By 2024, the college will have 10 learning centers across the country and more than 20,000 students.
On March 4, 2024, the National Standardization Administration approved the establishment of the National Technical Standard Innovation Base (Intelligent Casting) in Ningxia, becoming the first innovation base established in the Northwest region and the only intelligent casting technology standard innovation base in the country.
On November 12, 2024, the 10th BRICS Foundry Industry High-level Forum was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Heads of foundry industry organizations from BRICS countries and a considerable number of heavyweight guests gathered together to exchange and discuss the recent dynamics of the foundry industry in BRICS countries and the admission of new BRICS countries.
On June 24, 2024, the National Science and Technology Conference, the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, and the Academicians' Conference of the Two Academies were held in Beijing.
In March 2024, the 3200T magnesium alloy semi-solid injection molding machine designed, developed and produced by Yizumi was officially launched and successfully delivered to Ningbo Xingyuan Zhuomai Technology Co., Ltd.
On August 7, 2024, the world's first full-size integrated body die-casting rolled off the production line ceremony was grandly held at the die-casting machine production base of Lijin Group (Ningbo Hangzhou Bay New Area). This move also means that the 10,000-ton double-shot integral chassis technology has entered the mass production stage.
The scale of this competition is the largest in the history of competitions; the introduction of investment casting competition for the first time has become a highlight; the setting of the competition content adheres to the consistent principle of combining theory with practice, and examines the depth and breadth of the contestants' mastery of the casting profession
On October 25-28, 2024, the 75th World Foundry Conference, hosted by the World Foundry Organization (WFO) and organized by the Foundry Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, the China Foundry Association, and the National Key Laboratory of High-end Equipment Casting Technology, was successfully held at the Wende International Convention and Exhibition Center in Deyang, Sichuan.
On the morning of September 18, 2024, in a warm atmosphere full of joy and expectation, "Metal Thailand 2024", hosted by the China Foundry Association and forging, heat treatment, welding and other industry associations, officially kicked off at the Bangkok International Trade Exhibition Center in Thailand.
Through the efficient linkage of various platforms, the "Foundry Festival" has gathered the strength of the entire industry, and concentrated on displaying the new achievements and new image of the strong development of China's foundry industry, and set a new direction for the industry to identify new situations, clarify positions, and seek new strategies!