Harry Moser to Speak at CastExpo 2025 on the Impact of Reshoring for U.S. Foundries
SCHAUMBURG, IL - The reshoring movement continues to reshape U.S. manufacturing, bringing back over 700,000 jobs in recent years. With growing concerns over long and complex supply chains, reshoring and nearshoring have become critical strategies for strengthening domestic production.
Read moreAFS Announces 2024 Board of Directors Nominees
The American Foundry Society, North America's largest professional and technical association for the metalcasting sector, has announced the nominees for its Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term. Together, the nominees bring tremendous expertise and wisdom to the Board of…
Metalcasting Congress 2023 Registration Opens
Professionals from every corner of the metalcasting marketplace will network, do business, and share knowledge at Metalcasting Congress 2023, coming to Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center on April 25-27, 2023.
Registration is underway for this major…
AFS Issues Call for Presentations for Additive Manufacturing Conference
The American Foundry Society is seeking presentations for the 2023 AFS Additive Manufacturing Conference, Nov. 7-8, 2023, in Dearborn, Michigan.
This conference will cover all areas of additive manufacturing/3D printing for metalcasting applications.…
Exhibit 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…