Orbex has introduced the world’s largest metal rocket engine 3D printed in a single piece on the SLM®800. Founded in 2015, the UK-based spaceflight company develops small satellite launch vehicles and introduced Prime, their revolutionary and environmentally-friendly rocket at the grand opening of their new headquarters in Forres, Scotland. The novel Orbex launcher not only uses 100% renewable fuel to cut…

The closure of the plant in Swindon, a pro-Brexit district in southwest England, was confirmed by local British lawmaker Justin Tomlinson and fills out a picture suggesting that the nation’s car-manufacturing industry is in decline. “They are clear this is based on global trends and not Brexit,” Mr. Tomlinson said in a statement, adding the factory will be closed in 2021-22. Honda confirmed the plan…

10 years ago, the technical center was opened in the historic ASK facilities in Hilden. Since then, ASK has been running the project with passion and in close cooperation with its customers. The celebration was a fitting tribute to such an anniversary. Jörg Brotzki, EMEA Executive Vice President of ASK Chemicals and CEO Frank Coenen were delighted to welcome more than 120 guests from the foundry industry…

Altair, a global technology company providing solutions in product development, high-performance computing and data intelligence, and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), invite submissions for the 2019 Enlighten Award. The winners will be recognized during the CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) in Traverse City, Michigan, and will have the opportunity to ring the Nasdaq stock market opening bell…

Developers commissioned a little over 45GW of onshore wind turbines globally in 2018 compared with 47GW a year earlier. Just four manufacturers accounted for more than half, or 57%, of the machines deployed: Denmark’s Vestas, China’s Goldwind, GE Renewable Energy of the U.S. and Spain’s Siemens Gamesa. The latest data from BloombergNEF (BNEF) show that Vestas extended its lead in the industry, with 10.1GW…

Today we speak to Jean-Francois Bouveur, from JML Industrie, who has over a decade of experience working with businesses, helping them answer these very questions. Foundry Planet (FP): What steps should be taken when evaluating current investment needs? Jean-Francois Bouveur (JFB): You should always start with your business objectives. A clear strategic vision of your foundry in 5 years makes it possible to…

At REMET they understand that it is important to respect and look after the environment, which is why they have introduced products that are designed to help you to reduce your foundry’s impact on the environment. A good quality wax is a key component of the final casting and can reduce rework. This article we will look at some of the waxes that REMET offer to help achieve these process improvements and…

Sponsored by China Foundry Association, co-hosted by Hong Kong Foundry Association and Suzhou Die Casting Technology Association, supported by 96 upstream and downstream organizations and local foundry associations, the 13th China International Die Casting Industry Exhibition (CIDC 2019) will be held on March 13-16, 2019 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre, together with the 17th China International…

As the vane of the foundry industry, the 17th China International Foundry Expo (METAL CHINA 2019) will be held in March 13-16, 2019 and lead the industry development. The world foundrymen will gather in Shanghai in March. After 30 years of development and innovation, METAL CHINA has become the window for world foundry industry to get close to Chinese foundry and a platform for Chinese foundry to go global.…