SHW Group - delivering on a legacy of quality Since 1954, the SHW Group manufactures brake discs – supplying leading luxury car manufacturers with approximately 4 million brake discs per year. Balancing lightweight innovation with the stringent quality and durability requirements essential for such a vital safety component, its high-end composite brake discs are under constant review from an in-house R&D…

Over 50 delegates representing more than 30 companies from across China took part in an event dedicated to building knowledge and fostering innovation. ItalPresseGauss and StrikoWestofen welcomed attendees eager to learn how the latest HPDC tools and techniques will help them better supply the surging market in electric vehicles (EVs). The event combined a technical presentation with a panel discussion,…

Marco Checcacci, CEO and owner of Smith & Mason Italia, has over 25 years’ aluminium foundry industry experience, and will be responsible for promoting and selling ItalPresseGauss’ full range of high pressure die casting solutions. Based in Milan, but with a country-wide remit, Mr Checcacci will be supported by the sales engineer Giulio Lenzi, who has a wide experience in high pressure die casting process…

Effective from November 1, the appointment will also see Marco take over leadership of die-casting solutions business ItalPresseGauss, with existing Director Mario Cincotta stepping down. Management at StrikoWestofen remains unchanged with Peter Reuther continuing to head up operations for the global furnace solutions provider. Gandini, who will be based out of ItalPresseGauss’ HQ and main Technology Centre…

The machine, installed at the company’s state-of-the-art facility in Hefei (China’s Anhui Province) where the company’s best-selling EV model is manufactured, is the first of its type to be deployed from ItalPresseGauss’ new modular range of Toggle Free machines . Later this year it will be joined by several more TF HPDC machines from the die casting equipment supplier, with closing forces up to 3700 tons.…

ItalPresseGauss is launching a new generation of Toggle Free High Pressure Die Casting machines that will deliver ‘custom made’ performance, faster and with less cost, perfectly adapting to casting needs with wide optionality. Highly configurable design The new range of digitally enabled TF machines, previewed at this year’s EUROGUSS, will be modular by design, meaning they can be more easily configured to…

The TF 2800 High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) machines, to be installed at Jiangzhong’s facility in Jiangsu Province later this year, reflect the focus of Nantong Jiangzhong on toggle free two platen technology as the future of modern die casting on which IPG has very long experience. Last year, the company become the first manufacturer in China to commission delivery of ItalPresseGauss’ TF5700 High Pressure…

In recent years, with the development of the global economy, the demand for die-castings parts in automotive, mechanical and electrical, communications, home appliances, and medical applications has been growing steadily. Productivity is money. Productivity is competitiveness. Brands from the powerful international Norican group: Italpresse Gauss, StrikoWestofen and Wheelabrator will be exhibiting together…

Attend the Italpresse Gauss webinar to find out how our latest 'Giant' innovation can help. With huge closing forces, a clever compact design, and fully digitally enabled, the TF5700 is ready to help you cast high quality structural parts with speed, consistency, and confidence. Get to know it, the range of advanced productivity-boosting digital solutions it supports, and how these can all integrate…

With its huge 3500 x 3500mm platens, the TF5700’s closing force of 5700 tons making it the ideal solution for large part production. Once installed, Jiangzhong’s TF5700 – which will be built at Italpresse Gauss’ Italian headquarters - will be the first one deployed in China, with the Italpresse team at Norican Group’s facility in Changzhou completing the install and supporting the machine moving forward. In…