​​​​​In times of pandemic uncertainties and the rapidly changing situation in regions, we have become somewhat accustomed to events being cancelled or postponed. Last week, for example, the EUROGUSS planned for January 2022 was postponed to June 2022. The postponement was due to the clear vote of the exhibitors and Nürnberg Messe then implemented this vote and chose the time window from 08 to 10 June 2022…

Article also available in Frost & Sullivan confers its 2007 European Growth Strategy Leadership Award on the Schenck Process Group (Schenck Process) acknowledging the company’s structured approach to its business via 5 International Business Segments, broad product portfolio, ability to provide complete solutions to its customers and capacity to deliver continuous local support while maintaining a global…

Article also availaible in Practical and ultra modern Which feeder is best for which bulk material? In order to provide customers with accurate answers to this question, Schenck Process GmbH are now offering tests at their new, modern TestCenter in Darmstadt that are based on real life situations. The specialist in measuring and process technologies invited its customers to the centre's official opening on…

With the mobile Foundry Manipulator, you can pour small castings weighing from 10 kg to 300 kg, even into moulds with small openings of approx. 80-100 mm. A thermal imaging camera can optionally take over monitoring of the process. In this way, you will have a good fit even in the smallest openings. The Foundry Manipulator by Schenk, a flexible vehicle with its own electrical drive, runs independently of…

The long-established company, which is internationally renowned for stainless steel components and artistic castings, is thus adding security-related products such as protective cladding and door hinges for tanks to its portfolio. As Isabel Klaas reports in the Rheinische Post Langenfeld (August 14, 2025) , it took almost eight years from the initial idea to approval by the German Armed Forces. The company…

Einleitung Bei Magnesium-Öfen mit hohen Schmelzleistungen ab ca. 500 kg Magnesium/Stunde, wie Sie beim Dosieren von Kaltkammerdruckgussmaschinen kommt es beim Nachchargieren von aufzuschmelzenden Magnesiummasseln in deren Umgebung zur Erstarrung von Teilbereichen der Schmelze. Dieser unerwünschte aber gleichzeitig unvermeidbare Effekt beeinträchtigt den konvektiven Wärmetransport zwischen dem neu…

In August 2022, the German foundry Schmiedeberger Gießerei already made the first step into automatic casting finishing with the investment in the new automatic grinding center Maus 600 from Reichmann. Meanwhile, the Maus 600 is running constantly in 3-shift operation for diverse castings weighting up to 50 kg. Both the foundry staff as well as the management were directly convinced by the positive effects…

In the deburring department of Schmiedeberger Gießerei GmbH, located in the Erzgebirge region of Germany, state-of-the-art grinding and deburring machines from Reichmann are delivering noticeable efficiency gains. The introduction of the Maus 600 and 900 has significantly reduced the cleaning time per component – from around five minutes down to just about one and a half. The investment pays off quickly,…

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Amix Salvage & Sales Ltd of Vancouver in Canada. Amix Salvage & Sales’ metal recycling operations have served British Columbia with two sites in Surrey, and one site each in Chilliwack, Nanaimo, Edmonton, and Fort McMurray. It has operated from its current base of operations…

Safety for people and equipment: this is a hot topic, especially in aluminium foundries where liquid metal is handled. With the new “Schnorkle”, liquid aluminium is transported from the melting furnace to the melting or holding furnaces in a closed container and introduced there using a transfer pipe without the need for tipping. With no contact to the atmosphere, the system ensures optimum safety and…