Founded in 1957 and based in Wampum, Pennsylvania, Universal Refractories manufactures specialty refractory performance solutions for the steel and foundry industries. The company operates two facilities in Pennsylvania consisting of more than 240,000 square feet of production and warehousing space. UK-based Vesuvius plc is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology principally serving…

Important Announcement: Plan B -Considering current situation and on request of many exhibtors, delegates, speakers & others, new dates of 70th IFC & IFEX will be 22-23-24 (Fri, Sat. Sun) April 2022. Venue Helipad Gandhinagar (Same venue) - OC Team is ready to continue extended efforts & we will also add more value to the event. - Challenges are large we will create oppertunities even larger. -More details…

2022 wird Franken Guss 100 Jahre alt, in einem Gespräch mit dem Wirtschaftsforum berichtet der Geschäftsführer und Gesellschafter Josef Ramthun vom „Weg in die Freiheit“ und wie sich sein Unternehmen auf den Wandel der Automobilindustrie hin zur E-Mobilität einstellt. Heutzutage werden mittelständische Familienunternehmen im Lauf ihres Bestehens meistens in einen Konzern eingegliedert, bei der Franken Guss…

Spoke wheels and cast wheels are the only two types of wheels you'll find rolling around under the ordinary modern motorbike. Wire-spoke wheels ruled the road from the first commercial bikes in the early 1900s until the late 1960s. The popularity of single-piece cast aluminum and magnesium alloy wheels soared in the 1970s. Both wheels are used widely by motorbike manufacturers. Cast Wheels Cast wheels are…

With sadness and sympathy we learned of the death of our esteemed colleague and friend Sri M R Shah. We bow with great respect to an internationally recognized specialist. With his special interest magazine FOUNDRY INDUSTRY he has significantly accompanied, promoted and supported the rise and the technological development of the foundry industry in India. Through the years I was able to get know him myself…

As part of the Hybit (Hydrogen for Bremen’s industrial transformation) project, ArcelorMittal Bremen, swb AG and EWE AG have received a subsidy of more than €10 million from the state of Bremen for the construction of an electrolysis plant. The funding corresponds to about half of the total investment budget. The project includes the construction of a 12 MW electrolysis plant that will produce green…

Minerals Development Oman (MDO), the flagship company of Oman’s mining and mineral processing industry, has established a strategic partnership with Synergies Casting Oman to acquire 14.8 per cent stake in the company’s shares. Synergies Casting Oman was established in 2017 as joint venture between Synergies Castings India and Omani investors to produce aluminium alloy car wheels for automotive industry.…

Die Produktion läuft mit No-Bake- und Cold-Box-Bindern an. Weitere Produktlinien werden im Laufe des Jahres 2022 folgen. Der neue Standort ist darauf ausgelegt, die aktuellen und zukünftigen Anforderungen des wachsenden mexikanischen Marktes zu erfüllen - einem der wichtigsten Märkte für die internationale Automobilindustrie und ihre Zulieferer. Als verantwortungsvoller Produzent wurde das mexikanische Werk…

Driving up operational visibility and performance analysis The benefits of Industry 4.0 continuous, connected data have long been talked about in die casting. Now it’s fully operational across Bühler die-casting cells, with the Die Casting Dashboard that shows production activity at a glance, and Downtime Analysis, which helps to identify the causes of production stoppages. Die Casting Dashboard provides…