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CastExpo '08 - exhibition preview

13.05.2008

Sponsored by the American Foundry Society (AFS) and the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA), CastExpo represents the single largest trade show and exposition in North America for metalcasters and industry suppliers with more than 150,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space and more than 350 companies showcasing their products and services to date. Held in conjunction with the 112th Metalcasting Congress,…

USA - Foundry industry professionals visit university to support scholarships

24.04.2008

PLATTEVILLE (USA) - Thirty-eight foundry industry professionals recently visited the University of Wisconsin-Platteville to tour the industrial studies laboratories and support the presentation of FEF scholarships to eight industrial studies students. Many of the professionals are also members of the American Foundry Society and financially support FEF scholarships. FEF is the college level cast metals…

AFS Reports Declining Rate of Imported Metal Castings; Optimistic Outlook for Growth in the Domestic Market

18.04.2008

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (USA) -- A declining rate of metal casting imports to the U. S. and improved productivity by U.S. metalcasters is improving the outlook for the domestic metalcasting industry, according to the American Foundry Society (AFS) Metalcasting Forecast & Trends 2008 report. The report indicates that U.S. imports of castings rose 7% in 2007, but imports are forecast to rise only 5% in 2008 to 3.68…

OSHA and the American Foundry Society renew Alliance

15.04.2008

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Foundry Society (AFS) recently renewed their Alliance, with a continued goal of providing safety and health information related to personal protective equipment, heat stress, and reducing and preventing exposure to silica among employees in the metalcasting industry. "OSHA and AFS have made…

AFS Assists Nonferrous Metalcasters with Emerging Area Source Rules

03.04.2008

Schaumburg (ILL) - The American Foundry Society (AFS) and its Environmental, Health & Safety Air Quality Committee (10-E) has established a task force for the Area Source Rules for aluminum, copper-base and other nonferrous metalcasters currently under development by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This task force, which is comprised of representatives from metalcasting facilities,…

Invitation for IDCSF2008

31.03.2008

In order to promote the development of China’s die casting industry and provide a scale and impressive business exchange platform for die casting purchasers and suppliers both from home and abroad, International Die Casting Sourcing Fair will be held concurrently with the 6th China International Die Casting Conference and Exhibition sponsored by Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society on June 18-20, 2008 ,…