AFS Corporate Member Howell Foundry, St. Francisville, Louisiana, has invested just over $2 million in a Tinker Omega-Sinto thermal sand reclamation system and is on course to achieve ROI within five years of its installation in 2024.
As a tribute to the retiring chairman of Sinto America Inc., Jim Hesburgh, the company’s board of directors contributed $100,000 in Hesburgh’s name to Andean Health & Development in Ecuador.
AFS Corporate Member The C.A. Lawton Co. (Lawton) based in DePere, Wisconsin, has renewed its 2021 Tier 2 participation contract with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Green Tier program.
he Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program has begun a new partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to enhance and scale up industry-driven training opportunities for current and prospective metalworking and manufacturing professionals.
AFS Corporate Member Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry (WAF), a manufacturer of aluminum and copper-based alloy castings, has acquired Anderson Global, an aluminum foundry tooling manufacturer based in Muskegon, Michigan.
AFS Corporate member Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry (WAF), has acquired Anderson Global, a North American aluminum foundry tooling manufacturer based in Muskegon, Michigan. Anderson Global will continue to operate as a standalone subsidiary within WAF’s portfolio, and all 80 team members will continue their employment under WAF’s ownership.
AFS Corporate Member Eck Industries Inc. announced it has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2.
Tyler Union celebrated the official opening of its new, 53,000-square-foot state-of-the-art, large-diameter foundry in Anniston, Alabama, on April 11 with several dignitaries, including U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers.
The $25-million expansion is projected to create 15 to 25 additional jobs, significantly reduce lead times, and increase capacity for large diameter products, such as fittings and valves.
Impending, for now, tariffs on recyclable materials threaten significant disruption for recyclers and consumers of nonferrous metals, wrote Recycling Today Editorial Director on March 20.
President Donald Trump implemented tariffs March 2 on Canada and Mexico under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), saying the moves were designed to combat the threat to U.S. national security, including public health, posed by drug trafficking.
Magellan Aerospace Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aequs Private Limited to explore the development of a business plan for setting up a 50/50 jointly-owned aerospace sand casting facility situated at the Belagavi Aerospace Cluster, in Karnataka, India.
The proposed facility aims to meet the sand casting demands in the growing aerospace industry. This increased sand-casting capacity would support both commercial and defense sectors.