Alteams had clear ideas for the new machine and the requirements differed significantly from the existing systems on site. Ultimately, however, the final decision-making aid was practical experience and thus the inspection of a machine during production. The main focus of the practical test was on the furnace exchange: process and costs, how is an exchange carried out and how much time is required? In…

Under the impression of massive economic decline, inflation and pronounced energy uncertainty, the 3rd VDI Conference on Casting Technology and E-Mobility was held in October 2022 in Bremen at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research IFAM. In his opening statement, conference chair Dipl.-Ing. Franz-Josef Wöstmann already stated in principle that e-mobility is…

Digital transformation and Industry 4.0 are among the major topics of the future in the metallurgy industries. Increasingly sophisticated sensor technology is providing more and more data from the production process in foundries and steel mills. Every cast slab and every rolled steel strip requires thousands of items of data. Even a comparatively smaller steel mill like Saarstahl’s at the Völklingen site…

Advanced technology is breathing new life into the most traditional of industries with NovaCast investing heavily in the latest Click2Cast Casting Simulation Systems at its non-ferrous foundry in Melksham. Richard Phillips, Sales Director at NovaCast commented, "Engineering and simulation software is continually evolving and we need to ensure that we have the most appropriate systems in house. Investment…

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Fehlbier summed it up at the end of the VDI conference in Landshut by thanking the participants, speakers and organizers: Casting is constantly reinventing itself! In presentations, discussions and networking on the topics of giga/megacasting and the future of die and gravity die casting, it became clear that there are definitely different approaches to large aluminum castings. While…

Even after the end of the Corona pandemic and the increasing normalisation of supply chains, German automotive producers and thus also the foundry industry are facing major economic and technological national as well as global challenges. Exchange views on current challenges in the casting of chassis and body components. Meet numerous colleagues and top-class experts. Use the excellent network from industry…

CASTFAST, the only online platform dedicated exclusively to sourcing cast components, is urgently seeking foundries to join its supplier network in order to fulfill a rapidly growing pipeline of casting inquiries. Headquartered in Mainz, Germany, CASTFAST was founded in 2023 with the goal of radically simplifying the sourcing process for castings—by digitizing the quotation process and connecting foundries…

Mr Seifert, "The Bright World of Metals" is considered the world's leading platform for the international metal and foundry industry. What can visitors look forward to in 2027? Malte Seifert : From 21 to 25 June 2027, GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST will once again be presented together in Düsseldorf. Under the umbrella of "The Bright World of Metals", the four world-leading trade fairs will showcase…

First aluminum panels, now magnesium liftgate as car designers embrace fuel economy Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is turning to magnesium as the latest trick in the auto industry’s design tool kit to reduce the weight of vehicles and boost fuel economy in the face of rising emissions standards. The Italian-U.S. auto maker is embracing the lightweight metal as a replacement for heavier steel in the rear…