American Foundry Society at Virginia Tech

The students are off to Wisconsin for Metalcasting Congress. Please say hi if you see them!

A quick reminder about the meeting tonight in Torgersen Hall (room 1060) at 6:30. Paul Huffman will be speaking about the creation of the Skipper Cannon. We look forward to seeing you there!

The AFS Student Chapter spent the afternoon preparing to host the FEF Advisory Board on Tuesday!

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Foundry Open House to learn about metal casting. We poured 162 scratch plates and had around 180 guests attend the event! Also, a big thanks to the 15 student volunteers who made the Open House possible, we couldn't do it without you!

The next student chapter meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 28th, at 7:00 PM in Randolph 110. James Sturgeon will be here to talk with us about the processing of a casting from start to finish. Come out and give James a warm welcome to Virginia Tech!

A HUGE thanks to Federal Mogul for hosting us today!

Thanks to Erin for giving a "crash course" on gating and risering to students on the Birmingham Casting Competition teams. Their designs were submitted today, next comes making the molds and pouring the castings. Wish us luck!

Over the past two days, 120+ students have cast their own souvenirs during our Foundry in a Box events! A big thanks to Jordan and her volunteers for doing an excellent job hosting these events!

If you are interest in attending the Federal Mogul Tour on February 15th at 3:00 PM, please fill out this survey (link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XXB85YL). Remember that if you do not fill out the survey, you will not receive more information about the tour.

Our first meeting for the semester will be held tomorrow (Tuesday, January 31st) at 7:00 PM in Holden 110. There will be a student panel to discuss internships and co-ops and a meeting for the casting competitions directly following the panel. As always, pizza and cookies will be provided!

Please fill out this interest survey for a tour of Federal Mogul, an aluminum foundry in Blacksburg! We want to accommodate as many students as possible.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KTXCMTC

Our final meeting for this semester will be Monday, December 5th at 6:00 PM in Holden 110. Pizza, drinks, and sweets will be provided to celebrate the end of the semester. We hope to see you there!