Altair has announced the winners of the 8th Annual Altair Enlighten Awards. Presented jointly with the Center for Automotive Research, the competition acknowledges the world’s best initiatives to reduce vehicle weight and meet emissions targets, inspiring breakthrough advancements that push the industry towards a more sustainable future.
Additive manufacturing is being increasingly used for industrial applications. However, long production times currently inhibit its use in large-scale series production typical of the automotive industry. Combining conventional processes with AM can be one solution to meet this challenge.
2018 surprised with high growth rates and new record sales. However, there were also strong signs of a slowdown: Many automotive suppliers were confronted with declining margins.
For the seventh time, the technology company Altair once again presented the Enlighten Award to outstanding vehicle lightweighting solutions at the CAR Management Briefing Seminar 2019 in Traverse City (USA).
Digitization was at the focus of the ZF Global Supplier Summit. At this occasion, the ZF Suppliers Awards were presented to companies from Europe, Asia and North America.
The article series is dedicated to the changes and developments in the aluminum high pressure die casting industry. The first chapter deals with "Internationalization", as one of the four challenges, and its impact on booming new growth markets.
Electric vehicles are second or third cars for wealthy people, criticizes ZF boss Wolf-Henning Scheider — and calls for a "people's hybrid". His company is investing three billion euros in better hybrid technology, 800 million euros of which at the "flagship location" Saarbrücken.
This article series are dedicated to the changes and developments in the aluminum high pressure die casting industry: "Internationalization", "Product Portfolio", "Technologies" and "Employees".
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1886100/1886149/original.jpg "The excellent order situation in the machine engineering sector gives foundries a positive outlook for the future.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1884800/1884847/original.jpg "Compared with the previous year, orders in the machinery and plant engineering sector increased significantly, however the benchmark was very low.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1884200/1884225/original.jpg "Generally, the demand for cast parts is constantly growing in the automotive industry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1879600/1879620/original.jpg "This report provides an overview of commodity prices and inventories of aluminum and zinc in August 2021.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1879700/1879786/original.jpg "At LKR, a test geometry has been developed that allows coupons and components to be tested from a single casting with minimal geometric influence.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1876600/1876648/original.jpg "Efficient integration of components, machines or systems into existing production lines or systems should thus become a long-term reality.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1877200/1877205/original.jpg "The robot cleans different components in minimum setup time. This is where intelligence meets power: the KR QUANTEC nano scores with its rigid kinematics and also measures vibrations.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1859700/1859775/original.jpg "This article is based on a case history on a client problem which could be solved.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1887500/1887576/original.jpg "EUROGUSS will open its doors again in January 2022.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1885400/1885422/original.jpg "The foundry exhibition was attended by 44 exhibitors and was well received by the participants due to the live format.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1884300/1884338/original.jpg "The Fraunhofer research institute’s specialists assess many factors in addition to businesses’ energy footprint, e.g., their capability to produce electricity from renewable sources or the expediency of using energy storage systems.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1884200/1884234/original.jpg "Today Lotus can reveal it’s this structure developed through Project LEVA which will be integrated into the company’s new architecture for electric sports cars.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1882100/1882187/original.jpg "Shifting the gears towards a more sustainable die casting industry: Join the discussion on 5.10.20221.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1856200/1856258/original.jpg "EUROGUSS 2022 that will take place from January 18-20, 2022, at the Exhibition Center Nuremberg.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1732300/1732316/original.jpg "Presented in four categories, the Enlighten Awards recognize commercial automotive lightweighting achievements and technologies.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1669000/1669070/original.jpg "This demonstrator shows how blistering (expansion of gases sealed in under pressure) is almost completely prevented by combining casting and AM. The demonstrator components for laser-powder buildup welding to implement scenario 2 were provided by Audi from an external foundry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1596900/1596913/original.jpg "2018 surprised with high growth rates and new record sales - although there were also strong signs of a slowdown: many automotive suppliers were confronted with declining margins.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1600200/1600286/original.jpg "Ferrari’s Portofino was the winner in the Full Vehicle, low-volume production category. Innovative design approaches and manufacturing processes were applied to achieve a much lighter and stiffer Body-in-White structure.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1511900/1511960/original.jpg "As part of the Global Supplier Summit, ZF awarded seven prizes to its top suppliers.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1477900/1477931/original.jpg "In order to be prepared for the future, OEM-oriented foundries must position themselves internationally in the short term.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1507200/1507225/original.jpg "ZF CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider in Wolfsburg: \"There's really a lot of potential in hybrid technology.\"")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1509300/1509338/original.jpg "One of the main drivers of the changes in the die casting industry is the automotive industry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1317100/1317144/original.jpg "GF Automotive acquires the light metal die casting expert Eucasting.")