Dear Readers!

The foundry industry is increasingly making its presence felt at Europe’s most important industrial events. One of these is the CastForge trade fair in Stuttgart – a specialized platform for foundries, forges, and metalworking companies. This year’s edition will bring together hundreds of exhibitors from across Europe. The Polish Foundrymen’s Association will also be present at the fair, promoting the potential of Polish foundry industry, modern technologies, and the achievements of domestic companies at its booth. Participating in CastForge is an important element in building the position of Polish foundries in the European market. In June, foundrymen will gather at the 12^th Polish Foundries’CEOs Forum in Kielce – an event integrating management staff focused on the most important challenges in the industry.

This issue ncludes articles on current technological and organizational trends in foundry.

„Odlewnie Polskie SA’s state of the art investment – the HWS EFA SD 5.5 line is setting new standards in the Polish foundry industry”, by Eurocast Industries Sp. z o.o., demonstrates how advanced molding technologies support the development, competitiveness, and efficiency of modern foundries.

In the publication „Opti-Carbon – a smart online system for calculating carbon footprints (Scopes 1–3) and planning the decarbonisation of Foundry 4.0”, authors Mariola Sawczuk, Dawid Lasek, and Damian Kurek present a modern tool supporting foundries in reporting CO₂ emissions and planning decarbonization processes in accordance with ISO and GHG Protocol requirements.In their article, „Channel cores made from chemically bonded compounds – their manufacture, purposes and functions, and their use in large-scale moulding technology”, Jerzy
J.S. Zych, Krzysztof Piotrowski, and Paweł Bednarczyk describe their proprietary solutions for using thin-walled furan sand tubes in venting processes and the construction of gating systems for large-size castings.

In the issue Readers will also find a presentation by the company, „ALUDESIGN – precision aluminum castings for Industry”, demonstrating a modern approach to the production of aluminum components for the automotive, medical, railway, and lighting industries, taking into account environmentally friendly measures and process automation.

This issue also includes a report from the 18^th International Scientific Conference „Innovations in _Die Casting”, which showcased the latest technological solutions for aluminum and magnesium alloys and production support systems. We also included material devoted to the 18^th European Economic Congress in Katowice, where key topics included energy transformation, the competitiveness of European industry, and the importance of cooperation and dialogue for economic development. We invite you to read and follow the activities of the Polish foundry community – both domestically and internationally.

Magdalena Baryła – Vice Editor-in-Chief