CPT International 04/2014

K COMPANY
Temperature measurement during casting. The melt is
now at about 1380 - 1400°C
Red-hot brake blocks on the cooling line. The castings
must cool for about 35 to 45 minutes before being knocked
out
Finishing is heavy work. Some railway
components weigh over 10 kg
Euro Metall Managing Director László Retter shows where, on a railway
wheel, his castings are required
ten tonnes of castings every day,” Retter
praises their performance. A machine
with an unusual producer name
is used for blasting: the blasting plant
is made by the Czech producer Škoda –
also known for its cars.
Expansion of the product portfolio
is planned
Railway technology represents a solid
business basis for Euro Metall. During
the course of the coming five years,
however, Euro Metall’s production
range will be expanded with castings
for agricultural and machine construction,
Retter reveals.
The country’s politics will also play
an important role in the implementation
of future plans. Hungary has increased
taxes for many multinational
companies since Viktor Orbán and
his right-leaning national conservative
party Fidesz took over power four
years ago. A further increase in taxes is
feared following re-election of the Hungarian
Prime Minister in April. Retter
is relaxed about this: “This foundry is
very important for Hungary’s state railway
system. I do not think that there is
very much danger that business might
be impaired.” And it’s true: the Hungarian
state railway repairs its brakes right
next door, in a neighboring hall. Production
and operation thus take place
at almost the same place – a perfect
symbiosis!
Good prerequisites for Euro Metall,
then, which now exports well over half
of its production. With this in mind:
good luck or, as the Hungarians say, Jó
szerencsét!
www.ewa-guss.de/eurometall
Picture gallery of the Euro Metall iron
foundry
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