CastExpo 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration Open
Saturday, April 12, 2025
7 – 8 a.m.
Author Chair Breakfast
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration Open
8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Technical & Management Sessions
8 – 10 a.m.
AFS Institute Course: Metalcasting Process Basics—Part One

Instructor:  
Patrick Kluesner 
Grede Castings
8:45 – 9 a.m.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibits Open
9:15 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Designer & Buyer Track Sessions
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Keynote: Success is a Journey, Not a Destination

Dominique Dawes
3-Time Olympic Gymnast, Olympic Gold Medalist; First African American Gymnast to Qualify for the Olympic Games
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Copper Division Luncheon

(Ticket Required)
1:30 – 3 p.m.
IJMC-FEF Student Research Competition
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
AFS Institute Course: Metalcasting Process Basics—Part Two

Instructor:  
Patrick Kluesner 
Grede Castings
3 – 4 p.m.
SFSA Cast In Steel
5 – 6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception

(Ticket Required)
6:30 – 8 p.m.
Women in Metalcasting Dinner

(RSVP Required)

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Allied Mineral Badger Mining Epic Machine Humtown Inductotherm MAGMA Padnos St Marys Waupaca
Sunday, April 13, 2025
7 – 8 a.m.
Author Chair Breakfast
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Registration Open
8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Technical & Management Sessions
8 – 10 a.m.
AFS Institute Course: Introduction to Quality and Process Improvement—Part One

Instructor:  
Ted Schorn 
Enkei America Inc.
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibits Open
9:15 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Designer & Buyer Track Sessions
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Keynote: Principles for Leading High-Performance Teams

Scott Moore
Expert on Building and Leading “No-Fail” Teams and United States Navy SEAL Rear Admiral (ret.)
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Volunteer Leadership Awards Luncheon

(Ticket Required)
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
AFS Institute Course: Introduction to Quality and Process Improvement—Part Two

Instructor:  
Ted Schorn 
Enkei America Inc.
6 – 7 p.m.
Annual Banquet Reception

(Cashless Bar)
7 – 9 p.m.
Annual Banquet

(Ticket Required)
9 – 10 p.m.
President's After-Party

(Cashless Bar)
Monday, April 14, 2025
7 – 8 a.m.
Author Chair Breakfast
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Registration Open
8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Technical & Management Sessions
8 – 10 a.m.
AFS Institute Course: The 10-Step Method for Corrective Action—Part One

Instructor:  
Patrick Kluesner 
Grede Castings
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibits Open
9:15 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Designer & Buyer Track Sessions
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Hoyt Memorial Lecture: Servant Leadership: A Leadership Concept for Today’s World

Frank Headington
Retired, Neenah Foundry
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
AFS Institute Course: The 10-Step Method for Corrective Action—Part Two

Instructor:  
Patrick Kluesner 
Grede Castings
5 – 6 p.m.
AFS Young Professionals Reception
6 – 9 p.m.
Alumni Dinner

(AFS Alumni only. Ticket Required)
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
7 – 8 a.m.
Author Chair Breakfast
8 – 10:15 a.m.
Technical & Management Sessions
8 – 10 a.m.
AFS Institute Course: Introduction to Casting Design

Instructor:  
Jiten Shah 
Product Development & Analysis LLC
8 a.m. – Noon
Registration Open
9 a.m. – Noon
Exhibits Open
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Designer & Buyer Track Sessions
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Keynote: Reshoring Update for North American Foundries

Harry Moser
Founder, The Reshoring Initiative
Noon
Conclusion of CastExpo 2025