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Modernise to Economise: StrikoWestofen combines “PneuCo” with flanged riser tube

11.03.2019

The globally-positioned Handtmann Group operates 44 Westomat dosing furnaces at its headquarters in Biberach, Germany. Its extensive experience with light alloy dosing technology enabled the casting manufacturer to carry out a successful modernisation programme with the help of the StrikoWestofen specialist team. Together, the two partners modernised the tried and tested PneuCo system with a flanged riser…

Modernise to Economise: StrikoWestofen combines “PneuCo” with flanged riser tube

Best in test: The ultimate validation for Westomat at Lenaal

06.11.2018

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…

Best in test: The ultimate validation for Westomat at Lenaal

StrikoWestofen - With laser precision: Skoda Auto reduces energy consumption by 10%

30.08.2018

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…

StrikoWestofen - With laser precision: Skoda Auto reduces energy consumption by 10%

“BigStruc”: big pieces melted in one go

05.06.2018

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…

“BigStruc”: big pieces melted in one go

StrikoWestofen appoints Peter Reuther as new Senior Vice President

02.05.2018

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…

StrikoWestofen appoints Peter Reuther as new Senior Vice President

As Good as New, and Better: A Faster Way of Relining Your Furnace

19.03.2018

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…

As Good as New, and Better: A Faster Way of Relining Your Furnace

Foundry’s Little Helper

27.02.2018

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…

Foundry’s Little Helper

On a global mission: life as a service technician

25.01.2018

‘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…

On a global mission: life as a  service technician

Full speed ahead

10.01.2018

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…

Full speed ahead

StrikoWestofen at Euroguss 2018: The Stage is Set (High Up) - Industry 4.0 in light metal foundries

28.11.2017

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…

StrikoWestofen at Euroguss 2018: The Stage is Set (High Up) - Industry 4.0 in light metal foundries
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