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The target groups are foundries, foundry plant and machinery manufacturers, foundry customers, suppliers and the processing industry.

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International

Fabian Eisenschink (Platz 2), Armin Weichinger (Platz 1) und Arno Schönfeld (Platz 3).

04.10.2023

German championship in 3D printing

At the end of August, seven apprentices took part in the German championship in the discipline "Additive Manufacturing" at the University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen in Soest. The winner was Armin Weichinger from Krones AG in Neutraubling.

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International

03.10.2023

Insights into BMW and ExOne's AM journey.

Desktop Metal, Inc. a provider of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for mass production, has released a video showing how BMW Group is using ExOne Binder Jet 3D printers for mass production of cast powertrain components.

TOP-Firma: GTP Schäfer Giesstechnische Produkte GmbH

TOP-Firma: Simpson Technologie

ExOne GmbH

TOP-Firma: AGTOS Gesellschaft für technische Oberflächensysteme mbH

TOP-Firma: Vesuvius GmbH - Foseco

International

New Siempelkamp management team - from left to right: Dirk Howe, Stefan Wissing, Samiron Mondal (all heads of the newly formed business units), Martin Scherrer (CEO Siempelkamp Group), Axel Baumeister (Head of Technology), Martin Sieringhaus (Head of Finance), Stefan Ziemes (Head of Human Resources)

02.10.2023

Expansion of the Siempelkamp leadership team

In future, there will be a Management Board made up of seven members to bundle marketoriented core competencies together and integrate a modern management concept.

International

02.10.2023

IG Metall action day at the Siempelkamp Foundry

On the premises of the Siempelkamp Foundry, the employees of the foundry met with representatives of IG Metall Krefeld to demand the immediate and unbureaucratic introduction of an industrial electricity price.

International

29.09.2023

With FRED to the foundry-specific decarbonisation strategy

FRED is not only a CO2 calculator for calculating the CO2 footprint of products or companies. Companies can also use it to conceptualise their individual decarbonisation strategy. And it was developed especially for foundries.

International

28.09.2023

30 years of metal briquetting by RUF

In 1993, RUF Maschinenbau succeeded in transferring the principle of alternating mould briquetting successfully from wood residues to metal chips.

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International

27.09.2023

New trade fair dates for GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST have been set

The leading international trade fairs of the industry will present themselves at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 21 to 25 June 2027.

International

26.09.2023

CREMER ERZKONTOR takes over HAG

CREMER ERZKONTOR continues its verticalisation course. As of September 2023, the northern German raw materials company is taking over Handels- und Aufbereitungsgesellschaft für Mineralien mbH, Hamm (HAG), a specialist in the processing of chrome ore sand for the steel and foundry industries.

International

3D metal printing enables the creation of complex geometries with hollow and internal structures.

25.09.2023

Additive manufacturing moves into focus

Additive manufacturing is moving into the focus of manufacturers of mobile machinery for construction, agriculture and forestry at Systems & Components, which will be held as part of Agritechnica in Hanover from 12 to 18 November.

International

22.09.2023

Equipped against the recession through flexibility

For companies in energy-intensive industries, enexion, Schwalbach am Taunus, offers supplier-independent optimisation of electricity and gas purchasing in order to survive even in times of economic weakness.

International

The seminars are intended to provide information and new impetus for the safe handling of hazardous substances.

21.09.2023

Safety through know-how

In the second half of 2023, the asecos academy, Gründau, offers numerous online and face-to-face courses for fire protection officers, electrical specialists, hazardous substances officers and safety officers, among others, on the safe handling of hazardous substances in the company.

International

The CSG series with integrated i.HOC (Heat of Compression Dryer) rotary dryer.

20.09.2023

Compressed air generation with lower energy costs

In September, Kaeser, Coburg, will be exhibiting oil-lubricated CSD/CSDX and oil-free CSG compressors with low energy and space requirements at EMO 2023 in Hanover.

International

19.09.2023

Focus on situation analysis

In the recently completed DNAguss research project, a consortium led by the Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt, has linked several software tools into a single software chain in which castability, lightweight construction, operational strength and non-destructive testability of components are optimally coordinated.

International

18.09.2023

Cleanroom technical centre expanded

acp systems, Ditzingen, has expanded its test capacities for cleaning trials. The design and equipment of the new cleanroom pilot plant enable customers to carry out cleaning tests up to cleanliness class ISO 5.

International

15.09.2023

Need for further training in the manufacturing sector

The current representative figures of "The Global HR Trends" by Good-Habitz in cooperation with the research institute Markteffect confirm that there is still a lot of potential in digital training, especially in the DACH region.