The Polish Foundrymen’s Association (STOP) was established over 80 years ago and is a voluntary non-governmental organization. STOP associates over 1.000 engineers, technicians working in the foundry industry and industry-related institutions with and over 40 Supporting Members. It operates in Poland through its 17 branches. The association is a member of the World Foundry Organization (WFO) and the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations (NOT).

One of the most important jobs of Polish Foundrymen’s Association is organization of conferences, symposiums and technical trips, etc. The main goal of the Association is to promote the domestic foundry industry.