Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Volk and Dr.-Ing. Steffen Klan opened the 2025 Barbara Conference of the VDG Bavarian Regional Group at Fraunhofer IGCV in Garching with warm words. Right at the start, Volk reminded the audience that the foundry industry had seen easier times. Increasing international competition, changing conditions and global upheavals were putting pressure on the industry. This made it all the…

The new whitepaper presents an alternative approach: NUCLEANT 158X grain refining fluxes , now proven in the production of over 400 million aluminium wheels worldwide . Why Foundries Are Switching NUCLEANT fluxes address the root causes that limit Ti-B rod performance: • Undercooling and lack of potent nuclei • Settling and fading of rod particles • Porosity risks from rod contamination • Reduced efficiency…

Already a leading-edge foundry with low scrap rates, Condals deployed the Monitizer IIoT platform at its two facilities in Manresa, Spain and Štúrovo, Slovakia. It collected data and built its own dashboards to monitor live process KPIs using Monitizer | DISCOVER, then applied AI to optimize casting quality through Monitizer | PRESCRIBE. It also implemented the Monitizer | DETECT predictive maintenance…

The committee was formed during a meeting led by senior leaders from both China Foundry Association and the WFO. The organizational structure of the new committee is as follows: the committee is chaired by Mr. Lou Yanchun, President of the World Foundry Organization (WFO); Mr. Zhang Libo, President of China Foundry Association, serves as Executive Vice Chairman, while Mr. Gao Wei, Executive Vice President…

Experience DISA’s innovative solutions at EUROGUSS 2026 , where the company will showcase a wide range of precision aluminum castings produced using its advanced green sand process. A DISA line is up to 5× faster than die casting – and typically delivers 20% lower cost per casting. With rapid tool changes, short cycle times and excellent surface quality, the DISA MATCH and DISAMATIC ranges offer incredible…

With the guiding principle “We make components ready for die casting: efficient, reliable, and future-proof,” castFEX GmbH & Co. KG underlines its mission to optimize components from the initial idea and prototype stage through to series-ready applications. Comprehensive expertise across the entire process chain castFEX combines five core areas of competence — Transfer to Die Cast, Prototypes, Series…

ince making the switch in 2024, MSI’s investment in Inductotherm®’s induction equipment has dramatically increased operational efficiency by as much as 70%, boosting production capacity while reducing energy consumption and environmental impact. For decades, gas furnaces have been the industry standard, but they require extensive preheating and significant time to reach the necessary molten bath…

NürnbergMesse announces an important personnel change within the group: Christopher Boss will step down as head of the international trade fair EUROGUSS at the end of 2025 at his own request. On January 1, 2026 , he will take over the management of trendfairs GmbH , a subsidiary of NürnbergMesse that focuses on specialized industry events. “Christopher Boss has successfully developed EUROGUSS in recent…

70% of suppliers expect profits below 5%, minimum needed to sustain investment. Half of suppliers plan to reduce production capacity in Western Europe within five years. 69% already face competition from Chinese imports, up 12 percentage points since spring. Europe’s automotive suppliers report that the continent’s manufacturing base is under mounting pressure. Weak profitability, declining production…