:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1415100/1415120/original.jpg "A global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, and logistics executives has named Nemak as a winner of GM Supplier of the Year Award.")
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:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1410800/1410858/original.jpg "The automotive industry in India has been on a growth trajectory with impressive spikes in sales, production, and exports over the last two years.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1411000/1411032/original.jpg "Will the possible job losses in the automotive sector also affect foundries?")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1403400/1403406/original.jpg "In 2017 more than 350 Tier-1 suppliers have had facilities in Mexico.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1416400/1416473/original.jpg "Table 2. Strength properties of sample parts with 2 mm thick plates")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1412500/1412599/original.jpg "Complex structures can be easily realized with additive processes. Problems only occurre on the surface of the components.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1404200/1404256/original.jpg "Lightweight construction has been a hot topic for years. However, although lightweight construction usually results in higher weight reductions than a mere substitution of a material could achieve, in practice, designers try to use different materials in lightweight construction.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1412700/1412711/original.jpg "The plasticized aluminum material is compressed by means of the tool shoulder on the friction pin, creating the desired solid, fluid- and pressure-tight connection seam between the workpieces.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1408600/1408653/original.jpg "Brembo Flexira is the supplier's first fixed aluminium saddle for the compact class.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1413200/1413278/original.jpg "M. Heinrich, Managing Director of GF Casting Solutions Leipzig GmbH (3.f.r) and E. Bader, Managing Director of ExOne GmbH (3.f.l.), together with GF employees, launching the production with the 3D core and mold printer.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1397400/1397412/original.jpg "The CHINA DIECASTING takes place at Shanghai New International Expo Centre.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1411000/1411033/original.jpg "CHINA DIECASTING 2018 has established a leading position in the asian markt.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1416400/1416473/original.jpg "Table 2. Strength properties of sample parts with 2 mm thick plates")
Prototypes Made of Sand Moulds for Thin-Walled and Detailed Die Cast Parts
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1412500/1412599/original.jpg "Complex structures can be easily realized with additive processes. Problems only occurre on the surface of the components.")
Research
3D Printing Increases the Benefit of Gearwheels
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1404200/1404256/original.jpg "Lightweight construction has been a hot topic for years. However, although lightweight construction usually results in higher weight reductions than a mere substitution of a material could achieve, in practice, designers try to use different materials in lightweight construction.")
Lightweight Construction
Possibilities of Lightweight Material Construction
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1412700/1412711/original.jpg "The plasticized aluminum material is compressed by means of the tool shoulder on the friction pin, creating the desired solid, fluid- and pressure-tight connection seam between the workpieces.")
Grenzebach
Friction-Stir Welding Effectively Seals Aluminum Parts
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1363700/1363759/original.jpg "Compared to its predecessor, the BMW 6 Series GT is 150 kilograms lighter on average; 44 kilograms of this amount are used for the body alone.")
Increasing influence of lightweight construction
Lightweight Construction in the BMW 6 Series GT
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1390500/1390545/original.jpg "Compared to currently available concepts, the additional counter bearing on the directly driven AB axis of the HF 3500 machining center from Heller was considered to be more reliable.")
Efficient Machining of Cast Components
Stable Machining on 5 Axes and Future-Oriented Networking
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1402200/1402270/original.jpg "An aluminum flange is firmly attached to an aluminium wall - it was not welded or glued but joined using a special etching process developed by a research team from Kiel.")
Etching Instead of Welding
New Bonding Technology for Aluminium
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1390200/1390203/original.jpg "Hackrod wants to change car manufacturing by using modern technologies.")
“La Bandita" Concept Car
Designed in VR, Developed with AI, and Manufactured by a 3D Printer
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1401600/1401626/original.jpg "The simulation of heat treatment can be integrated into the virtual process chain in die casting.")
Simulation
Magmasoft Optimizes Autonomous Engineering Die Casting
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1408200/1408283/original.jpg "Lightweight construction suitability of the three most widely used metallic construction materials in relation to the three most important forming processes.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1412500/1412547/original.jpg "When it comes to the production of aluminum components that require absolutely tight welds, the friction-stir welding solution from Grenzebach is the right choice, the company said.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1411000/1411031/original.jpg "Number of employees in the German foundry industry by branch in the years 2008 to 2017*
(Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany).")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1390500/1390547/original.jpg "The design of the machine, the control panel and the entire system make a very modern impression. But what counts most for the customer in Oberstaufen are the inner values.")
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1391100/1391179/original.jpg "Ariane Group, the rocket manufacturer, has used EOS' additive manufacturing systems to produce the Ariane 6 all-in-one (AiO) injection head for the VINCI upper-stage engine.")
EOS: Additive Manufacturing
Safer and More Economical with Additive Manufacturing
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1391500/1391520/original.jpg "With Rapid Casting, Brechmann-Guss can reduce delivery times for new parts from around ten weeks to ten working days.")
3D Printing with Sand
Rapid Casting for Shorter Delivery Times of Prototypes
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1388100/1388114/original.jpg "\"Lightweight solutions made of high-strength aluminium can contribute to an increased range of electric vehicles,\" explains Per Josefsson, Director Business Development and Marketing at AP&T.")
AP&T
New Lightweight Solutions Increase the Range of Electric Vehicles
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1371000/1371006/original.jpg "At BMW in Dingolfing, the car body construction with CFRP, high-strength steel and aluminium is accomplished by using various bonding processes as well as rivets or thread-forming screws in combination with a robot. This picture shows the assembly of various components on a 7-body frame in the CFRP-steel-aluminium-mix.")
BMW
Smart Joining and Measuring are the Basis of BMW’s Lightweight Material Mix
:quality(80)/http://images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1388500/1388550/original.jpg "In the development of materials for additive manufacturing welding, an attempt is made to ensure sustainability. (Picture: Light Metal Competence Center Ranshofen (LKR))")