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International

Tobias Gergs and Dennis Wingender (right) were honoured with the Eickhoff Prize this year.

17.06.2024

Simulation of tool wear and plasma-surface interaction

Tunnel boring machines wear out when used underground. In his dissertation, Dr Dennis Wingender used simulations to investigate what this wear looks like in detail and what could be done to prevent it.

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International

14.06.2024

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

According to the Federal Statistical Office, production in the manufacturing industry in April, adjusted for price, calendar and seasonal effects, was almost stagnant, with a decline of 0.1% compared to the previous month.

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International

13.06.2024

Millions for the circular economy

Speira is investing 40 million euros in additional recycling capacity to further develop the Rheinwerk and realise a total of up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 savings per year at the site.

International

12.06.2024

Industrial production is entering a new era

The Internet of Production (IoP) excellence cluster at RWTH Aachen University is working on solutions and thus paving the way for a new industrial era: real production is being mapped virtually, everything is networked with everything else and is becoming more intelligent. But people remain indispensable.

International

The shapes of the pores that develop through the Kirkendall effect are very diverse.

11.06.2024

University professor Dr.-Ing. Bettina Camin is investigating the Kirkendall effect in real time

It causes cable breaks in mobile phones and defects in aircraft turbines: the Kirkendall effect. This ensures that composite materials become porous and unstable.

International

Session ‘Young Scientists’: Felix Weber explained his integrative approach to component qualification.

10.06.2024

Basic research sheds light on the last corners of the ‘black box’

The 2024 Foundry Technology Conference: Casting has a tradition that goes back thousands of years – and there is still a lot to be discovered about casting and moulding materials and their technical behaviour.

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Available in brass or stainless steel - the Ultravent 6 safety valve. The opening pressure set at the factory according to customer requirements can be verified by a TÜV certificate.

15.02.2024

Safe from the slightest overpressure

There is a valve for even the smallest overpressure. Ultravent 6 controls even the smallest pressure increases in gas technology systems. It also provides the necessary precision and flow capacity to protect hydrogen electrolysers up to 270 °C.

International

The product series has been completely revised. Depending on the level of automation, operators can apply the clamping force manually via a hand crank and hydraulic power transmission on the HILMA.NC or purely hydraulically via a power unit on the HILMA.NCH.

14.02.2024

Modular all-rounder

HILMA.NC, the machine vice from Stark Spannsysteme, has been redesigned. The modular vices can now be adapted to different requirements.

International

PRO FI. GIGA is designed for the material inspection of GIGA castings.

13.02.2024

Material testing of (giga) castings

The two new inline X-ray inspection systems from VCxray are specially tailored to the foundry industry. Inspection with the systems should be fast, simple and automatic. And the GIGA variant is designed for giga-cast parts and large battery trays.

International

Peeler centrifuges (left) recycle the process water from circular vibrators (right) for mass finishing.

12.02.2024

Simply recycle process water

The new peeler centrifuge from Walther Trowal now has a "digital scraper" that automates the setup of the machine. This saves time and reduces costs.

International

On-demand manufacturing services range from 3D printing to traditional manufacturing processes.

09.02.2024

Flexible lead times

Quickparts has announced the introduction of flexible lead time options for its 3D printing instant quote service. Customers of the QuickQuote portal can now choose the lead time that best suits their project requirements.

International

08.02.2024

EUROGUSS 2024 - Great popularity, great concerns

EUROGUSS 2024 was characterised by rising visitor numbers and full stands with intensive business discussions, but also concerns, especially from a German perspective: about the slowing e-car economy and the increasingly poor location and framework conditions for production in this country.

International

07.02.2024

German ship propellers for the largest ships in the world

Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH is a dynamic company specialising in the large-scale production and international distribution of ship propellers.

International

hyperMILL Basic Shopfloor Management is now available with Hummingbird integration.

06.02.2024

MES entry made easy

With hyperMILL Basic Shopfloor Management, Open Mind, Weßling, Germany, offers users of its CAD/CAM solution a way to digitize the process chain in networked manufacturing, from CAM programming to the CNC machines.

International

Rack inspection is essential for every company that maintains warehouses.

05.02.2024

Everything about racking inspection

Elvedi, Montabaur, provides information on which specifications and factors should be taken into account when maintaining racking systems.