Westomat has been selected as the dosing furnace of choice by Polish automotive and electronics parts producer Lenaal following head-to-head equipment analysis under real operating conditions. The foundry singled out the reliable dosing technology, excellent service and rapid supply of spare parts as the key reasons Westomat was the clear winner. Nine Westomat dosing furnaces from StrikoWestofen underpin…

With more than 95% of melting furnace operation costs resulting from energy consumption and metal loss, efforts to revitalise performance or embrace optimisation can be transformational – as car manufacturer Skoda discovered. Given that the four StrikoMelter in use at its manufacturing plant in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, were 15-years-old, Skoda opted to refresh them with an Equipment Modernisation…

The trend towards ever lighter vehicles has created new demands on cast aluminium parts and associated production processes. Return material in particular poses great challenges to foundries: melting furnaces increasingly have to handle a mix of large flat cast parts and smaller thin-walled material. Automotive supplier KS HUAYU AluTech (Neckarsulm, Germany) has found a solution to the problem in…

With his comprehensive experience and deep technical expertise, he is now set to further expand the market-leading position of StrikoWestofen in the sector. Peter Holm Larsen, President, Global Parts Formation Group, at Norican, said: “I am confident that Peter, with his experience and technical expertise, will further strengthen StrikoWestofen’s offering and its position in the industry. His profound…

Plant downtime is an enormous cost factor for foundries. So when it comes to refractory repairs to the dosing furnace, time is money. To speed things up, StrikoWestofen offers an innovative solution: pre-sintered refractory replacement parts that reduce downtime by about 60 percent compared to standard lining methods. Alupress, a manufacturer of high-end die-cast parts, carried out a relining using…

The handling of liquid metal requires protective measures for people and equipment. This prompted StrikoWestofen, the manufacturer of industrial furnaces, to design Schnorkle 2.0. This closed transport system keeps the melt under control as it travels to the dosing furnace, making accidental overflow or unsafe tilting a thing of the past. Molten aluminium with its temperature of around 720 degrees Celsius…

‘We’re only as good as our service’. It’s StrikoWestofen’s promise to be a reliable partner and always there for customers: 24 hours a day, throughout an entire product lifecycle. Anja Rögl-Brunner knows what that means in practice. As a member of StrikoWestofen’s service team, she is there for customers around the world – from the commissioning and maintenance of StrikoWestofen’s furnace technology to…

An optimum air-to-fuel ratio means optimum results: this is true for all combustion processes. It’s also the reason why, as of today, StrikoWestofen is offering foundry customers the option of near-stoichiometric burner adjustment. The setting has to be made only once, when the “StrikoMelter” melting furnace is commissioned, and will then ensure the correct ratio of air and fuel at all times. This not only…

Visitors to StrikoWestofen’s stand will see latest innovations as well as proven high-end furnace technology. For a look ahead at emerging challenges and opportunities around Industry 4.0, they will be creating a 360-degree panorama experience. Designed to make future technology tangible today, the 360-degree video experience gives a preview of the foundry of the future in a spectacular setting - four…

Industry 4.0 is everywhere at the moment. It has been hailed as the fourth industrial revolution, in the course of which physical and virtual worlds connect. Tomorrow’s interconnected factories will offer new opportunities for optimisation; and will reduce energy consumption and waste at all stages of production. This means change lies ahead for all manufacturing companies - including light metal foundries.…