Membership Advantages in the Oregon Chapter of the AFS:

 

Networking with your local foundry and vendor friends.
Find out what’s Happening at the other foundries and vendor businesses. Make new friends who are involved in your same line of work.

 

Technical Presentations on your favorite foundry subjects at meetings.
Learn more about special topics like quality control, heat treating, molding, pattern making, core making, melting, etc. Other presentations have included talks by DEQ or OSHA representatives. In addition, we have had talks on lean mfg., infra red technology, magma casting simulation, etc.  

 

Learn more about who is who.
Who to contact for at our local AFS chapter or at  National AFS for information and technical assistance.

You will receive weekly the weekly email newsletter “Member Connections”. This newsletter will keep you up to date on what the AFS is doing on a national front working with the EPA and OSHA in support of foundries across the nation. Being affiliated with the Cast Metals Institute, you will learn of upcoming technical courses offered by CMI on many foundry topics.

You will also receive “Modern Casting” magazine on a monthly basis. This is an Excellent opportunity to see and read about special topics as well as what other Foundries are doing to improve operations, etc.