Past World Foundry Organisation President Mark Fenyes presenting the Josef Suchy memorial award for meritorious service to the foundry industry to Mirjam Jan-Blazic, President of The Slovenian Foundry Association

GE (NYSE: GE), Fraunhofer IGCV and voxeljet AG (NASDAQ: VJET) today announced a research partnership to develop the world’s largest 3D printer for offshore wind applications in order to streamline the production of key components of GE’s Haliade X offshore wind turbine. The Advance Casting Cell (ACC) 3D printer under development will benefit from financial support from the German Federal Ministry for…

The casting technology makes it possible to produce pipes with a diameter of up to 1 metre and a length of up to 6 metres for the needs of housing and utility services, oil and gas production, as well as fire extinguishing. In the near future, it is planned to test a new high-strength alloy developed by RUSAL, which will provide aluminium pipes with the same mechanical strength characteristics as steel and…

What you probably missed was that the country had 300 brands of electric vehicles. Putting that in the past is not only a grammar requirement: China wants to consolidate the sector as fast as possible, reducing the number of EV companies abruptly. On September 13, China’s minister for Industry and Information Technology, Xiao Yaqing, said that the EV sector is composed of “mostly small and scattered”…

Fondarex after 75 years in the HPDC market, being present in more than 1000 foundries in over 55 countries , wants to share its new vision: make vacuum affordable to all. We invite you to see the new movie Fondarex’s Vision . With best regards from Switzerland

The German vehicle manufacturer is to invest around €70m (US82.8m) in the modern facility that houses four laboratories and will eventually have 250 employees conducting research into cell development and analytics. “Volkswagen’s Salzgitter site demonstrates how the transformation of the German automotive industry from conventional drive systems to e-mobility can succeed,” commented Thomas Schmall, group…

The reliability and performance of our products are therefore critical to our customers, as they directly contribute to the safety of their employees on the shop floor, the quality of the products they manufacture, the efficiency of their processes and their environmental impact. More than 60 years ago in 1960 Foseco developed the FEEDEX exothermic sleeve that reduces the amount of metal needed in the…

SiiF is recognized as an essential foundry finishing solution provider: partner for iron, aluminum and steel castings. Developping its own processes, SiiF is world-known as finishing machine manufacturer and line integrator, especially for large casting robotic finishing solutions up to 15 T. • Cutting • Grinding • Fine deburring • Fine grinding • 3D vision system • Laser measuring system • ... These cells…

The company was established in 1985 and is a 100% privately owned Danish company with approximately 58 employees. Formkon is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified and most of the turnover is generated on export markets. Formkon focuses on demanding prototype projects and leading automotive and electronic companies from all over Europe like Bosch, Siemens and Zeiss rely on the high-quality and fast prototype…