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From September 24 to 26, 2025, the city of Chorzów hosted the 65th edition of the International Scientific Conference "Solidification and Crystallization of Metals" (KIKM 2025). The event was organized by the Alumni Association of the Silesian University of Technology "Foundrymen’s Circle" in cooperation with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology of the Silesian University of Technology and the Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

On September 26, a meeting was held at the headquarters of Superior Industries Production Poland Sp. z o. o. in Stalowa Wola to discuss the implementation of a new quality control system in the production of aluminum wheels.

On September 11, 2025, a meeting of the Foundry Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Katowice Branch, was held in the Council Room of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice.

June 9–11, 2025, the 21st edition of the Scientific Conference "Optimization of Production Systems in Foundries" took place at the Ambasador Premium Hotel in Łódź. The event was organized by the Department of Materials Technology and Production Systems at Lodz University of Technology and the Foundry Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Katowice Branch. The conference proved to be not only an organizational success but, above all, a significant scientific achievement, bringing together distinguished representatives from both academia and industry, from Poland and abroad.

We are pleased to inform you that Mikołaj Topola, MSc Eng., a PhD student from our department, participated in a two-week short-term exchange at the University of Leeds, which took place from March 29 to April 12, 2025. During his stay, Mikołaj conducted tribological research on the properties of light alloys, which are crucial for his doctoral project.

As part of the Advanced Manufacturing 2 course, students of the Smart Manufacturing program had the unique opportunity to visit Wifama, a leader in modern manufacturing technologies.

On April 9, 2025, employees from the Department of Materials Technology and Production Systems had the honor of visiting Federal-Mogul Gorzyce Sp. z o.o. The purpose of the visit was to discuss collaboration on the development of an advanced quality control system for the production of pistons for internal combustion vehicles.

From April 2-4, 2025, the picturesque Klimczok Hotel in Szczyrk hosted the 8th International Conference titled "Technologies and Products for Foundry in the Offer of FERRO - TERM Sp. z o.o." This event brought together foundry industry specialists from around the world, who had the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences on the latest technologies and products.

Announcement of the Monograph by Prof. Grzegorz Gumienny

We are pleased to announce that our Doctoral Student, Mikołaj Topola, M.Sc. Eng., has been awarded an internal grant under the "FU2N - Fund for the Improvement of Young Scientists' Skills" program in the field of mechanical engineering for the year 2025.

We are proud to announce that our employee, Artur Błaszczyk Ph.D., participated in the 5th Conference on "Cooperation Between Science and Business in Production Engineering", held on December 12–13, 2024, in a hybrid format.

On December 13th, students of the Gestion et Technologie program had the unique opportunity to visit the Gillette factory in Łódź as part of their Management de Technologies course.

On December 13th, the National Foundry Day took place in Krakow – the most important event in the foundry industry in Poland, which has also become a significant event on the international stage in recent years.

On December 11, 2024, students from the Business, Society and Technology program visited the international logistics company GEIS PL

The Department of Materials Technology and Production Systems of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Lodz University of Technology and the Foundry Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Katowice Branch, have the honor to invite you to the 21st Scientific Conference "Optimization of Production Systems in Foundries" on June 9-11, 2025, in Łódź.