Italpresse Gauss has significantly improved its services support in Asia Pacific and North America with bigger teams of service technicians, greater availability of parts and new infrastructure in both territories.

Vanessa Ashworth, Vice President Marketing Communications, Norican Group talking with Foundry-Planet´s Editor-in-Chief, Thomas Fritsch

Many jolt squeeze and floor moulding foundry specialists met in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to discover the features and key benefits of the DISAMATIC C3The invitation read: Join us at the ‘Every foundry can be a DISA foundry’...

Increasing production by 40 metric tons

In recent years, the practice of carbon emission and weight reduction, as well as the use of new materials, has gained great momentum in the automotive industry. Spherical and vermicular graphite material came to the forefront to...

Küttner Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Savelli Technologies S.r.l. and Equipment Manufacturers International, Inc. (historical American company specialized also in molding technologies for Foundries) have signed a long-term...

Norican Global A/S ("Norican") the world's leading metallic parts enhancement company (by virtue of its ownership of both DISA and Wheelabrator Group) is pleased to announce that the company has entered into a binding...

Foundries are constantly seeking new ways and opportunities to improve their casting quality, productivity and savings – all at the same time. In response, DISA has developed a system, enabling foundries all over the world to...

BackgroundFor an induction melting furnace to operate safely, a powerful water cooling system must be in place to prevent overheating of the induction coil, the frequency converter and the capacitors. In this context, particular...

The Reichmann Casting Finishing deburring-grinding machines enjoy continuously high international demand. In a current project, a brake disc-deburring-grinding machine S1-C is delivered to a well-known foundry for car brake discs...

Kurtz KPS 2000/25-12 SKT trimming press goes USAFor two years now, Kurtz GmbH has had the largest and fastest trimming press on the market, the KPS 2000/25-12 SKT, already being used successfully by a range of customers. Of...

In our efforts to further enhance the quality of our renowned LE CREUSET kitchenware, we bought a DISA 230-X in 2003. Mr. Patrick Jacob, General Manager, LE CREUSET Industrie“This has proven unparalleled advantages and...

Kurtz Gießereimaschinen is known as a complete supplier for foundry lines and production systems for the foundry industry. A number of large projects of this kind have already been implemented by the moulding machine experts from...

KÜTTNER Group has expanded its global foundry platform by adding two new companies for vibrating and molding equipment which perfectly complete the key activity of Küttner. Each company has a traditional and high tech expertise...

First-tier auto-industry supplier Rheinmetall Automotive is emphasizing at this year's North American International Auto Show (Detroit, January 8 through 22, 2017) its extensive capabilities for engines with present and future...

Constellium Extrusion Děčín s.r.o. opts for improved energy efficiencyModern medium-frequency melting systems are characterized by high levels of energy efficiency. In aluminium melting, for instance, around 65 % of the power...

Meeting of the Technical Committee "Light Metal, Sand- & Gravity Die Casting" at the Foseco R&D Centre in Enschede, The NetherlandsThe "Light Metal, Sand- & Gravity Die Casting" Technical Committee...

Biodiesel in Cold-Box Binders Helps to Protect the EnvironmentTwenty years ago, researchers at Hüttenes-Albertus achieved a decisive break-through in improving the environmental properties of the cold box binder sys-tem. By using...

ECOPART H-INO 50 for all inorganic core and mold-making processesThe newly developed release agent ECOPART H-INO 50, which is suitable for all inorganic core and mold-making processes such as the INOTEC system, impresses due to...

Breaking News...DISA launches new DISAMATIC C3

Hüttenes-Albertus (HA), together with its sales partner, PT. Akbar Budi Sakti, presented leading foundry solutions at Indometal 2016 in Jakarta. Due to its strong growth potential and development towards being one of the major...

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH today announced that Dr. Christoph Mätzig has been named to succeed Manfred Bergsch as Managing Director. Bergsch retired on July 1, 2016, and Dr. Mätzig has assumed his responsibilities at...

Christian Träger is new Sales Director at voxeljet SystemsFollowing its expansion into Asia and Latin America, voxeljet Systems, a manufacturer of progressive 3D printing systems for industrial applications, is joined by...

The company Reichmann & Sohn is pleased about the good order situation within the "Casting Finishing" division. Ten orders of the S1 disc grinding machine will be delivered in 2016. The S1 serves as machine for...

Emissions form in the various phases of the foundry process. When using organic binders, pollutants are emitted that can be harmful for workers and the environment. During core production, some of the solvent as well as volatile...

Stefanie Bischof, Head of Melting Operations atPrejudice is something that Stefanie Bischof has never allowed to daunt herself. Through dedication and expertise, she has demonstrated her capability to run the male-dominated...

In 2015, the HEINRICH WAGNER SINTO MASCHINENFABRIK GmbH company from Laasphe (Germany) in collaboration with a long-time trading partner - BITECH PRODUCENT URZĄDZEŃ I LINII TECHNOLOGICZNYCH Sp. z o.o. company from Bytom (Poland)...

Optimised coating system for fully automated, robot-supported core making technology.Speed, precision and increased productivity this is what the use of automation technology promises in many areas of industry. Eisenwerk Brühl...

ASCO CARBON DIOXIDE LTD launches the ASCO Dry Ice Pelletizer P28 as an optimised follow-up model of the ASCO Dry Ice Pelletizer A240P. The compact and powerful new machine operates with a production capacity of up to 280 kg/h...

Construction of Binder, Coating and Riser Sleeve PlantASK Chemicals has approved the construction of a Mexican production facility in the Monterrey area that will produce binders, refractory coatings, and riser sleeves for the...

Melting technology pioneer dies at 84Deceased at 84: the StrikoWestofen Group mourns the passing of its co-founder and long-standing managing partner, graduate engineer Joseph Koch. Under his leadership, pioneering technical...

High performance moulding material for precision casting Complex cast parts such as turbocharger housings play a central role in the de-sign of modern high-performance engines. Due to its particular characteristics silica sand...

With the start of the second quarter of 2016 the website of Reichmann & Sohn shines in a new design. The relaunch of the website was the logical consequence of the redesign of the corporate identity (CI), which had been done...

New gantry crane, new possibilities! TCT is expanding its logistics with an upgraded gantry crane. The expanded capacity of 25 tons, allows it for 100 Sea containers or several heavy machines, to be moved and stored at our...

Two new production buildings are to be erected at OTTO JUNKER's Lammersdorf site with a view to safeguarding the company's future competitive strength in global markets. The shops will accommodate the central optimization of...

Powerful and lightweight, delivering high performance with minimal fuel con-sumption: these are the requirements for modern engines. Implementing high standards begins with an ever more complex and filigree casting: the...

Treatment of targeted surface areas on high-value components with complex geometric shapes

Renowned automotive manufacturers rely on the technology from Fill Machine Engineering. Complete solutions in the context of Industry 4.0 impress with greater cost-effectiveness and higher precision.Lightweight chassis and body...

When it comes to powerful binder systems for core making, Hüttenes-Albertus is one of the preferred suppliers to the foundry industry worldwide. But the HA brand isn't only synonymous with first-class products, it also stands for...

Norican Group is a great place to work, and if you are talented, motivated and eager to learn, we look forward to welcoming you to our team.We are looking for:International field service technicianLocation:Taastrup,...

Rassini is the world’s largest producer of suspension components for light commercial vehicles, producing 2,200 brake discs per hour. With a consistent focus on technology and engineering development, the Mexican foundry remains...

Vesuvius, a global leader in molten metal flow engineering, this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Foseco, the Foundry Division of the Vesuvius Group, was established in the UK in 1932 and is a world-leading supplier of...

Hexion Inc. (“Hexion”) and HüttenesAlbertus Chemische Werke GmbH (“HA”) today announced that Hexion has sold its 50% interest in HAInternational, LLC (“HAI”), a joint venture serving the North American foundry industry, to its...

Founded in 1980 as one of ten companies in the Soyak Group, Trakya Döküm is a world-class foundry located in Lulegaz, Turkey – some 140 km west of Istanbul – producing ductile and grey iron castings and machine parts for the...

Last year, Swiss ASCO CARBON DIOXIDE LTD, headquartered in Romanshorn, celebrated its 40th anniversary. This milestone as well as some major structural business changes in recent years have been used as an opportunity to...

voxeljet increases its presence in the US growth market with the start-up of the largest 3D printing system in Michigan. With the VX4000 3D printer, one of the leading providers of large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts...

In developed areas in China the number of available labor is falling. This particularly concerns hard manually work like fettling shops in foundries. Therefore the costs for such work increases every year.Considering this...

Chinese casting suppliers for automotive and construction machinery producers continue their investments in fully automated tight flask green sand moulding lines, assuring a high repeatability of casting quality and decrease in...

The future of castingUnder the motto “The future of casting” ASK Chemicals will be staging its portfolio and presenting five papers on its latest developments at this year’s World Foundry Congress in Nagoya.The future of the...

The future of casting with innovative solutions Under the motto “The future of casting” ASK Chemicals will be showcasing its sustainable solutions for long-term foundry success at Metal + Metallurgy China 2016. The company will...