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These Internet pages focus on foundry technology.
The target groups are foundries, foundry plant and machinery manufacturers, foundry customers, suppliers and the processing industry.

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International

24.09.2024

Process technology partnership

The German sensor company Sick and the Swiss measurement and automation specialist Endress+Hauser have entered into a strategic partnership.

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International

Dr Marc Hüske, head of the Manufacturing-X forum at the VDMA

23.09.2024

3 questions for Marc Hüske, member of the Industry 4.0 Research Council and head of the VDMA Manufacturing-X forum

In the interview, Dr Marc Hüske talks about sustainability, technological sovereignty, interoperability and the role of people.

TOP Partner: GTP Schäfer Giesstechnische Produkte GmbH

TOP Partner: AGTOS Gesellschaft für technische Oberflächensysteme mbH

TOP Partner: Vesuvius GmbH - Foseco

TOP Partner: JASPER GmbH

TOP Partner: Simpson Technologie

International

20.09.2024

The fourth dimension in 3D printing

Experts refer to the possibility of integrating completely new material properties into the microstructure of materials, in addition to the practically freely selectable three-dimensional shape in additive manufacturing, as the fourth dimension in 3D printing.

Veranstaltung International

20.09.2024

The new Metal expo's unveiling marks this year's autumn!

Global giants representing foundry come to Kielce

International

19.09.2024

Competitive electricity prices halt recession and deindustrialisation

The still high electricity price and the dramatically increasing grid fees are exacerbating the industrial and economic crisis.

International

18.09.2024

Development of production in the manufacturing industry – reporting month July 2024

According to the Federal Statistical Office, production in the manufacturing industry fell by 2.4% in July compared to the previous month, after price, calendar and seasonal adjustments.

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International

04.07.2024

Joint project in Kiel optimises 3D printing with titanium

In order to produce small quantities or complex geometries economically, manufacturers are now increasingly printing titanium components using 3D printing.

International

Prof. Dr. Helmut Hachul, a metal construction expert at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, explains how solar thermal energy can be integrated into the steel facades of industrial buildings.

03.07.2024

How industrial buildings become "power plants"

The "Virtual Energy Demonstrator" project shows how industrial buildings can be climate-positive

International

02.07.2024

Green hydrogen production in Namibia

The Green-H2 Namibia project has published a report that provides an overview of the country's ambitions and opportunities to become a major producer of green hydrogen.

International

01.07.2024

EU supply chain project: working group from the Technical University of Hamburg is part of the "MaaSiveTwin" project

As part of the EU-funded project "MaaSiveTwin", the initiators aim to make the complex supply chains of these raw materials more transparent in order to anticipate imbalances between supply and demand and to reduce environmental impacts and social risks.

International

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Boris Otto, Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering ISST and Professor of Industrial Information Management at the Technical University of Dortmund

28.06.2024

Industry 4.0 research advisory board welcomes Boris Otto as a member

The current 33 representatives from science and industry are identifying research-based solutions for the further development and implementation of Industry 4.0.

International

27.06.2024

Platform for exchanging ideas about robots in everyday life

At a networking meeting of the Transfer Centre for Robots in Everyday Life (RimA) organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Berlin on 17 June 2024, a new online forum and knowledge platform were presented.

International

26.06.2024

VDI wins two prizes at the German Brand Award 2024

The VDI is one of the winners of the German Brand Award 2024. The jury has awarded two prizes for the VDI brand strategy

International

25.06.2024

Robotics Institute Germany brings together top research

Leading robotics centres in Germany have joined forces to establish the new Robotics Institute Germany (RIG).

International

Chongyang Zeng and Prof. Dr. Xiangfan Fang from the Chair of Lightweight Vehicle Construction at the University of Siegen with the newly developed geometric test moulds: they enable precise force measurements during crash loading.

24.06.2024

Award for research into material behaviour in crashes

Chongyang Zeng from the Chair of Lightweight Vehicle Construction at the University of Siegen has further developed a method for measuring the behaviour of materials under crash loads.