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37th Foundry Congress: the final programme of the Palermo event is now available
The economic-political session of the 37th National Foundry Congress, scheduled to take place in Palermo from 17 to 20 October 2024, will focus on Artificial Intelligence. The congress sessions will be followed by a weekend entirely dedicated to tours and guided visits in the name of art, culture and good food. The updated event programme is available at the link below (Italian language only)
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Assofond and Confimi to Minister Urso: ‘Preserve the metals supply chain’
The two associations raised the alarm at the meeting held at the Ministry on 25 July 2024: ‘Not only automotive, several supply chains at risk of disappearing’ (Italian language only)
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Foundry Technical Congress is enriched with an in-person event
An in-person day is scheduled for 29 November from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Villa Fenaroli in Rezzato (BS) as part of the 37th Technical Foundry Congress. The event will be entirely dedicated to the new BREF for foundries and the technologies required to comply with the new environmental constraints imposed on companies (Italian language only)
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37th Italian Foundry Congress: call for papers
Assofond's event aimed at bringing foundry technicians up to date on the industry's main innovations will be held in webinar mode from 14 to 19 November 2024. To apply as a speaker there is time until 31 July
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New Assofond consultancy service for ecological transition launched
Assofond has developed a dedicated service for member foundries that can provide all-round advice on everything to do with ecological transition thanks to the contribution of specialised partners and consultants (only Assofond member companies can read the article - Italian language only)
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Foundries: at the heart of circular economy
Foundries are a central element of the circular economic model: these companies recast scrap metal to create new products, which in turn can be 100% recycled at the end of their life cycle (Italian language only)
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Foundries are behind more than you imagine
Foundries produce essential components to make cars, the agricultural machinery needed to plant crops in food-producing fields, hydraulic pumps, wind and hydroelectric plants, jet engines for planes and much more (Italian language only)
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Assofond: your partner in business
Assofond promotes the competitiveness of Italian foundries, represents members' interests in discussions with government bodies and provides support in the following areas: administrative, commercial, economic, tax-related, regulatory, technical, EHS (Italian language only)
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