Huaigang Special Steel, a subsidiary of Jiangsu Shagang Group based in Zhangjiagang, China, has awarded SMS Concast, a company of SMS group, an order for the modernization of their existing six-strand billet caster. The main motivation for this project is the move towards special bar quality (SBQ) steel grades serving the automotive and mechanical engineering industries. In cooperation with Huaigang, SMS…

Fostering technology leadership is a cornerstone of Georg Fischer's strategy. In 2012, the company invested CHF 100 million in research & development and more than 40 new patents were registered. At the 4th Georg Fischer Technology Day, which took place in Schaffhausen on 16 October 2013, its three divisions presented a whole array of innovative solutions addressing upcoming trends and challenges. GF Piping…

Precise and efficient: automated optical measurement for determining the roughness and micro structure of piston ring running surfaces Federal-Mogul Powertrain and NanoFocus AG (Oberhausen, Germany) have jointly developed an automated process for non-contact, optical-confocal measurement of the roughness and micro structure of piston rings. This joint development for production control and quality assurance…

Inorganically produced cores are now widely used in German automotive aluminium foundries. Foundries all over the world are closely following developments in the field of inorganic binder technology and the environmental and production related advantages they deliver. Against the background of variations in technology, production standards and climatic conditions, the question arises as to whether and to…

The partnership was set up to develop core making equipment dedicated to the production of the sophisticated BMW e-motor housings. The design of these housings (5 different versions) integrates the gearbox as well as the power electronics unit, making massive inorganic cores essential for production.

German carbide-tool manufacturer Inovatools, following a strategic expansion path, intends to invest by 2017 approximately €15 million in new production plants, office buildings and a training centre. Already, the company reported, it has invested €4 million in its headquarters in Kinding-Haunstetten. The Project Future investment programme began in 2011 as a response to increasing industry demand for…

Pig iron prices has in the meantime fallen by USD 15 per tonne from the previous peak of USD 550 per tonne to USD 535 per tonne CFRFO Mediterranean ports with customers not interested and not even willing to give counter bids. Scrap prices are continuing to fall as Turkish buyers are still holding back and different lots from abroad are now offered at prices lower than USD 450 per tonne from a previous USD…

For us at Foundry-Planet, one of the highlights is to visit our valued customers where they work, plan and produce. It is the encounters and places where stories begin and from where high technology is shipped all over the world. A special highlight was the visit of the company's own museum. Furthermore, future-oriented topics relating to foundry sand preparation were discussed.

Insolvency proceedings have been started at the MLM foundry, days after the group failed to secure a capital injection through a debt-to-equity conversion. The Maribor District Court instituted Friday debt restructuring at the parent company MLM at the request of chairman Boris Šlamberger. Šlamberger also announced that the board would file for the administration of the group's bathroom and kitchen fittings…