Columns: Editorial

As Modern Casting went to press, AFS had just completed the 37th annual Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Conference. The three-day event was held in Wisconsin with 150 in attendance.

Fostering innovation is one of the key pillars of the American Foundry Society’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan.

According to government statistics, the U.S. foundry industry currently employs about 184,100 workers. That total is 31,000 higher than during the pandemic trough in 2020. 

There was a time in American history when the vast majority of manufacturing facilities, including foundries, were family-owned small businesses. Major trusts like U.S.