As one of the global market leaders for automation in the automotive industry, KUKA is already a partner to many OEMs in their first steps towards electromobility. In addition to battery production itself, our portfolio also includes the assembly of electric drives and electric axle components through to complete body-in-white production for electric vehicles. There are now numerous different drive technologies. How do you still manage to establish automation solutions and test systems in...

Heinz Nelissen was instrumental in the development and expansion of Foseco and Vesuvius, first as product manager for non-ferrous products, then for Foseco as sales manager of the foundry non-ferrous business unit. After two years of business development in Eastern Europe and the founding of Foseco Poland, he returned to Borken, where he took over the Ferrous Division as Business Unit Manager from 2002. In 2003 he was appointed Managing Director of Foseco GmbH. As Director Europe North for the...

The new F-MT 4000 CNC turning, milling and drilling center worth around one million euros considerably improves the performance. The measure was supported with subsidies from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union. With an export rate of more than 80 percent. Laempe Mössner Sinto GmbH continues to upgrade its production site in Barleben with about 250 employees. In recent years, beside the inauguration of new office and administration buildings in Barleben as well...

Earlier foundry men used a robot fettling station for this application. Robot is quite limited when using many circular parts. A lot of technical expertise is required to program different sizes each time. A simpler machine, lower in cost and very versatile is Weijing two axis grinding machine which could be with two grinding stations needing only one operator to load and unload the part. This loading, unloading can also be integrated with a simple pick and place robot later. Usually offered...

Nowadays, high-power laser sources with high beam quality are no longer a rarity, even in smaller production facilities. However, they require active laser protection measures, which are often costly and offer little flexibility. With the flexibility of a welding curtain and the functionality of encapsulated laser systems, active laser protection textiles pave the way for laser technology to open up new applications in the future. Need for protective devices In today's production technology,...

TCT Induktionstechnik was founded in early 2021 as an independent company within the extrutec group, a holistic solution provider with core competencies in heating, heat treatment and targeted cooling for various metals and branches of industry. The company's roots go back to 1993, when Zoran Tesic founded TCT Tesic GmbH, which gained an excellent reputation worldwide in the international trade with used foundry equipment and the associated services. TCT Induktionstechnik then emerged from the...

Software developed specifically for the cast metal industry Iron Foundry ERP Software    Steel Sand Foundry ERP SoftwareCentrifugal Casters ERP SoftwareAluminum Sand Foundry (Aluminium) ERP SoftwareDiecasting (Pressure Diecaster) ERP SoftwareGravity Diecasting (Permanent Molder) ERP SoftwarePrecision Moulder (Precision Molder) ERP SoftwareInvestment Casting ERP SoftwareLoss Wax & Lost Foam Casting ERP Software Say goodbye to spreadsheets and fragmented ageing systemsA fully integrated,...

TCT Induktionstechnik was founded in early 2021 as an independent company within the extrutec group, a holistic solution provider with core competencies in heating, heat treatment and targeted cooling for various metals and branches of industry. The company's roots go back to 1993, when Zoran Tesic founded TCT Tesic GmbH, which gained an excellent reputation worldwide in the international trade with used foundry equipment and the associated services. TCT Induktionstechnik then emerged from the...

July 2021 Forty years of know-how and the application of the most advanced technological solutions in scrap processing and sorting allow Raffmetal to present to the market a revolutionary range of primary grade aluminium alloys from recycling in continuous casting with performances equal to aluminium alloys produced from bauxite. In 2018 began the construction of the new production plant, dedicated to the production of new primary alloys from recycling called "Special Alloys". The scrap,...

The new F-MT 4000 CNC turning, milling and drilling center worth around one million euros considerably improves the performance. The measure was supported with subsidies from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union. With an export rate of more than 80 percent. Laempe Mössner Sinto GmbH continues to upgrade its production site in Barleben with about 250 employees. In recent years, beside the inauguration of new office and administration buildings in Barleben as well...

Founded in 1997, Aurimoldes is a mouldmaking manufacture with 38 people. The team heterogeneity combines over than 40 years of experience with youth and dynamism of the human resources, which guarantees a more competent job. Versatility, adaptability and rigor, are key elements in the development of its projects. The ability to find quick and innovative answers, puts Aurimoldes at the forefront of industry of moulds, and allows greater efficiency and competitiveness in prices and delivery...

Long planned, we wanted to attend the visit to GERLIEVA Sprühtechnik GmbH despite Corona security measures and distance and we were able to experience in an impressive way how at the same time, medium-sized traditional and yet highly innovative and individual, the company from South Baden works. Our hosts, Armin Linbrunner, who runs the GERLIEVA company in the second generation, together with teammates Oliver Foesel and Roland Mader, did not want to dwell long on the topics of the pandemic. Die...

Heinz Nelissen was instrumental in the development and expansion of Foseco and Vesuvius, first as product manager for non-ferrous products, then for Foseco as sales manager of the foundry non-ferrous business unit. After two years of business development in Eastern Europe and the founding of Foseco Poland, he returned to Borken, where he took over the Ferrous Division as Business Unit Manager from 2002. In 2003 he was appointed Managing Director of Foseco GmbH. As Director Europe North for the...

LK Group CEO Mr. Liu Zhuoming, LK Group Shenzhen Leadwell Technology Co., Ltd. General Manager Ms. Pan Lingling, South China Marketing Director Mr. Deng Yiming, Wencan Group Chairman Tang Jiexiong, Directors Gao Junmin and Yi Manli attended the signing ceremony. Speech of Wencan Group and LK Group Tang Jiexiong, Chairman of Wencan Group, placed full confidence in the cooperation with LK Group. He expressed the hope that through this project cooperation, a benchmark demonstration project will...

Mathieu Weber is the new managing director of MAGMA. He follows Dr. Jörg Sturm, who has taken on a new challenge in corporate development at Dr. Flender Holding GmbH dedicates. Mathieu Weber holds a double master's degree in mechanical engineering and materials science from the elite university “Arts et Métiers ParisTech”, France, and the “Karlsruhe Institute of Technology”, Germany. He can look back on almost 20 years of experience in application technology and sales at MAGMA. Most recently,...

TCT Induktionstechnik was founded in early 2021 as an independent company within the extrutec group, a holistic solution provider with core competencies in heating, heat treatment and targeted cooling for various metals and branches of industry. The company's roots go back to 1993, when Zoran Tesic founded TCT Tesic GmbH, which gained an excellent reputation worldwide in the international trade with used foundry equipment and the associated services. TCT Induktionstechnik then emerged from the...

Do you still dispose your sand? In times of constantly rising costs for the disposal of used sand, landfilling and procurement of new sand, the reclamation of used sand to maintain competitiveness is increasingly becoming the focus of green sand foundries. In particular, the impending shortage of landfills and changes in landfill regulations are making it more difficult to dispose of the arising quantities of sand. An alternative already exists in the form of the reclamation of used sand. Two...

CHINA DIECASTING and CHINA NONFERROUS was opened and will be held from July 7-9, 2021 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). As the global leading service platform, the exhibitions connect China and overseas markets, provide business and market opportunities to the industry, promote mutual learning, interchange and intellectual development. Although CHINA DIECASTING 2021 and CHINA NONFERROUS 2021 will be more a domestic show, because of the global pandemic rules, they showcase the...

He has a Ph.D. from RWTH Aachen University for his studies on the understanding of microporosity in aluminum castings. During his years at MAGMA, he occupied many important roles, such as Application Engineer for Nonferrous Materials, Project Manager for multiple research and development projects, and SIGMASOFT Operations Manager. Together with his colleagues, he hopes to serve the Chinese foundry industry and ensure China’s leading role in the global foundry market. He will strive to extend...

by Dirk Steiner, business development manager, Yxlon If your company must reduce costs or headcount due to the pandemic, this is the opportune time to take advantage of the financial and economic benefits that converting to an industrial digital radioscopy x-ray system from old film technology provides. An assessment to comparing the technologies will determine if the return on investment (ROI) in your particular instance is worthwhile. X-ray in aerospace manufacturing Film technology came...