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The Supply Chain is Not Going to Get Better: What Metalcasters Need to Know

The meeting topic, presented by attorney Dennis Unkovic (Meyer, Unkovic & Scott), is “The Supply Chain is Not Going to Get Better: What Metalcasters Need to Know.” And yes, reshoring is critically important in this dangerous environment. We... more

Property & Casualty Insurance Insights

Metalcasters already know that foundry property and casualty insurance is becoming harder to secure. What percentage rate increase should you budget for? How early should you start the renewal process? What are the current trends about carriers and... more

Disposable, Wireless Sensors for 3D Sand Printing

Research on the curing time of printed molds, including the aging, requires more exploration. This study describes the experiments of 3D printed specimens in which embedded environmental sensors were fully encapsulated into sand blocks during an... more

Spotlight On Metalcasting

When people think of jobs in metal casting, they might think of pouring metal, but there is much more to it than that. The industry has career paths in everything from engineering to sales to business management and offers well-paying jobs for... more

Top 5 OSHA Enforcement Issues Your Foundry Needs to Be Aware of

OSHA has been staffing up and ramping up inspections and enforcement generally, and especially enforcement of: NEP on Heat Illness & Update on Draft Rule Injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements OSHA's Per-Instance... more

Policy Issues Affecting Metalcasters - July 13th

Join AFS Washington-based policy advocates Jeff Hannapel and Stephanie Salmon for a timely update on the key EPA, OSHA, tax, trade, Buy America, infrastructure and workforce issues. These issues have millions of dollars of implications for... more

How to Maximize AFS Corporate Membership Benefits

Join Ben Yates, AFS VP of Marketing and Business Development, for a review of the advantages built into the AFS Corporate Membership and learn how to leverage it to your advantage across your entire organization.  Ben will review how Corporate... more

Foundry Emissions Benchmarking Database

There is limited information available to the public on emissions from iron and steel foundries.  Join Craig Schmeisser as he shows us the results from his recently completed AFS Research Project and demonstrates how to navigate through the... more

Effect of Boron in Cast Iron

Boron has been shown to cause issues in the cast iron foundries by causing a decrease in the strength of pearlitic gray and ductile iron castings. Because of the increase in the use of boron-added steel scrap from automotive steel and a lack of... more

Effectively Sourcing Foundry Partners on AFS Supplier Marketplace

Learn how to make sourcing decisions easier and more efficiently with the AFS Supplier Marketplace, an interactive directory of foundry supplier partners. This webinar will review the features of this online resource that allows foundry... more