The Application Builder available in COMSOL Multiphysics® is being used in universities worldwide to introduce students to multiphysics software solutions that better prepare them for the workforce. This offers considerable opportunities for the casting industry.

With the new 8 Series Coupé BMW doesn`t only want to penetrate deeper into the luxury GT segment. The company also plans to tackle Porsche and Co. in the sports car segment. Among other things, lightweight design should contribute to this.

A look at the top ten best-selling electric vehicles shows that German manufacturers are far from being the measure of all things when it comes to electromobility. In total, half of the top-ten are imported car brands.

GF Machining Solutions, a division of GF, and 3D Systems, Rock Hill (USA), a leader in additive manufacturing, announced their strategic cooperation for jointly developed, integrated manufacturing solutions based on 3D printing.

Diamant Metallplastic has further improved its two-component reaction resin system "Ultrametal" for cold welding. It is designed to make it even easier to fix casting and surface defects on metals with all the advantages of cold chemical welding.

Laser remote welding processes have previously been used only for steel materials. A new monolithic alloy from Constellium now also enables fast and efficient laser remote welding of aluminum components and sheets, especially for the automotive industry.

A vehicle with its weight reduced by more than 200 kg, a 3D printed standard metal component and other exciting lightweight concepts: Altair and the Center for Automotive Research announced the winners of the Enlighten Award.

For precising injection-molded plastic parts a new flat locating unit can exploit the precision potential even better. This can increase the quality of injection molded and die casting parts.

When joining metals together, the usual method is welding. This, however, leads to changes in their structure as well as their appearance. Researchers have now developed an alternative that is able to join aluminium alloys with each other and with polymers.

Additive manufacturing of components can be an economical solution for many companies. However, there are several cost factors that should be considered.

Most foundry entrepreneurs are aware of the big tasks at hand. There are many small measures that have a big effect on productivity in die casting industry. It is important to make your foundry enterprise work efficient.

In compact cars is no room for high-performance fixed aluminium semi-trailers. Brembos` newly developed model based on gravity die casting is supposed to close this gap.