Attend the Italpresse Gauss webinar to find out how our latest 'Giant' innovation can help. With huge closing forces, a clever compact design, and fully digitally enabled, the TF5700 is ready to help you cast high quality structural parts with speed, consistency, and confidence. Get to know it, the range of advanced productivity-boosting digital solutions it supports, and how these can all integrate…

BY DEBORAH A Troy-based diecasting business burned Wednesday, causing an estimated loss of at least $3 million, Troy Fire Chief Justin Jackson said. A fire was called in at about 3:33 a.m. at Anderton Castings, 222 Lely Drive, and the first Troy Volunteer Fire Department firefighters found flames coming through the roof, Jackson said. Employees were still evacuating from the structure when crews arrived,…

Alucast, which is one of the UK’s largest independent aluminium foundries, has secured over £3m of new contracts from car makers keen to explore ways of reducing weight on future models. Backed by support from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Black Country LEP and the Black Country Growth Deal, it has opened additional facilities adjacent to its Wednesbury headquarters to cope with the expansion,…

Argus spoke with David Weiss, vice-president of research and development at US-based Eck Industries, a producer of premium aluminium castings, about why and how structural materials are evolving. Edited highlights follow: A passenger car has tens of thousands of parts and a commercial plane has millions. The materials used are constantly evolving, what is the most important factor for change? Fuel…

The Laempe & Mössner group is the world leading supplier for state of the art machinery and automation solutions for the core shop. We provide innovative and complete solutions which is more than just machinery. Our goal is to assist our customers early in the engineering phase to create the best individual solution possible. Furthermore we accompany our customers and their machines during their whole life…

Solid performance in challenging times – building on new opportunities Sales at CHF 1'528 million (–14.0% organically), mainly affected by pandemic lockdowns globally Immediate measures ensured an operating result before one-offs of CHF 64 million (EBIT margin 4.2%) Strong liquidity and robust balance sheet maintained Business in China already back to previous year’s level Focus on digital innovations and…

As a pioneer in sustainability and innovation, GF strives for profitable growth and has been offering its customers high added value for over 200 years. Founded in 1802, the Corporation is headquartered in Switzerland and operates 139 companies in 34 countries, 61 of which are production sites. The 15,111 employees of GF generated sales of CHF 3,722 million in 2021. GF Casting Solutions GF Casting Solutions…

With a 1.2% scrap rate, the DISA machine adds outstanding quality and high uptime to its blazing speed. The line is incredibly low maintenance, freeing up over 2 hours extra production time per day compared to the foundry’s previous moulding machine supplied by a DISA competitor. Impressed by its performance and reliability, Guangzhou Deshan is about to buy another DISAMATIC C3 to expand its annual…

Otto Junker to deliver a total of ten furnaces with capacities from 16 to 20 tonnes to steel works in the Middle East. Induction furnaces are a very interesting alternative to electric arc furnaces for micromills. The medium-frequency furnace offers substantial economic benefits with much lower capital cost and very high metal yield. The DUOCONTROL technology, with both furnaces being powered by one common…