Duration: 8 hours (two 4-hour modules)
Format: Online or in-person
Indicative period: June and December 2025

Target audience:
Quality managers and technical-sales personnel from aluminum foundries, technical representatives from companies using castings.

Objectives:
With reference to the main EN standards, the course outlines the key steps for structuring supply specifications for aluminum alloy castings. It provides specialized skills for drafting technical specifications based on European EN standards and the most common defect issues, focusing on the main European reference standards and key elements to be included in the drafting of supply specifications for aluminum alloy castings.

Main topics:

• Classification of alloys and defect characteristics

• Sampling plans and quality control

• Contractual specifications and practical case studies

Instructor:
Prof. Franco Bonollo, Full Professor of Metallurgy at the Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padua