Quaker Houghton introduces a new approach to die casting, which brings together equipment and lubricant as well as product and expertise to make die casting smarter, faster more cost-effective and more intelligent. In the management statement, Dr. Mark Cross, Global Business Development Director - Die Casting, explains what exactly DieCast iQTM is all about.

Working at extreme forces in harsh foundry conditions, die casting machines inevitably suffer from wear. Remanufacturing can transform performance and introduce state-of-the-art digital control.

ASK Chemicals Group, headquartered in Hilden near Düsseldorf (Germany), has successfully opened their new manufacturing facility in El Carmen, Mexico. With this step, the company is strengthening its position in the North American foundry market and advancing its expansion strategy.

The market in the metals industry is constantly on the move - and so are raw material prices. This report, which is published monthly by IKB Deutsche Industriebank, focuses on aluminum and zinc and highlights the most important developments in January 2022.

Due to several influences, the aluminum foundry industry has experienced significant change over the last few years. These influences and connected questions are addressed in this strategy review.

Magnesium die casting has an enormous field of application: Many different engineering disciplines benefit from the special material properties of this non-ferrous metal.

In 2013, the IMA published the study "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Magnesium Components in Vehicle Construction," which was written by the Institute of Vehicle Concepts of the German Aerospace Center. This report details the results of the update.

One of the next decades’ goals will be a further reduction of emissions to lower the growing environmental impact. Considering this, light metals as construction materials are generally viewed to become critical in the future.

Quaker Houghton introduces a new approach to die casting, which brings together equipment and lubricant as well as product and expertise to make die casting smarter, faster more cost-effective and more intelligent. In the management statement, Dr. Mark Cross, Global Business Development Director - Die Casting, explains what exactly DieCast iQTM is all about.

On January 25th, 2022, about twenty start-ups, selected from thousands, illustrate their product at the demo day of Alchemist, the leading B2B accelerator focused on accelerating the development of early-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises.

The most innovative and technically outstanding die-cast products made of aluminum, magnesium and zinc were awarded prizes in the 1st European Die-Casting Competition. Handtmann Metallgusswerk received 1st prize in the aluminum category with its innovative rear subframe.

Working at extreme forces in harsh foundry conditions, die casting machines inevitably suffer from wear. Remanufacturing can transform performance and introduce state-of-the-art digital control.

After recent signs of a comprehensive slowdown, steel, iron and non-ferrous metal foundries assessed the current situation in December as significantly better than in the previous month. Expectations for the upcoming six months do not, however, take this selective assessment into account.

Quaker Houghton introduces a new approach to die casting, which brings together equipment and lubricant as well as product and expertise to make die casting smarter, faster more cost-effective and more intelligent. In the management statement, Dr. Mark Cross, Global Business Development Director - Die Casting, explains what exactly DieCast iQTM is all about.

SLM Solutions Group AG announced that a leading California-based rocket company had ordered two NXG Xll 600s to make its space missions more affordable and efficient by creating lighter, faster, and more robust space components.

Working at extreme forces in harsh foundry conditions, die casting machines inevitably suffer from wear. Remanufacturing can transform performance and introduce state-of-the-art digital control.