Research & Metalcasting Technical Services Update

When
16 Mar 2026
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
Delafield Brewhaus, 3832 Hillside Dr, Delafield

Registration

AFS MEMBER – $45.00
AFS NON-MEMBER – $55.00
RETIRED AFS MEMBER – $25.00
STUDENT – $25.00
[Registration refunded at the door with a valid student ID]
TEAM ADMIN ONLY

Agenda:

**3.30 PM - 5:00 PM Board Meeting

5:00 PM Registration and Social

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Presentation by Brian Began, Senior Vice President of Metalcasting Technical Services, AFS.

This presentation will review the status of research funding and the various technical & foundry-centric projects that those funds support. Additionally, updates for some government-funded projects through AMC (American Metalcasting Consortium), America Makes, the Aluminum Casting Performance Initiative (ACPI) and others will be briefed. The various technology transfer services evolving at the AFS will be described, and finally, questions will be fielded on the full array of happenings at the American Foundry Society.

8:00 PM Adjourn

Cost to Attend:

AFS Member: $45
AFS Non-Member: $55
Retired AFS Member: $25
Student: $25 [Registration refunded at the door with a valid student ID]

Drink ticket sponsorships: $150 [2 available]. Sponsors receive their company logo printed on drink tickets distributed to each attendee at the March 2026 meeting.

CANCELLATION POLICY: No registration fees will be refunded for cancellations made less than three full business days prior to the meeting day. (For example, cancellations must be made by the end of Wednesday for an event held the following Monday.) Registered no-shows, who have not paid in advance, will be invoiced for the event. If you wish to cancel, contact TEAM at AFSWI@TEAMWI.com or call Laura Gustafson at 262-532-2440 EXT 215.

AFS Wisconsin Chapter is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.

W175 N11117 Stonewood Drive, Suite280, Germantown, WI 53022

Phone: (262) 532-2440 EXT 215 | Email: AFSWI@teamwi.com