摘要：The World of Foundry is a multimedia interactive method and knowledge improvement environment for learning about foundry,operated and guided through the Internet in order to optimize the learning performance of each trainee．The World of Foundry is designed for foundry people as well as for non-foundry people working in relation with the foundry industry：it addresses the good technical practices at the work place in a foundry,as well as the technical challenges ofworking with a foundry．The World of Foundry is presented by the French Foundry Community and AXCO FORMING,a high technology company．The World of Foundry offers a"state of the art"knowledge on most foundry-related topics,with three separate learning applications,which address each a specific foundry knowledge area and a specific learning population,and offer each a specific level of training： 1.The Generic Foundry Techniques,a broad application for initiation purpose, 2.Lost Pattern Precision Casting,a focused application for professional improvement purpose. 3.Designing & Drawing the Castings,a focused application for professional improvement purpose．
