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From Tesla cars to underwear, metal makers seek new markets
The world’s biggest mining companies would like you to put more zinc in your zucchini and copper in your socks and dental floss.While builders and manufacturers remain the biggest metals users, producers are confronting the end...
RUS - BMW May Take Over Russian Plant Abandoned by GM
The plant would produce the same range of vehicles now built in Kaliningrad by contract assembler Avtovor – 3-Series, 5-Series and 7-Series sedans, as well as X1, X3, X5 and X6 CUVs, officials say.BMW is in talks with the...
USA - GM supplier jobs will shift from Mexico to new Arlington complex
A big industrial complex to be built for General Motors suppliers at the old Six Flags Mall site will bring more than 850 new jobs to Arlington, including about 600 for work currently being done outside the country, mostly in...
Investment of around 500 million euros
Mercedes-Benz builds new engine plant in Jawor, Poland Official start of construction for first Polish production site of Mercedes-Benz Cars in the presence of Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...
UK - Castings Profit Falls With Revenue As Machining Sales Suffer
Iron castings and machining group Castings PLC said Wednesday it saw profit and revenue fall in its recently-ended financial year, as the company invests in automation to improve productivity.Castings reported a pretax profit of...
Sintokogio President Atsushi Nagai was appointed for "Special educational safety Officer" by China Foundry Association during MMC in Shanghai last week.
CN- Eco die casting Co.,Ltd Now Offers Fast Troubleshooting for Common Defects of Die Casting
Ecodiecating.com, or Eco die casting Co.,Ltd, professional custom metal die casting manufacturer in China, now offers easy troubleshooting solutions for common defects of die casting. Eco Die Casting Co.,Ltd, a leading custom...
BOL - Bolivian economy grows in Q1 thanks to mining
Mining and manufacturing were the main drivers of Bolivia's GDP growth in the first quarter, a senior government official said.At the same time, inflation reached just 0.07% in April, while the bank's international reserves are...
Steve Udvardy Named as NADCA President
The NADCA Board of Governors has approved Steve Udvardy as President of the Association. Details can be found in the Chairman’s Note article which will appear in the upcoming July 2017 issue of Die Casting Engineer...
USA - Mold & casting company to open in county
Tennessee Tool and Fixture will locate its first U.S. facility in Coffee County, according to Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolf.The automotive mold and casting manufacturer will...
TK - Turkish automotive exports to US rise 100 percent in May
Turkey's automotive industry rose 28.4 percent in May compared with the same period last year, reaching an overall value of $2.566 billion, according to data from the Uludağ Automotive Industry Exporters' Union (OİB).According to...
UK - Renishaw adds innovative edge to Land Rover BAR catamaran
As an official supplier to America's Cup team Land Rover BAR and member of the Technical Innovation Group, which brought the best of British engineering together to develop advanced technologies for the team and provide them with...
USA - Eck Industries exclusively licenses cerium-aluminum alloy co-developed by ORNL
Wisconsin's Eck Industries has signed an exclusive license for the commercialization of a cerium-aluminum (Ce-Al) alloy co-developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that is ideal for creating...
USA - Schaeffler makes investments and creates jobs in South Carolina
Schaeffler is expanding its American Fort Mill plant in addition to improving infrastructure and the working environment. Schaeffler is creating 105 new jobs at its location in South Carolina, investing 36.5 million dollars.The...
GER - Turbomachinery has proved to be one of the most difficult applications for 3D printing, but with recent breakthroughs the possibilities are now endless, says Andreas Graichen
3D printing is finding its way into just about every industrial and manufacturing sector, but its introduction in turbomachinery has been relatively slow. Due to the extremely high temperatures, enormous pressures, high...
GER /CN - Mahle expands footprint in China, opens new compressor plant
Germany’s Mahle Group is expanding its presence in China, its fastest growing market. Last week, the company officially opened a new plant for automotive compressors in Changshu, China, aiming to strengthen its positioning in the...
China lends $300 mln to Serbia for railway overhaul project
Serbia's infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China for a loan worth $297.6 million (269.2 million euro) for the overhaul of the Stara Pazova-Belgrade section of the...
GER - DAIMLER UNVEILS BATTERY PLANT TO CHALLENGE TESLA
Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, broke ground on its second battery plant in Kamenz, Germany today. The new plant signals an effort to increase the efficiency of battery production as Mercedes-Benz prepares to...
VDMA Foundry Machinery: manufacturers expect moderate growth in sales in 2017
German foundry machinery manufacturers completed 2016 with a slight fall of 2 percent in sales. In 2015, the sector had already reported a single-digit decline (minus 6 percent). The outlook for 2017 is brighter as the total...
GER - Pattern and mould-making go hand-in-hand with 3D printing at Moulding Expo
Pattern and mould-making represent a special exhibitor group at Moulding Expo 2017, which will be welcoming visitors from May 30th-June 1st 2017 at Messe Stuttgart, and 3D printing is broadening the horizons of this corner of the...
Russian metal trade fair quartet from 5 to 8 June 2017
Innovative technologies all in one place, short distances for visitors, valuable synergies for decision-makers: from 5 to 8 June 2017 the Russian metal trade fair quartet Metallurgy Russia, Litmash Russia, wire Russia and Tube...
VDMA Thermo Process Technology: Germany increases market share, with decline in world trade
Sales of the German Thermo Process Technology industry were down slightly for the second year in succession (minus 2 percent) in 2016. Especially on markets outside the EU, sales fell. In contrast, there was a rise of 9 percent...
Brazil foundry Tupy's bottom line spikes
Brazilian cast iron components foundry Tupy posted a first quarter profit of 47.2mn reais (US$15.2mn), up 173% from the previous year.The Santa Catarina state-based company's revenue fell 0.5% to 855mn reais and adjusted Ebitda...
SAG is taking over three new locations in Mexico to 100%, thereby strengthening the Austrian holding company
At the end of May 2017, the Salzburg Aluminum Group acquired the two Mexican companies SAG Mecasa S.A. De C.V. and SAG Mecalaser S.A. De C.V. (SAG MECASA) to 100%. Up to that time, the aluminum expert from Austria had a...
CN - BMW Brilliance Automotive expands production capacity in China
BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) expanded its Dadong/Shenyang plant by opening a newly built north section of its automotive plant.The highlight of the opening ceremony was the first long-wheelbase version of the new BMW 5 Series...
