In the beautiful scenery of the Świętokrzyskie region in southern Poland, the meeting was attended by CEOs and directors of the most important foundries in Poland and CEOs of companies that are suppliers for the foundry industry. Here is an overview of the agenda items and specialist presentations: • “ World Foundry Industry” - Jose Javier Gonzalez, World Foundry Organization • “ European Foundry Industry”…

Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) today announced the launch of the ExOne S-Max® Flex, a scalable, large-format binder jetting system that 3D prints sand tooling, which foundries use to quickly cast complex metal designs for the aerospace, automotive, and energy industries, among others. ExOne, which was acquired by Desktop Metal in late 2021, is the leading digital sand printing solution provider for foundries. The…

AFS has announced that the CastExpo trade show and convention will be held in Columbus on April 23-26. The Buckeye State last hosted this once-every-three-years industry event in 1974, when it was held in Cleveland. “Metalcasting is a $44 billion industry, producing highly engineered castings that are essential to our daily life,” said Doug Kurkul, the organization’s CEO. “Everything from aerospace and…

There’s no substitute for real life. That’s why I’m pleased to invite you to the return of CastExpo 2022 , coming live to the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, on April 23-26. I hope you’ll join us. The business networking, knowledge-sharing, and fellowship that happens at CastExpo is unparalleled. For metalcasters, suppliers, designers/buyers, and anyone working in the $44 billion…

Foundries identified 19 different categories of upcoming capital equipment purchases. The top 10 categories are grinding equipment, robotics, molding equipment, conveyors, cranes/hoists, machine tools, environmental controls, melting equipment, and air compressors. Other areas seeing strong foundry interest include 3D printing technology, lab equipment, blast cleaning equipment, sand prep systems, pouring…

The increasing globalization as well as the possibilities of digital media information led to a far-sighted decision ten years ago. The three partners from China, USA and Europe agreed on the objective right from the start: The motto is - Casting Competence from three Continents! That was the common and the unifying idea for a bilingual specialist interest magazine for the global foundry industry. The…

WAUPACA, Wisc. — Waupaca Foundry announced that two of its own, Sara Timm and Greg Miskinis, have recently received a combined four industry awards for their advocacy of and service to the metal-casting industry. The awards were presented virtually at American Foundry Society’s (AFS) annual Metalcasting Congress. The industry event was streamed live online starting April 12 and concluded April 22. Sara Timm…

The American Foundry Society, North America’s largest and most influential metalcasting association, today announced its officers and new board members for 2021-2022. Returning for a second year are the following officers: As President, Mike Lenahan, president of KB Foundry Services in Independence, Ohio. As Vice President, Adam San Solo, director of sales and engineering at U.S. Foundry & Manufacturing…

This and other vital business intelligence was released today in the biannual AFS Metalcasting Forecast & Trends, which provides a targeted economic outlook to foundries, industry suppliers, and others who must understand analysts' projections for the short- and long-term future of the metalcasting industry. “Following an economic slowdown triggered by the pandemic and the government response, we are…

After 2019, which was in line with an excellent 2018, American foundries suffered a considerable setback, like the rest of the world, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the US being hit particularly hard. In spite of this, according to Doug Kurkul, CEO of the American Foundry Society, the US trade association, gradual recovery is expected already in the early months of 2021, even though it will reasonably…