The foundry industry has been turned upside down more than ever before by the Corona pandemic. Can the massive challenges be overcome and if so, how? The industry experts Prof. Dr. Sven Roeren and Johannes Messer provide relevant insights and point out an initial scale for the German foundry industry.

At the end of July, Kurtz GmbH sold the prefabrication of the machine factory in Wiebelbach. The areas “sawing”, “welding”, “machining” and “coating” are affected. Despite the difficult circumstances of the corona crisis, the Management of Kurtz Ersa succeeded in finding a buyer with many years of experience in the field of contract manufacturing.