Date: 07/07/2021

PRESS RELEASE

The preparations for this year’s traditional 61st International Foundry Conference 2021 and foundry exhibition in Portoroz in the Slovene Littoral between 15 and 17 September 2021 are drawing to a close. The deadline for the registration of lectures was 30 June. Registered lectures for the conference come from 12 countries. On the first day of the 61st IFC, on 16 September, the ten plenary lectures will be introduced, while the next day, the rest of the 36 lectures will be outlined in three distinct sections and in the form of posters.The contents and timeline of the lecture programme of the Conference will be published by the end of July at the website of the Slovenian Foundrymen Society.

There are still a few spots available for exhibitors at this year’s IFC in Portoroz. Just like in previous years, registrations for exhibitors conclude at the end of July. The expected or maximum number of exhibitors is limited at approx. 40. The registration deadline for other participants, who wish to participate in the Conference and exhibition as visitors and spectators, is 10 September 2021.

On the night before the opening of the 61st IFC, on 15 September, the traditional meet-and-greet for Conference and exhibition participants will be held in the ancient coastal town of Piran. After the first working day, on 16 September, a foundrymen’s night on the coast in Portorož follows.

After a difficult year of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, visitors will have a series of excellent opportunities to connect with other professionals from the sector, which was sorely missed during the previous year. As the organizer of the international foundry event, the Slovenian Foundrymen Society will be responsible for making certain that Portoroz retains its reputation as a prestigious location for professional gatherings and for the quality organization of one of the largest international foundry events in this part of Europe.

Organizational committee of 61th IFC Portoroz 2021
President
MSc.Eng. Mirjam Jan-Blazic

 

DATE: 6.10.2020

IM MEMORIAM, dipl. ing. Erich Nechtelberger

In the last week of September, honorary member of Slovenian foundrymen Society, dipl. eng. Erich Nechtelberger, lost the battle to an illness of many years. He was our valued colleague, big foundryman by knowledge and foundry belonging, our long-time friend and a regular participant of the foundry conference in Portoroz.

In January this year, he celebrated his 83rd birthday. We will recap the most important milestones from his rich biography.

After studying metallurgy at the Montanuniversitaet Leoben, he was hired as an assistant in the experimental foundry of Austrian Institute in Leoben in 1962. In 1979 he was appointed for the deputy head of the Institute and in 1983 a director of practical foundry research, as well as director of the Austrian Foundry Research Institute. Since 1989, when he retired, he has been leading a Mining Professions Counseling of the Republic of Austria. In 2001, he accepted the position of Managing Director of the Association of Austrian Foundrymen and in 2002 he took over as the editor of main Austrian foundry journal "Giesserei-Rundschau”.

He has been a member of Slovenian foundrymen Society since 1960, and with a few spaces, regular participant of our traditional foundry event in Portoroz. By the Society authorities’ agreement, he was named an honorary member of Slovenian foundrymen Society, and was this year a winner of Slovenian foundrymen Society's medal, at the 60th jubilee of international foundry conference in Slovenia. At his absence, the members of OGI-Austrian foundry institute, dipl. eng. Gerhard Schindelbacher and prof. Peter Schumacher, accepted the medal in his name.

Since 1965 onwards, Erich Nechtelberger is also a member of German Foundry Association. For special merits in the foundry, he in 2010 received Bernhard-Osann medal of VDG- German Foundry Association. For many years of his work, the forefront was cast iron and cast iron with vermicular graphite.

My acquaintanceship and business collaboration with Erich Nechtelberger goes back to the 1970s. The connection deepened in the last 15 years of my leading of Slovenian foundrymen Society. We were meeting very often, on all kinds of foundry events around the world and continuously exchange important professional information, and mutually help each other with evaluations, perspectives and other needed solutions in given moments. In every moment, he was ready to take time and listen to the problems, ideas and dilemmas. Erich was by nature very calm and wise, and most importantly reliable and a good person.

We will gladly remember him and take from his rich treasury of good ideas and solutions and experiences, that are still valuable and precious. In the name of Slovenian foundrymen Society and my name, dear Erich, I thank you for an important contribution to the constant growth of foundry in Austria, Slovenia and around the world, that you have been investing in, during your entire, very active life.

President of Slovenian foundrymen Society

MSc. Mirjam Jan-Blazic

                                     

Dipl. eng. Erich Nechtelberger

 

DATE: 30.01.2017

80. LIFE JUBILEE OF HONORARY MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, DIPL.ING. ERICH NECHTELBERGER

Today celebrates its 80th life jubilee dipl. ing. Erich Nechtelberger, honorary member of the Slovenian Foundrymen Society, by participation at our foundry Conference in Portorož for several decades, the most faithful participant of our central foundry event, a great connoisseur of foundry, an expert and remarkable colleague and friend.

After studying metallurgy at the Montanuniversitaet Leoben in 1962, he was hired as an assistant in experimental foundry of Austrian Institute in Leoben. In 1979 he was appointed for deputy head of the Institute and in 1983 as a director of practical foundry research, as well as director of the Austrian Foundry Research Institute. Since 1989 he is leading a mining Professions Council of the Republic of Austria.

In 1989 he retired, and then in 2001 accepted the position of Managing Director of the Association of Austrian Foundrymen and in 2002 he took over the editing of main Austrian foundry journal "Giesserei-Rundschau”. Since 1965 onwards, Erich Nechtelberger is also a member of German Foundry Association. For many years of his work is the forefront of cast iron and cast iron with vermicular graphite. For special merits in foundry he in 2010 received Bernhard-Osann medal of VDG- German Foundry Association.

Congratulations and best wishes on life jubilee and many creative years and traditional contacts with Slovenian Foundrymen Association.

                                     

 

Editorial Board

SLOVENIAN FOUNDRYMEN SOCIETY

Chief and Responsible Editor

The President

Prof. Emeritus, dr. Alojz Krizman

Mirjam Jan-Blazic, M.Sc

ISKRA ISD – LIVARNA d.o.o.

On 06.12.2016, the company Iskra ISD – Livarna d.o.o. became a new member of the Slovenian Foundrymen Society. 

Iskra ISD – Livarna d.o.o. uses advanced technologies for high pressure die casting of aluminium alloys and further processing. Long year tradition is making technically demanding parts for automotive and electrical industry.

Their key competences are cooperation at mould making, production of die cast aluminium alloys and mechanical processing of castings, which is upgraded by the assembly of these parts in units.

Their advantage is the integrity of simultaneous engineering for product development, design and mould making, implementation of first samplings and pilot production, mass production and mechanical treatment.

High level of automated production, use of new technologies and a sharp focus on the most demanding industries rank our foundry as an interesting supplier.

 

BENTOPRODUCT d.o.o. from Bosnia and Herzegovina, a new member of the Slovenian Foundrymen Society

On 14.10.2016, the company BENTOPRODUCT d.o.o. from Bosnia and Herzegovina, became a new member of the Slovenian Foundrymen Society. BENTOPRODUCT is economic company engaged in manufacturing products based on high-quality bentonite. Registered seat of the company is in Banja Luka (Republika Srpska, BiH), and the production plant is in 80 kilometers distant Šipov, in the immediate proximity of the deposits of raw materials. They disposal with raw material base of more than 5 mio tons of raw bentonite with a montmorillonite content from 70 to 98%. Installed capacity allows the production of near 50.000 tons of various products, especially high quality.

BENTOPRODUCT is a regional leader in the production and sale of Bentonite base on the following five different programs:

 

In the foundry sector they offer a group of high-quality blends BENTOPROCARBO and casting bentonite BENTOPRO-A. In the past three years of existence, the company’s achieved sales level is approx. 22.000 tons of final products annually. References in this sector are the supply to the following foundries by country’s:

 

Each foundry is processed individually and in the introduction of the product they offer necessary technical support which ensures the proper process guidance and process optimization adapted to the conditions, organization of each foundry.

BENTOPRODUCT d.o.o. assumes responsibility for organizing the accurate delivery of products to the foundry and operates in accordance with an integrated management system including: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001. For the purpose of program for food industry, they disposal also with certificates Halal and Koser.