At SSAB Luleå, Sweden, SMS group (www.sms-group.com) has successfully commissioned the modernized converter shop and the pertaining environmental technology. SSAB fully achieved its own target of increasing the yield of both converters and satisfying the high environmental standards demanded. Kurt Lindqvist, Project Manager of the Converter Shop at SSAB Luleå, is highly satisfied with the performance of…

As a result, Busche grew from an 800-employee, 10-plant operation to a 1,200-employee work force with nine machining operations, one work holding and fixturing facility and two aluminum design and casting foundries. Compass Automotive Group will operate under the name Shipston Aluminum Technologies International. The company manufactures safety-critical aluminum high-performance casting found in chassis,…

Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that its U.S. joint venture, Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC (or KAAP), will expand its production facility to meet the growing demand in North America for aluminum forged suspension products. KAAP will invest approximately $56.6 million in capital investments. Start-up of the new production equipment is anticipated to begin in 2017. KAAP will install an additional melting…

Hourly workers at General Motors Co.’s Toledo Transmission plant narrowly rejected a tentative labor contract between the union and the automaker, United Auto Workers officials said today. Ray Wood, president of UAW Local 14, which represents 1,800 union workers at the plant on Alexis Road, said production workers ratified the pact 51 percent to 49 percent and skilled trades workers voted against it by 59…

- Taiwan’s premiere exhibition dedicated for the metal sector to deliver renowned technologies for competitive global market buyers The industry-awaited inaugural staging of International Metal Technology Taiwan (iMT Taiwan) has garnered curious spotlight from market watchers and all-involved in the global metallurgy sector eager to see the latest innovations and technologies at the trade exhibition.…

Dear Foundry Suppliers and Foundrymen, 12th edition of IFEX – International Foundry Exhíbition, the most important platform for the foundry industry of the Indian sub-continent welcomes you to be part of it and participate in the best possible way Foundry Suppliers - meet large, medium and small foundrymen from across the Indian sub-continent and SAARC Regions. Foundrymen – display your capacities and…

Introduction Die casting is the go-to manufacturing technology for mass-produced, lightweight components made from metal, predominantly Aluminum and Magnesium alloys. Most of the high pressure die casted parts are manufactured for the automotive industry but consumer electronics are also making use of this technology. High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) means that a metal plunger is pushing liquid metal into a…

Italpresse has developed a new machine supervision and control system. The new HMe is powered by Wonderware, the global leading brand by Schneider Electric for industrial software including HMe and SCADA. An even more USER FRIENDLY SYSTEM: A greater focus on the relevant information. A rational new distribution of the information on the pages. Less strong colours and improved position of the icons, in order…

Mit einer Fülle an Innovationen verhilft StrikoWestofen Gießereien zu mehr Ergebnis, Arbeitssicherheit und Effizienz Mit der Nachfrage nach neuen und mehr Aluminiumgussteilen steigen auch die Anforderungen an die Produktionstechnik. Für die Schmelzerei stellt StrikoWestofen den neuen „StrikoMelter BigStruc“ vor, der bei geringsten Abbrandverlusten und Energieverbräuchen sowohl feines, extrem dünnwandiges…