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 moreExhibit Reservations Underway for Metalcasting Congress 2023
Industry suppliers and North American metalcasters are securing their exhibit space at Metalcasting Congress 2023, the continent’s premier gathering for the full foundry supply chain.
Coming to Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center on April 25-27, 2023,…
EHS Division Honors Industry Excellence with Awards
The American Foundry Society’s Environmental, Health and Safety Division recognized individuals and companies for their achievements during an awards presentation at the 34th EHS Conference, Oct. 4-6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The division confers several awards…
Sinto Donation Funds Scholarship for Young Metalcasting Leaders
Up-and-coming leaders in the metalcasting industry have a new opportunity to support their educations thanks to a generous donation from AFS Corporate Member SintoKogio Ltd.
The new Sinto-AFS Future Leaders of Metalcasting Education Scholarship is funded…
New Volume of AFS Transactions Collects Latest Metalcasting Research
The latest discoveries in metalcasting research are highlighted in AFS Transactions, Vol. 130, released this month by the American Foundry Society.
AFS Transactions is the definitive collection of technical papers for the metalcasting industry. It compiles all…
Learn Basics of Statistical Process Control With New AFS Institute Course
Statistical process control (SPC) is one of the seven basic quality tools, but many manufacturing professionals don’t understand it – or are intimidated by it – because of its heavy reliance on high-level mathematics. A new course from the AFS Institute simplifies this…
Metalcasters Cautiously Optimistic on Economic Outlook
Seventy-nine percent of metalcasters have a positive business outlook for the next 12 months, down from a full 90 percent in June, according to a new survey from the American Foundry Society.
This optimism comes despite 87 percent of respondents saying…
AFS Seeking Members for Lead Rule Working Group
Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to revise its standards for occupational exposure to lead.
AFS is in the process of forming a working group to seek input from foundries and suppliers using…
“Manufacturing Day Toolkit” Helps AFS Members Connect with Next Generation
As American Foundry Society members open their doors to their communities for Manufacturing Day 2022, AFS is providing resources for making these events a success.
Recognized nationally the first Friday of October, Manufacturing Day is a great way to…
The 'Inflation Reduction Act': Summary of the Budget Reconciliation Act
Sweeping Climate, Health Care & Tax Legislation Holland & Knight AlertPresident Biden signed into law the sweeping climate, health care and tax legislation, called the "Inflation Reduction Act." The legislation passed the House in a party-line vote…
AFS Welcomes 19 New Corporate Members
The American Foundry Society, North America’s largest metalcasting association, today recognized 19 new Corporate Members. They bring AFS to its highest corporate membership count in more than 15 years.
AFS has a six-part focus of Member Success…