Hubert Windegger (50) joins the management of ASK Chemicals as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as of March 01, 2021. In this role, he will be responsible for the areas Finance, Controlling, Digitalization & IT. He succeeds Anders Wester, who left the company on February 28, 2021. Wester served as CFO of the ASK Chemicals Group since 2018 and made important contributions to the company's sustainable…

Excellent door handles Automotive supplier Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst receives General Motors Supplier of the Year Award 2015 for its excellent performance in the product segment „door handles“. „We have been a partner of General Motors, which also includes Opel and Vauxhall, for more than 60 years. The Award is an acknowledgment for our enormous commitment – that makes me proud“, Thomas Tomakidi (Deputy CEO Huf…

The new order is an electric structural housing for e-vehicles. The housing will be assembled into different versions of platforms for future electric cars . With this project, a new era has started in the company’s life and CSABAcast became a major player of e-mobility segment. For the new project, the company will expand the existing production hall with +6000m 2 and invest in new die cast cells and…

Soplain GmbH has developed a new process for the production of sand cores for the automotive industry. Sand cores are used in molds to produce castings with cavities. The new, so-called ACS process is based on the fact that the electrical conductivity of the core tools is adapted to the respective sand binder mixture in the core box. This has only recently been possible and means that the tools can be…

Two companies are leading the way in this innovation: Fabri, a startup leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and digital processes to optimize investment casting, and Humtown Innovations, which combines cutting-edge technology with traditional expertise to advance production. Additive Manufacturing as a Driver of Change Additive manufacturing is increasingly seen as the key to modernizing traditional…

Melting up to 4000 tons of aluminium per month to produce parts ranging from engine and gearbox supports, suspension components and electronic covers, to headlight and thermostat housings, FÉMALK needs its melting and dosing furnaces to operate with high levels of energy efficiency. Even after years of service. To see where potential savings and sustainability gains could be achieved through equipment…

Hungary has declared a state of emergency after a flood of toxic sludge escaped from a factory killing at least three people, wounding 120 and threatening the country with "an ecological catastrophe". The wave of toxins flooded three villages about 100 miles southwest of Budapest after the walls of a residue reservoir at an aluminium plant in the town of Ajka ruptured, releasing an estimated 38.8 million…

On March 12th and 13th AKWA sp z o. o. of Gniezno, Poland hosted a conference attend by more than 50 Polish foundrymen. On the morning of the 12th a tour of the foundry was conducted in two groups. During this tour the attending foundrymen observed the operation of the recently installed Hunter XL2430 Molding Machine and Hunter HLH-30 Type SL 1 + II Linear Mold Handling System. On the afternoon of the 12th…