AFS Metalcasting Safe Year Award, are announced each year, usually in January.
Facilities applying for the Millionaires Safety Award must have reached any increment of a…
AFS Presents Industry Awards at Congress
The American Foundry Society recognized leaders and luminaries in the field of metalcasting during the 122nd Metalcasting Congress, April 3-5 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The AFS Board of Awards presented the metalcasting industry’s top honor, the Gold Medal Awards, to John R. Keough, P.E., and…
Click here to view Keynote presentations from the 122nd Metalcasting Congress
Dan Oman's Hoyt Memorial Lecture from the 122nd Metalcasting Congress will be synced to the audio during an AFS Members Only Webinar presented on July 10, 2018 at 11 a.m. CT. You can register by clicking here.
Hoyt Memorial Lecture
Changing Perceptions: The Need for an "Unbalanced…
Stephen Moore tells the Metalcasting Congress audience he’s ‘bullish’ on U.S. economy
Stephen Moore, a senior Trump campaign adviser and one of the architects of the tax cut bill in late 2017, provided metalcasters with an optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy at the 122nd Metalcasting Congress in Fort Worth, Texas. The PowerPoint to his presentation is here.
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Global metalcasters from North America and other markets had positive responses to the 122nd Metalcasting Congress, April 3-5, Fort Worth, Texas.
Exhibitors reported good booth traffic on the floor. Congress featured plenty of opportunities for metalcasters to learn and make new…
Jean Bye becomes president of American Foundry Society, first woman to hold the office
Jean Bye became the first woman to serve as president of the American Foundry Society April 5 at the 122nd Metalcasting Congress in Fort Worth, Texas.
AFS President Jean Bye delivers a keynote address at the 122nd Metalcasting Congress.Bye is president and CEO of…
A Career Enriched by AFS Involvement
In one of my first conversations upon joining AFS, Board member Jim Frost (ACIPCO) explained the integral role of AFS, and the Foundry Educational Foundation, during his career, right back to his student days. Since then, fellow AFS Board member John Grahek (Clow Valve/McWane) and numerous other…
AFS Research: Moving the Industry Forward
Using AFS member dues to provide funding for breakthrough technologies
and new processes helps the metalcasting industry survive and thrive into the future.
Mike Buyarski; The Federal Metal Co, Bedford OH; Chair, AFS Research Board
The date for compliance with…
Commerce Department Outlines Process for Seeking Exclusions from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
The U.S. Department of Commerce formally announced its procedures for companies seeking exemptions from the Trump administration’s recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum product imports. The department will start accepting exclusion requests on Monday, March 19, 2018 …
President Trump Imposes Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Metalcasters Concerned with Potential Rise in Metals Prices, Impact on Their Customers & Loss of Orders
On Thursday, March 8, President Trump officially signed two proclamations enacting tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. The tariffs are set to take effect on March 23, 2018, and contain an initial exemption for Canada and Mexico, as the administration seeks broader trade…