Nemak, one of the leading providers of innovative lightweighting solutions for the global automotive industry, announced yesterday it will supply battery housings for the new Ford Mustang Mach-E to be produced in North America.

Any company that uses molds and tools in its production process needs cleaning services, that is to say, companies that produce parts made with molds. This applies not only to the plastics and rubber industries, but also to metal casting.

The “Innovation made in Germany” pavilion will feature at EUROGUSS for the first time in 2020. The pavilion gives young, innovative companies from throughout Germany an opportunity to participate in the trade fair, and is sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Eight companies will be exhibiting at the pavilion.

Turbotrack is designed to improve robot collaboration and accuracy. The system uses RFID tags to identify and locate objects in a three-dimensional space. The challenges are in the interaction of speed and accuracy.

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.

The Smart Factory is closely associated with Industry 4.0. But what makes a factory smart? And what are the pitfalls to be avoided when upgrading an existing facility? This and more can be read in the ETMM Smart Factory Dossier.

Release agents are of central significance in die casting technology. They affect the quality of the cast parts, the lifetime of the molds and the length of the casting cycles. Release agents must be matched with the respective casting material and should meet high requirements in terms of economic efficiency and environmental compatibility.

Higher quality and efficiency in post-processing of high-pressure die casting components, Friction Stir Welding for aluminum components for electro mobility combined with a high automation competency: at Euroguss 2020, Grenzebach presents its portfolio.

At EUROGUSS 2020, Föhl, specialist for zinc die casting and plastic injection molding, presents a green alternative to electroplating with "Föhlan" nano-coating. Triggered by the Europe-wide ban on substances for surfaces containing chrome-VI, the process for coating zinc components was developed in-house and offers savings potential as well as corrosion resistance.

Special fluoropolymers create hydrophobic surfaces with low surface tension and thus effectively prevent the adhesion of many substances. This effect is enhanced by modification of the surface structure with defined roughness profiles by reducing the contact area. One solution is the surface treatment TempCoat.

Norican Global A/S, a leading metallic parts enhancement company, has entered an industry-exclusive partnership with DataProphet, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for manufacturing, to bring meaningful AI applications into real-life foundry environments.

The most common method of casting magnesium alloys is die casting. There are two types of die casting processes: Hot chamber die casting and cold chamber die casting. What is the difference between the two methods? Find the answers in the second part of the article series.

Nemak, one of the leading providers of innovative lightweighting solutions for the global automotive industry, announced yesterday it will supply battery housings for the new Ford Mustang Mach-E to be produced in North America.

According to a recent study, two out of ten German companies with more than 100 employees is already using 3D printing and another 23 % are planning to do so. Germany's leading industries, i.e. automotive, mechanical engineering and chemicals, are pioneers in 3D printing.