Structural Cast Aluminium: More Capacity for Premium Cars
Planning for expansion: In the next few years, the Liberec site will grow through the addition of up to eight new Bühler Carat die-casting lines. Supporting these will be facilities for melting, heat treatment, machining and surface treatment
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:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1910100/1910171/original.jpg "Rio Tinto is assessing options for further investments, as they progress development of the ELYSIS zero carbon smelting technology with their partners.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1908700/1908738/original.jpg "Continuing problems in the global supply chains and the related problems in the automotive industry in particular threaten to limit the recovery of the foundry industry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1905500/1905560/original.jpg "In the third quarter, total machinery exports from Germany to the EU-27 were 5.8 % above their prior-year level.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1905500/1905535/original.jpg "Particularly problematic for the small and medium-sized foundry landscape is that these heavily increasing prices have not been able to be anticipated within the calculation scheme, as they were not foreseeable at all.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1902600/1902697/original.jpg "The company continues to drive the future of at-line and in-line inspection solutions by unveiling a new model of MetraSCAN-R BLACK, a new edition of the software platform specifically designed for long-term support and a now fully customizable layout of the CUBE-R turnkey 3D scanning CMM to better serve the needs of QC in production.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1901800/1901816/original.jpg "The largest Carat die casting machines are as big as a house.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1899200/1899293/original.jpg "Smart processes in die casting help reduce energy consumption and scrap.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1894100/1894104/original.jpg "The facade of the Casting Technology Laboratory of Fraunhofer IGCV.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1910600/1910634/original.jpg "Illustration of Hydro's planned aluminium recycling plant in Cassopolis, Michigan.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1908700/1908774/original.jpg "As a part of the strategy, investments in research and development are planned to be increased by at least 15 % by 2025.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1907100/1907190/original.jpg "Physical life cycle assessment can help to identify optimization potential to reduce the environmental impact.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1903300/1903374/original.jpg "Mr. Goede will take over as CEO of ASK Chemicals Group on February 1, 2022.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1911000/1911069/original.jpg "With urban mobility changing, lightweight constructions become increasingly important. Young people flock to innovative technologies and sustainable solutions. The casting industry could attract new talents if it manages to make their contribution visible.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1904100/1904169/original.jpg "In friction stir welding, the workpieces are joined using friction, pressure, and heat. This results in a durable, media and pressure-tight weld seam.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1903300/1903317/original.jpg "8th Foundry Conference.")
/cdn4.vogel.de/infinity/white.jpg "Planning for expansion: In the next few years, the Liberec site will grow through the addition of up to eight new Bühler Carat die-casting lines. Supporting these will be facilities for melting, heat treatment, machining and surface treatment")
