Workshop: presentation of the results of the Green Casting LIFE project

1^st Workshop in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

MS Teams meeting on 1.7.2025 at 09:00 – 11:30 (Czech time)

The workshop is organized in cooperation with the Czech Foundrymen Society.

Speakers:

• Sara Tapola, Meehanite Technology Oy, Finsko (Project Coordinator)

• Angelika Kmita, AGH Univerzita Krakov, ACMiN AGH, Polsko (Research Manager)

• Michal Vykoukal, SAND TEAM, spol. s r.o., ČR (Director of Technology and Quality)

• Radim Hnilica, VAG s.r.o., ČR (Foundry Manager)

• Markéta Přerovská, SAND TEAM, spol. s r.o., ČR (Head of Research)

• Jan Procházka, SAND TEAM, spol. s r.o., ČR (Project Manager)

• Tomáš Bajer, SAND TEAM, spol. s r.o., ČR (Sales Director)

Agenda:

• 09:00 Opening and Green Casting LIFE project presentation (Sara Tapola – in English)

• 09:15 Emission tests and results; laboratory and industrial scale measurements (Angelika Kmita – in English)

• 09:45 Results and experiences from six flagship foundries (Michal Vykoukal – in Czech):
– JEZ, Metamsa, Fonderie di Assisi, Valumehaanika, Peiron Oy, Odlewnie Polskie

• 10:00 Inorganic binder system in the VAG foundry (Radim Hnilica – in Czech)

• 10:30 Presentation of inorganic binder system GEOPOL® (Markéta Přerovská – in Czech)

• 10:45 Reclamation of inorganic sands (Jan Procházka – in Czech)

• 11:15 Discussions (Michal Vykoukal , Tomáš Bajer – in Czech)

• 11:30 Closure (Michal Vykoukal, Tomáš Bajer – in Czech)

Link to TEAMS online workshop:

1^st Workshop in the Czech Republic and Slovakia