Lockdown guides 06 Sep 20 The Struers team produced a series of lockdown videos demonstrating the company’s equipment and new materialography techniques in preparing test samples. The UK-based team established the...
US foundry strengthens position 06 Sep 20 Grede, the leading developer, manufacturer, assembler and supplier of ductile, grey and specialty iron castings and machined components for automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial markets, has...
Half century anniversary of UKAS calibration laboratory 06 Sep 20 AMETEK Land, one of the world’s leading temperature measurement and combustion and emission monitoring specialists, is celebrating a major milestone in its company history – the 50th...
New president for Italian Foundry Suppliers’ Association 06 Sep 20 Riccardo Ferrario is the new president of AMAFOND, the Italian Foundry Suppliers’ Association. He has been the general manager of Idra Group of Travagliato (Brescia area) since 2009, a company...
US foundry invests for the future 27 Jul 20 Ferroloy, an iron foundry located in Wichita, Kansas, USA, recently purchased its third Sinto FNDX-1 flaskless moulding machine. Ferroloy began operations in 1950 and has grown to be one of the...
Postponed: ALUMINIUM World Trade Fair 27 Jul 20 ALUMINIUM, the world’s leading trade fair for the aluminium industry, which was to take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 6th to 8th October, has been postponed to 18th to 20th May 2021...
EAL Level 3 Diploma In Engineering Technology (Casting Units) 27 Jul 20 New evening training programmes starting late 2020! EAL Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Technology with the Foundry Training Services Ltd and Institute of Cast Metal Engineers Foundry Training...
Global automotive supplier purchases vacuum impregnation system 27 Jul 20 Godfrey & Wing, Inc has received a contract from a Germany-based machining company, to supply an Advanced Powertrain impregnation (APi) system. The system is the result of a transmission case...
High-tech centre in Innviertel completed 27 Jul 20 With an investment of some €10 million, Fill Machine Engineering has built a centre for digitalisation, research, and development at the company site in Gurten, Upper Austria. After...
EUROGUSS Mexico postponed to May 2021 27 Jul 20 Given the conditions we are experiencing due to the global health emergency, and for the sake of all, Nu¨rnbergMesse and B&N Exposiciones have decided to postpone the launch of EUROGUSS...
Global gathering of metallurgy industry in November 08 Jun 20 ANKIROS 2020 (15th International Iron-Steel and Foundry Technology, Machinery and Products Trade Fair) and TURKCAST 2020 (9th International Foundry Products Trade Fair) will be organised by...
National Engineering Policy Centre to provide advice to government on reaching net zero emissions 06 Jun 20 The National Engineering Policy Centre, led by the Royal Academy of Engineering, has convened a diverse range of experts to provide agile and continued advice to the UK government to help address the...
Latest products extend die service life 06 Jun 20 Foseco‘s latest range of DYCOTE SAFEGUARD die coatings increase die operating life by up to three times compared to conventional coatings. Poor die coating service life leads to reduced...
€60 million for Europe’s innovators 06 Jun 20 As part of the EU’s collective efforts to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is launching the ‘EIT Crisis Response...
Insurance cover for business interruption – COVID 19 06 Jun 20 Many British companies have business interruption insurance cover, often with additional ‘emergency’ and ‘disaster’ clauses, but Maybrey Precision Castings was surprised to...
74th World Foundry Congress delayed until 2022 10 May 20 The 74th World Foundry Congress has been postponed until October 2022. The event was due to be held in October of this year in Busan, South Korea, but the organising committee, the Korea...
Tradition and Future 10 May 20 The Slovenian Foundrymen Society has confirmed that, whilst it is keeping an eye on the current situation regarding the global pandemic of the coronavirus, work is still progressing for the...
A united industry – in good times and difficult times 10 May 20 The World Foundry Organization is urging the global foundry industry to continue to work together and co-ordinate any concerns through the WFO. WFO president, Umur Denizci said: “It has...
Encouragement for our part to play in maintaining the economy UK Government 10 May 20 Manufacturers in the UK have been praised by the Government for their abilities to “dig deep” and help to protect the economy, along with contributing to the national effort to defeat...
European Commission publishes guidance document 10 May 20 The European Commission has published its guidance on Shipments of Waste in the EU in the context of the coronavirus crisis (www.ec.europa.eu). The Commission recognises that companies dealing...
This is Engineering Day - a call for action 05 Apr 20 The Royal Academy of Engineering plans to lead a second This is Engineering Day on Wednesday 4th November 2020 to celebrate the engineers and engineering shaping our everyday lives and the world...
Powering up with recycling Sheffield Forgemasters 05 Apr 20 Sheffield Forgemasters has employed recycling options to divert all of its process waste from landfill, so far achieving a huge 99.5 per cent rate of diversion. The company only uses recycled...
Important partnership between European and South African companies 05 Apr 20 The new year began with great optimism at O.M.LER srl, thanks to the signing of an important agency agreement between the company and the South African enterprise Globen Engineering Services and...
The Midas way – green credentials in a golden age 05 Apr 20 A cosy night in watching the television became the catalyst for a new way of life for the owner of a polyurethane moulding company, fast-forward a year and the passion and commitment has placed his...
BIR welcomes circular economy action plan 05 Apr 20 The Bureau of International Recycling, the global federation of recycling industries, has welcomed the EU’s support for recyclers as laid out in their new Circular Economy Action Plan. The...
Shipment visibility provider releases free live border congestion map in COVID-19 crisis 24 Mar 20 Unique solution for supply chains, retailers and logistics service providers to gain real-time information on border waiting times as a result of cross-border delays resulting from Coronavirus...
UK government calls for more ventilators to be manufactured 24 Mar 20 Commenting on the UK government’s call for more ventilators to be manufactured to tackle the outbreak of coronavirus, Dr Helen Meese, vice chair of the biomedical division of the Institution of...
High calibre speakers to address World Foundry Summit attendees in 2021 03 Mar 20 It is with regret that the WFO has postponed the World Foundry Summit until 2021 due to the current travel restrictions because of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). When it is held, delegates at the...
Technology to improve health, safety and productivity: 03 Mar 20 Clansman Dynamics C620G Grinding Manipulator for Ariotti Foundry Last year Italian Fonderie Ariotti SpA undertook a significant investment in technology, to improve safety, efficiency and respect...
Landing two new certification achievements 03 Mar 20 One of the UK’s leading temperature measurement and combustion monitoring specialists, is celebrating securing two certifications to ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems and ISO...
New cast iron foundry in Republic of North Macedonia 03 Mar 20 Cranfield Foundry celebrated its grand opening on 11th December 2019 in its newly built facility in the city of Probishtip, the Republic of North Macedonia. It is the largest cast iron foundry that...
SEMCO IC – a new foundry coating improving inner cleanliness for the latest engine technology 31 Jan 20 Today the influence of a coating applied at a thickness of about three human hairs goes way beyond the actual cast component; it can beneficially improve the surface roughness resulting in an...