The “World Foundry Days” to be held in Brno June 1st – 3rd , 2009, will consist of three interlinked and interconnected basic parts: “World Technical Forum” (WTF) “46th Foundry Days” “International PhD Foundry Conference” We hope that this event being (the only official one in 2009 under umbrella of WFO) will attract participants from all over the World, our estimated number is about 350-400. As a part of…

The World Wind Energy Award 2010 has been awarded to the founding member states of the International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA at the 9th World Wind Energy Conference 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey. The award was given by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) to IRENA’s Interim Director General Ms Hélène Pelosse on behalf of the IRENA founding states. The World Wind Energy Award was given in recognition of…

According to the report from Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource and Economics, world Aluminum prices are expected to average higher in 2011 as per. The report mentions that the demand for Aluminum will be coming from developing economies. Strong consumption growth in China is expected to continue. Though the price increases will be limited due to strong production growth and high aluminum…

At its Global Technology Day in Friedrichshafen, ZF is presenting the electric concept vehicle EVbeat, which is designed for maximum compactness, low weight, and maximum efficiency in real operation. In this ZF electric vehicle, the components of an e-driveline have been optimized and combined into a holistic system. These include the 74-kilogram lightweight and ultra-compact driveline with a torque density…

World crude steel production reached 1 548 megatonnes (Mt) for the year 2012, up by 1.2% compared to 2011. This is a record for global crude steel production. The growth came mainly from Asia and North America while crude steel production in the EU (27) and South America decreased in 2012 compared to 2011 Source: worldsteel, Brussels

2018's METAL is an integral part of 73rd World Foundry Congress in Cracow. The Congress participants will take part in the off-site session and visit the METAL, ALUMINUM & NonFermet, Recycling expos as well as the début Heat Treatment exhibition. The METAL expo is one of the world's leading in addition to being Central and Eastern Europe's largest foundry and metal business-sector event. For years METAL has…

With this new process Frech users stand to save a tremendous amount of time as cycle times become shorter and the quantity of returns is reduced. At the same time less energy is used because the temperature required for this process is much lower. „Aluminium Inside" - unobtrusively tucked away behind opaque glazing which at the press of a button turned into transparent and light-permeable panes of glass -…

The Maus machine line already sets new standards in automatic grinding without further programme optimisation. The exceptionally simple programming is convincing all along the line. Machining programs can be created on a Windows-based interface through intuitive teach-in with structured plain text comments. This reduces the time required for programming and ensures a high degree of clarity, a fast-learning…

This year's AMB in Stuttgart is all about ‘Smart Manufacturing Solutions' for SW. On a 357 square-meter stand, trade fair visitors can expect an exciting insight into the company's product highlights, including a world premiere with which the global player goes beyond the standards of the manufacturing industry. "We see ourselves not only as a ‘machine provider', but rather as a ‘solution provider' that…