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International

05.07.2024

Industry 4.0 research advisory board presents engineering roadmap

With its engineering roadmap and the thematic blocks it contains, the Industry 4.0 Research Advisory Council is presenting a framework for concrete research priorities for the next ten years.

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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.

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

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.

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International

The first Carat 610 (left) and Carat 920 (right) in operation at Duoli.

05.03.2024

Increased profitability, megacasting solutions for China

Bühler, Uzwil (CH), is supplying four new Carat 92 megacasting solutions to the Chinese automotive supplier Duoli Technology, Wuxi, China. The company also increased its profitability in 2023 with growing sales, higher order intake and an 8.9% increase in EBIT.

International

Volker Löhnert (Managing Director Technology), Stephan Rösler (Managing Partner) and Oliver Grün (Managing Director Finance) of Rösler Oberflächentechnik (from left to right) are delighted to receive the

04.03.2024

Best of German Industry" for the first time

Rösler Oberflächentechnik has been included in the "German Standards" SME initiative of the Hamburg-based ZEIT publishing group and has therefore also been awarded the "Best of German Industry" seal. Inclusion is by nomination only.

International

Till Schreiter, CEO of ABP Induction Systems GmbH

01.03.2024

VDMA Metallurgy: Till Schreiter takes over as Chairman of the Executive Board

Till Schreiter, CEO of ABP Induction Systems GmbH, succeeds Dr. Ioannis Ioannidis, who retired from active professional life at the Frech Group at the end of 2023 and is thus also relinquishing the chairmanship of the trade association.

International

Edwin Heinle (right) and Prof. Lothar Kallien with the award certificate

29.02.2024

Prize for work on recycling

The Verband der Metall- und Elektroindustrie Baden-Württemberg e.V. has awarded the Südwestmetallpreis to Edwin Heinle from Julius Schüle Druckguss GmbH. Heinle received the prize for his bachelor thesis on the casting of aluminum pipes using the die casting process.

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.