The American Foundry Society (AFS) has hired Ben Yates as its vice president of business development and sales. Yates comes to AFS from the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) in Schaumburg, Illinois. Yates started his new position with AFS on Aug. 7. “For the last 14 years, Ben has been with Associated Equipment Dealers, a trade association that serves and represents distributors of heavy...

Doug White, Technical Services Manager for Elkem Foundry Products, has retired following a distinguished 47-year career in the metals industry, mainly providing research and technical assistance designed to improve the operations of gray- and ductile-iron foundries. A graduate of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Mr. White started his metals career in 1970 and joined the Elkem organization in...

For the second time Chinese and foreign die casting experts are going to discuss the current global industry situation and exchange information about the hottest topics. The forum is organized by Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (FICMES) and NürnbergMesse China Co., Ltd, supported by CEMAFON, ALUCAST and Foundry Planet. Shanghai, China Date：July 18， 2017 Venue：ONEHOME...

Tom Christie, president of ATEK Metal Technologies, has been appointed to the American Foundry Society (AFS) Board of Directors. With over 30 years of success in manufacturing, Christie has a passion for using state-of-the-art technologies to mass-produce complex and critical components for Fortune 500 OEMs. “I’m honored to join the AFS Board of Directors and work side-by-side with my esteemed peers to...

Recognized for engineering, scientific merit Waupaca Foundry returned from the 2017 Metalcasting Congress held in Milwaukee on April 25-27 with several national awards. Individuals receiving awards from the American Foundry Society were retired CEO Gary Gigante and Greg Miskinis, director of research and process development at the foundry. Waupaca Foundry also earned the Plant Engineering Award...

121st Metalcasting Congress - Gallery More than 2,100 metalcasters, suppliers, casting users, and students participated in the 121st Metalcasting Congress, April 25-27 in Milwaukee. The show was marked by brisk attendance, featuring more than 220 exhibitors – including 15 first-time exhibitors – and a standing-room-only keynote address that drew well over 400 attendees. Presented solely by AFS, the...

Congratulations on your new position of AFS president ! Being that you are originally from Mexico, how did you first get involved with the AFS and how did this evolve into becoming AFS president? The AFS is a North American organization so even though we are located in Mexico the AFS is always our best reference for technical information, congress, courses, exposition, etc. I started working for the...

As thrilling as it is to learn about what’s happening with 3D printing and other emerging technologies all over the world, there’s just something especially satisfying about hearing what’s happening in your own neighborhood. Ohio may be considered to be flyover country by some Americans, but in terms of technological innovation, there’s a lot happening here, and I waste no opportunity to point it out to...

The American Foundry Society (AFS) is pleased to announce it has hired Richard K. Jefferson as its vice president of marketing and communications. Jefferson started with AFS on Jan. 16. “Richard Jefferson brings a strong background in communications and marketing, and a longstanding commitment to manufacturing competitiveness,” said Doug Kurkul, the CEO of AFS. “He will play a key role in helping us...

Asserting that US businesses continue to face an "evolving array" of tariff and non-tariff barriers in India, a group of 20 eminent American business organisations and industry groups in a letter to Congressional leadership have sought a "fair play" for them in the huge Indian market. "The US government, including Congress, should use all available channels to ensure fair play for businesses, investors,...