With its 455 foundries, Poland was the 16th producer of castings in the world and the 8th in Europe in 2017. Casting production accounted for 1 036 500 tons. Polish foundries, about 40% of which are SMEs, produce castings mainly for automotive industry, construction industry and machine industry, making it the 5th aluminium castings producer in Europe. Foundry industry in Poland is export-oriented, with…

This year, the celebrations of the Polish Foundryman’s Day will be accompanied by the International Conference “Foundry Industry – new solutions and perspectives for the future”. The idea of the conference is to present a modern approach to the management of the production plant and use of the latest techniques, machinery, equipment and materials in the production of castings. The conference aims to present…

"The 73rd Word Foundry Congress has ended. More than 200 presentations, 180 posters, 40 regular scientific and technical sessions took place during two Congress days in ICE Congress Center in Krakow. The Congress was also a meeting place for more than 100 students, young researchers and practitioners who took part in the two-day Young Researcher’s Seminar. Two exhibitions took place during the Congress. A…

The professor was the President of the Polish Foundrymen’s Association, Honorary President and the Chairman of the Organisational Committee of the 73rd World Foundry Congress. For many years, he was the Vice President of the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations, and treasurer and former President of the World Foundry Organization. He was very meritorious for the Polish and international…

The Polish Foundrymen's Association (STOP), together with the World Foundry Organization (WFO), will welcome over 700 representatives from 41 countries, including about 100 young scientists. Delegates will give over 200 presentations and share their knowledge and achievements on over 150 posters. The sessions are divided in five categories (materials, technologies, digitalization, management and ecology),…

Registration for the Congress should be done through the online registration system. All participants and accompanying persons must register for the Congress. Early registrations are due to June 30th, 2018 . The late fee will be automatically charged if your payment has not been received by June 30th, 2018. Registration of abstracts ends on February 28th, 2018 . Details and updated information can be found…

On December 8th, 2017, over 250 people took part in an international conference organized by the Polish Foundrymen's Association (STOP) celebrating the annual holiday of foundrypeople organized by the association. The Management Board of the World Foundry Organization initiated and provided patronage for the conference, as they wanted to start discussing the importance and perspectives for the new…

The World Foundry Congress, the most important event of the foundry sector, constitutes an excellent occasion for exchanging knowledge and experiences, the newest achievements and innovations. The 73rd World Foundry Congress in Krakow, 23-27 September 2018, will be held with the motto “Creative Foundry”‚ including broad thematic blocks: • Materials • Technologies • Digitalization • Management • Ecology…