Organized by the Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (FICMES), the 11th Asian Foundry Congress (AFC-11) was held on Nov. 12-15, 2011 in Guangzhou, China, a city that has a pleasant climate and very beautiful scenery in November. The theme of the Congress was “Advanced Foundry Technology & Sustainable Development of Foundry Industry”. In the past few years, the Asian foundry industry has shown a rapid development, and attracted more and more attention. Facing the global economic crisis, how to Organized by the Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (FICMES), the 11th Asian Foundry Congress (AFC-11) was held on Nov. 12-15, 2011 in Guangzhou, China, a city that has a pleasant climate and very beautiful scenery in November. The theme of the Congress was “Advanced Foundry Technology & Sustainable Development of Foundry Industry ”. In the past few years, the Asian foundry industry has shown a rapid development, and attracted more and more attention. Facing the global economic crisis, how to