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A world's first: voxeljet presents groundbreaking cold IOB 3D printing technology at GIFA 2023

A world's first: voxeljet presents groundbreaking cold IOB 3D printing...

voxeljet AG (NASDAQ: VJET) a global leader in industrial 3D printing solutions, presented a groundbreaking innovation at the renowned GIFA 2023 trade show: the new cold IOB (Inorganic Binding) 3D printing technology. With this unique process, molds and cores for the…

Take a virtual tour of IPG’s giant casting solutions

Take a virtual tour of IPG’s giant casting solutions

ItalPresseGauss has launched a stunning new 3D animation depicting one of its award winning TFs machines in…

Atlas Copco inaugurates first 3D sand printer

Atlas Copco inaugurates first 3D sand printer

ExOne S-Max Pro 3D sand printer increases both efficiency and sustainability

Productivity up, costs down: Draxton’s Barcelona foundry benefits from Industry 4.0

Productivity up, costs down: Draxton’s Barcelona foundry benefits from...

Draxton, a global manufacturer of cast iron and aluminum components with a total annual casting capacity…

Chemicals more news

GIFA & CHINA DIECASTING 2023 Trade Shows Review

GIFA & CHINA DIECASTING 2023 Trade Shows Review

“Two exhibitions within four weeks. This is not something you experience too often either! Helmut and Christian Geiger from the release agent and lubricant specialist Geiger + Co Heilbronn analyse in review:

ASK Chemicals Korea is Awarded with National Industry Award for Exceptional Safety Management and Commitment to ESG Principles

ASK Chemicals Korea is Awarded with National Industry Award for...

ASK Chemicals Korea has been honored with the National Industry Award 2023 in the category Safety Management &…

WHEN THE QUALITY OF GIGA CASTING DEPENDS ON THE LUBRICATION OF THE SHOT SLEEVE-PLUNGER SYSTEM

WHEN THE QUALITY OF GIGA CASTING DEPENDS ON THE LUBRICATION OF THE...

Structural diecast aluminum castings for the Body In White of cars began to be adopted about twenty years ago,…

MICROSPRAYING IN HPDC AND THE DIE THERMAL MANAGEMENT

MICROSPRAYING IN HPDC AND THE DIE THERMAL MANAGEMENT

The die lubrication in High Pressure Die casting by Microspraying is increasingly evaluated nowadays, and…

Coremaking more news

MINGZHI TECHNOLOGY unveils its CORE SHOP INNOVATIONS

MINGZHI TECHNOLOGY unveils its CORE SHOP INNOVATIONS

About the successful GIFA from the company's point of view

Complete automation in the foundry: Laempe Mössner Sinto expands competencies

Complete automation in the foundry: Laempe Mössner Sinto expands...

● Separate automation department currently being set up ● High level of competence in project planning and…

Full-service provider for the foundry industry: Laempe shows complete portfolio world at GIFA 2023

Full-service provider for the foundry industry: Laempe shows complete...

● In addition to core shooters, Laempe offers products and solutions along the entire value chain ●…

Second Core Centre by Mingzhi Technology Leipzig for EKU Fren ve Dokum San AS Turkey

Second Core Centre by Mingzhi Technology Leipzig for EKU Fren ve...

Following the success last year of collaborating with EKU Fren Kampana ve Döküm Sanayi A.Ş Turkey in the…

Discharging, Decoring, Fettling, Finishing more news

Upgrading castings with blasting technology

Upgrading castings with blasting technology

The processing of the surfaces of castings has a decisive influence on their appearance, functionality and durability. The blasting process removes moulding sand and eliminates burrs. Therefore, care and the right blasting concept is a good prerequisite for high-quality…

Plasma cutting for structural castings instead of stamping

Plasma cutting for structural castings instead of stamping

SIR's solution adapts to changes in production processes in the automotive industry and the growing need for…

From temperature-sensitive to full-surface: Plasmatreat presents new plasma nozzles

From temperature-sensitive to full-surface: Plasmatreat presents new...

The optimum plasma nozzle for every application: Whether treatment of particularly temperature-sensitive…

Customized and innovative robotic solutions for aluminium and cast iron foundries as well as die casting by SIR-Robotics

Customized and innovative robotic solutions for aluminium and cast...

About the extraordinary flexibility of the Italian company SIR ROBOTICS in adapting individual projects - FP…

Enviroment, Energy & Safety more news

SBTi validates Norican’s near-term and net-zero targets

SBTi validates Norican’s near-term and net-zero targets

Global group reports progress against 2021 baseline three years ahead of schedule

Green foundry challenge – stony path towards climate neutrality

Green foundry challenge – stony path towards climate neutrality

Castings are indispensable to sustainable and climate-neutral manufacturing. There is no sector of industry…

Active laser protection textiles open up new and flexible applications for the use of laser technology

Active laser protection textiles open up new and flexible applications...

Laser protection for mobile use, as a curtain or in a swivel arm frame, as a mobile cabin and up to…

Environmental protection, sustainability and attractive jobs thanks to high-tech filter systems such as ULTRAVENT III from KMA Umwelttechnik

Environmental protection, sustainability and attractive jobs thanks to...

Foundry-Planet visited KMA Umwelttechnik, the manufacturer of the exhaust air filter and heat recovery systems…

Heat Treatment more news

Gemco to convert cupola melting plant into electric melting plant at Fritz Winter

Gemco to convert cupola melting plant into electric melting plant at...

At Fritz Winter, protecting the environment has been part of their principles and values since their foundation. For example, FW already had an environmental department in the 1990s, long before there was so much focus on sustainability. Eco melting is one of the…

Hungarian die caster cuts energy consumption by 26% with OEM furnace relining from StrikoWestofen

Hungarian die caster cuts energy consumption by 26% with OEM furnace...

Based in Hungary, FÉMALK Zrt. has been supplying the global automotive industry with high quality aluminium…

Vulcan Works opens in Northampton

Vulcan Works opens in Northampton

A brand new £14 million hub supporting start-up businesses in creative industries has opened its doors in…

Norican Group submits science-based emission reduction targets for independent validation

Norican Group submits science-based emission reduction targets for...

Follows year-long process after signing up to SBTi

It-Solutions more news

New Whitepaper

New Whitepaper

"FOUNDRY 4.0" WITH FRP® - FOUNDRY RESOURCE PLANNING SOLUTIONS - USING A “DIGITAL TWIN” TECHNOLOGY APPROACH AS THE DRIVING FORCE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN METAL CASTING OPERATIONS

Productivity up, costs down: Draxton’s Barcelona foundry benefits from Industry 4.0

Productivity up, costs down: Draxton’s Barcelona foundry benefits from...

Draxton, a global manufacturer of cast iron and aluminum components with a total annual casting capacity…

Norican Group: “We believe sustainability and profitability must go hand in hand - and it can!”

Norican Group: “We believe sustainability and profitability must go...

Sustainability is currently one of the most discussed issues in the foundry industry. In this interview,…

GIFA 2023 The Bright World of Metals in Düsseldorf / Germany from June 12 – 16, 2023

GIFA 2023 The Bright World of Metals in Düsseldorf / Germany from June...

The RGU group of companies are again – together with its co-exhibitors M/s Fink & Partner GmbH as well as …

Melting Shop more news

The first inherently flame retardant collection

The first inherently flame retardant collection

Tranemo is the world's first manufacturer offering fluorocarbon-free flame retardant garments with chemical protection for the metalworking industry

Gemco to convert cupola melting plant into electric melting plant at Fritz Winter

Gemco to convert cupola melting plant into electric melting plant at...

At Fritz Winter, protecting the environment has been part of their principles and values since their…

Norican Group: “We believe sustainability and profitability must go hand in hand - and it can!”

Norican Group: “We believe sustainability and profitability must go...

Sustainability is currently one of the most discussed issues in the foundry industry. In this interview,…

Hungarian die caster cuts energy consumption by 26% with OEM furnace relining from StrikoWestofen

Hungarian die caster cuts energy consumption by 26% with OEM furnace...

Based in Hungary, FÉMALK Zrt. has been supplying the global automotive industry with high quality aluminium…

Metals & Alloys more news

$Elkem acquires KeyVest to grow specialty business in refractories$

Elkem acquires KeyVest to grow specialty business in refractories

Elkem ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire KeyVest Belgium S.A, a specialist company in the sourcing of materials and production of metal powders to the refractory industry and other segments including advanced ceramics. This will expand Elkem’s product…

Elkem launches global climate roadmap: Reducing emissions towards net zero while growing supplies to the green transition

Elkem launches global climate roadmap: Reducing emissions towards net...

Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, today announces a new climate roadmap detailing…

Raffmetal launches an Innovative Range of Green Primary Alloys

Raffmetal launches an Innovative Range of Green Primary Alloys

Raffmetal, Europe's leading producer of recycled aluminium, offers today the silval range: primary grade…

Smart, sleek and with curves in all the right places: Auto Heinen recommends latest dosing furnace innovation from StrikoWestofen

Smart, sleek and with curves in all the right places: Auto Heinen...

One of Europe’s leading manufacturers of aluminium die-cast components and parts has confirmed it would have…

Moulding more news

Productivity up, costs down: Draxton’s Barcelona foundry benefits from Industry 4.0

Productivity up, costs down: Draxton’s Barcelona foundry benefits from...

Draxton, a global manufacturer of cast iron and aluminum components with a total annual casting capacity exceeding 620,000 tons, has reduced its downtime, energy use and resource consumption after deploying the Monitizer® | DISCOVER IIoT solution at its foundry in…

Norican Group: “We believe sustainability and profitability must go hand in hand - and it can!”

Norican Group: “We believe sustainability and profitability must go...

Sustainability is currently one of the most discussed issues in the foundry industry. In this interview,…

The power of vertical: Letec chooses DISAMATIC C3-X-350 for high speed, high quality and low investment brake disc production

The power of vertical: Letec chooses DISAMATIC C3-X-350 for high...

When China's Letec Automotive Co., Ltd decided to move from horizontal to vertical moulding for its brake disc…

Complete automation in the foundry: Laempe Mössner Sinto expands competencies

Complete automation in the foundry: Laempe Mössner Sinto expands...

● Separate automation department currently being set up ● High level of competence in project planning and…

Patternmaking, mouldmaking and tooling & Rapid Prototyping, rapid tooling & 3D Printing more news

Video Case Study: Inside the Pioneering AM Journey of BMW and ExOne

Video Case Study: Inside the Pioneering AM Journey of BMW and ExOne

ExOne and BMW have worked together for over 20 years on additive manufacturing projects.

Sustainable manufacturing with sand 3D printing

Sustainable manufacturing with sand 3D printing

Sustainable manufacturing with sand 3D printing has the potential to revolutionize the foundry industry by…

New production hall for giga molds

New production hall for giga molds

Schaufler Tooling inaugurates new production hall to be even better positioned as a pioneer in the segment of…

Everything you need to know about aluminum 3D printing

Everything you need to know about aluminum 3D printing

With a specific, data-supported, in-depth look at the related business opportunities

Equipment, Plant Technology more news

SBTi validates Norican’s near-term and net-zero targets

SBTi validates Norican’s near-term and net-zero targets

Global group reports progress against 2021 baseline three years ahead of schedule

See you in Düsseldorf from 12 to 16 June!

See you in Düsseldorf from 12 to 16 June!

Once again, Magaldi will be at GIFA and METEC, the most important trade fairs in metalcasting and…

Better than bigger: Bühler Carat 920 megacasting equipment unveiled

Better than bigger: Bühler Carat 920 megacasting equipment unveiled

In recent years, the rise of megacasting has catalyzed the upstream and downstream businesses of the…

Complete automation in the foundry: Laempe Mössner Sinto expands competencies

Complete automation in the foundry: Laempe Mössner Sinto expands...

● Separate automation department currently being set up ● High level of competence in project planning and…

Pouring, Gating, Feeding more news

Escalating costs of electricity and gas require new solutions for foundries

Escalating costs of electricity and gas require new solutions for...

It is more important than ever for foundries to control and minimise their energy consumption costs in order to remain competitive.

Simulation of a process step that has long been underestimated: Pouring

Simulation of a process step that has long been underestimated:...

For many years, only two casting processes were known on green sand mold lines:

Oops – they did it again!

Oops – they did it again!

With this statement, pour-tech AB describes less acting as a heartbreaker, but much more the successful sale…

10 years pour-tech

10 years pour-tech

The automatic pouring expert pour-tech AB turned 10 years old this year – but what would be a birthday without…

Pressure Die Casting Equipment more news

Exclusive | LEAP 7000T Delivered to Changan Auto

Exclusive | LEAP 7000T Delivered to Changan Auto

The highly anticipated delivery of two LEAP 7000T ultra-large die-casting machines by YIZUMI to the revered Changan Auto has great excitement throughout the industry on August 28.

Tool-Temp devices strengthen core competence of Sidrag AG

Tool-Temp devices strengthen core competence of Sidrag AG

Tool-Temp AG spoke with Eugen Vigini, Managing Director, and Luis Gil, Foundry Manager, about the temperature…

Stefan Fritsche: Being Well Prepared for the Future Is the Key to Business Success

Stefan Fritsche: Being Well Prepared for the Future Is the Key to...

In the dynamic world of die-casting manufacturing, leaders who bring together expertise and innovation are…

Transformation on every level

Transformation on every level

The transformation of one of the most important industries globally – the automotive industry – is fully…

Process Control Technology more news

WHEN THE QUALITY OF GIGA CASTING DEPENDS ON THE LUBRICATION OF THE SHOT SLEEVE-PLUNGER SYSTEM

WHEN THE QUALITY OF GIGA CASTING DEPENDS ON THE LUBRICATION OF THE...

Structural diecast aluminum castings for the Body In White of cars began to be adopted about twenty years ago, initially on premium cars, and then gradually also on cars in the C segment. Typically such castings were produced on presses with clamping forces from 2500…

IMPROVE CASTING QUALITY AND SAVE MONEY WITH Die Lube Optimization

IMPROVE CASTING QUALITY AND SAVE MONEY WITH Die Lube Optimization

The High Pressure Die Casting of light alloys is, among the metal casting methods, the one with the greatest…

Baraldi - The perfect balance between applied quantity and concentration

Baraldi - The perfect balance between applied quantity and...

On-site visit to the Italian manufacturer of lubricants and release agents

THE ROAD TO MINIMIZE DIE LUBRICATION IN HPDC WITH BARALDI LUBRICANTS

THE ROAD TO MINIMIZE DIE LUBRICATION IN HPDC WITH BARALDI LUBRICANTS

Motultech Baraldi define as an optimization process for the lubrication phase of the dies

Refractories more news

The first inherently flame retardant collection

The first inherently flame retardant collection

Tranemo is the world's first manufacturer offering fluorocarbon-free flame retardant garments with chemical protection for the metalworking industry

ASK Chemicals GmbH signs the Diversity Charter

ASK Chemicals GmbH signs the Diversity Charter

The ASK Chemicals Group supports the Charta of Diversity and sets an example for more diversity and equal…

Escalating costs of electricity and gas require new solutions for foundries

Escalating costs of electricity and gas require new solutions for...

It is more important than ever for foundries to control and minimise their energy consumption costs in order…

$Elkem acquires KeyVest to grow specialty business in refractories$

Elkem acquires KeyVest to grow specialty business in refractories

Elkem ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire KeyVest Belgium S.A, a specialist company in the sourcing…

Sand & Binders more news

Resand begins cooperation with the Spanish technology centre Azterlan

Resand begins cooperation with the Spanish technology centre Azterlan

Resand Oy, a Finnish technology company specialising in the regeneration and recycling of foundry sand, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Spanish technology centre Azterlan.

Stop the madness of waste virgin sand

Stop the madness of waste virgin sand

Prof .Dr.-Ing. Gotthard Wolf, Susanna Mendez and Kalle Härkki think about the future and about changing…

Resand Oy's collaboration with voxeljet and ITOCHU Ceratech promotes sustainable development of 3D printing solutions

Resand Oy's collaboration with voxeljet and ITOCHU Ceratech promotes...

Regeneration of ceramic sand

FIN - Raahe Valimo Oy - Sand in the foundry was always in the wrong place

FIN - Raahe Valimo Oy - Sand in the foundry was always in the wrong...

The solution to the problem was cooperation with RESAND and the technology for treatment of foundry sand

Service Provider more news

Gemco to convert cupola melting plant into electric melting plant at Fritz Winter

Gemco to convert cupola melting plant into electric melting plant at...

At Fritz Winter, protecting the environment has been part of their principles and values since their foundation. For example, FW already had an environmental department in the 1990s, long before there was so much focus on sustainability. Eco melting is one of the…

CHINA DIECASTING & CHINA NONFERROUS 2021 pushes the desire for more face-to-face events again

CHINA DIECASTING & CHINA NONFERROUS 2021 pushes the desire for more...

CHINA DIECASTING and CHINA NONFERROUS was opened and will be held from July 7-9, 2021 in Shanghai New…

Foundry Plant Equipment – A trustworthy Supplier for Turkey, the Middle East and beyond

Foundry Plant Equipment – A trustworthy Supplier for Turkey, the...

IDEAL MODEL from Dilovasi/Kocaeli in Turkey started almost 40 years with equipment for foundries

Profitability through Foundry Modernization

Profitability through Foundry Modernization

A renowned foundry in the south of France decided in favour of a new plant from ConviTec GmbH. Both companies…

Simulation more news

MAGMA at GIFA Indonesia 2023

MAGMA at GIFA Indonesia 2023

GIFA - the biggest international trade fair for foundry technology with a comprehensive line-up of machinery, equipment and solutions for casting technologies and innovations is coming to Indonesia for the first time ever!

Casting Knowledge. In a Software.

Casting Knowledge. In a Software.

visit us in hall 12 - booth A19-A20!

Producing Large Castings Without Distortion – Is This Even Possible?

Producing Large Castings Without Distortion – Is This Even Possible?

The answer is “yes.” MAGMASOFT® accurately predicts the distortion of large structural castings – here, using…

Less Is Not Always More: Reduce Porosity With Geometry Optimization

Less Is Not Always More: Reduce Porosity With Geometry Optimization

Hyundai WIA wants what all manufacturing companies want: optimum component quality combined with efficient…

Testing, measuring & Quality Control more news

Norican Group: “We believe sustainability and profitability must go hand in hand - and it can!”

Norican Group: “We believe sustainability and profitability must go...

Sustainability is currently one of the most discussed issues in the foundry industry. In this interview, Anders Wilhjelm, CEO of the Norican Group, explains why sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand. Thereby, he also explains what it needs to succeed in…

Norican Group submits science-based emission reduction targets for independent validation

Norican Group submits science-based emission reduction targets for...

Follows year-long process after signing up to SBTi

Monitizer | PRESCRIBE slashes scrap by nearly 90%: “Astonishing” results from DISA’s AI-driven optimisation tool as adoption keeps growing

Monitizer | PRESCRIBE slashes scrap by nearly 90%: “Astonishing”...

DISA, part of Norican Group, has reported stunning scrap reduction figures of up to 86% per pattern from…

Simpson digitally enables equipment with Monitizer®

Simpson digitally enables equipment with Monitizer®

“NoriGate” hardware to be installed on Simpson kit to connect to industry-leading IIoT platform