Methodological aspects of systemic designing of foundry plants

An approach is attempted to systematise the systemic research. A set of hypotheses are formulated, defining how a conceptual design of a foundry plant should be developed and improved when it is investigated as a system. The methodology aims to eliminate the particular approach to design to be replaced by integral design. The need of integral design seems a logical consequence of a transition from taskoriented design to situational design. The methodology outlined here offers an innovative and modern approach to engineering design, particularly in foundry plant design.