Elkem Foundry Products and its Global Technical Foundry team are honoured to be chosen to receive the following awards from the American Foundry Society at the 2015 Metalcasting Conference in Columbus, Ohio, USA. A.F.S. Award of Scientific Merit recognises Torbjørn Skaland, Elkem’s Foundry Technology Director, for “his research on the solidification characteristics of ductile iron and the development of a…

General Kinematics, manufacturer of custom engineered vibratory process equipment, announced the promotion of Thomas P. Musschoot to President of the company succeeding William Acton. Mr. Acton will remain with the company as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Musschoot will officially step into his new role on March 23, 2015. Mr. Musschoot holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Bradley University and a MBA…

At the 119th Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Georg Fischer Ltd held on 18 March 2015, the shareholders approved all proposals of the Board of Directors. Eveline Saupper was elected as new member of the Board. A total of 1 027 shareholders and 1 882 146 shareholder votes were present at the event hall former iron foundry in Schaffhausen. This presence corresponds to 67.20% of the shareholder votes entered in…

Work will begin on distribution center later this year, officials say A new foundry nearing completion at GIW Industries will prime the Grovetown facility to meet rising global demand in the mining industry. The 50,000-square-foot white-iron foundry will open in April and become fully operational this summer, said Pamela Aaron, a brand manager for GIW. Under construction since early 2014, the 72-foot-tall…

The Supervisory Board of KSPG, a member of the Rheinmetall Group, has elected Armin Papperger as its new Chairman. Since January 1, 2013 CEO of Rheinmetall AG, he succeeds Klaus Eberhardt who after almost 15 years in office, has stepped down from the positions of Board Chairman and Board member. The Supervisory Board thanks Klaus Eberhardt for his longstanding and successful work on behalf of the company.…

AluMag is organizing the only international symposium [Shanghai 2015 - Detroit 2015 - Duesseldorf 2016], focused on automotive lightweighting, supply chain and procurement management. The Asia 2015 symposium will take place from the 6th – 8th of July 2015 at the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Shanghai and will feature keynotes and speakers as well as exhibitors from Audi, DGS Druckguss, JSC, Novelis and Magna.…

Expands Offerings Made of Titanium, Fastest Growing Aerospace Metal; Builds Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Technologies Stock-for-stock transaction with enterprise value of $1.5 billion Grows Alcoa’s advanced technologies for greater innovation power; Broadens multi-material product suite to meet growing aerospace demand for titanium Increases Alcoa’s 2014 pro forma aerospace revenues by 13 percent to…

Two local manufacturing operations today announced plans to invest almost $10 million combined and create a total of up to 52 new jobs within the next two years. Ward Corp., an aluminum castings maker, is spending $6.2 million to add 15,000-square-feet to its local foundry. The expansion will create up to 42 new jobs by 2017. Hiring has already begun. American Sealants, a sealant and adhesive maker, is…

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co has decided to build its second U.S. factory to meet demand for sport utility vehicles, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing an industry source familiar with the matter. The report came as Hyundai's U.S. executives have been clamoring for more production capacity for SUVs, whose demand is rising partly thanks to lower oil prices. The new plant in Alabama…

The commercial van segment is exploding in popularity in the US right now with a vast array of recent products from multiple marques, and there's even more on the way from automakers like Hyundai.Mercedes-Benz is trying to grab a bigger share of the expanding market, too, and is launching its smaller Metris here in the fall. Now comes word that Mercedes will construct a $500-million factory in Charleston,…