Convening in Milwaukee April 23–25, the annual industrywide event offers non-stop knowledge exchange and networking on a grand scale.
Featured Content
Casting of The Year: Pumping Up Performance
Innovative design engineers teamed up with an Ohio foundry to achieve an award winning pump frame casting for the oil and gas industry.
Read MoreHarness Product Innovations to Improve the Grinding Department
Experts from four suppliers talk about the cost and production efficiencies foundries can gain.
Dimensional Tolerance Assessment of Iron Castings Production Using 3D Printed Sand Process
Results of an AFS-funded research project indicated the 3D printed sand casting process is capable of achieving tighter dimensional tolerances than conventional sand castings
Foundries and the Evolution of Sustainable Manufacturing
Stakeholder demand for documented sustainability progress will only increase going forward. Waupaca Foundry shares its journey and a roadmap for others.
Featured Columns
What's Next for Federal Labor and Employment Law in 2024?
A number of rules and developments on the employment and labor front are facing foundries in 2024. AFS has weighed-in on several of these rulemakings. Things to watch and plan for now include:
Telling Your Foundry's Story
As Modern Casting readers know first-hand, the modern economy would grind to halt without the highly engineered castings produced by foundries. According to an American Foundry Society (AFS) economic impact analysis, the 1,700-plus U.S.
EPA's PM Standard Will Burden Metalcasters
As part of a discretionary reconsideration of a final 2020 decision regarding the fine particulate (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), EPA has lowered the current standard from 12.0 ug/m3 to 9.0 ug/m3. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2024.
Senior Projects Demonstrate Real-World Readiness
Graduation is just around the corner. Many hours have been spent listening to lectures, working on concepts and processes, as well as melting and pouring, and finishing course projects.