As NDR, Nordkurier and other media unanimously report, the Torgelow iron foundry has ceased operations for the time being after a serious work accident. Two men had died, another was seriously injured. "We are shocked and stunned that this accident has occurred," said Torsten Tiefel, managing director of the foundry group. It is not yet clear how long production in Torgelow (district of…

Last week, Weijing was able to deliver a set of unique 2-axis grinding machines to a Tunisian foundry and was very proud of it, because the 2-axis grinding machines were chosen for the round parts. To begin with, the technical director of the Tunisian foundry came to Weijing in January to order a grinding machine to remove residual material from round iron parts: Flywheel, disc brake, clutches. He found…

Mario Conserva , President of METEF, the reference exhibition on aluminum in Italy created 25 years ago, Secretary General of FACE, the federation representing the interests of aluminum transformers and users in Europe, and Editor in Chief of the International magazine Aluminium & Its Alloys , has received from the world organization International Aluminium Institute a prestigious recognition that…

Holger Klein will take over as CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG on 1 January 2023. Holger Klein will be the new ZF CEO. The current board member for Asia-Pacific, Car Chassis Technology, Aftermarket and Production will take over as CEO of the supplier from Wolf-Henning Scheider at the turn of the year. Scheider had announced in spring that he would not renew his contract, which expires at the end of 2022, and…

It is a rising star in AM with the speed and accuracy for high volume production breakthroughs. Sand binder jetting is helping foundries scale 3D printed core and mold production and deliver fast turnarounds without tooling lead times, rapid design changes, and exceptional design freedom to consolidate assemblies and create unique geometries. 3D printing super-user, Nattinee Valun-araya, Head of Engineering…

Tim Stappen (39) will become the new Head of Communications, Markets, Economic Policy (CMEP) at Aluminium Deutschland (AD) from 1st of July. He has been with AD since August 2021 and was previously part of the CMEP team as an officer. Prior to that, he worked at the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) in the Economic Intelligence & Economics department since April 2013. AD Managing Director…

To strengthen its position in the South and Central European markets, the Danish cast iron foundry, Tasso A/S, acquired full ownership of the Italian cast iron stockist and machinist, Bernareggi S.r.l, February last year. Since the acquisition, the Italian company, with approximately 30 employees in the outskirts of Milano, has been very busy. According to the latest annual report, Bernareggi’s revenue grew…

As AFP reports from UA work continues at a foundry in Berdyansk, a southern Ukrainian city occupied since the start of the conflict. Little appears to have changed for Alexei Andrusenko, the head of a foundry in Ukraine's southern city of Berdyansk, who is happy to have kept all his staff since Moscow took control of the city. Andrusenko and his 50 or so employees continue showing up to work every morning…