Aurora Labs has reached a memorandum of understanding with Swedish industrial company, Gränges AB, that could lead to further collaboration in the use of 3D printed aluminium in the automotive and other industries. Gränges is a global supplier of aluminium products for heat exchanger and other niche markets. The agreement also provides the framework for Gränges to pre-order an Aurora RMP-1 Rapid…

Some 150 guests attended a die and mould technology seminar jointly hosted by Okuma and Walter Austria at Okuma’s Technical Centre East in Parndorf, Austria. Accompanied by presentations from companies like Comdata, Nikken and TDM, Okuma and Walter demonstrated in both theory and practice the complete process chain from design to the finished part. Live demonstrations in hard machining, deep-hole drilling,…

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Walsin Lihwa Corporation of Taiwan to supply an annealing and pickling line for stainless stee l strip (hot and cold rolled strip) with an annual capacity of 350,000 tonnes. The order value amounts to approximately EUR 70 million. The scope of supply by ANDRITZ METALS includes an integrated four-high skin pass mill, a S6 high rolling mill, a…

The globally active high-performance materials manufacturer Plansee, based in Breitenwang in Tyrol, takes over the majority of Ceratizit S.A. on March 1st. The Plansee Group had previously held a 50 percent stake, the company announced in a broadcast on Wednesday. The parties have agreed not to disclose the extent of the shares taken over and the financial details. The Luxembourg company Ceratizit…

The Austrian specialist in standard components for tool and mould making Meusburger has extended its product range with the addition of high-quality consumables for all kinds of purposes. High-performance lubricants, cleaning agents and preservatives are now available from stock in various practical quantities and containers. Meusburger has always relied on top-level raw materials and suppliers and the…

The Automotive Division of the voestalpine Group has concluded its largest single contract to date, with a leading European car manufacturer. The order volume amounts to around EUR 700 million. As a result, the voestalpine Group will produce sophisticated automotive components in countries such as China and the USA for the first time. The Group is investing around EUR 100 million for this global move into…

Voestalpine Edelstahl GmbH, which acquired PM high alloy steel producer Böghler Uddeholm AG in 2007, reports that revenue in the first quarter of the business year 2012-13 was EUR 3,051 million as of June 30th 2012, practically the same level as it was in the company's strong first quarter of the previous year of EUR 3,052 million. This is primarily the result of a new record for quarterly revenue set by…

The decision on the location of the voestalpine Group’s direct reduction plant in North America has been made. The plant will be constructed on the La Quinta Trade Gateway in San Patricio County, just outside the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. The air permit application is currently being submitted to the federal and state environmental authorities. It is estimated that the process will take around 15…

For the 2012-13 business year just begun, voestalpine is increasing R&D expenditure to a record level of EUR 132 million. Despite economic crises and cost reduction programs, over the past decade expenditure in this key area has increased by 11% per annum on average. 60 years have passed since the Linz Donawitz (basic oxygen) process was developed, and the group intends to continue to extend its…

The Austrian railway Österreichische Bundesbahnen and the Austrian steel specialist Voestalpine can look back on a partnership that is probably unique in the history of Austrian industry. Voestalpine has been providing the railway with tracks for 110 years. Even longer, since 1881, ÖBB has been the logistics partner of the steel company. The two companies recently celebrated their many years of a successful…