CPT International 02/2021
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CONTENTS<br />
FEATURES<br />
6 INTERVIEW<br />
“The foundry industry will emerge stronger<br />
from the pandemic!“<br />
At Foseco, Hannes Erger succeeds Heinz Nelissen.<br />
Interview with the two experts about Foseco‘s<br />
future challenges and the state of the German<br />
foundry industry. Robert Piterek, Martin Vogt<br />
10 MACHINING<br />
Expanding value creation in the lockdown<br />
Atraditional foundry in the Italian region of Lombardy<br />
used the involuntary break in production to<br />
establish amechanical manufacturing facility.<br />
Nikolaus Fecht<br />
16 CASTING TECHNOLOGY<br />
MAXImolding -Magnesium alloy injection<br />
molding in the digital foundry<br />
Inventor Ashley Stone combined the advantages of<br />
Thixomolding and hot- and cold-chamber high-pressure<br />
casting machines into the MAXImolding<br />
machine and process. Ashley Stone, Edo Meyer<br />
DIGITALIZATION<br />
Charging via Joystick<br />
at Düker in Laufach.<br />
New technologies<br />
bring long term competitive<br />
advantages.<br />
MACHINING<br />
Industria Metalli used<br />
the lockdown to build<br />
up a mechanical<br />
manufacturing facility.<br />
24 SIMULATION<br />
Optimizing service life of die casting tools<br />
Tool life is one of the main cost factors in high<br />
pressure die casting. The Italian foundry Mazzucconi<br />
used Magmasoft to increse the die life of a<br />
steering housing, Andreas Heitmann, Mechele<br />
Zanni, Daniele Bianchi.<br />
GRINDING<br />
New grinding wheels<br />
for more productivity<br />
and quality.<br />
Cover-Photo:<br />
JASPER Gesellschaft für Energiewirtschaft<br />
und Kybernetik mbH<br />
Bönninghauser Strasse 10<br />
59590 Geseke (Germany)<br />
info@jasper-gmbh.de<br />
www.jasper-gmbh.de<br />
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