Solidification Course

Dedicated to metallurgists and foundry engineers, this course is oriented towards the application of solidification theories to industrial casting processes.

When	2010-04-25 to 2010-04-30
Where	Les Diablerets (Switzerland)
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The Solidification Course is now a well recognized event. Repeated every year for the past 18 years, it has brought together in all 606 participants from 220 industrial companies and 33 countries. Dedicated to metallurgists and foundry engineers, this course is oriented towards the application of solidification theories to industrial casting processes. Special emphasis is given to the control of microstructural features and defect reduction.

This one-week course, held in English, is co-organized by Calcom ESI, the Swiss Federal Institute at Lausanne and the French School of Mines at Nancy. It is taught by renowned lecturers from Switzerland, France, the United States, and Austria. Exercises, discussions, films and computer demonstrations are used to apply, practice and visualize the content of the lectures. The number of participants is limited to 35, which allows for extensive interaction between participants and lecturers.