3rd International Conference Maritim Konferenzhotel Darmstadt Many attendees from home and abroad will participate in CastTec 2016 to experience an interesting conference with exciting lectures, an attractive evening event and an up to date Technical Exhibition which is fully booked while registration for conference attendees is still open. CastTec 2016 will give an extensive overview of recent developments…

Extended capacities for small-piston production New production shop #4 recently opened on the site of Kolbenschmidt Czech Republic, a.s. (KSCZ), close to Ústí nad Labem. The new building has two storeys with a total area of around 8,000 square meters. One part houses those areas which had to yield to the new building, another is for expanding foundry capacities for commercial vehicle aluminum pistons and…

“Learning by example and adopting good ideas to improve your own performance is a method the merits of which have been tested by time“ Franz Untersteller, Minister for the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg said as he paid tribute to 100 enterprises from the region of Baden Württemberg who in some cases have achieved significant reductions of their costs for materials…

Emissions form in the various phases of the foundry process. When using organic binders, pollutants are emitted that can be harmful for workers and the environment. During core production, some of the solvent as well as volatile components like amines and residual monomers contained in part 1 of the cold box formulation evaporate or vaporize. In some cases, this involves VOCs that can also be highly…

Metal Fair Kielce - Gallery 2016 This year edition of Metal Expo in Kielce (Poland) was held with co-operation and support of Foundry-Planet that was honored to be a global media partner of this event. Best of all, this year Metal Expo was a prelude to our long term co-operation on the verge of important 2018’s event in Poland – The World Foundry Congress of which Metal Expo will be an integral part. Also,…

Automakers have pledged nearly $900M in upgrades Ontario is ready to provide financial support to General Motors and Fiat Chrysler after the automakers pledged to upgrade Canadian plants as part of new labor contracts, the province’s economic minister said. “When you’re competing in a world where jurisdictions at times are paying 100 per cent of the capital costs of assembly plants, we also have to bring…

ESI Group, a leading innovator in virtual prototyping software and services for manufacturing industries, announces the new version of its casting simulation software ESI ProCAST; a virtual manufacturing solution of ESI that enables foundries to improve the design and quality of the parts they produce. With ESI ProCAST, they’re able to predict manufacturing defects early and without the need for costly…

Leading Black Country manufacturing firm Thomas Dudley has started work on a new multi-million-pound corporate head office. Based on the Birmingham New Road in Dudley, the company produces castings and top quality bathroom fittings. Joint managing director Martin Dudley; Rob Lashford, regional manager Speller Metcalfe; joint managing director Jason Parker; Gareth McGill, project manager Speller Metcalfe and…

Certain iron parts to be phased out; 150 jobs will be lost General Motors Co. plans to stop making certain cast-iron engine parts at its Defiance foundry over the next year and a half, a move that will result in the loss of about 150 jobs. The company recently notified employees of the plans and confirmed the details to The Blade on Friday. GM spokesman Kevin Nadrowski said the components being phased out…