:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1820800/1820866/original.jpg "RUSAL intends to invest in and rebuild the Aluminium Rheinfelden businesses and to deliver a new generation of sustainable aluminum solutions that can be produced at scale in combination with RUSAL’s smelters.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1819900/1819978/original.jpg "This picture shows an automation line of Kurtz Ersa Automation.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1815500/1815541/original.jpg "The newly ordered engine blocks will be cast using low-pressure sand casting.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1814800/1814835/original.jpg "Today, zinc is in great demand because it is endlessly recyclable and adding a thin layer of zinc extends the life of a metal product by 12 times.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1820300/1820303/original.jpg "Sinto’s Industry 4.0 ePVS system allows the operator to visualize what is failing before it is too late by capturing every motion and event.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1804000/1804050/original.jpg "The customer is very satisfied with the 3D printed epee handle, as it is perfectly fitted to the shape of his hand.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1815400/1815481/original.jpg "The new, flexible low-pressure casting machine of Fraunhofer IFAM at the Wolfsburg site.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1813000/1813042/original.jpg "The new Carat 560 (on the picture) and Carat 610 are the latest addition to Bühler’s portfolio. In November 2020, Bühler announced the Carat 840 – with a locking force of 84,000 kN.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1818500/1818552/original.jpg "Since its première at Messe Stuttgart in 2018, CastForge recorded strong growth among exhibitors.")
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:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1812400/1812463/original.jpg "According to Johan Menckel, CEO Gränges, the ASI is a very important industry initiative which enables the company to promote and drive responsible and sustainable practices along the aluminum value chain.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1811900/1811994/original.jpg "Combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 20.2–19.3; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0 Information on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as well as efficiency classes in ranges depending on the tires and alloy wheel rims used.")
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:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1776800/1776890/original.jpg "For a period of around three weeks, exhibitors and visitors can share information, set up meetings and communicate live via chat and video functions on the online platform for the EUROGUSS MEXCO Virtual Weeks.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1768500/1768591/original.jpg "In the live webinar, Johannes Messer called on stakeholders from the entire value chain to join forces.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1799400/1799403/original.jpg "According to a survey, the assessments of German foundries send positive signals in many respects for 2021.")
Corona Crisis Survey
Positive Outlook for German Foundry Industry
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1797300/1797347/original.jpg "One of RUSAL's goals is to rebuild the Aluminium Rheinfelden businesses.")
Business
RUSAL Acquires German Aluminum Producer
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1796500/1796548/original.jpg "Cars powered by green electricity are speeding – the automotive industry is on the rise. Politics provide strong impetus for low-emission vehicles at ever shorter intervals.")
Automotive Industry
Friction Stir Welding Technology for Green Mobility
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1794100/1794138/original.jpg "For 2021, many companies are confident that they will be able to overcome the consequences of the pandemic step by step.")
VDMA Survey
Machinery and Plant Engineering Industry Feels Slight Tailwind
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1790600/1790655/original.jpg "The decline in global car and commercial vehicle production is, however, weighing on global castings production in the current year.")
Market Analysis
Casting Production 2025: Will the Recovery be Sustainable?
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1790000/1790026/original.jpg "Today we are broadly positioned thanks to ongoing orders from the commercial vehicle industry, increasing demand for lightweight components, an R&D focus in the area of cryo-tank systems for liquid hydrogen and the expansion of the product range for sustainable mobility outside the automotive sector.")
Rheocasting
Salzburger Aluminium Group Starts 2021 With Major Orders
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1786200/1786223/original.jpg "With the production of window systems made of aluminum frames, SAG has positioned itself for further expansion in the railroad sector.")
Railway Sector
New Orders are on Track
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1786200/1786214/original.jpg "Daimler Truck AG intends to market serially produced fuel cell-powered heavy commercial vehicles for long-distance operations in the second half of the decade.")
Automotive Powertrain
Rheinmetall Wins Major Order from Daimler Truck Fuel Cell
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1784200/1784206/original.jpg "The initial focus for the LME’s plans in respect of sustainable production is aluminum, upon which much of the market feedback focused.")
London Metal Exchange
LME - Sustainability Strategy and LMEpassport Roll-Out
Galleries
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1813000/1813043/original.jpg "This image shows an example of a structural part produced in aluminum die casting.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1797700/1797792/original.jpg "Team ARAS from the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1796500/1796549/original.jpg "During friction stir welding, a rotating tool generates the required process heat with friction and pressure at the process point.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1795300/1795300/original.jpg "Image 1: Jaguar Land Rover aims to increase vehicle stiffness by 30 %, cut weight by 35 kg and further refine the crash safety structure through the strategic use of tailored composites, such as carbon fibre.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1784500/1784594/original.jpg "The Audi e-tron is the global top seller among electric vehicles made by German premium manufacturers.")
Business Report
Of All Things, 2020: The Most Successful Quarter in the Company's History at Audi
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1781200/1781297/original.jpg "Despite the significant overall decline in insolvency figures, the auto industry and the closely networked metals sector in particular saw an accumulation of major bankruptcies in the first nine months of 2020.")
German Study
18 % of Medium-Sized Automotive Suppliers at Risk
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1781100/1781164/original.jpg "Hardinge, international supplier of machining solutions, brings manufacturing capacity back to the US.")
Machining Solutions
Hardinge to Bring Manufacturing Capacity Back to the US
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1780900/1780923/original.jpg "The Bavarian Energy Prize and the EPS Award honored the Kurtz Ersa Group for its radio frequency technology, with which up to 90 % energy can be saved when welding particle foam and a recycling rate of up to 100 % can be achieved.")
Business Report
Kurtz Ersa - New Focus on 3D Metal Printing Machines
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1777400/1777432/original.jpg "The concept paper \"Aluminum casting: Success story part 2\" analyzes among other things the current problems of the foundry industry and derives recommendations for action.")