Laempe is entering the field of additive manufacturing with specially developed printing solutions. The company has now delivered six 3D sand printers including periphera...
voxeljet AG (‘voxeljet’) has entered into an agreement to sell its entire business to funds affiliated with Anzu Partners LLC (‘Anzu’) as part of an asset deal.
A new real-world laboratory was opened at the Berlin Centre for Production Technology (PTZ) as part of the 4th ReTraNetz-BB network forum.
ECOCAST ONE offers users of feeder sleeves a plus in quality and performance with 100% sustainability.
This is how the company is adapting its structures to the current requirements of the market and its customers.
Economic development in Germany in the third quarter was somewhat more favourable than generally expected.
The seasonally adjusted ifo business climate index for German suppliers rose again for the first time in five months.
The company’s integration strengthens GMH’s market position in the tool steel industry
Due to an unfavorable scheduling constellation and the challenging situation in the AM industry, Formnext Chicago will not take place in 2025 and will be postponed.
Record international participation and an enthusiastic atmosphere in the exhibition halls ensure global appeal.
The acquisition was finalized on July 24, 2024 at Hunter headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois (Chicago).
Batteries are a key component of a successful energy transition – whether for the electrification of transport, the stabilisation of the power grid or the balancing of fl...
In September 2024, the European Foundry Industry Sentiment Indicator (FISI) saw a further decrease.
A new process from the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and Sommer GmbH uses 3D scanned routes and simulated tractory curves to enable precise route planning for la...
Current economic indicators suggest that the German economy remained weak in the past quarter.
Incoming orders in the manufacturing industry recently declined again, after having increased at a low level in the two previous months.
The management of the two companies remains unchanged and continues to be led by Marta Swat, Johann Prandt and Christian Scheid.
For years, the foundry industry has been affected by the continuing high costs of energy and raw materials and by the current market distortions.
The current market conditions highlight the ongoing challenges that the foundry industry in Europe must contend with.
In August, GMH Gruppe announced the acquisition of ALBA Metall Saar GmbH, an established scrap and metal trading company based in Bous, Saarland.
In the interview, Dr Marc Hüske talks about sustainability, technological sovereignty, interoperability and the role of people.
Global giants representing foundry come to Kielce
The strategic partnership is focused on the long-term and successful development of the company.
The German economy continues to stagnate at the beginning of the third quarter.
No economic upturn in sight in Germany
Demand for engineers remains very high, particularly due to the challenges posed by digitalisation and transformation.
In the ‘Refactum’ research project, four engineers are developing a software solution that digitises and links data on past orders and provides decision support for the p...
According to the Federal Statistical Office's flash report of 30 July, following the slight economic recovery at the beginning of the year, gross domestic product fell sl...
The newly founded Robotics Institute Germany (RIG) has started its work with a kick-off event.
The funding aims to successfully bring technologically demanding start-ups from universities and non-university research institutions into the economy.
Together with partners from industry and science, the Technical University of Deggendorf (THD) is working on making battery-powered electric trucks suitable for long-dist...
In June 2024, the European Foundry Industry Sentiment Indicator (FISI) experienced a slight decrease to 94.5 index points.
The premiere of GIFA Mexico, which forms part of Düsseldorf’s “The Bright World of Metals” portfolio, will be presenting technology innovations, sustainable solutions and...
In view of the changing times and the current situation of many medium-sized companies, the AiF Alliance for Industry and Research is opposed to the substantial reduction...
The recent deterioration in sentiment indicators and the renewed declines in incoming orders and production show a continued weakness in the heavily export-oriented Germa...
According to the Federal Statistical Office, new orders in the manufacturing industry fell by 1.6% in May compared with the previous month, after adjustment for price, ca...
The EU member states have adopted stricter rules for artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union.
Der VDI zählt zu den Gewinnern des German Brand Award 2024. Die Jury verleiht zwei Auszeichnungen für die VDI-Markenstrategie
The VDI is one of the winners of the German Brand Award 2024. The jury has awarded two prizes for the VDI brand strategy
The 3rd Future Day of the Foundry Industry took place in Düsseldorf on 19 June 2024.
After an economic upturn at the beginning of the year, supported by favourable weather conditions and catch-up effects, the indicators for the second quarter show a mixed...
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...
Around 80 participants attended the AMAP forum in Aachen from 25 to 26 April. MAGMA GmbH provided the premises for the event. The invitation was issued by Dr.-Ing. Peter...
Insolvency administrator Martin Mucha of the law firm GRUB BRUGGER has found an investor for the insolvent Eisenwerk Hasenclever & Sohn GmbH in Battenberg.
Economic development in Germany picked up slightly at the start of the year.
Sponsored: Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, is currently on everyone's lips. Some experts even go so far as to claim that this technology will have a transformative effect...
Half a century of technological leadership in the feeder sector - Chemex Foundry Solutions GmbH, a subsidiary of the HA Group, is celebrating this proud anniversary.
Of all foreign markets, the European single market is the most relevant for SMEs as both a procurement and sales market, followed by the markets in other European countri...
The two casting companies ‘Franken Guss GmbH & Co. KG’ and “Sachsen Guss GmbH” have started to reorganise themselves with the help of a protective shield procedure. This...
Salzburg 2024 - that was 25 specialist presentations in front of more than 600 participants, an attractive and well-booked specialist exhibition - and two keynote speeche...
After a difficult year in 2023, the situation remains tense according to the ArGeZ. In order for investments in electromobility to pay off, production figures must develo...
IESE from Kaiserslautern is presenting an innovative solution that makes it easier for companies of all sizes to join data spaces and thus paves the way for them to enter...
The metalworking industry is one of the biggest industrial producers of CO2 emissions worldwide. An alternative solution for reducing CO2 is induction for heating process...
Before investing in a chip treatment system, it is important to thoroughly analyse the potential it offers.
Das Familienunternehmen M. Busch wächst und modernisiert stetig. Neue Hallen, Hightech-Automatisierung und Investitionen in Millionenhöhe sind das Ergebnis einer modernen...
The family business M. Busch is constantly growing and modernising. New halls, high-tech automation and investments in the millions are the result of a modern corporate s...
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Totti held several key positions within ASK Chemicals, including Managing Director of South America, Executive Vice President (EVP) A...
The latest economic indicators show a gradual economic stabilisation, although the overall picture is still mixed.
UpNano printers and resins for macroscopic test specimens. Superior properties compared to conventional resin-based 3D printing.
In the coming years, demographics, digitalization and climate protection will significantly increase the demand for employees in engineering and IT professions.
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 alr...
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...
SME investor buys shares in the Thuringian automotive supplier ae group
Additive manufacturing and the use of smaller robots offer SMEs good opportunities to digitalize their processes in small steps. In combination with smart financing solut...
The Messe Düsseldorf Group is expanding its global network in the growth market of Turkey and, with the leading Eurasian trade fairs for the metallurgy, foundry and alumi...
From best practice to foundry technology - focus on megatopics of the future
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 "B...
Otto Junker, Simmerath, celebrates its centenary in 2024. It was not until 2023 that the company consistently focused on sustainability and transformation. It is confiden...
Based on a weak year-end quarter, current early indicators for the German economy do not yet point to a noticeable economic recovery.
EU schafft Grundlage für funktionierenden Binnenmarkt in künftigen Krisen
EU creates basis for functioning single market in future crises Introduction
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.
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....
EUROGUSS 2024 was characterised by rising visitor numbers and full stands with intensive business discussions, but also concerns, especially from a German perspective: ab...
Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH is a dynamic company specialising in the large-scale production and international distribution of ship propellers.
The overall economic situation at the turn of 2023/24 remains very weak due to the after-effects of the previous crises, in particular the considerable loss of purchasing...
China is being viewed increasingly critically, but (still) remains important as a procurement market. However, the most important market for SMEs in particular is and rem...
Containerized hydrogen transport: Analysis of compressed gas containers with a focus on scalability and efficiency for an advanced and sustainable logistics solution
South Africa could play an important role as a reliable producer of green hydrogen - also as a supplier for Germany - in the coming years.
At their meeting in Brussels in December, the EU energy ministers agreed on an extension of three EU emergency regulations for the accelerated expansion of renewable ener...
Cuts in government spending, higher taxes and additional uncertainty regarding further funding for climate protection projects are likely to intensify the dampening effec...
The German economy was characterised by economic stagnation throughout 2023, accompanied by high, albeit declining, inflation rates.
Zum dritten Mal präsentieren Chem-Trend und SurTec, Unternehmen der Freudenberg Chemical Specialities Group, auf der EUROGUSS 2024 gemeinsam zukunftsweisende Lösungen für...
For the third time, Chem-Trend and SurTec, companies of the Freudenberg Chemical Specialities Group, will jointly present future-oriented solutions for the die casting in...
A new study by Fraunhofer ISI and the IOB at RWTH Aachen University now looks in detail at the other half of the heat transition for the first time and provides an overvi...
In a significant stride towards international expansion, TriAlCo, a leading North American aluminum manufacturer, and FEHRMANN, a renowned innovator in aluminum alloys, h...
Megacasting represents the next evolutionary stage in die casting. Handtmann decided early on to be the first Tier 1 in Europe to invest in this future technology.
With almost 40 years of experience in automated surface treatment, SHL AG has established itself as a market leader and offers innovative solutions that are used in numer...
With its 5-axis A/B interference circle of 1500 mm and its high stability, the G720F is a typical representative of the crossover series for all important components, fro...
Aluminium die-casting foundries are currently facing major challenges.
DFG funds cutting-edge research at KIT with around 11 million euros - new Collaborative Research Centre aims to stop serious resource consumption
The last few years have not always been easy for the foundry industry. It started with the pandemic and was exacerbated by the Ukraine conflict and some of the associated...
Rostock scientist and engineer Erik Westphal is getting to the bottom of process errors. Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), is being used in the...
Focus on green metal industries at Bright World of Metals
OTTO JUNKER presents two products that are helping to shape the future of metalworking
Without revolutionary innovations, Germany will lose touch with the global innovation leaders. These leap innovations can be existential for the successful transformation...
For three days, metallurgical sector companies will present modern technologies. The industry specialists will take part in numerous conferences and seminars.
The next Research and Innovation Summit will take place on 22 April 2024 as part of HANNOVER MESSE. Representatives from business and science as well as from politics and...
Okuma invites you to the "Open House" at the European headquarters in Krefeld
Mit der GIFA und METEC INDONESIA feierte die Messe Düsseldorf vom 13. bis 16. September 2023 in Jakarta eine erfolgreiche Premiere als neue führende Metallurgie- und Gieß...
Messe Düsseldorf celebrated a successful premiere in Jakarta with GIFA and METEC INDONESIA as the new authoritative metallurgy and foundry platforms for Indonesia’s emerg...
Efficient electric motors are an essential tool to protect the environment. They can be used to replace combustion engines, which are still operated almost exclusively wi...
ASK Chemicals unveils its new REZIANCE brand portfolio of industrial resins. Building on its expertise in phenolic resins in both the foundry and industrial resin busines...
Get ready for more content than ever at Formnext 2023. The diverse program of supporting events will focus on a wide range of industry topics.
The ATZ|MTZ Group, part of Springer Nature, and Arthur D. Little (ADL) once again award prizes for holistic sustainability and future solutions in the automotive industry...
On 1st October 2023, Astrid Rota took over the management of the Additive Manufacturing division of Kurtz GmbH & Co. KG.
The future is being shaped in the 3-D printing industry. The Swabian 3-D printing specialist ALBTEC now offers another market innovation with a new metal and plastic prin...
At the end of August, Minister of Economics Habeck visited the only manufacturer left on the market that produces drive systems for wind turbines in Germany.
In future, there will be a Management Board made up of seven members to bundle marketoriented core competencies together and integrate a modern management concept.
The primary appeal of the developing additive manufacturing (AM) technology is the potential to reduce production times while enhancing part quality. A major impediment t...
Skills shortages in the industry, rising energy costs, and shortages of raw materials are all presenting the foundry industry with major challenges. As a result, this ene...
In 1993, RUF Maschinenbau succeeded in transferring the principle of alternating mould briquetting successfully from wood residues to metal chips.
The leading international trade fairs of the industry will present themselves at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 21 to 25 June 2027.
For companies in energy-intensive industries, enexion, Schwalbach am Taunus, offers supplier-independent optimisation of electricity and gas purchasing in order to surviv...
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-A...
The foundry group, with companies in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Italy, is currently expanding this market by providing advice and developing more climate-friendly cast...
The steel manufacturer Georgsmarienhütte and energy service provider EWE want to jointly implement hydrogen projects and thus advance the transformation of the region on...
On 15 August 2023, Nadine Hopf and Steven Reumschüssel will take over the management of Saveway GmbH & Co. KG in Ilmenau/Langewiesen after 32 years and replace the founde...
The technology group Rheinmetall has won a new order from the automotive industry worth a low three-digit million euro amount for structural components.
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 difficulti...
The Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) commented on the draft federal budget 2024
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 influen...
ALUMINIUM TWO THOUSAND World Congress
Read an article from CP+T 01/2020. Hattori Diecast has become the first Japanese company to order and install a StrikoMelter melting furnace from StrikoWestofen.
After five eventful trade fair days GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST have clearly exceeded expectations.
In accordance with the growing market require-ments, KLEIN develops resource efficient and environmentally beneficial processes and systems which are economical at the sa...
Customer-specific conveying technology solutions from Aumund, Rheinberg, Germany, play an important role in linking the individual steps in foundry processes.
In 2018, Laempe acquired and integrated inspectomation, a company that specializes in automated image processing. With the help of its self-developed core products Core-V...
The Formnext Start-up Challenge recognizes young and innovative companies from the world of Additive Manufacturing.
Read an article from CP+T 01/2020: “Market and trends, and now?” – a question that many foundry men are asking – was the title of a presentation given by the former machi...
Artikel aus der GIESSEREI 02/2023. Bei Krause Guss in Pappenheim gehen Innovationskraft und menschliches Miteinander Hand in Hand. Ein Erfolgsmodell, das mittlerweile bun...
Nach erfolgreichem restart der Weltleitmessen wire und Tube 2022 auf dem Düsseldorfer Messegelände, blicken die Player der Draht-, Kabel- und Rohrindustrien gespannt auf...
Wie technische Unternehmen von der Videoplattform YouTube profitieren können, erläutert Robert Kirs, Gründer und Geschäftsführer der Social Media Schwaben GmbH.
Junge, innovative Unternehmen, die an den Düsseldorfer Weltleitmessen für Metallurgie vom 12. bis 16. Juni 2023 teilnehmen möchten, können sich ab sofort bei der Messe Dü...
Gießereien müssen sich in der Zukunft einer Vielzahl von technologischen, wirtschaftlichen und nachhaltigkeitsbezogenen Herausforderungen sowie einem zunehmenden Wettbewe...
Nemak präsentiert auf der Euroguss seine Kompetenz in Elektrifizierung, Karosserie und Fahrwerk
Ressourcenschonend zu produzieren und dabei Nachhaltigkeit, Klima- und Umweltschutz mit Wirtschaftlichkeit und Prozessen im industriellen Maßstab in Einklang zu bringen,...
Die Dr. Flender Holding GmbH, Eigentümerin der MAGMA Gießereitechnologie GmbH und der SIGMA Engineering GmbH, hat im Dezember 2021 100% der Gesellschafteranteile an Flow...
In vielen Schleifanwendungen wie dem Innenrund-, Verzahnungs- und Werkzeugschleifen stellt Saint Gobain Abrasives fortschrittliche „Kraftpakete“ vor, die beeindruckende n...
Mit dem neuartigen Stäbchenkorund Altos revolutionierte Norton 1999 das Schleifen mit hohem Zerspanungsvolumen in vielen Bereichen der industriellen Metallbearbeitung.
Die EUROGUSS 2022 hätte den Jahresauftakt der Druckgussindustrie gebildet: Nun wird die vom 18. bis 20. Januar 2022 geplante Veranstaltung aufgrund des erneut dynamischen...
Die schwedische Prototal-Gruppe übernimmt das High-Tech-Unternehmen 1zu1 in Dornbirn. Das gaben die beiden Inhaber und Geschäftsführer Wolfgang Humml und Hannes Hämmerle...
Als im vorletzten Jahrhundert die ersten Schmelzöfen einer Gießerei der heutigen Silbitz Group die Arbeit aufnahmen, stand die Industrialisierung noch im Vordergrund. 125...
Auf dem Zukunftstag kam auch die wissenschaftlich-technische Seite der Umorientierung der Gießerei-Industrie zur Sprache. Dies übernahm Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Volk, Lehrs...
Wer hätte vor 20 Jahren gedacht, dass man Bauteile einmal drucken kann? Die Möglichkeiten der additiven Fertigung wachsen stetig und stellen auch Feinguss Blank, Riedling...
In der elften Auflage des Daimler Supplier Awards dankte Daimler mehr als 500 strategischen Partnern und Key Suppliern für ihre partnerschaftliche und innovative Zusammen...
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