The American Foundry Society announced that Atsushi Nagai will receive the 2020 William J. Grede Award. This award honours major contributions in the fields of management, marketing, or education which have expanded the effective use of metal castings. Mr. Nagai is president of Sintokogio, Ltd. He started his career at this worldwide industry supplier in 1984 and has served as president since 2006. Under his leadership, Sintokogio has developed new technologies to make foundries more competitive, productive, and better able to meet increasing customer demands. Mr. Nagai has devoted tremendous energy to attracting and developing...