Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, interacts with the audience during his keynote speech. Te Congress featured important
changes in 2017, including increased outreach to students, who represent the future of the industry; increased deploy- ment of social media throughout the show; and the newly integrated AFS Hub which won rave reviews, featuring the AFS bookstore, a display of award- winning castings, a test-drive of AFS e-Learning program advances, a work- ing 3-D printer, and student volunteers conducting metalcasting demonstra- tions with Foundry in a Box.
Focus on Reshoring In the $30.3 billion metalcasting
industry, there are two ways to grow the size of the overall market. One is through conversions—converting fabricated or other parts to castings. Te other way is through reshoring— by bringing back work that has been offshored to Asia or Europe. AFS is committed to helping foundries
Now-Immediate Past President Jeff Cook, left, and new AFS President Patricio Gil hold the ceremonial rammer during an event at the Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee.
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