The Transvalor International Casting Forum is back for its second edition, in partnership with Tata Steel IJmuiden. Join steelmaking experts on September 30th and October 1st 2025 in IJmuiden, Netherlands, to spark meaningful discussions on key technological challenges and innovations in continuous casting and ingot casting.
As a cornerstone of global industrial development, steel plays a critical role in advancing sectors such as construction, mobility, and energy. In this landscape, numerical simulation of solidification processes—including continuous and ingot casting—has become a strategic asset. These cutting-edge technologies are now central to research and development, quality improvement, and informed investment decisions.
This year, we are taking the Casting Forum to an international level, expanding beyond Europe to bring together key stakeholders from across the steelmaking value chain around the world and explore.
Both Transvalor and Tata Steel IJmuiden believe that combining numerical simulation with cutting-edge material research is key to overcoming some of the toughest obstacles in the industry.
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What can you expect?
Two days of insightful presentations, live software demonstrations, and exchanges with industry professionals. It is a unique opportunity to gain practical knowledge, discover real-world applications, and stay ahead of the curve in a fast-evolving sector.
As part of the Casting Forum, participants will have the exclusive opportunity to visit Tata Steel’s IJmuiden plant, one of the most advanced steel production sites in Europe. Renowned for its integration of digital technologies, process optimization, and sustainability initiatives, the visit will offer a privileged look at real-world continuous casting operations, giving attendees the chance to witness innovation in action and see how strategic decisions are implemented on a large scale.
At the heart of the Casting Forum is THERCAST®, Transvalor cutting-edge solution for simulating casting processes. THERCAST® is designed to help foundries, metallurgists, and production engineers improve their processes by offering a deep dive into how metals behave during casting. Whether you're working with complex ingots, continuous casting, or precision molds, THERCAST® accurately simulates the entire process from mold filling to metal solidification, air entrapment, porosity, and residual stresses.
Why attend?
Because innovation thrives through collaboration. This forum is more than just a technical event, it is a moment to meet passionate professionals, ask questions, share experiences, and explore new possibilities together.
This is your opportunity to be part of the International steelmaking community! The Transvalor and Tata Steel IJmuiden teams look forward to meeting you during this second edition of the Transvalor Casting Forum.
This event is free of charge
