The day started with an overview of the day's programme and a short presentation on how a cast component is created, from design to simulation to mould production, casting and demoulding. The theoretical knowledge was then immediately put into practice in the utg hall. Together, an owl casting model was moulded in sand and then cast. The cooling time was used to see the chair's presses and liquid metal jetting in action and to take a look at the microstructure of a metal part using a microscope. After a short refreshment and a small game of table football on the self-built utg table football, we continued on to the Fraunhofer IGCV with our own aluminium owl in our luggage.

There they were given an insight into how components are designed with the help of CAD programmes. At the particle analyser, they were allowed to give tips on how many grains of sand are in a tube and then see how the device counts these grains. A short presentation on the importance of computer simulation in the foundry industry and the 3D printing of small, personalised heart pendants rounded off the day.

We hope the girls had as much fun as we did. We are already looking forward to Girls' Day 2025.