Cover news reporter Wu Yong
On October 18, a cover news reporter learned from the Deyang Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department that the 75th World Foundry Conference will be held in Deyang from October 25 to 30, 2024. This is the third time the conference has been held in China after 14 years, following the 61st (1995, Beijing) and the 69th (2010, Hangzhou).
It is reported that this conference is hosted by the World Foundry Organization (WFO) and hosted by the Foundry Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (referred to as the Foundry Society). With the theme of “The Developing Global Foundry Industry”, the conference focused on the three major areas of casting science and technology, casting engineering applications, and casting talent training. About 1,500 well-known foundry industry experts, scholars, and business circles from more than 30 countries and regions around the world attended Representatives will gather together to conduct in-depth discussions on the development trends of the foundry industry, exchange hot issues, and share research results and advanced technologies, so as to promote continuous breakthroughs and progress in scientific and technological research and application in the world's foundry industry, and drive the vigorous development of the industry.
The ANDRITZ runner body pouring site of the “Luang Prabang” hydropower project (Source: Deyang Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department)During the conference, 9 high-level conference reports and 18 exciting sub-forums will be organized, and 238 outstanding industry workers from 26 countries will share their valuable experiences and results. The 2024 International Foundry Exhibition will also be held, with an exhibition area of 8,000 square meters, bringing together more than 120 well-known domestic and foreign companies to jointly display innovative technologies and products in the global foundry field. A series of activities such as the 2024 China Foundry Activity Week, the 2024 Global Foundry Industry Innovation Technology and Product Selection, the 2024 International Foundry Science and Technology Achievement Fair, and the 2024 International Foundry Photography Competition will also be held in Deyang at the same time.
In addition, more than 200 papers and reports will be published for the first time at this conference, and the Best Scientific Paper Award, the Best Technical Paper Award, the Best Youth Paper Award, and the Best Doctoral Paper Award will be selected.
The world's first pumped storage high-performance seat ring casting sets a new standard in the industry – Dongfang Motor's seat ring casting was successfully delivered (Source: Deyang Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department)It is understood that as the capital of heavy equipment in China, Deyang has a strong manufacturing foundation and strong industrial strength. It is one of the top 100 advanced manufacturing cities in China and one of the largest heavy machinery and equipment production bases in the country. It has gathered Erzhong Equipment, Tianyuan Well-known casting companies such as Heavy Industry and Guangdong Dongqi Automobile have first-class production equipment and high-quality technical teams. They have established a national engineering research center for advanced manufacturing technology and equipment of large castings and forgings, a national secondary research institute, and an 80,000-ton die forging press for extreme manufacturing. Ranked first in the world in terms of capabilities.
This conference will be held in Deyang and will be a grand event for the global foundry industry. It will show the world Deyang's advanced foundry and equipment manufacturing industry as the “heavy equipment capital”, as well as China's splendid historical civilization represented by Sanxingdui culture. .
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The first World Foundry Conference was held in Paris, France in 1923 and is held annually. Starting from the 62nd World Foundry Conference in 1996, it has been held every two years. The World Foundry Organization is the center of global foundry knowledge and technological innovation and progress, and has established interoperable networks in more than 30 countries. The Foundry Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society officially joined the organization on behalf of China in 1978.