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Gating and Riser Design 101: Live, Online

ONLINE
11/3/2025 12:00 PM
11/5/2025 4:00 PM
Casting quality and yield are directly impacted by gating design. This course guides participants through the basic functions of gating and risers to provide clean, sound and functional castings.
List Price: $1075
Member Price: $875

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Property Insurance Update: The Storm Clouds are Clearing

WEBINAR
11/4/2025 1:00 PM
11/4/2025 2:00 PM
Join John Link, CPCU, a 26-year insurance industry veteran with Cottingham & Butler, for an insightful webinar focused on the evolving landscape of property insurance for foundries.
Member Price: Free

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Reduce Freight Expense & Streamline Your Logistics — AFS Partners with WWEX

WEBINAR
11/11/2025 1:00 PM
11/11/2025 2:00 PM
The American Foundry Society (AFS) has partnered with Worldwide Express (WWEX)—one of the nation’s largest 3PL providers—to help members reduce freight spend and improve logistics efficiency.
Member Price: Free

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Green Sand Molding 101: Live, Online

ONLINE
11/13/2025 12:00 PM
11/14/2025 4:00 PM
This course is an introduction to the green sand molding process used within a metalcasting facility.
List Price: $895
Member Price: $695

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Aluminum Metalcasting 101: Live, Online

ONLINE
11/18/2025 12:00 PM
11/19/2025 4:00 PM
This course covers the characteristics and properties of aluminum, alloying elements and their general applications and considerations for working with aluminum cast parts.
List Price: $795
Member Price: $595

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Understanding Foundry Safety: Insights from 2024

WEBINAR
12/4/2025 1:00 PM
12/4/2025 2:00 PM
Join Ted Schorn as he navigates the latest statistical data on foundry safety from 2024.
Member Price: Free

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Casting Design: Live, Online

ONLINE
12/9/2025 12:00 PM
12/11/2025 4:00 PM
This newly updated course addresses principles of effective metalcasting design by delving into the major factors that affect final part design.
List Price: $1095
Member Price: $895

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EPA, OSHA and Public Policy Advocacy Webinar

WEBINAR
12/9/2025 1:00 PM
12/9/2025 2:30 PM
AFS Washington-based policy advocates Jeff Hannapel and Stephanie Salmon, provide a timely update on the key EPA, OSHA, tax, trade, Buy America, infrastructure and workforce issues.
Member Price: Free

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Introduction to Metalcasting: Live Online

ONLINE
1/6/2026 12:00 PM
1/8/2026 4:00 PM
This course introduces the process of metalcasting. It provides a broad picture of what happens in a casting production facility, while illustrating the technology, variables and complexity involved in producing a casting.
List Price: $750
Member Price: $550

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Aluminum Metallurgy 201: Live, Online

ONLINE
1/9/2026 12:00 PM
2/13/2026 2:00 PM
The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge and skills regarding the nomenclature, terminology, principles, and techniques for the metallurgy of aluminum base casting alloys.
List Price: $995
Member Price: $795

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