Education

Picture of officials at foundry school opening in China — As one of the 10 pilot industry schools that the Open University of China (OUC) planned to launch, a founding ceremony for the foundry school was held in Beijing on Nov. 26, 2013. It marked cooperation between the Open University of China and China Foundry Association has yielded important results […]

Foundry School Launched in China

14 May, 2014 in News tagged Asia / Education by Global Casting Magazine

Equipment doesn’t last forever. Over time, through normal wear and tear, problems emerge. Machines also can underperform due to operational practice, process parameters and lack of proper attention. As operators and maintenance personnel change over time, poor practice can creep in. Too often, efforts to save money can result in […]

Evaluating Equipment Performance

10 Dec, 2013 in Features tagged Education / North America by Global Casting Magazine

South Africa’s Gauteng Department of Economic Development in partnership with National Foundry Technology Network, a Department of Trade and Industry initiative, has opened the Gauteng Foundry Training Centre (GFTC). The first apprentices will begin their training in January 2014. “The foundry industry is important to infrastructure development, which is an […]

Metalcasting Training Center Opens in South Africa

10 Dec, 2013 in News tagged Africa / Education by Global Casting Magazine

The Institute of Metal Forming and Casting (utg) of the Technische Universität München (TUM) is located in Garching, approximately 20 km north of Munich. The utg works in the field of production engineering, which is associated with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The institute’s four research groups focus on casting, […]

Education

Foundry School Launched in China

Evaluating Equipment Performance

Metalcasting Training Center Opens in South Africa

Institute of Metal Forming and Casting, Technische Universität München

Installation of a new Institute for Foundry-Technology at Kassel University

Foundry Technology at Aalen University of Applied Sciences – GTA

The Foundry Institute of the TU Mining Academy, Freiberg