The “China Foundry Development History (Volume 3)” (Modern Volume), organized and compiled by the China Foundry Association, has come to an end after the hard work of the main creative team and the strong support of industry experts, scholars, entrepreneurs and practitioners. The end is imminent, and victory is in sight.
In order to better complete the revision and submission of manuscripts, so that the history compilation work does not leave any regrets or complaints, September 23-28, 2021, “China Foundry Development History (Volume 3)” (Modern Volume) ) The seminar and revision meeting and the seventh writing work meeting were held at the Beijing North Hot Spring Conference Center. Xu Renrui, Zhang Boming, Gong Jimin, Fang Guiru, Zhao Lixin, the reviewers of the modern volume of development history, Wang Guohua, editor in charge, National Open University Press, China Relevant persons in charge of the Foundry Association, individual chapter editors and experts Zhang Libo, Wen Ping, Yuan Yajuan, Wang Dongsheng, Gao Yan, Zhu Jianxun, Jing Liwen, Zhang Yang, Qu Xiaosong, Wu Xuelong, etc. attended the meeting.
During the week-long meeting, the editing team conducted full and in-depth exchanges and discussions on the various chapters and chapters of the manuscript. Through intensive reading and supplementation, cross-checking, immediate discussion, and surprise editing, the content of the manuscript was refined and the presentation was refined. After fighting day and night, substantial progress has been made in the revision work.
In the next step, the content of the manuscript of “The History of China’s Foundry Development (Volume 3)” (Modern Volume) will enter the compilation stage, and then be submitted to the publishing house for later distribution work, and it is planned to be officially published in 2022. In order to create a high-quality product, the editing team and the publishing house’s editing team will contact the relevant authors again to determine and refine the content during the compilation and publication stage of the manuscript.
At the same time, the China Foundry Association will also give full play to the functions of the Foundry History Working Committee and launch the “China Foundry Development History Series”, focusing on the history of foundry development in various regions, the history of foundry sub-industry, the history of foundry enterprises (factories), and the best of foundry. Memorabilia, popular science books, memoirs of practitioners, etc. are different main lines, subdivided into fields, inherit and promote casting culture and casting spirit, and further present the history of China’s casting industry to the world.
“The History of China Foundry Development (Volume 3)” (Modern Volume) was officially compiled in 2015. Over the past six years, many foundry industry organizations, experts, and companies have tried their best to participate in it one after another. Some provide clues and information, some Write directly, some review and add…Here, people from all walks of life who have provided help to the history compilation work once again thank you!

In the process of compiling history, the China Foundry Association frequently issued notices publicly, and concentrated dozens of extensive launches and collection of historical materials. In the future, China Foundry Association will spare no effort to continue to do a good job in history compilation, unite all forces inside and outside the foundry industry, continue to study the history of foundry for future generations, and continue to work together and play a role in promoting the development of the foundry industry.

