CPT International 4/2019
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CONTENTS<br />
LOGISTICS<br />
Fondium‘s iron<br />
foundry in Singen has<br />
a new forklift fleet.<br />
26 PRESSURE DIE CASTING<br />
Castings for light-weight engineering<br />
Cast iron and aluminium alloys as alternatives for<br />
thin-section steel castings.<br />
Wolfgang Knothe<br />
30 RECYCLING<br />
Recycling – certainly safely!<br />
The GreCon spark extinguishing system sees to a<br />
safe production at Siegfried Jacob Metal Works.<br />
Denis Sauerwald<br />
32 FETTLING AND FINISHING<br />
Automated blasting of aluminium castings<br />
A joint project in the area of surface technology<br />
led to an automated blasting cell for mass-produced<br />
castings. Ulf Kapitza<br />
36 LOGISTICS<br />
Forklift fleet keeps the castings moving<br />
The industrial trucks at Fondium’s production<br />
works in Singen have been brought up-to-date by<br />
forklift expert Still. Gerd Knehr<br />
40 COMPANY<br />
70 years is not enough<br />
The family-rund Oskar Frech group turned 70 this<br />
year. Its secret of success: Inventiveness and entrepreneurial<br />
courage. Robert Piterek<br />
46 3-D PRINTING<br />
COMPANY<br />
To compete successfully<br />
on the market<br />
inventiveness is<br />
essential for the<br />
Oskar Frech group.<br />
3-D-PRINTING<br />
Lütgemeier GmbH<br />
casts metal parts for<br />
car tuner Brabus<br />
using 3-D printed<br />
molds.<br />
With the turbo from the 3-D printer<br />
to 900 hp<br />
Vehicle technology manufacturer Lütgemeier in creases<br />
flexibility and productivity using Voxeljet‘s<br />
VX1000 3-D-printing system to supply high-performance<br />
car tuner Brabus. Frederik von Saldern<br />
COLUMNS<br />
3 EDITORIAL<br />
50 EUROGUSS NEWS<br />
52 NEWS IN BRIEF<br />
57 NEW: SUPPLIERS GUIDE<br />
76 FAIRS AND KONGRESSES/AD INDEX<br />
78 PREVIEW/IMPRINT<br />
CASTING PLANT & TECHNOLOGY 4/<strong>2019</strong> 5
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