American Foundry Society at Texas State University

04/03/2018

Texas State University students front row at the first session of the day!

The 122nd Metalcasting Congress is underway! This morning's management session, Preparing for the Metalcasting Workplace of Tomorrow, is packed. More sessions and a keynote from Jean Bye, CEO of Dotson Iron Castings, are coming up. Exhibits open tomorrow!

02/18/2018

Last Friday AFS hosted an Open Foundry Day! We had a great time creating our own cast parts and pouring melted aluminum! The foundry is located on the first floor of the Roy F. Mitte Engineering Building. Here are some photos of our event!

12/04/2017

is here at the research foundry!

12/02/2017

Say hello to our new round of AFS student officers! From left to right:

Skylar(Treasurer I), Trevor (President), Ryan (VP), Igor (Treasurer II), Bryson (Fundraising Officer II), and Ajit (Fundraising Officer I)

11/21/2017

Two of the many incredible photos taken at the College Industry Conference organized by the Foundry Education Foundation and sponsored by many incredible metal-casting and manufacturing companies! Sitting at the dinner table from left to right we can see the Texas State AFS crew: Luke Jaroszewski, Igor Shabatura, Dr. DiKa Handayani, Bradley Glaser, Scott Peabody, Daniel Bellian, and Rico Bendimez. In the next photo you can see the back of our heads! More photos coming soon.

11/20/2017

Some pics from our recent meeting in conjunction with ASME. What a turnout! Stay tuned for meeting announcements.

11/08/2017

Youth outreach is an integral part of all STEM organizations. Here are some photos from our recent foundry tour for the New Braunfels Christian Academy 5th graders!

11/04/2017

11/04/2017

Filling sand molds at the Texas State University Foundry! Thank you to our faculty and student workers for a fantastic demonstration!

11/04/2017

Pouring brass into green sand molds at the Foundry! For more information about Texas State's Department of Engineering Technology foundry, visit the link below! http://www.txstate.edu/technology/labs/foundry.html

10/22/2017

This was the student group that attended the AFS meeting in Durant, OK at Choctaw Casino! Cole, Bradley, Madeleine, and Scott had a great time meeting and networking with industry professionals, and trying their luck at the card tables 💸🃏

10/20/2017

Official group photo of Texas State University's 2017 AFS Officers! From left to right, Jared Barber, Jeremiah Converse, Luke Jaroszewski, Madeleine Jennings, Daniel Bellian, Rico Bendimez, and Savaughn Anderson. In the background you can see the Roy F. Mitte Engineering building foundry!