With its 455 foundries, Poland was the 16th producer of castings in the world and the 8th in Europe in 2017. Casting production accounted for 1 036 500 tons. Polish foundries, about 40% of which are SMEs, produce castings mainly for automotive industry, construction industry and machine industry, making it the 5th aluminium castings producer in Europe. Foundry industry in Poland is export-oriented, with…

“It simply sits underneath the bottom of the ventilator to lower the center of gravity so when they wheel these things down the hospital corridors they don’t tip over,” says foundry owner Jim Kirsh. The company typically manufactures between one-and-two thousand counterweights each year for GE Medical. Kirsh is now taking measures to ramp up production to at least twice that, for just their first order.…

Inspired by DISA’s unmatched experience in helping customers continuously improve casting quality, these cutting-edge ZDM solutions – the novel Trace and Guidance (TAG) concept, the patent-pending Mould Accuracy Controller (MAC) and the upgraded Monitizer – open the door to a new era of scrap elimination. Visitors to the DISA section of the Norican Group stand (Hall 11, stand A74 – A78) will have hands-on…

The reason: The rear chassis of the electric SUV, the so-called rear end, is no longer assembled from 70 individual parts, but consists of a single structural casting, a so-called giga-casting. Currently, the production of the Model Y is being converted in the plants in the USA, in China and in Grünheide in Brandenburg. The problem with the switch to large castings is that individual parts damaged after…

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The Metallurgy-Litmash is one of the most important trade and contact platforms in Russia. Every year it underlines its relevance on the Russian market and is already firmly established there. Do not miss this important industry event and take advantage of the increasing demand for metallurgy, foundry technology and castings in Russia. In 2020 the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy will again host the…

Over the past four decades, foundries have significantly increased their recycling efforts. However, the disposal of materials like baghouse dust, sand, slag, and refractories has continued to rely heavily on landfilling, often at relatively low cost. In recent years, environmental regulations and a reduction in landfill capacity have led to higher disposal costs and greater liability risks. Compounding the…

Im Rahmen von Technikumsversuchen wurden unterschiedliche metallurgische Zustände durch variierende Anteile der Einsatzstoffe eingestellt. Der Sättigungsgrad des gießfertigen Eisens lag im Bereich 0,84-1,01. Gegossen wurden Gießtrauben, die Quader mit unterschiedlichen Modul (0,4 bis 1,0 cm) besitzen. Darüber hinaus wurde jeweils ein Probestab mit einem Rohgussdurchmesser von 30 mm gegossen.…

Lawyer Nikolaus M. Schmidt from Halle/Saale has been appointed as the insolvency administrator. "Of course, the aim is to preserve the company," the "Freie Presse" quotes the provisional administrator as saying. Cast parts produced for the struggling automotive industry The Plauen-based company is part of the HAL Group and, according to its own information, emerged from the Vogtland machine tool factory in…

Bühler Brescia’s dedicated remanufacturing plant in Beddizole, Italy, welcomed customers and partners to a behind-the-scenes tour to see how they transform ageing die-casting machines into efficient modern systems. Set against the spectacular backdrop of Lake Garda, 50 customers were shown around the whole factory, viewing disassembled die-casting machines and learning the extent to which upgrades, or…