During this year's Barbara Conference at Fraunhofer IGCV in Garching, host Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Volk TUM and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lothar Kallien of Aalen University met for a scientific exchange and presented their current joint project. The use of lost cores in die casting is accompanied by difficulties due to the high filling speeds. Cast salt cores produced at Aalen University withstand the stresses but…

The cooperation between AYD Otomotiv Endüstri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and ABP Induction is a true success story with good prospects for the future: The Turkish family-owned company, a global leader in the automotive sector for the production of steering and suspension parts, will in future rely on ABP Induction‘s innovative induction furnace technology for the production of brake discs. The factory in Konya,…

Last week we had the pleasure of visiting SIR ROBOTICS and were thrilled to see how versatile the company is. We were able to get a personal impression of the company's authenticity and flexibility in a very short time, because the boss Davide Passoni and his team were open and receptive hosts. Of course, we didn't miss the opportunity to ask Davide Passoni a few questions. FP: Davide SIR ROBOTICS sounds at…

A company that tripled the size of its business in weeks to support the UK Covid-19 effort was named as the ‘Best of British Casting’ at the recent UK Cast Metals Industry Awards 2022. Andover-based MRT Castings secured ‘Company of the Year’, impressing judges with the way it scaled up rapidly to supply cast aluminium components to one of the world’s largest producers of critical care ventilators. Bosses at…

ASK Chemicals, a leading supplier of high-performance resins and materials for the foundry industry, is further expanding its position in China and the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new production facility. ASK Chemicals celebrated the inauguration of the new plant in Zhenjiang together with employees. Production at the new site will be ramped up gradually, starting with the manufacture of the…

At the same time, the Friend Group announced the second phase of their expansion plan which includes two more Carat 920 cells. Furthermore, the Friend Group is carrying out the capacity verification of a second die casting production site in Chongqing and will continue to work with Bühler for megacasting applications. Box About Friend Group: The Friend Group is a high-end car body steel supplier, and the…

The recent commissioning of a solar power plant on the roof of the Salzburger Aluminium Group's factory buildings at the Schwarzach/Pongau site is an important element of the company's sustainability strategy. The 1200 square meter solar plant can generate an average of up to 230,000 KWh of electricity per year. Compared with electricity from non-sustainable sources, this can save more than 20 tons of CO2.…