In the manufacture of castings, the molten metal’s temperature is still often measured manually with immersion thermometer. For measuring, the immersion probe is dipped into the melt. A new element is necessary for each measurement. Because of costs of about 1 euro per element, the mere running costs arise up to several thousand euros a year. The costs for the operating personnel aren’t taken into account…

- Reconstruction of former assembly hall and administrative building has started - New technology center demonstrates performance of the company - Positive business performance, full order books: Laempe creates new jobs in Laempe Mössner Sinto, the world leader in the core making technology, extensively modernises at its location in Schopfheim. The old assembly hall and offices above will be refurbished and…

The globally-positioned Handtmann Group operates 44 Westomat dosing furnaces at its headquarters in Biberach, Germany. Its extensive experience with light alloy dosing technology enabled the casting manufacturer to carry out a successful modernisation programme with the help of the StrikoWestofen specialist team. Together, the two partners modernised the tried and tested PneuCo system with a flanged riser…

Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC, a manufacturer of reinforcing steel grades, is strategically upgrading its eight-strand Concast continuous caster at its facility in Sohar Port, Sultanate of Oman, to meet increasing demand from construction industry customers. This modernization strengthens the long-standing relationship between Jindal Shadeed and SMS. By leveraging SMS expertise, Jindal Shadeed will be…

The modernization of existing melting furnaces pays off quickly: foundry and processor of car parts „Česká zbrojovka“ from Southern Bohemia recently had the opportunity to experience this for itself. In cooperation with StrikoWestofen, the expert for melting and dosing furnaces as well as heat treatment units from Gummersbach in Germany, the renowned company realized a comprehensive modernization project.…

Nanjing Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. (NISCO) has commissioned the upgraded four-strand bloom caster at its Nanjing plant No.2 together with SMS Concast, a company of SMS group. The modernized caster, designed for an annual production of 800,000 tons of blooms, has successfully achieved the targets of the project, namely improvement of the product quality and more flexibility of production thanks to a wide…

In 2016, CR designed the DecaEdge™ cast lip, which was designed to fit large mining wheel loaders. CR is the only manufacturer in the world to offer a range of cast lips for large mining wheel loaders. The first iterations of the DecaEdge™ design required fabrication from three separately cast parts, each two meters in length. The entire process for manufacturing tied up space, as well as labour, in the…