June 27th in the year 1988 was a significant day: The establishment of MAGMA Gießereitechnologie, Gesellschaft für Gießereisimulations- und Regeltechnik mbH was the starting point for a success story that has now continued for 25 years. The motivation of MAGMA’s initiators, Prof. Peter R. Sahm, Prof. Preben N. Hansen and Dr. Erwin Flender, in founding MAGMA was clear from the beginning: they wanted to make…