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15. January 2021 Omega Sinto celebrate success in India with the AIA project Despite the challenges of the pandemic, AIA Engineering based in Ahmedabad/Gujarat in India continue with their latest expansion and greenfield site development of a new foundry. A “Pooja” ceremony  was held after the  Omega Sinto shakeout was placed in position. Once complete the foundry will consist of a fully integrated box-less moulding line, capable of producing 4 moulds per hour with a maximum s...

05. January 2021 Elkem opens new workshop in China dedicated to specialised silicones for hybrid and electric vehicles Elkem has completed and opened a new production workshop in Shanghai, China, dedicated to the development and manufacturing of specialised silicones for hybrid and electric vehicles. This move further strengthens Elkem’s position as the largest silicones producer in China. China is the world’s largest single market for the production and sales of electric vehicle...

18. January 2021 SAVELLI - NEW SHAREHOLDERS’ COMPOSITION, BACK TO ORIGINAL NAME AND NEW HEADQUARTERS Küttner Savelli S.r.l. recently changed its legal company name, coming back to the original one Savelli Technologies S.r.l. (SAVELLI for common use) due to the new corporate structure, which sees the German partner Küttner Holding GmbH & Co. KG holding 50% of its shares and the newly established Savelli Holding S.r.l. holding the other 50% of shares. As a result of this, and due ...

Save the Date: 70th Indian Foundry Congress & IFEX 2022 in Mumbai Due to the current worldwide Covid-19 situation and the associated mobility restrictions, we would like to point out a date in 2022 today. The anniversary event of the 70th Indian Foundry Congress & IFEX will take place from January 20th to 22nd, 2022 in Mumbai under the motto “Business Beyond Boundaries”. The organizers already have registrations and reservations from well-known personalities and companies from India and all...

04. December 2020 Erwin Flender Awarded RWTH Honorary Doctorate On November 6, 2020, the Rector of the RWTH Aachen University awarded our Chairman Dr. Erwin Flender the distinction and academic degree of "Honorary Doctor of Engineering Sciences." This honor is in recognition of his outstanding engineering and entrepreneurial achievements in the field of modeling and simulation of metal casting processes and for his high level of social commitment, especially for his dedication to sup...

28. October 2020 Super quick refractory lining fix saves Schlicht Druckguss precious production time An innovative furnace lining and pre-sintered refractory parts solution from StrikoWestofen for Westomat dosing furnaces has provided a much-needed quick fix for Schlicht Druckguss, a high-pressure die casting foundry specializing in the global supply of aluminium alloy parts, moulds and tooling. Based in Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany, the Schlicht Druckguss die casting plant sees...

02. December 2020 Thomas Fritsch Chief Editor Tesla consciously builds on the German location and on die casting At the renowned tool and mold maker KRÄMER + GREBE GmbH & Co.KG from Biedenkopf-Wallau, more and more die casting molds for lightweight construction and drive components for electric vehicles are being delivered to customers in the foundries. Using the example of a recently delivered tool, we asked the experts at K + G, Fabian Schuetz (Sales) and Roberto Di Giulio (Head o...

04. September 2020 KUKA maintains its commitment to innovation even in the crisis KUKA is starting the late summer with a digital press conference se-ries. Under the motto "Join for a coffee with...", KUKA experts will be talking to media represent-atives. The event was kicked off by Dr. Ulrike Tagscherer, Chief Innovation Officer at KUKA: "For a company, innovation is like a kind of life insurance policy.” In the virtual discussion round, Dr. Tagscherer emphasized that innovation ...

It will be used to manufacture pipes of multiple length and diameter dimensions Western Australia based iKad Engineering has acquired a highly specialized Arcemy module from AML3D. It is the third Arcemy WAM 3D printer that AML3D has sold this year, with an initial $300,000 purchase order received and a final sale value in excess of $500,000, subject to agreement on final specifications. iKAD Engineering is a mechanical and structural engineering company providing project management and enginee...

19. November 2020 EASYpour - the concept for automatic pouring What have we heard and read about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI)? Which areas of application and advantages arise for foundries and which references are reliable? Can competitiveness actually be increased? PourTech AB, the specialist for automatic casting and software applications, presents its path to the development and use of artificial intelligence in foundries based on laser and visualization technol...