This event offers a great platform for companies, universities and die casting foundries to present the latest innovations in technologies, processes and materials. Your chance to participate Submit your presentation proposals on topics such as decarbonization, foundry 4.0, material efficiency and more! (Submission deadline: October 25, 2024. Notification of acceptance/rejection: November 15, 2024) Please…

China Foundry Week and the 13th China Foundry Annual Congress will be held in October 28 - 31, 2016 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. More than 1,000 delegates from China and overseas are expected to participate this year. As China is the leading producer and an important part of the of the global foundry industry this event has become a truly international platform of communication and development. The…

The experts at COWEC know which direction the wind is blowing at the "Conference of the Wind Power Engineering Community" to be staged on the 18th and 19th June in Berlin, Germany The VDI Wissensforum is organising the COWEC ("Conference of the Wind Power Engineering Community") to be held for the first time on the 18th and 19th June 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The conference will be staged in English under…

The World Foundry Congress, the most important event of the foundry sector, constitutes an excellent occasion for exchanging knowledge and experiences, the newest achievements and innovations. The 73rd World Foundry Congress in Krakow, 23-27 September 2018, will be held with the motto “Creative Foundry”‚ including broad thematic blocks: • Materials • Technologies • Digitalization • Management • Ecology…

PRINT TIME: 24.4 MINUTES MATERIAL: ALUMINUM 6061 WEIGHT: 660 GRAMS PART COST: $66 CHALLENGE To demonstrate the capability of SPEE3D technology to produce metal parts on demand for the Royal Australian Navy. These parts also need to meet military specifications however the process of 3D printing parts is fundamentally different than conventional manufacturing. Conventional methods already have established…

Campus Future Driveline works both decentrally together and spatially united on the factory premises of the MAN site in Nuremberg. The joint laboratories on the MAN site were officially opened today in the presence of Prof. Dr. Siegfried Russwurm, President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and Marcus König, Lord Mayor of the City of Nuremberg. Joint use of specialised test benches and measuring…

The receiver for Maritime Steel and Foundries Ltd. said more potential buyers are interested in touring the facility than the ones that made the trip on Tuesday. Paul Goodman, senior vice-president of BDO Canada Ltd., said on Thursday that two companies toured the plant as potential buyers. There are more to come, he added. "There's certainly one more going this week," Goodman said. "A couple more have…

This is shown by the new study ‘GenAI in mechanical and plant engineering. From promise to profitability’. The VDMA Software and Digitalisation and the strategy consultancy Strategy& Germany (PwC) conducted the study together. The study was published at HANNOVER MESSE and presented at a press conference and on the Digital Transformation Stage in Hall 17, Stand E44. GenAI could bring the German mechanical…

What does sustainability mean to modern foundries? Using equipment designed to consume less energy, to reduce emissions, carbon footprint and costs. Finding ways to use fewer resources to produce more parts, of higher quality, more profitably. Choosing machinery that’s built to last, or can be easily updated, to ensure maximum ROI. Ensuring the safety and training needs of your team are met to improve…

NORTH SYDNEY — Workers at Precision Finished Components knew it was coming. On Tuesday, it did. The Cape Breton division of Magna Powertrain — part of auto parts giant Magna International — gathered workers in the plant’s cafeteria at 3 p.m. Tuesday to let them know the facility will shut down by the end of 2009. "Everyone was basically waiting for it," Steve Poirier said with calm resignation moments after…