ITALPRESSE Founded in 1969, EN ISO 9001:2008. Since its establishment Italpresse has produced high pressure hydraulic machines and automatic work cells for die casting process of light alloys. Italpresse operates worldwide with over 3500 installations and prestigious references, it has maintained its ongoing technological leadership since the 1970s with the introduction of foundry automation and since 2005…

Due to the current uncertainty and the potential for further restrictions on movements being imposed due to the COVID- 19 virus, we have had to take the unavoidable decision to postpone this year’s CASTcon 2020 event. We plan to arrange a new date for the event, likely to be later in the year. All bookings that have been made for delegate places and/or exhibition table-tops will be honoured for the new…

In a statement, European Aluminium, the point of contact for political insights, comments on the future of the European aluminum sector. It examines important developments in the industry. It addresses the key policy priorities for ensuring a competitive, low-carbon aluminum sector that drives Europe's green transition and strengthens its strategic autonomy. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was…

Professor Jürgen Leohold, head of Group Research at Volkswagen AG, advocating cost reductions for fiber-reinforced composites at the CCeV Automotive Forum. Nearly 250 trade visitors participated in the second Automotive Forum hosted by the German Carbon Composites Association (Carbon Composites e.V., CCeV) held at the Audi forum of Ingolstadt on June 30, 2011. Key topics discussed at the symposium included…

The Hamburg-based investment company CE Capital Partners will take over the business operations of Friedrich Wilhelms-Hütte Eisenguss GmbH, Steel Casting Division ("FWH"). ("FWH"), a traditional manufacturer of cast steel products based in Mülheim an der Ruhr, will take over. Likewise, the company responsible for the provision of services and Friedrich Wilhelms-Hütte GmbH, which is responsible for the…

The CEA research centre in Grenoble (France) placed an order with Otto Junker GmbH for delivery of a pilot furnace for melting silicon with a capacity of 20 kg and a converter power of 50 kW. In order to cover a wide experimental spectrum, a high flexibility of the melting bath condition is required. This requirement is met by the split coil and the phase-shifted inverter operation of the IGBT converter…

The Company Celikel, one of the most famous aluminium diecasting foundry in all of Turkey, started his business back in 1968. The mastery of technique and the tenacity of the family that has always led the Company, allowed the organization to reach levels of excellence. Celikel is particularly known as a supplier of the automotive industry and its production capacity covers all phases of the process, from…

Turkey continues to be an important market for foundry equipment and a gateway between Europe and the Middle East, despite lower overall economic growth and lost domestic market momentum. European foundry equipment suppliers still hold a considerable share of the respective Turkish imports. Nevertheless, more and more competitors are tackling the market. The CEMAFON members therefore will demonstrate…