Special Issue: NetCastPL4.0 Project

Special Issue: NetCastPL4.0 Project

This Special Issue is dedicated to scientific results developed within the NetCastPL4.0 Project, focusing on advanced modelling, simulation, and digital transformation of foundry processes.

The NetCastPL4.0 Project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon WIDERA 2023 programme under grant agreement No. 101159771.

Project Leader:
Prof. Marcin Górny
AGH University of Krakow, Poland

Scope of the Special Issue

The Special Issue provides a platform for the dissemination of original research articles, reviews, and case studies addressing numerical methods, computational casting technologies, digital manufacturing, and data-driven process optimization in foundry engineering.

Publication Model

Manuscripts will be submitted throughout the entire year 2026 and published continuously as Online First Articles immediately after acceptance and final editorial processing.

At the end of 2026, all published contributions will be collected and formally published as a complete Special Issue:

JCME Special Issue 2026 – NetCastPL4.0 Project
Journal of Casting & Materials Engineering – Special Issue 2026
NetCastPL4.0 Project

Editorial page

Journal of Casting & Materials Engineering
Volume 10, Number S1 (2026)
Special Issue: NetCastPL4.0 Project

How to Submit

Authors interested in submitting a manuscript to this Special Issue are invited to use the online submission system of the Journal of Casting & Materials Engineering.

During the submission process, please select: “Special Issue: NetCastPL4.0 Project” as the target issue.

Go to the JCME submission system