War and Castings: The Remarkable Contributions of WWII-Era Foundries and Their Association
Remembering metalcasters whose ingenuity helped save the world.
How to Use Fracture Toughness to Determine Allowable Stress in Structural Casting Design
Eliminate data digging, minimize assumptions, and enable smaller safety factors.
Built for Complexity: Inside BRP’S Lost Foam Innovation
A close-up look at a marine casting that won accolades in the 2025 Casting of the Year competition.
Cincinnati Survivor: Erhart Foundry Continues Legacy of Casting Ancestors
This pre-Civil War foundry has lived through fire, flood, World Wars, and economic crashes-and stands firm as the last metalcaster in town.
Challenge Everything: Cost-Cutting Lessons from the Casting Floor
Money-saving wins may be hiding in plain sight-one casting expert shows you where to find them.
Going Up
Innovative vertical storage and cooling solution improves productivity, flexibility and safety for Torrance Casting, 2025 AFS North American Plant Engineering Award winner.
Jeep Handle Casting Revs Up Excitement
A new foundry wows the brand's enthusiasts with colorful metal door handles.
Shooting for the Moon
Produced with a 3D printed mold, Mueller's monolithic bypass took first place in the AFS Casting Competition.
Tiny But Mighty
There's more to Silver Dollar Castings than meets the eye. This AFS-Member foundry is producing sophisticated aluminum castings inside a small Chicago plant with a team of just seven metalcasting pros.
Survey Shows Sharp Rebound in Foundry Optimism After Election
Nearly all member metalcasters in a recent AFS survey are planning capital investments for their foundries in 2025.