Sustainable preheating with EcoJet EcoJet is a preheater which combines maximum efficiency and environmental protection. With an efficiency of more than 95 %, EcoJet sets new standards in the emission-free preheating of bars and billets. Thanks to decades of experience in resistance and convection heating and by using state-of-the-art technologies including cutting edge flow simulation and calculations,…

Magnesium alloys are processed in melting furnaces with extreme heat and large temperature fluctuations. If its core component (the crucible) fails, the entire casting cell comes to a standstill. RAUCH Furnace Technology (FT) has drastically reduced this risk by using a digital twin to monitor the crucible condition. Problems are therefore detected at an early stage, and downtimes are minimized using…

Forged aluminum wheels are not only characterized by their low weight, high stability and excellent load bearing characteristics but also by their exclusive optical appearance. Therefore, it is not surprising that manufacturers of luxury cars are primarily utilizing forged aluminum wheels in their vehicles. Optical highlights of the high-end automotive wheels are not only their attractive design but also…

For the third time, Chem-Trend and SurTec – both companies part of the Freudenberg Chemical Specialities Group – will jointly present future-oriented solutions for the die casting industry at Euroguss from January 16 to 18, 2024. The two partners will explain how the die casting industry can overcome emerging challenges in the field of process chemicals. The key issue to carefully coordinate the cast parts’…

Tool-Temp AG is further expanding its business activities and strengthening its international presence in the Middle East and Africa. All customers and interested parties in these regions will be supported from there. Manufacturing companies from a wide range of industries will have access to the Swiss manufacturer's first-class temperature control and cooling equip-ment. However, the production of the…

Officials from The Ford Meter Box Company, the City of Wabash, Wabash County and several other firms broke ground Thursday on what is thought to be the largest expansion ever in Wabash County. The 300,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art non-ferrous foundry will sit on a 90-acre site in Wabash’s northeast industrial park. The expansion is expected to cost between $250 and $300 million. Company President and…

Cascade Die Casting Group Inc. is undergoing a $6 million expansion at its Sparta location that will add 30 new jobs and support the company’s growth. The Gaines Township-based Tier 1 and Tier 2 aluminum and zinc die cast manufacturer is adding new equipment and manufacturing space at its Sparta facility, located at 9983 Sparta Ave., which houses the company’s Great Lakes Division. The investment follows a…

As Norihiko Shirouzu reported for the news portal Reuters, the little-known company called Tooling & Equipment International (TEI) has helped Tesla (TSLA.O) push back the frontiers of "gigacasting", the process it pioneered to cast large body parts for cars in one piece to save time and money. TEI is now part of General Motors (GM.N) after agreeing a deal that may have flown under the radar but is a key…

Automotive integrated die casting is an automotive manufacturing process proposed and put into practice by Tesla. It redesigns and highly integrates multiple separate and scattered small parts in the original design, then uses a large die casting machine to perform high-pressure die casting at one time, and directly produces a complete large part without the welding process. Compared with traditional…

Finding the right kind of lubrication to reach down in these deep pockets with the spray is therefore a key factor why Comptech is happy to announce the development work made with Chem-Trend. "In order to get all benefits that Rheocasting introduce to both the foundry and the product owner (OEM) it is key that all other disciplines within the diecasting process also deliver. This to ensure that the product…