With a volume of 42,160 tons delivered last year, the 45 companies belonging to the Swiss Foundry Association (GVS) produced a total of around nine percent less than in the previous year. For the current year, the industry association expects stabilisation at this lower level.

Martinrea International Inc., a diversified and global automotive supplier announced it reached an agreement to acquire the Structural Components for Passenger Cars operations of Metalsa S.A. de C.V. The purchase price for the transaction was expected to be approximately USD $19.5 million in cash, inclusive of working capital and on a debt free basis.

At an information conference held on February 11^th, the employees of Kurtz GmbH were informed by Managing Director Uwe Rothaug about the future reorientation of the company. Due to serious changes in the traditional areas of "foam machines" and "foundry machines", the group management has decided to realign the company.

Canceled events and closed foundries - the metal industry is not spared the rising coronavirus infections in China. Due to the cancellation of an international trade fair, the infectious disease also has a global impact. Read here about the current developments.

After years of continuous growth, the global economy has recently begun to shrink. Especially the automotive industry as the most important customer of the foundry industry is affected by this.

We made the reality check and asked 560 users from different industries. The evaluation of the results confirmed our theses, but also surprised us. We have summarized all results in a white paper for you.

In the fast-moving times of digitalization, it is often difficult to keep up with the times. Read now what other 7 trends the industry is focusing on this year.

The next industrial revolution will mark a huge leap in all technologies and sectors of the industry. In this dossier, you will find all relevant ETMM articles on the topic.

Hot and dirty is his favorite: Kuka presents a new special version of the KR Quantec robot. A total of 14 new foundry variants of the KR Quantec industrial robot series are available for use under extreme conditions.

The German company Vacucast, a business of Link Holding GmbH, casts implants that are used for joint replacement in operating theaters worldwide. Managing Director Tonguc Sahin guides a group of doctors through his investment foundry and shows them the manufacturing process of these sophisticated products - which can sometimes even save lives.

In addition to conversion processes, Henkel is also developing new Bonderite products for the three main steps of the anodizing process - degreasing, pickling and hot or cold sealing - one of the most common technologies for aluminum finishing.

At EUROGUSS 2020, Nemak - a supplier of tailor-made solutions for complex chassis applications - presented a subframe prototype. A product that Nemak developed from scratch for these demonstration purposes.

Thanks to their inexpensive and efficient processes, companies offering die cast products are in a good position to gain new market share in the coming years. However, the journey is not an easy one - there are five challenges for companies to overcome.

DGS Druckguss Systeme AG, an internationally operating specialist for aluminium and magnesium die casting, has opened a new production hall in Switzerland. In the new hall, capacities for large components are to be created.

Föhl proves that even an energy-intensive company such as a foundry for zinc die casting and plastic injection molding may be climate neutral. Since 2020, all German plants have been operating without CO₂ emissions.

After 40 years of experience and applied research, the die casting industry is ready for a fully automated digital 21^st century casting factory, using fully automated data feedback from the x-ray machine. The unified and patented process control, together with semisolid casting machine and fully automated real-time inline x-ray inspection machine results in high integrity parts with minimal casting defects