Major opportunities in the automotive sector are promising to help a leading Black Country manufacturer hit the £10 million sales mark over the next two years. Alucast, a specialist supplier of sand gravity and pressure castings, is targeting £3m of new product introductions after impressing car markers and tier ones with its quality and technical expertise. Backed by Magmasoft software, the company has…

The UK’s leading independent aluminium foundry is using its increased five-axis capability and Magmasoft casting simulation to develop and produce a range of complex casings and housings for high profile car makers across Europe. Some of these products are liquid cooled and feature complex core designs, requiring high integrity castings that must be leak proof and finished with the latest machining…

The acquisition of new casting simulation software is set to unlock over £1 million of new opportunities for a leading Black Country manufacturer. Alucast, a specialist supplier of sand gravity and pressure castings, has purchased the UK licence for MAGMASOFT® to help it speed up time to market and reduce the cost of prototyping. The industry-leading software simulates the process and aids casting and…

The first group of manufacturing Apprentices are getting fired up at the University of Wolverhampton’s National Foundry Training Centre in Tipton. The Foundry is part of the Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills – a collaboration between the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership, University of Wolverhampton, Dudley College, Cast Metals Federation, Confederation of British Metalforming, Institute of…

Dow Jones Newswires reported that ArcelorMittal plans in October to restart a blast furnace at its Tubarao steel mill in southeast Brazil that has been out of production since the global economic crisis. Mr Benjamin Baptista Filho CEO of ArcelorMittal Brasil said in an interview late Friday. That “The 1.2 million tonnes a year No 2 blast furnace will be restarted not in response to growing demand from…

ArcelorMittal has launched a range of organic coated steels that have eliminated the need for the chemical Strontium chromate (SrCrO4). This chemical that has been used by the construction industry in coated steels for decades will be banned in 2016 under the European REACH regulatory framework (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances), which came into force on June 1,…

Aston Martin is set to make a decision on building a second factory, likely to be in the United States, by the end of the year, CEO Andy Palmer said. The U.S state of Alabama is the “obvious choice” for a new plant to build the upcoming DBX crossover, Palmer told Automotive New Europe. A decision has not been made yet, he said. Palmer said the UK sports car maker has narrowed potential locations to regions…

Luxury marque reportedly planning a new plant with Birmingham and South Wales the front-runners The West Midlands could be set for another car factory with Aston Martin considering a new plant to build 4x4s. The luxury car brand, headquartered in Gaydon in Warwickshire, is said to be considering Birmingham or Bridgend, in South Wales, for a new factory. The brand, best know for its links to James Bond ,…

Aston Martin has picked a UK location for a new factory to build its DBX crossover ahead of sites it had considered in the U.S. and continental Europe. The British automaker said in a statementTuesday that it will begin construction of the plant in Wales in 2017 with DBX production starting in 2020. The U.S. state of Alabama, along with two UK sites and a Middle Eastern location, had been on Aston’s…

Aston Martin is going all out when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) development. The British automaker has opened a new manufacturing facility in Wales, UK that’s meant to be its center for electrification. As such, Aston Martin’s Wales plant will be the production hub of the Lagonda brand, which is said to be the world’s first zero-emission luxury brand. The British automaker will commence production of…