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 Hosts Hundreds for Manufacturing Day 2017, Looks Forward to Manufacturing Day 2018
The American Foundry Society (AFS) brought home the message of careers in metalcasting to students, teaches, and public officials during its open house Manufacturing Day event on October 6, 2017.
The event was part of a coordinated national celebration of the manufacturing industry to…
AFS Publishes New Aluminum Casting Handbook
The American Foundry Society (AFS) has announced that the third edition of “Aluminum Casting Technology” will be available for purchase in the fall of 2017.
Most recently published in 1993, “Aluminum Casting Technology” has become one of the key resources for aluminum metalcasting…
Ontario government invests $137,700 into Dynacast expansion in Peterborough
Dynacast (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada) has received $137,000 from the province of Ontario for expansion and job creation. The funds will help Dynacast fill 10 jobs within the next two years.
Per a GlobalNews.ca report, Dynacast said it will invest $1,000,000 of its own money.
“Our…
AFS Supports EPA's Action to Repeal the Clean Power Plan
On October 10, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants. EPA presented the rule to the public as designed to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing utilities. AFS has argued that the rule would hurt…
AB&I Foundry Honored
AFS Corporate Member AB&I Foundry (Oakland, California), a subsidiary of McWane, has earned the International Living Future Institute's Declare label. The ILFI created Declare, a 'nutrition-label' for products that provides a clear, elegant, and informative method to disclose a product's…
GF Linamar Gets $300M Order
GF Linamar, a venture between GF Automotive and Linamar, has been awarded a large order from a U.S. manufacturer to produce lightweight magnesium components. The value of the contract amounts to a total of around $300 million over five years.
The order consists of cross car beams for a new…
VanKirk Memorialized with Sculpture
Dallas “Pete” VanKirk was honored with a sculpture that was lit during a ceremony in Perry, Iowa.
VanKirk died in August 2016 and was the CEO of Progressive Foundry. The sculpture, named “Born of Fire” depicts a ladle pouring molten metal. According to a report in The Perry News, LED…
Associations Urge Administration to Reopen the Silica Rule OSHA is Putting Jobs and Companies at Great Risk
The American Foundry Society (AFS) and five other trade associations sent a letter to the Secretary of Labor strongly urging the re-opening of the rulemaking record on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) final rule on Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica…
AFS Issues Final Call for Papers for the 122nd Metalcasting Congress
The American Foundry Society (AFS) has issued a final call for papers for the 122nd Metalcasting Congress to be held April 3-5, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. AFS is seeking papers covering all issues relating to metalcasting, diecasting and foundry management and operations, including unique…
Fairfield Castings Gets New Ownership
Fairfield Castings (Fairfield, Iowa) has been bought and renamed Faircast Inc. In July, the AFS Corporate Member Faircast received $855,000 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
The award included $600,000 in direct financial assistance as well as $255,000 in investment tax credits…