From 7 to 9 October 2026, staff members of the Department participated in the International MAGMA User Meeting 2026, held in Salzburg, Austria. The event brought together MAGMASOFT® users and foundry professionals from numerous countries, providing a platform for exchanging experiences, presenting research results, and discussing the latest trends in foundry process simulation.

We are pleased to announce that Cezary Rapiejko, DSc, PhD, Associate Professor at Lodz University of Technology, a member of our Department, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Foundry Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Katowice Branch, for the 2027-2030 term.

A training trip to INSA Toulouse took place on 20–23 January 2026 as part of the Erasmus+ programme

We are pleased to announce that our doctoral candidate, Mikołaj Topola, MSc Eng., has been elected as the Chair of the Board of the University Council of Doctoral Students’ Self-Government at Lodz University of Technology for its 20th term.

As part of the course Management de technologie, students of the Gestion et Technologie program had the opportunity to participate in field classes at the Gillette production plant in Łódź. The visit was an important element of practical training, allowing them to gain direct insight into modern manufacturing techniques used in industry.

We are pleased to announce that our student research group is entering a new stage of its activity. As of November 19, 2025, the current name Student Research Group of Foundry and Plastics Processing (SKN Odlewnictwa i Przetwórstwa Tworzyw Sztucznych) will be officially changed to Student Research Group of Production Engineering and Technology Castformers (Studenckie Koło Naukowe Inżynierii Produkcji i Technologii Castformers).

Prof. Cezary Rapiejko and Prof. Bogusław Pisarek took part in the 12th Meeting of Polish MAGMASOFT® Users, held on November 5–6, 2025, in Kraków.

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.