Working in the foundry industry comes with its fair share of challenges. From managing raw materials to ensuring quality control, the costs associated with efficient operations can quickly add up. However, there is a solution that has been gaining momentum in recent years: Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) software. In this post, we will explore how foundries can significantly cut costs in…

The Imerys bentonite operations in China announced a significant increase in production capacity due to a massive surge in sales. Certainly, the bentonite market conditions were favorable with the rising clay demand. However, essential for this development were also the outstanding achievements of the local Imerys team. It has managed to transfer the technical expertise and high quality standards from the…

As Asia's first influential international trade fair for the tube and pipe industry held last year, Tube China 2020 successfully concluded at SNIEC under the strict prevention measures on pandemic, providing effective experience reference for 2022 edition. From 26 to 29 Sept. 2022 , the 10th Tube China will be upgraded and set off another new milestone at Shanghai New International Expo Centre . The…

Vulcan Engineering Co., the industry's largest in-house design, manufacturing and installation company in North America, recently welcomed Boris Yampolsky as the latest addition to its sales team. Boris has over 20 years of foundry process design and development experience, most related to engineering efforts in greensand and nobake foundry expansions and upgrades. Everyone at Vulcan is excited to have him…

The story began in 1795 when Georg Ludwig Rexroth launched the water-driven forge for iron production in the Spessart mountains in Germany. Rexroth founded what now is one of the oldest technology companies in the world. Part of the Bosch Group today, Bosch Rexroth AG's drive and control technologies are used by mechanical and plant engineering partners around the world. The company boasts approximately…

Bosch’s first façade solar photovoltaic (PV) system has started feeding into the grid in Germany. The Bosch building integrated PV (BIPV) project was a joint project between Bosch Solar Energy AG and Bosch subsidiary Johanna Solar Technology GmbH. The aim of the cooperation was to integrate high-capacity solar PV modules into a building facade in a visually and architecturally sophisticated way. The BIPV…

Actively driving transformation with successful partnerships • Awards for 44 suppliers from 11 countries • Bosch CEO Denner: “The internet of things is turning hierarchical value chains into value-added networks.” • Transformation affects entire value chains • Suppliers’ software expertise becoming increasingly important The Bosch Group has recognized 44 suppliers from 11 countries with the Bosch Global…

In mid-2021, Bosch announced its intention to divest its foundry division (Brake Components product area) and has now reached an agreement with a buyer: As Bosch explained on Monday, the Munich-based industrial group Aequita is planning to purchase the division, which primarily produces brake discs for passenger cars. Corresponding contracts were signed on Friday, the completion of which is subject to the…

Automotive ancillary company Bosch India plans to invest INR 140 crore in India to set up research center at the Indian Institute of Sciences. The German major will also invest INR 2,500 crore over the next three years for capacity expansion. The company in a press statement said that the investment would include capacity augmentation, business portfolio diversification and research and development. Of this…

Bosnia's sole aluminium smelter, Aluminij Mostar, said on Wednesday it would purchase a new melting and casting furnace in January to upgrade its foundry and boost annual output by an additional 50,000 tonnes. Aluminij will turn to lenders to buy the furnace from the Austrian company Hertwich Engineering GmbH, while the world's top commodities trader Glencore International will provide the banking…