What will the foundry industry of the future look like? Can production be increased by means of intelligent value creation? And how flexible can process management really be guided by Smart Data? All of these questions were answered at this year's symposium "Digitalization in the Foundry Industry" at the beginning of October, organized by Prof. Schlüter of Ansbach University.
Druckguss Westfalen relies on Kuka for the automation of 15 die casting systems as well as for the loading and unloading of six CNC machines. With these new processes the foundry is laying the foundation for production in the sense of Industry 4.0 and increased efficiency.
Semantic interoperability is considered key for the implementation of Industry 4.0. Standardized and secure communication from the field device to the cloud is no longer a vision, but a reality that can be implemented with the help of OPC UA. In this article you will learn what this open communication standard is all about.
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1674400/1674413/original.jpg "The consequences of the coronavirus on the light metal industry are not yet fully foreseeable.")
/cdn4.vogel.de/infinity/white.jpg "The consequences of the coronavirus on the light metal industry are not yet fully foreseeable.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1717800/1717812/original.jpg "\"The aluminum industry – like all industrial sectors – is still facing a testing future in the short term, but there should be cause for optimism.\"")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1716400/1716414/original.jpg "While the vast majority of mechanical engineering companies is confident that in the medium term they will return to the nominal sales level of 2019, the order situation in this sector remains very tight.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1712600/1712615/original.jpg "Constellium will continue to supply its proprietary aluminum-lithium alloy solutions.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1717900/1717959/original.jpg "This picture shows the numerical simulation of the overall structure for resonance determination.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1718100/1718152/original.jpg "The new Lasertec 3D hybrid series combines additive manufacturing using a powder nozzle and 5-axis simultaneous milling in one work area.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1717500/1717595/original.jpg "There are three types of welding cells to choose from, with the difference lying in the design of the rotary positioners that pick up the components and swivel them into the welding cell.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1717000/1717001/original.jpg "Tools for the aluminum die casting during the diamond deposition.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1719700/1719719/original.jpg "The Supplier of the Year, Overdrive and Innovation award winners were chosen by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics executives.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1717600/1717651/original.jpg "For use at high-temperature workplaces, workers need heat protection clothing that can withstand radiant heat of up to 1,000 °C.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1717100/1717124/original.jpg "“The energy input for the reuse of secondary aluminum is up to 95% lower than for the production of primary aluminum.”")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1708700/1708753/original.jpg "The next EUROGUSS Mexico will take place from May 4th to 6th 2021 at Expo Guadalajara, Mexico.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1689700/1689720/original.jpg "Scientific studies are being carried out to create innovation of new materials of lower cost with optimal properties for the HPDC industry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1682600/1682666/original.jpg "In the thermally relevant tool segments, the temperature control must be individual, efficiently controllable and possibly variable in time.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1644400/1644450/original.jpg "Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schlüter introduces to the lecture programme.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1574100/1574166/original.jpg "The Kuka Foundry robots feature heat, corrosion, alkali and acid resistant paintwork.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1582600/1582622/original.jpg "Without OPC UA there is no Industry 4.0! Only with standardized communication can field devices, machines and the cloud become a team.")