Texas State AFS

The Texas State University chapter of the American Foundry Society.

[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

Are you using your AFS member-only benefits❓ Here are some you don't want to miss out on:

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[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

Join AFS for a steel casting webinar this Tuesday plus other key resources 👉 https://t.co/sMehjzwmmA

[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

Are you using your AFS member benefits? Here's a big one—Members have unlimited access to thousands of technical papers in the online AFS library 📚

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[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

A newly-published study compares the cleanliness, microstructures and mechanical properties of X80 pipeline steel samples produced by vacuum induction melting versus air induction melting.

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[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

Work activities might be slowing down for the holiday but your knowledge opportunities are only ramping up! Check out our archive of Members-Only Webinars:

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[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

FACT: The #metalcasting industry is comprised primarily of small businesses, with nearly 80% of domestic metalcasters employing fewer than 100 workers. #smallbusinesses #EIA

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Congrats from AFS! 👏

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Happy birthday to Ted Schorn, a hard-working AFS instructor, author, & committee member! Thanks for all you do for AFS & metalcasting!

[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

The Norman Lillybeck Memorial Endowment aims to provide for @FEF_INC scholarships in honor of Norman, a longtime AFS cupola committee member, author, foundryman and much more! The fundraiser is nearing its goal & any further contributions are appreciated: https://t.co/Z1slfxwCeF

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In the AFS History piece of the new Modern Casting issue, we explore how sharing obstacles and knowledge in the early years of the society helped advance the industry at a time when the US had a great need for more & more quality castings. https://t.co/uK5WvRcS3d

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👉 Want to level up your casting design skills? Streamline the process? Join AFS & Instructor Jiten Shah for Casting Design: Live Online, kicking off Nov. 17-19. 📨 Register by THURSDAY for course materials: https://t.co/rD68AR9cAs

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When examining a weldment or assembly for a possible conversion to casting, there are seven considerations to determine the feasibility of the redesign:

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[TXST President’s Office @TXSTPresident]

This difficult time requires me to share information that I know will have a tremendous impact on our @txst family. To protect Bobcats from spread of COVID-19, we will move courses to remote/alternative delivery from March 30 through the end of the spring semester. (1/7)

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Come check out Texas State's new Advanced Prototyping Lab tomorrow for their grand opening! They will be featuring their new CNC machine, laser cutter, pick and place machine, and many more! Come grab a freshly laser cut Bobcat head during the demonstrations from 8am - 1pm!

[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

Everybody is getting their #AvengersEndgame tickets today. But the real show at the end of April is #CastExpo! You can get your tickets now!

Register here: https://t.co/c3dvJVNti7

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One month from today Frank Abagnale will be speaking to the metalcasting industry at #castexpo! Ticket prices go up at the door. Get your CastExpo passes now!

Register here: https://t.co/c3dvJVNti7

[San Marcos @CityofSanMarcos]

The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter has a PIG available! Pigs are clean, intelligent, and very social creatures. The shelter opens at noon today, so stop by and meet Penelope!
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Do you know what the future directions in steel are? AFS has assembled an all-star cast of steel foundry executives and academic leaders to bring you new innovations, ground-breaking research now underway, and an economic forecast for steel castings.

https://t.co/OwenDpl2TZ

[American Foundry Society @AmerFoundrySoc]

What are the future directions in steel? AFS has assembled an all-star cast of steel foundry executives and academic leaders to bring you new innovations, ground-breaking research now underway, and an economic forecast for steel castings.

https://t.co/OwenDpl2TZ

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Political strategist @KarlRove, former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush, will deliver this year's keynote speech at the AFS Government Affairs Fly-In. Click the link below to register now. #metalcasting

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