CPT International 01/2019

NORICAN GROUP
Demonstration of “Complete Connected Foundry”
Photo: Norican Group
“GIFA provides the opportunity to interact,
share latest technical thinking and discuss
emerging needs”, stresses Peter Holm Larson,
President Parts Formation, Norican Group.
Delegates attending
GIFA 2019 will, for the
first time in the show’s
history, find Norican
Group, Herlev, Denmark,
and its 4 technologies:
DISA, Italpresse Gauss, StrikoWestofen
and Wheelabrator,
exhibiting the “Complete Connected
Foundry” powered by Norican Digital
– for both die casting and green sand
foundries.
The range of innovation, technology
and expertise across Norican covers
every aspect of foundry operations,
from melting, dosing and green sand
molding, through to die casting, surface
preparation and finishing.
With a complete focus on metal
forming and preparation technologies,
and with the additional proposition of
being able to connect machinery, services
and processes using dedicated data
gathering hardware, and sophisticated
IoT software solutions – powered by
Norican Digital, Peter Holm Larson –
President, Parts Formation, Norican
Group – believes this will be an incredibly
important show for the organisation.
“GIFA provides the perfect opportunity
for our industry to interact, share
latest technical thinking and discuss
emerging needs – for example around
aluminium and new materials. We will
be displaying innovation to deliver
results addressing three fundamental
themes; how to boost foundry productivity,
optimize quality and control
resources in line with current manufacturing
demands”, commented Larson.
“As Norican these are conversations
we can have, and customer needs we
can meet, as a single provider with a
unique end-to-end knowledge of
foundry processes and deeper insight
into the market forces impacting on our
customer base. Our presence at GIFA
2019, even down to a new stand location,
is geared towards demonstrating
this capability mix and our commitment
to using that platform to deliver practical
solutions that make a real difference.”
Larson continued: “DISA, Italpresse
Gauss, StrikoWestofen and Wheelabrator
have successfully built long-standing,
trusted partnerships with foundry
customers based on answering needs
efficiently, innovatively and effectively.
Many of those customers will be attending
GIFA expecting to hear about the
latest ways their specific solution provider
can help tackle an individual challenge
or attain a particular production
goal. And they will.”
“But what they will also receive is
additional value that can only come
from a complete foundry picture – from
seeing how all parts of the puzzle fit
together to offer maximum benefit. In
that respect what Norican provides is a
joined-up offering that is greater than
the sum of its parts, borne of our focus
on metal forming and enhancement. To
be able to take this proposition to GIFA
for the first time is a hugely exciting
prospect.”
In addition to showcasing innovations
in metal casting, green sand molding,
die casting, shot blasting/peening
equipment and services – both physically
on stand and using state-of-the-art
displays - Norican will be delivering a
range of technical lectures and workshops
geared at helping customers
address challenges and maximize
opportunities at every point of their
foundry process.
Subjects to be covered during on-stand
sessions and as part of the official GIFA
lecture programme, can be summarized
under the following categories:
> Data-driven foundries – how to
acquire, monitor, analyse data from
every point in the foundry process to
boost productivity and quality now,
and capitalise on IIoT solutions in
the future as part of Industry 4.0.
> Achieving productivity, quality and
resource improvements – how
foundries of all sizes and types can
use new innovation and/or upgrade
existing solutions to be more sustainable,
energy efficient, productive
and profitable.
Hall11, stand A74 – A78
www.noricangroup.com.
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