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International

11.09.2023

More than 250 registrations

As Messe Stuttgart reports, with more than 250 companies registered for CastForge 2024 (4 to 6 June), a registration level of more than 75 per cent of the previous year's trade fair had already been reached in August.

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International

11.09.2023

Swiss Steel Group supports initiative of the Minister Presidents and WV Stahl

The Swiss Steel Group joins the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl in calling for a bridge electricity price for energy-intensive companies. This important signal for securing competitiveness in German industry was sent out jointly by the 16 heads of state in Brussels.

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

Lower Saxony's Minister President Stephan Weil (SPD).

08.09.2023

"We are simply over-regulated"

In an interview with Welt am Sonntag, Lower Saxony's Minister President Stephan Weil (SPD) commented on infrastructure projects and the price of industrial electricity, among other things.

International

More efficient ship propellers help to reduce energy costs.

07.09.2023

Ship propellers at full speed

Mecklenburger Metallguss MMG, Waren an der Müritz, is benefiting from stricter environmental legislation in the production of its efficient ship propellers.

International

06.09.2023

100 jobs to be retained

The Heger Group's insolvency proceedings under its own responsibility are about to be concluded. The good news: 100 of the original 130 jobs at the foundry in Enkenbach-Alsenborn will be retained.

International

05.09.2023

Rising ground rent drives up costs

Since ever higher land lease prices have to be paid for wind turbines, the generation of wind power is becoming more and more expensive.

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International

18.08.2023

Insolvency proceedings to be lifted in September

The foundry in Enkenbach-Alsenborn has found a new investor after an insolvency in self-administration and can continue. The Heger Group had run into financial difficulties in September 2022.

International

14.08.2023

Hydrotec to build new iron foundry in Wildeshausen

The Wildeshausen-based company Hydrotec plans to build a new iron foundry in the district town by the end of 2024. The investment sum is around 20 million euros and is expected to create 80 to 90 jobs.

International

11.08.2023

Funding cuts endanger small and medium-sized enterprises

The Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) commented on the draft federal budget 2024

International

11.08.2023

decarbXpo 2023 cancelled

Short message: The decarbXpo planned for the end of November at the Düsseldorf exhibition center will not take place.

International

The Carat 840 is 7.6 m high, requires 160 m² of space and, according to the manufacturer, manages to inject 200 kg of liquid aluminum into the mold in milliseconds.

07.08.2023

New model in the Carat series

The Swiss company Bühler presented the Carat 840 megacasting solution at the "Megacasting unveiled" event in Austria, together with machine builder Engel.

International

Insight into the clearance of the landfill, which is protected from the weather by a semi-mobile roof.

04.08.2023

Recovery of landfilled aluminium

The former aluminium slag landfill in Wiener Neustadt is being cleared and cleaned up by the Bundesaltlastensanierungsgesellschaft (BALSA). In the process, not only are groundwater and the environment protected, but aluminium is also extracted from the landfill as a valuable raw material and recycled.

International

28.07.2023

ASK Chemicals Korea is Awarded with National Industry Award for Exceptional Safety Management and Commitment to ESG Principles

The award celebrates the company's exceptional safety management practices and its commitment to promoting ESG principles in its operations.

International

Christopher Boss (on the left) and Johannes Messer

27.07.2023

Exclusive meeting of the leading lights from the die casting industry

On 4 and 5 October, NürnbergMesse GmbH will host the EUROGUSS Executive Circle for the first time. The new format is specifically and exclusively designed for the influential leaders from the entire die casting supply chain.

International

21.07.2023

Interview: What metal 3-D printing still lacks for use in series production

Read an article from CP+T 04/2020. Interview with Mark Cook, Vice President Metal Products at 3D Systems