Aalen- Foundry Technology is no old Iron, was backed up by the Aalener high school with a focused study in foundry technology. The professor in charge is Prof.Dr. Lothar Kallien, who invites German foundry technology elites to Barbara Colloquium in the city of Kocherstadt year round. The high school has a reputation of following foundry men through out the German Republic, and it's the 8 th time this year…

Hosted by Simpson, Saint-Gobain North America, Inductotherm Corp., Foseco, and MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Inc., the event was a powerful demonstration of collaboration, hands-on education, and shared commitment to the foundry industry. With representatives from 21 foundries and over 50 participants in attendance, the event brought together a broad cross-section of the metalcasting community. Through…

Curious? Find out more here at: www.foundry-russia.com With about 4.3 Mio. tons of castings a year, Russia ranks at no. 6 in the world of castings production (46th Census of World Casting , Modern Casting 2012). This week we will have the opportunity to attend the XI. Congress of Russian Foundrymen, Lityo 2013 in Yekatarinburg and will bring along the first Foundry-Planet.com Magazine for Russia. The…

Calcutta (India) - Exports of iron casting to the US, a major market for the foundry industry in Bengal, have suffered a setback because of an exorbitant increase in domestic pig iron prices over the past two years. Pig iron is the main input in iron casting. With pig iron prices in the international market lower than prices in India, there is even a possibility of casting getting imported at very…

also available in In 2008, the boom in the German foundry industry was still by and large satisfactory, the president of the Deutschen Gießerei-Industrie [German Foundry Industry Association], Hans-Dieter Honsel explained. Ferrous casting production (incl. steel casting) was thus able to maintain its 2007 level. The output values even increased by 5.3 %. However, non-ferrous metal casting production…

This year's International Fair of Technologies for Foundry METAL and the Exhibition of Metal Processing Technologies STOM are held in parallel; this makes the expo cluster one of the most prominent events for the foundry and metalworking industry. Furthermore, this year's "Industrial Autumn" is held from 19 to 21 October in Targi Kielce's all seven expo halls. 150 companies from Poland, Austria, the Czech…

In line with a capacity expansion, the fettling shop of the MMG Marsberger Metallguss Gebr. Cordt oHG was completely revamped to meet requirements for more capacity as well as improved quality and better ergonomics. For this purpose the company invested in a new wire mesh belt blast machine, the modernization of the existing shot blast equipment, two new dust collectors and a blast cabinet, all supplied by…

Foundry-Planet interview with GIFA and NEWCAST trade fair president Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Nelissen, Managing Director Vesuvius GmbH, Foseco Foundry Division, Borken. FP: Worldwide forecasts for the foundry industry until 2025 are moderate but positive, yet the industry faces interesting challenges. Especially in Western Europe and Germany, we had two good years of growth in the iron and steel foundries in 2017…

Electro Aço Altona was the first foundry in Santa Catarina, a state in Brazil, which looks back on a history of more than one hundred years. Nowadays, Electro Aço Altona is an internationally recognized company, exporting to more than 30 countries. Over the last decade it has acquired other companies to expand its production line, as well as to encourage the opening of subsidiaries in Europe and North…