Hitachi’s Live Webinar ‘Best practice for the control of the melting process in foundries’ has been so popular that they’ve released two new times, 2 July at 8AM-9AM CET and 7 July 3PM-4PM CET to meet the number of registrations they are receiving. The webinar is aimed at anyone working in a foundry looking to improve their melting process control knowledge who wants to gain practical tips they can…

The Eisengießerei Teutoguss and Lüneburger Eisenwerk (now Focast Lüneburg) foundries, have filed for insolvency. According to Zeitschrift für Restrukturierung und Insolvenz, Teutoguss had entered insolvency proceedings again January 20th in Münster, following a slump in sales. Teutoguss, which is based in Hörstel in the northern Münsterland region, mainly produces machinery and plant engineering. The…

CENS reported that Taiwan based Tycoons Group Enterprise Co Limited has planned to construct an electric steelmaking plant in Thailand, in an effort to enhance its vertical integration to better compete in the country. Already approved by the local competent authorities and estimated to cost between TWD 1.7 billion and TWD 2 billion, the construction plan is likely to come into practice in 2012 at the…

Despite challenging economic conditions, the Turkish metal casting industry managed to maintain and even strengthen its position. The industry ranks 2nd in Europe and 7th in the world. In terms of production volume, the Turkish Metal Casting Industry is the second largest in Europe and the seventh-largest globally. With production technology and quality exceeding global standards, the metal casting sector…

The Turkish Foundry Association, TÜDÖKSAD, and its partners are developing a new simulation computer game with the EU. DigiFoundry aims to reduce widespread training and skilled labor deficiencies in the foundry industry. Although Turkey has invested half a billion euros in its foundry sector since Covid-19, there are still huge gaps in its foundry education system, including a decreasing number of casting…

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Chandler, Ariz.-based Triumph Precision Castings Co. $10,000 for violating hazardous waste requirements of a federal law known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Triumph Precision Castings Co. is located in the Gila River Indian Community, and produces industrial and aerospace applications castings. During a June 2007…

President of the United States Barack Obama will join German Chancellor Angela Merkel to open HANNOVER MESSE 2016 announced the White House, the German Chancellery and Deutsche Messe AG on the 30th December. In 2016 the United States is Partner Country at the world’s most important trade fair for industrial technology, which runs 25–29 April in Hannover, Germany. Obama will appear at the fair’s official…