Cast & Connect Foundry Round-Up Registration Open

Where the Best Business Conversations Happen... Texas Style

Some of the most valuable conversations in business do not happen in a meeting room or during a presentation. They happen after the agenda ends, when people have time to talk, share experiences, build relationships, and discover opportunities they may never have found otherwise.

That is the idea behind the NFFS Cast & Connect: Foundry Round-Up in Fort Worth, Texas.

Cast & Connect is designed to bring foundry leaders, suppliers, and industry partners together in an environment where networking feels less like an obligation and more like spending an evening with friends and colleagues who understand your industry.

Because in the metal casting industry, relationships matter.

A conversation with another foundry leader might lead to a new solution for an operational challenge. Meeting a supplier might introduce you to a technology or service you did not know existed. Reconnecting with an industry colleague might lead to an introduction, partnership, or idea that benefits your business months or even years later.

You never know where the next opportunity will come from. But you have to be in the room to have the conversation.

Start the Conversation

The evening begins from 5:00–6:30 PM at the Aloft Fort Worth Downtown with a Texas-style networking reception and hosted bar.

There is no packed agenda and no presentation to sit through. The purpose is simple: give people time to connect.

Reconnect with colleagues you have known for years. Introduce yourself to someone you have only seen on LinkedIn or exchanged emails with. Meet another foundry leader dealing with the same challenges you are. Talk with suppliers and industry partners in a relaxed setting where the conversation does not have to end because the next conference session is starting.

It is an opportunity to expand your network while strengthening the relationships that make the metal casting community unique.

Then Take the Networking to the Stockyards

At 6:30 PM, the Foundry Round-Up heads into the historic Fort Worth Stockyards for an authentic Texas experience at Cowtown Coliseum and the PBR Stockyards Showcase.

Professional bull riding provides the entertainment, but the networking does not stop.

With transportation, admission, and a hosted bar included, attendees can continue conversations while experiencing one of Fort Worth's signature attractions together.

That shared experience is an important part of Cast & Connect.

People remember the conversations they had watching world-class bull riders take on some of the toughest bulls in the sport. They remember who they sat next to, who they laughed with, and who they got to know outside the traditional conference environment.

Those moments help turn a business contact into a relationship.

More Than Another Industry Reception

The foundry industry is built on relationships.

We do business with people we trust. We call colleagues when we need advice. We make introductions when someone in our network can help another member. And some of the strongest professional relationships begin with a simple conversation.

That is why NFFS is creating more opportunities to Cast & Connect.

The Foundry Round-Up is not about packing another educational session into your schedule. It is about creating the time and environment for the conversations that are sometimes difficult to have during a busy conference.

Whether you meet a future customer, discover a new supplier, reconnect with a longtime colleague, find someone facing the same challenge as your foundry, or simply strengthen your connection to the metal casting community, the value comes from being there.

And this time, we are doing it Texas style.

NFFS Cast & Connect: Foundry Round-Up

Your registration includes the Texas-style networking reception at the Aloft Fort Worth Downtown, a hosted bar throughout the evening, round-trip transportation to Cowtown Coliseum, admission to the PBR Stockyards Showcase, and plenty of opportunities to connect with foundry executives, suppliers, and industry partners.

NFFS Member Rate: $99 | Non-Member Rate: $199

Space is limited. Join us in Fort Worth and find out where your next great business conversation might lead.