Metal castings displayed for construction, aggregate industries.

In March, the American Foundry Society (AFS) participated in the CON-EXPO-CON/AGG 2008 Exposition held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas.

AFS took advantage of this event as an opportunity to market metalcasting to the construction and aggregate industries. The AFS exhibit featured casting competition winners from the last few years, as well as information about the metalcasting process, educational opportunities, and casting design and sourcing assistance available at AFS.

CONEXPO-CON/AGG draws professionals involved in all segments of the construction, aggregate and ready mixed concrete industries, including contractors, materials producers and government and institutional sector officials from around the world. The event is held every three years and showcases the latest equipment, products, services and technology. This year's event was attended by an estimated 144,000 industry professionals.

"CONEXPO provides AFS an opportunity to exhibit the capabilities of the metalcasting process to one of our largest customer markets--the construction and aggregate industries," said Alfred Spada, AFS director of marketing, communications and PR. "The one-on-one communication we have with casting buyers looking for assistance in designing and sourcing castings is amazing."