Honoring James W. Fox
The current members of the AFS – West Michigan Chapter Board would like to acknowledge and honor the passing of one of our own, Jim Fox, who served as our President from 1979-80. Jim, his wife Annette, and his family; thank you for your service to our industry and our West Michigan Community. May you get some well deserved rest and...
read moreReeths Puffer Middle School Foundry in a Box 2018
We had another great founder in the box, this time at Reeths Puffer Middle...
read moreFIB for the Grant Cub Scout Pack #4136
Jeff Cook and Andy Scherf did an Foundry In a Box for the Grant Cub Scout Pack #4136 Monday night. About 15 kids plus leaders and a few parents. One of the fathers had 27 years at Grand Rapids Castings and was extremely helpful with the demos. He helped us with the sand molding. The scouts had a high school mentor. We were excited to find out that he had been to student night last year. This was another successful Foundry in a Box and want to thank the Grand Cub Scout Pack #4136 for having...
read moreJanuary 2018 Meeting
Ben is the Vice President of Business Development at AFS. Eric is on the left and Ben is on the...
read more2017 Past Presidents
We had a great time at this year’s past presidents meeting. Here are a few images of our past...
read moreGrand Haven High School – Foundry in a Box
Grand Haven High School is the most recent place we hosted our Foundry in a Box. This event was another great success and we look forward to many more fantastic events like this. Some photos of this Foundry in a...
read moreAFS Student Night Tours
This past Tuesday’s tours was another fun event. We had Fruitport HS, Coopersville HS and Kent City HS attend. About $15,000 was given away in educational assistance last. The kids really appreciated it and enjoyed the...
read moreOakridge Upper Elementary – Foundry in a Box
Another great event showing of the Foundry in a Box at the Oakridge Upper Elementary. Here are several photos of this fun event! We are looking forward to the next...
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