ZEISS welcomed 272 young people with a ceremonial start of their training: 183 of them will attend a vocational training program and 89 a dual study program. The apprentices and dual students will work at the sites in Oberkochen, Jena, Göttingen and Wetzlar. The 183 apprentices will be trained in various technical and commercial professions. 169 of them will begin their technical vocational training in…

Having worked in the USA for several years, Mr Curioso will further strengthen and expand the international wheel manufacturer's global presence in the aftermarket segment. The existing BORBET team will continue to run the business in the proven manner - with Mrs Birgit Grebe-Frese and Mr Marcel Frankenstein, who is new to the position, as sales managers. Mrs Grebe-Frese is primarily responsible for the OES…

His wide-ranging expertise in automation, lean management and engineering will further strengthen BORBET's competitiveness as a technology leader for light alloy wheels. With his many years of experience as managing director of metal processing and foundry companies in the automotive sector, such as the MAT Foundry Group and the BLANK Group, Mr Bitzer will provide further important impetus. His…

The LPDC2121 Pro sets new benchmarks in the bathroom tap manufacturing by transporting two standard molds per manipulator, a significant improvement over existing machines in the industry. This feature nearly doubles production capacity compared to the previous leading model, the LPDC2121. With a shift output of approximately 550 castings and the ability to produce 2 to 4 castings per mold, thousands of…

Initially, the company focused on the production and sale of water-cooled molds, invented by Otto Junker’s father nearly 10 years earlier. Over the decades, marked by constant change and innovation, Otto Junker displayed entrepreneurial foresight and leadership, adapting the product portfolio to meet the growing needs of his expanding customer base. Otto Junker GmbH Today Today, Otto Junker GmbH is a…

Various media, including the Handelsblatt , describe the potential breakthrough of green methanol as an emission-free fuel for the shipping and aviation industries. A key topic is the first successful production of methanol by the start-up C1 Green Chemicals at the Leuna Chemical Park using a new process that avoids greenhouse gas emissions and is more cost-effective. Methanol, previously produced from…

As Tom Arnold reported in industriemagazin.at (WEKA Industrie Medien GmbH), BMW has now officially started pre-series production of the new electric engines at the Steyr site. The engines will be used for internal testing in the future. The series production of the new generation of e-motors will start in one year, as recently announced at the press conference. E-mobility generates around 50 percent of…

Starting in 2025, the production of the Acura SUV with megacastings will begin. As reported by Luca Greco in his blog, the vehicle, based on the Acura Performance EV Concept, will be the first electric car to be produced at the Marysville auto plant by the end of 2025. Honda plans to use megacasting technology for the first time in the production of the Acura SUV, marking a significant step forward in…

With this agreement, Motultech will offer to all his customers and prospects the best-in-class solution to monitor the thermal map of the die surface in real time and the best application of release agents on die casting dies. With this technology the optimization of the die-lifetime and die lubrication can be easily obtained together with a reduction of cycle time and maintenance costs. Furthermore,…

Foundry giant Grede has begun a significant digitalization effort across its nine North American foundries and chose Norican Group’s Monitizer® | DISCOVER IIoT solution for the project. Within just four months of implementation, all participating foundries have reduced their scrap rates. Serving the automotive, heavy truck, and industrial sectors, Grede made digitalizing its production a core part of its…