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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

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.

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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.

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

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.

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International

Ralf Stog will succeed Ralf Gorski in mid-2024.

28.02.2024

BDG-Service GmbH - New managing director appointed

Ralf Gorski leaves - Ralf Stog takes over. After six years, Ralf Gorski is handing over the baton to his successor. The handover is planned and business operations will not be affected by the change.

International

27.02.2024

One hundred years of Otto Junker

Otto Junker, Simmerath, celebrates its centenary in 2024. It was not until 2023 that the company consistently focused on sustainability and transformation. It is confident about the future. It continues to plan new plants and modernizations in the direction of electrification.

International

26.02.2024

Promoting the circular economy

Through intensive research and development work, ASK Chemicals has achieved a significant reduction in waste and resource consumption by using production by-products as a source of raw materials for the development of new product formulations.

International

23.02.2024

Lack of planning security is critical for the supplier industry

The business climate for German suppliers is treading water at the start of the year.

International

22.02.2024

The economic situation in Germany in February 2024

Based on a weak year-end quarter, current early indicators for the German economy do not yet point to a noticeable economic recovery.

International

21.02.2024

Agreement on emergency instrument

EU creates basis for functioning single market in future crises Introduction

International

20.02.2024

Storing CO2 underground as part of a climate strategy "sensible and feasible"

The BDI, DGB, NABU and WWF are currently speaking out in favor of storing CO2 underground (CCS) as part of a comprehensive climate strategy in a joint position paper.

International

he quick-change jaws contained in the clamping devices can be changed automatically in seconds without the use of tools.

19.02.2024

Tool-free quick jaw change

With the Tandem BWA power clamping blocks from Schunk, Lauffen, it is possible to clamp small batch sizes of different workpieces fully automatically, according to the supplier.

International

The electromechanical swing clamp is now available in two sizes.

16.02.2024

Compact swing clamp

Clamping workpieces without hydraulics, but there is not enough space in the machine? Roemheld, Laubach, has now introduced a small version of its electric swing clamp.