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Foundry Symposium
Casting through the ages (in German only)

Hall 13 D07

In German only
Free participation, no registration required.
(subject to change)

10:30 h

Welcome

Dr. F. Hansen, FA Geschichte

10:45 h

Lauchhammer– Art Casting Museum

A. Bräuer,
Kustodin

Erik Volz

11:15 Uhr

Cast Gods – Bronze casting in pharaonic Egypt

Dr. M. Fitzenreiter,
Ägyptologe

Thorsten Kock

11:45 h

Lost and found: Investigations into the foundry history in Magdeburg

Prof. Rüdiger Bähr

Joachim Schäfer
Dr. Christian Schramm

12:15 h

MAGNESIUM – lighter, higher, faster

Prof. K. Eigenfeld,
Konstanz

12:45 h

Break

Joachim Schäfer
Dr. Christian Schramm

13:30 h

Metallurgical investigations on the medieval cannon barrel "Wild Man"

Prof. V. Neubert,
TUC Clausthal

Thorsten Kock

14:00 h

The history of research on nucleation in GJL and GJS

Prof. R. Deike,
Universität Duisburg

Dick van Wageningen

14:30 h

The Ancient Chinese Casting

Xueying Wei, Msc,
Dokotorandin Universität Magdeburg

Dick van Wageningen

15:00 h

Closing

Dr. F. Hansen,
VDG-FA Geschichte

Organisation of the symposium

Bundesverband der Deutschen Gießerei-Industrie (BDG)
Hansaallee 203, 40549 Düsseldorf/Germany
Tel. +49 211 6871-217
Fax +49 211 6871-40217
marion.harris@bdguss.de
www.bdguss.de

Professional partner

Verein Deutscher Giessereifachleute e.V. (VDG)

Hansaallee 203, 40549 Düsseldorf/Germany
Tel. +49 211 6871-332
Fax +49 211 6871-40332
info@vdg.de
www.vdg.de