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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

Students and teacher in the laboratory at Ernst Abbe University Jena.

04.04.2024

Inter-university project strengthens the attractiveness of engineering education in Thuringia

The ThüLeNa project utilizes the synergetic profiles and expertise of seven renowned Thuringian universities.

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International

03.04.2024

Worrying decline in engineering student numbers

In the coming years, demographics, digitalization and climate protection will significantly increase the demand for employees in engineering and IT professions.

TOP Partner: GTP Schäfer Giesstechnische Produkte GmbH

TOP Partner: Simpson Technologie

TOP Partner: AGTOS Gesellschaft für technische Oberflächensysteme mbH

TOP Partner: Vesuvius GmbH - Foseco

TOP Partner: JASPER GmbH

International

02.04.2024

Effects of research and innovation policy measures - Impact measurement rarely takes place

Many evaluation studies do not meet the methodological requirements - Policy learning is prevented - Creating the conditions for meaningful causal analysis

International

01.04.2024

Formnext 2024: An outstanding start to the new trade fair year

Despite the rather subdued economic situation in Germany and global political challenges, by the end of February, around 574 companies from 35 different countries had already registered for the world's leading trade fair for Additive Manufacturing and the next generation of industrial production.

International

29.03.2024

Kiel Institute's spring forecast: recovery delayed

The Kiel Institute is leaving its forecast for 2025 unchanged and expects economic output to grow by 1.2%. The inflation rate is likely to fall to below 2 percent and the government's financing deficit to below 0.8 percent.

International

Cobots are collaborative robots that can work directly with humans to support them.

28.03.2024

Hannover Messe 2024: A cobot learns to draw - thanks to AI image recognition

The trade fair exhibit from the Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover gGmbH (IPH) is an example of how robots can work with AI to master unpredictable situations - without a human having to reprogram them.

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International

Untapped potential: A KIT study shows how learning factories at vocational schools can be better utilised. (Photo: Gewerbliche Schule Göppingen)

20.12.2023

Industry 4.0: New horizons for the qualification of skilled workers

What can so-called Learning Factories 4.0 do for the further training of skilled workers? A great deal - if the teaching concepts and framework conditions are right.

International

The Yukon continuous flow system from BvL is ideal for cleaning cast parts with a continuous material flow.

19.12.2023

Thorough and efficient cleaning of cast parts enables unrestricted functionality in the manufacturing industry

Thoroughly cleaned castings reduce the risk of unforeseen failures and are an essential part of quality management.

International

Alexandra Horn (DIN), Hermann Behrens (DIN), Prof Michael Bruno Klein, Sibylle Gabler, Dr Stefan Heusinger (DKE), Michael See (DKE), Jan-Frederik Kremer (from left)

19.12.2023

Three major players join forces for innovative SMEs

The German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF), the German Institute for Standardisation (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (DKE) are now joining forces and expertise to promote the current and future innovation activities of German SMEs.

International

18.12.2023

Energy Efficiency Act pushes the transformation of German industry

The Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production (EEP) at the University of Stuttgart has been surveying current and planned energy efficiency activities in German industry every six months since 2013.

International

15.12.2023

Medium-sized industrial sectors make an urgent appeal to the German government

If the new budget as a result of the Federal Constitutional Court's judgement does not bring relief on energy prices, this will have serious consequences for Germany as a business location in the new year.

International

15.12.2023

Euroguss 2024 - Die Casting Day programme confirmed

The Die Casting Day will take place from 16 to 18 January 2024 parallel to EUROGUSS at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre.

International

14.12.2023

Resilient foundries through AI assistants for sustainable automotive engineering

"ReGAIN" project launched at Kempten University of Applied Sciences. How can complex production systems be integrated into a networked value creation system and new digital manufacturing concepts be developed for an ecologically sustainable foundry industry?

International

Prof Dr Lothar Kallien (left) and Dr Daniel Schwarz from Aalen University want to revive wood with its low CO2 footprint in car bodies.

13.12.2023

"Back to the roots": Will car bodies be made from wood again in the future?

The research group led by Prof Dr Lothar Kallien, head of the foundry laboratory at Aalen University, has developed a new type of casting process. Here, wooden components are encapsulated with a thin layer of light metal.

International

On 26 and 27 October 2023, the Freiberg foundry traditionally hosted its symposium in the Alte Mensa.

12.12.2023

32nd Freiberg Ledebur Colloquium - Researching, developing and arguing for the future

More than 250 participants accepted the invitation to Freiberg this year. In addition to new scientific findings and technical developments, the discussions also focussed on the enormous challenges facing the industry in terms of sustainability and energy supply.