CPT International 1/2020

EDITORIAL 

Professional production 

in a changing world 

Coronavirus, industrial change, technological innovations: our world 

is currently surpassing itself with events of relevance to the foundry 

sector. But all becomes clear again when one focuses on the main 

aspect: what matters is the professional and successful production 

of castings – with state-of-the-art equipment. 

Robert Piterek 

e-mail: robert.piterek@bdguss.de 

Despite anxiety about the coronavirus 

in many parts of the world, 

production in the foundries largely 

continues worldwide. And even if 

many major events and trade fairs have 

been postponed in order to help contain 

the spread of the virus, the EURO- 

GUSS die-casting trade fair in Nuremberg 

in southern Germany at the start 

of the year came to a more-than-successful 

conclusion. Considerably more 

exhibitors were present than two years 

ago. At the same time, the proportion 

of international exhibitors (who came 

from 36 different countries), increased 

by more than half (56 percent) – more 

about this from P. 10. The foundry 

world is in flux – this was also clearly 

visible at EUROGUSS. Industry and society 

are increasingly feeling the effects 

of the trends towards e-mobility and 

emission reduction. CP+T spoke with 

Huub van der Weiden from the foundry 

plant planner Gemco Engineers about 

the right strategy for foundries in the 

2020s and beyond. A conversation with 

very interesting insights (more on this 

from P. 6) 

This issue again examines the 

numerous multifaceted processes upon 

which the foundry industry relies: from 

mold and core production, through the 

smelting operation and additive manufacturing, 

to digitalization and sand 

regeneration. The venues in this issue 

include the Hattori Diecast foundry in 

Japan, as well as the iron foundry 

Frischhut and the investment foundry 

Vacucast in Germany. All these companies 

have something in common: they 

exploit sophisticated technologies to 

produce castings with particular efficiency, 

productivity or quality – and 

thus earn good money. Many of the 

technologies presented here are ‘Made 

in Germany’, because Germany has 

been the unchallenged productivity 

world champion for many years – a title 

that can only be gained with state-ofthe-art 

production resources. 

With this in mind – find inspiration… 

…and have a good read! 

CASTING PLANT & TECHNOLOGY 1/2020 3

CONTENTS 

FEATURES 

6 INTERVIEW 

„When you wait, you‘re late!“ 

„Market and trends, and now?“ was the title of his 

presentation at a foundry event recently – Interview 

with Huub van der Weiden from Gemco Engineers. 


10 EUROGUSS FOLLOW-UP 

Fantastic atmosphere at EUROGUSS 2020 

Four packed halls, enthusiastic visitors and satisfied 

exhibitors – this was the story of EUROGUSS. 

Kathrin Roedl 

12 MOLD AND COREMAKING 

Coatings for additively 

manufactured molds and cores 

HA has developed a special series of coatings for 

the 3-D printing process, which are already successfully 

being used for actual cast parts. 

Ekaterina Potaturina, Klaus Seeger 

INTERVIEW 

Huub van der Weiden 

in conversation with 

CP+T reporter 

Robert Piterek. 

EUROGUSS- 

FOLLOW-UP 

More exhibitors, more 

participants, greater 

internationality! 

16 MOLD AND COREMAKING 

Ecoform – a concept for the hand-molding 

of smaller series 

The Ecoform concept with molding box geometries 

adapted to the casting now offers more economical 

hand-molding than ever, Jens Müller Späth 

20 MELTING SHOP 

New furnace halves energy costs for 

Japanese foundry 

Hattori Diecast has become the first Japanese company 

to order and install a StrikoMelter melting 

furnace, Peter Reuther 

Cover-Photo: 

Martin Vogt, German Foundry Association, 

Düsseldorf, Germany 

MOLD AND 

COREMAKING 

HA has developed a 

new coating for additively 

manufactured 

molds and cores.. 

Is climate neutrality possible in the foundry industry? The 

German foundry Lößnitz, manufacturer of molding and 

pressing tools for the automotive industry, is committed 

to sustainability. More on this in issue 2 of our magazine 

in June 2020. 

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CONTENTS 

MOLDMAKING 

Molding boxes adapted 

to the casting 

offer advantages. 

24 MELTING SHOP 

New foundry technology cuts energy costs 

and CO 2 

emissions 

Light metal foundries will soon be able to cut their 

energy costs related to production by as much as 

sixty percent and CO 2 

emissions by as much as eighty 

percent. A new technology will make this possible. 

Stefan Scharf, Jörg Tom Felde, Hagen Stein 

26 PRESSURE DIE CASTING 

Digitalization solutions that improve the 

efficiency of die casting foundries 

smartfoundry.solutions from Oskar Frech is a solution 

for customized digitalization of die casting 

foundries, Alexander Marks, Kai Kerber 

34 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 

How the die-casting industry can benefit 

from 3-D printing 

Additive Manufacturing and automation have the 

potential to a more efficient production. 

Ralf Frohwerk 

37 SAND RECLAMATION 

Mixing without vibrations and complete 

preparation 

The molding sand at iron foundry Frischhut is 

prepared with a state-of-the-art mixing system. 

Gerhard Krauskopf 

40 COMPANY 

SAND 

RECLAMATION 

Left: A new state-ofthe 

art mixing system 

has been installed at 

the iron foundry 

Frischhut. It offers 

complete preparation. 

Investment casting can save lives 

Vacucast from Berlin casts implants that are used for 

joint replacement in operating theaters worldwide. 


COLUMNS 

3 EDITORIAL 

45 NEWS 

51 SUPPLIERS GUIDE 

69 FAIRS AND KONGRESSES/AD INDEX 

70 PREVIEW/IMPRINT 


INTERVIEW 

6

“We have transitioned from mass production 

to a time of personalized production, via a 

period of mass customization.“ 

Huub van der Weiden is Account Manager 

at Gemco Engineers, a full service provider 

to the foundry industry. 

“When you wait, you’re late!” 

Huub van der Weiden is sales engineer at the Dutch foundry consulting and engineering 

firm Gemco Engineers. “Market and trends, and now?” – a question that many foundry 

men are asking – was the title of a presentation given by the former machine developer at 

a significant German foundry event lately. CP+T met van der Weiden at EUROGUSS to talk 

about the production site of the future, big data, craftmanship, and new partnerships. 

What opportunities do the market 

situation and current trends offer 

foundries? 

Foundries that react flexibly and personalize 

their production – adapt to their 

customers’ requirements – will have 

opportunities. But companies must be 

enabled to achieve this, and there is still 

a lot to do here because personalization 

means that products must be manufactured 

in the shortest possible time and 

their design may change within a year. 

We therefore speak of short product life 

times. One of the opportunities this 

offers is that the foundry engineer can 

already provide his or her knowledge to 

the customer during the development 

phase, instead of the customer coming to 

the foundry and asking whether the 

design is possible to cast. The product life 

cycle actually already starts then, so time 

can be saved. This is valuable, because 

there is no ‘start-up time’ involved and 

production can begin straight away. A 

win-win situation for all involved. 

Why is the product life cycle getting 

shorter? 

Because of market demand. The market 

now requires less mass production from 

foundries. We have transitioned from 

mass production to a time of personalized 

production, via a period of mass 

customization. The market has 

developed from a push to a pull market, 

so to speak, in which the foundry 

strategically aligns its range upon whatever 

the customers’ require – and 

on-demand production means that 

lead times must get shorter. Everything 

CP+T Editor Robert Piterek met van der Weiden at EUROGUSS in Nuremberg in January 2020. 

is changing much quicker now than in 

the past. Foundries should be prepared 

for products that change during the 

course of just one year. The engineering 

work must already have taken place at 

the customer, and the very first cast 

should completely meet the customer’s 

requirement in order to optimize use of 

the production time, eliminating pilot 

series or order for serial production, 

because in future customers will mainly 

want small series. Numerous aspects at 

the foundries, however, will have to 

change in order to enable them to provide 

this flexible personalized production. 

Can foundries actually afford 

to do this? 

Yes and no. Though there are solutions 

for the ‘no’ part! The changes in foundries 

which are organizational in nature 

require smaller investments that are 

rapidly amortized, for example software 

systems that optimize operating 

times and zero-defect methods. Greater 

investment in flexible production and 

automation that involves more and 

innovative smart engineering, can be 

carried out gradually – so these investments 

can already be amortized with 

smaller production series. ‘Big data’ 

contributes towards product require- 

Photos: Martin Vogt 


INTERVIEW 

The Dutch foundry expert is convinced that foundries have to adopt personalized 

production to survive in the markets. 

ments being met from the very first 

component onwards, and the defect 

rate being driven down to almost zero. 

Specialist knowledge, however, is vital 

in addition to big data. Specialization 

must still make progress in the foundry 

sector in order to develop maximum 

expertise in a particular product group. 

And how about the costs? 

Although it requires investment to 

modify foundries, the changes to personalized 

production offer a good return 

on investment. There are ways to avoid 

or minimize costs, particularly when 

banks are hesitant to provide credits. 

For example by entering into partnerships. 

How do you picture that? 

Foundries can enter into partnerships, 

collaborations. If a foundry does not 

have the expertise for a particular product 

group they should not give up 

their own specialization but join forces 

with a foundry that does have that specific 

know-how and that foundry should 

then handle the production. The task of 

the foundry that received the enquiry is 

to ensure that the end-customer is supplied 

with the right high-quality products. 

This could also stretch to machining 

work or even some pre-assembly, 

depending on what was called for. Each 

partner’s investment is reduced when 

foundries work together. What we hear 

from the sector is that more money is 

currently coming from partners than 

from banks. For the sector, and for its 

future, this means that foundries will 

become customers of other foundries or 

suppliers to end-customers. But foundry 

workforces will also have to acquire 

additional specialist knowledge because 

this is a totally different business model. 

What risks do foundries face? 

The biggest risk is that foundries will 

wait too long. If you wait, you’re late! 

The market is not currently saying what 

will happen in future. Carmakers are 

being cautious, but life must go on in 

the foundries. The foundries must work 

on personalization now, on zero defects, 

added value, uptime, personnel, traceability, 

the reduction of run-times, and 

environmental issues. Then the foundries 

will already be organizationally set 

up when it becomes clear which way the 

market is heading. 

What do foundry customers expect 

from foundries? 

Foundries must help their customers by 

delivering the right quality and quantity. 

Foundry customers will increasingly 

expect that they no longer need to concern 

themselves with the cast product 

itself, but simply use it in their production 

lines without any problems. To 

achieve this, foundries must be capable 

of production that is appropriate and 

accurate. Big data analysis will make a 

contribution, but only if the experience 

of the foundrymen is exploited in the 

program. There is, however, a shortage 

of specialists in many foundries. During 

discussions on expansions, modernizations, 

or automations we are always 

asked how we can improve working conditions 

so that foundries can keep and 

attract the right employees. An example: 

we built an integrated fettling shop in a 

foundry in Hungary. The product clusters 

used to come from the foundry and be 

machined elsewhere at the works – often 

by lesser qualified local workers because 

of the type of work and the conditions. 

The foundry paid these workers by the 

piece. This seemed to be a cheap solution, 

but it was ultimately more expensive 

because the work was hard, uncomfortable 

and unpopular. We have 

engineered and installed a fettling line 

on which one can personalize every 

workplace. Table height, lighting and 

ventilation can be adapted to the needs 

of each individual worker. Now the 

foundry can carry out its fettling work 

with its own professionals and without 

using temporary workers, reducing costs 

in the long term. But what is more 

important is that the quality of the product 

has improved – and that is what 

customers notice. 

What else should foundries adjust to? 

If possible, foundries should be prepared 

to become active abroad. It is not 

unusual for producers to ask their suppliers 

whether they want to follow 

them in moving abroad. If the foundry 

does not move with the producer they 

will find another foundry that will. 

Internationalization also brings about 

collaborations, for example joint ventures, 

because the foundries start off with 

a local partner ship and then expand 

production when the orders come in. 

We built a foundry in China for Georg 

Fischer, initially designed for 35,000 

tonnes. We expanded it a few years 

later so that 60,000 tonnes can now be 

produced there. GF was able to maintain 

its customer(s) and subsequently 

expand. 

What do you think about the direction 

of development among carmakers? 

That’s very difficult to say. My personal 

opinion is that the drive of the future 

will be electric, but that all vehicles will 

be hybrid. Electricity will be used to 

propel the car. The electricity will then 

be efficiently managed by a generator 

that works in the most efficient rpm 

range. In the long term I think that the 

e-car will win the race, but this will not 

happen overnight. 

What solutions does Gemco offer 

foundries? 

Gemco is a foundry consulting, engineering, 

planning, management and realization 

service provider. The modern 

foundries built by Gemco are clean and 

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offer ergonomic workplaces. A high uptime is assured 

because our added value consists in engineering foundries 

from the foundrymen‘s point of view. For maintenance work 

we make sure that the complete plant offers the required 

easy accessibility. All the IT interfaces have already been 

planned when we develop a foundry. We build about five 

foundries simultaneously each year, so we know how to do it 

and can develop new layouts without restricting ourselves. 

When we are building an iron foundry we can, for example, 

exploit experience gained from building an aluminum 

foundry if it makes sense to do so. Automation, machining 

and pre-assembly are already found everywhere in aluminum 

foundries, but the iron foundries need to catch up. 

Regarding big data, these systems still require input from 

the foundrymen. We have experts that can assist to implement 

big data more quickly than when the foundries use 

their own resources. Big data offers many possibilities, but 

incorrect input results in incorrect output. 

What projects is Gemco currently working on? 

The engineering and project management for the new Scania 

foundry in Sweden is our largest project at the moment. First 

pour is due at the end of this year. The equipment is currently 

being installed. Modernizing the foundry for Kamaz in Naberezheney 

Chelny in Russia is another large project, which is 

also about reducing current scrap rates. We have just commissioned 

a green sand foundry in Macedonia, MTI Mexico was a 

major project, and early in January production started at an 

iron foundry we built in Egypt. 

We have new projects in the planning phase in Europe, 

and we expect some big investment decisions to be made in 

the next few months. We are also involved in several green 

sand regeneration projects, and the development of the lost 

foam process for iron and aluminum casting. There are smaller 

projects as well. Gemco not only engineers and builds 

foundries on green-field sites, but also handles every form of 

modernization – including digitalization of foundries. 

Big data implementation is a comparatively new item for 

us but more importantly really, are the analyses and recommendations 

that must result from it. We also get more and 

more questions from casting buyers about development and 

quality assurance. These two topics will become increasingly 

intertwined in coming years. Gemco offers the appropriate 

services for foundries. 

How have your sales developed? 

We have achieved annual sales of 15 to 20 million euros in 

recent years with the 45 permanent staff we now have. We 

want to reach 30 million in the coming five years. More and 

more foundries worldwide are becoming aware of us. 

And what is your own background? 

I am the Account Manager for Europe and China. I used to 

develop machines myself, so I have a technical background 

which is absolutely vital for this work. I joined Gemco in 1997 

and concentrated on lost foam until 2001. I then had a lost 

foam foundry of my own for a while, but returned to Gemco 

after nine years. I am married, and have four children aged 

17 to 22. 

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Fantastic atmosphere 

at EUROGUSS 2020 

Escalator to the 20th Die Casting 

Conference, which took place parallel 

to EUROGUSS in Nuremberg 

with industry-specific lectures. 

Kathrin Roedl, Messe Nürnberg, Nuremberg 

Photos: Martin Vogt, Messe Düsseldorf 

Four packed halls, enthusiastic visitors 

and satisfied exhibitors – this 

was the story of EUROGUSS 2020. 

A total of 754 exhibitors (641 in 2018) 

from 36 countries (33 in 2018) showcased 

the latest trends in technology, 

innovative processes and new products 

for the entire die casting supply chain 

to around 15,000 trade visitors (15,354 

in 2018). The 20th International German 

Die Casting Congress that was held concurrently 

with the exhibition was also 

very well attended. 

“We are very satisfied with EURO- 

GUSS 2020. The mood among visitors 

and exhibitors alike was excellent and 

we received a lot of very positive feedback. 

There was particular praise for the 

quality of the trade visitors. EUROGUSS 

is an event that brings together the 

right people with one another,” says 

Christopher Boss, Director and International 

Product Manager of EUROGUSS. 

“All the major foundries and their 

sub-suppliers were represented and 

covered the sector’s entire capabilities. 

This is further proof that EUROGUSS is 

the No. 1 gathering for the die casting 

industry.” 

The event’s partner associations also 

describe EUROGUSS 2020 as a resounding 

success. “EUROGUSS has enjoyed 

incredibly impressive growth and has 

now reached an incredibly high standard, 

despite the current uncertainty in 

the market. Die casting foundries can 

look back on three very successful days 

when they were able to share 

knowledge, nurture contacts and do 

good business. EUROGUSS 2020 once 

again brought together the entire ‘die 

casting family’,” says Hartmut Fischer, 

President of the Association of German 

Die Casting Foundries (VDD). Dr Timo 

Würz, Secretary General of CEMAFON 

(European Foundry Equipment Suppliers 

Association) draws a similar conclusion: 

“The atmosphere in the exhibition 

halls was outstanding. Our 

exhibiting member companies were 

also very satisfied with their participation 

in the fair and particularly applauded 

aspects like the excellent quality of 

the trade visitors, most of whom were 

in decision-making roles. EUROGUSS has 

proven its effectiveness as a platform, 

despite the difficult market environment 

at present.” 

Satisfied exhibitors and visitors 

Of the 754 exhibitors, 56 percent came 

from outside Germany from no less 

than 36 different countries. The majority 

were from Europe, primarily Italy, 

Turkey, Spain, Austria and the Czech 

Republic. 

Exhibitors were satisfied with their 

participation in EUROGUSS 2020. It is a 

fixed date in their calendar, because it 

brings together the entire European die 

casting community. “EUROGUSS is absolutely 

the right platform for us to 

showcase our company and reach our 

target group. This was our first independent 

trade fair appearance as cast- 

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EUROGUSS 2020 

Above right: Rear axle supports are no 

longer purely mechanical, but – like this 

example at the Nemak stand – are 

increasingly being electrified. 

Below right: Jury chief Franz-Josef 

Wöstmann presented awards to the 

best young professionals in the sector. 

Two came from Germany, one from 

Spain and one from Mexico. 

Above left: Many exhibits 

at the stands 

show ed lightweight 

parts or functionally 

integrated components. 

Below left: Dashboard 

of the new Land Rover 

Defender made of diecast 

magnesium (3rd 

place at the magnesium 

die-casting competition) 

by GF Casting 

Solutions. 

werk. We felt very much at home here 

and were well looked after. The calibre 

of the visitors was absolutely spot-on 

and we had a lot of rewarding discussions. 

We are impressed by this trade fair 

and will definitely be back for EURO- 

GUSS 2022,” explains Michael Schran, 

Managing Director of castwerk. Peter 

Reuther, Managing Director of Striko- 

Westofen, also has positive feedback 

about his company’s participation in the 

event: “Obviously we also have to consider 

which trade fairs are worthwhile for 

us, but EUROGUSS is always a firm date 

in our calendar. It will always be the 

most important die casting exhibition in 

Europe for us. The aisles were packed, 

our stand was well frequented and we 

managed to reach our target group.” 

This positive trend is also reflected 

in the visitor poll. More than 94 percent 

of visitors stated that they were satisfied 

with what was on offer at EURO- 

GUSS 2020. The trade visitors came primarily 

from the automobile industry, 

machinery and equipment manufacturing, 

mould making workshops, die casting 

foundries, electrical and electronics 

segments, the furniture hardware 

industry and the energy or medical 

technology sectors. The top visitor 

countries included Germany, Italy, Austria, 

Turkey, the Czech Republic, Spain 

and Poland. 

Impressive supporting 

programme 

Alongside the exhibition, the 20th 

International German Die Casting Congress 

took place in NCC Ost and was 

extremely well attended again this year. 

The topics of the presentations covered 

a wide range of issues and were very 

well received by the trade visitors to 

EUROGUSS. 

The rest of the supporting programme, 

such as Speakers’ Corner in 

Hall 8, was also much appreciated. The 

exhibition forum offered numerous presentations 

on additive manufacturing, 

surface technology, and Industry 4.0. 

This is also where the EUROGUSS Talent 

Awards were presented. This award is 

designed for emerging talent in the die 

casting industry and was making its 

debut in 2020. 

The next EUROGUSS will take place 

from 18 to 20 January 2022 at Exhibition 

Centre Nuremberg. 

More on the die-casting competition 

for aluminium, zinc and magnesium at 

EUROGUSS in our news section. 

Die casting worldwide 

NürnbergMesse is not just the organizer 

of EUROGUSS but offers companies 

other platforms in the major international 

foundry markets through its diverse 

network of trade fairs in the core global 

die casting markets. The aim is to provide 

access to new markets and bring 

companies together. 

The EUROGUSS family is represented 

in China, India, Mexico and Thailand. The 

next event is CHINA DIECASTING, China’s 

leading die casting exhibition in Shanghai 

from 15 to 17 July 2020. Following its 

launch in 2018, EUROGUSS Mexico will 

be held in Guadalajara from 10 to 12 

November 2020. Finally ALUCAST, India’s 

leading fair for die casting, takes place in 

Chennai from 3 to 5 December 2020. 

www.euroguss.de/international 


MOLD AND COREMAKING 

Photos and Graphics: Hüttenes Albertus 

With Arkopal RP, Hüttenes Albertus 

offers a new coating series 

especially for additive manufactured 

molds and cores. 

Coatings for additively 

manu factured molds and cores 

3-D printing gives designers unprecedented freedom in designing molds and cores. Since 

printed cores differ significantly in some important properties from blown cores, there 

are specific requirements placed on the coatings. HA has developed a special series of 

Arkopal RP (Rapid Prototyping) coatings for the 3-D printing process, which are already 

successfully being used for actual cast parts. They provide a smooth surface free of casting 

defects in aluminium, iron and steel castings. 

Ekaterina Potaturina, Hüttenes-Albertus Düsseldorf, and Klaus Seeger, Hüttenes-Albertus Hannover. 

In the foundry industry, additive 

manufacturing makes it possible to 

produce prototypes and small batches 

without incurring high tooling and storage 

costs. Molds and cores are preferably 

produced 2using the binder jetting 

process. Printed sand cores however, 

have particular process-induced properties. 

This means that products specially 

adapted to the process are required. 

Printed cores and molds are generally 

used in coated form not only in steel 

and grey cast iron casting, but also in 

aluminium casting. 

Both the special surface structure 

and the complexity of printed cores 

require coatings with distinct application 

properties. At the same time, the 

coatings themselves must be highly 

effective against casting defects such as 

penetration or finning (veining). 

The axis-dependent strength and 

compaction of the sand layers, as well 

as the surface structures of the poured 

and subsequently resin-bonded molding 

materials also play an important role. 

The axis-dependent differences in 

strength lead, among other things, to 

an increased susceptibility to finning. 

Using commercially available coatings, 

finning can be reduced, but often not 

satisfactorily avoided. In order to find 

suitable solutions, the coating properties 

must be specifically adapted to the 

special properties of additive molds and 

cores. 

The following shows a variety of 

examples to demonstrate the effectiveness 

of the innovative Arkopal RP coatings 

developed by HA to avoiding casting 

defects such as finning, when 

casting additively manufactured cores. 

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a b c 

Figure 1: Left: fin mold, Middle: a printed vertical core (S core); Right: a printed horizontal core (L core). 

a b c 

Figure 2: Left: rough cast surface formed by an uncoated core surface. Middle: cast surfaces each with the specifically formed finning 

direction; Right: smooth surface, free of casting defects achieved with the coating Arkopal RP 200 (layer thickness = 200 µm). 

What is additive manufacturing 

or 3-D printing? 

Various processes are in use in the field 

of additive manufacturing. One of 

these methods is the binder jetting process. 

In this additive manufacturing process, 

cores or molds are produced using 

a one-component or two-component 

binder system and a desired sand. 

In the case of the two-component 

binder system, the sand is first coated 

with the activator in a mixer. The recoater 

then applies 4-8 layers of sand to 

the bottom of the molding box. 

When using a single-component system, 

unbound sand is used in this process 

step. 

The print head then selectively 

prints a first layer of binder on the activated 

or unbound sand. In the single-component 

system, a heating lamp is 

additionally used on the recoater to 

accelerate the hardening process. The 

building platform in the job box is 

lowered by one layer and another layer 

is applied. After finishing a layer, the 

process starts again and is repeated 

until the core or mold is completely 

printed. Once the printing process is 

complete, the unbound sand is removed 

from the job box using an industrial 

vacuum cleaner, brushes and compressed 

air. The core or mold is then removed 

from the job box and, if necessary, 

post-hardened until the final strength is 

reached. De-pending on the binder system 

used, the loose sand can be reused. 

Arkopal RP (Rapid Prototyping): 

Product Development and Studies 

HA’s Center of Competence, in the 

course of the development of special 

coatings for 3-D printing, has thoroughly 

examined the role of coatings in 

printed cores and how to comply with 

the special requirements of the 3-D 

printing process. 

In the first step, the coatings for 

additively manufactured molds and 

cores were characterized in benchmark 

tests for iron and steel casting. For this 

purpose, test molds developed to 

demonstrate finning (see Figure 1) were 

used in order to be able to better compare 

the defect pattern on the cast 

parts after casting. 

To additionally examine the impacts 

of the printing direction, the cores 

were each printed in two different 

directions: vertical and horizontal (see 

Figure 1) [1]. 

The casting was produced in the first 

benchmark test with iron at a casting 

temperature of approx-imately 1430 °C. 

The sample compression style cores 

were manufactured in accordance with 

HA specifications (diameter 50 mm). 

The average grain size of the sand used 

was 0.14 mm (sand GS 14) and the 

annealing loss was 1.43 % – using a 

phenol-containing binder as a one-component 

system. The strength value 

achieved in the x-direction was 520 N/ 

cm2, in the y-direction 430 N/cm 2 and in 

the z-direction 190 N/cm 2 . After casting, 

the iron parts were sectioned in halves 

and cleaned of adhering sand residues 

with compressed air. The following pictures 

show one of the sectioned halves 

with the surfaces on the core side. 

Influencing factors: packing 

density and printing direction 

During the tests, it was found that the 

uncoated cores had no casting defects 

after casting, such as finning (see 

Figure 2, left). In the conventional core 

shooting process, the finning is caused 



Application in aluminium casting 

The study included only a small number 

of tests with printed cores in aluminium 

casting. It was observed that the situation 

for the casting of aluminium is significantly 

different because of the 

lower casting temperatures of 660- 

750 °C no finning (veining) occurs. 

Generally, conventionally manufactured 

cores for aluminium parts are often not 

coated at all. Due to the smooth core 

surface, acceptable casting surfaces are 

achieved here even without a smooth 

protective coating layer. 

However, cores produced using the 

3-D printing process have significantly 

rougher surfaces and layer grooves 

from the printing process. After casting, 

the casting surface is also correspona 

b c 

Figure 3: Left: casting surface after coating by painting (layer thickness = 200 µm). Middle and Right: casting surface after coating by dipping 

(layer thickness middle = 200 µm, right = 300 µm); Conventional water-based zirconium coating. 

by a high packing density of the sand 

grains, combined with other parameters. 

During the casting process, the 

phase transition from alpha- to betaquartz 

takes place and the sand grains 

need space to expand [2]. 

With printed cores, on the other 

hand, the packing density is not as high 

as with shot cores as the sand is applied 

in layers. The packing density depends 

on the printing direction, and the resulting 

strengths after the binding process 

also depend on the printing direction. 

When uncoated cores are used, however, 

the cast surfaces are very rough due 

to the sand structure (see Figure 2, left). 

The study showed that the formation 

of finning depends on the one 

hand on the core geometry and on the 

other hand on the printing direction 

(see Figure 2, middle). 

Other influencing factors: 

Application method and layer 

thickness 

In further experiments, it was found 

that several factors play a major role in 

suppressing the tendency of finning: 

the printing direction, the core geometry, 

the application method, but also 

a 

b 

the composition and the layer thickness 

of the coating. 

The test results show that the casting 

defect is significantly less pronounced 

when brush applied compared to 

dipping (see Figure 3). One reason for 

this is suspected to be the penetration 

behaviour of the coating into the core. 

In general, it is proven that higher layer 

thicknesses provide a better casting surface 

with the same application characteristics. 

Application in steel casting 

In steel casting, the requirements for 

the coatings are similar to those in iron 

casting, but an even higher temperature 

resistance is required. Steel is 

usually cast between 1480 and as high 

as 1750 °C. The experiments once again 

used special test molds developed to 

demonstrate finning (see Figure 1, left) 

and round compression cores. The sand 

mixture contained in this benchmark 

test was also GS 14, but a two-component 

furan binder system was used. 

The test mold was cast at approximately 

1480 °C. The results show that in 

the case of uncoated cores, there is only 

a small finning tendency combined with 

Figure 4: Left: 

casting surface 

(uncoated core). 

Right: casting surface 

(coated core, 

800 µm). 

sand adhesion (see Figure 4). The surface 

roughness of the uncoated cores 

was at an Ra value of approximately 10 

µm. In the case of coated cores, the surface 

roughness was between 3-5 µm – 

depending on the respective coating 

composition and the layer thickness 

achieved during application. 

In view of the test results, it could 

also be seen that in steel casting, in parallel 

with iron casting, both the direction 

of pressure and the layer thickness 

play a major role in the occurrence of 

casting defects. In tests also carried out 

at the HA Center of Competence, more 

finning was detected in the vertical 

printed cores (S cores) than in the horizontal 

printed cores (L cores). 

Additionally, the higher layer thicknesses 

produced significantly smoother 

(Ra value of 3-4 µm) and defect free 

surfaces could be achieved with regard 

to finning. In principle, the use of a perfectly 

matched coating greatly minimizes 

both finning and sand adhesions. 

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a b c 

Figure 5: Left: casting surface S core (coated, layer thickness = 300 µm). Middle and 

Right: casting surface L core (finished, layer thickness middle = 300 µm, right = 800 µm) 

conventional water-based coating. 

a b c 

Figure 6: Left: Cast surface L core, coated with Arkopal RP E (layer thickness = 300 µm). 

Middle: Casting surface L core, coated with Arkopal RP G (layer thickness 300 µm). Right: 

S core, also coated with Arkopal RP G (layer thickness 300 µm). 

dingly rough. In order to achieve a 

smooth casting surface, it is therefore 

advisable to coat the cores or molds 

before casting. Sand adhesion can also 

be avoided by applying a coating. 

Summary 

The use of different coatings for additively 

manufactured cores and molds 

revealed significant variations in the 

casting results. Due to the axis-dependent 

strengths, the uncoated cores 

achieve positive results with regard to 

casting defects such as finning. However, 

the use of coatings specially 

developed for 3-D printing can prevent 

the formation of rough casting surfaces 

and sand adhesion. 

The study carried out at HA has 

shown that several factors in the 3-D 

printing process have an influence on 

the casting defect characteristics. The 

core geometry and the printing direction 

play an important role in iron and 

steel casting. According to our findings, 

the finning is more pronounced in a 

vertically printed core compared to a 

horizontally printed core. The chemical 

composition and processing properties 

are important criteria for coating selection 

with regard to avoiding casting 

defects. The application process and the 

resulting layer thickness also play a role. 

With the aid of the optimum coating, 

casting defects such as finning (veining) 

can be avoided and smooth casting surfaces 

can be produced. 

Due to the lower casting temperatures, 

other requirements for the coatings 

are important in aluminium casting. The 

focus here is on surface quality and the 

avoidance of sand adhesion. The surface 

quality is strongly influenced by 

the printed core. By using special coatings, 

sand adhesion can be minimized 

and smooth surfaces achieved. 

The findings described above have 

been incorporated into the development 

of Arkopal RP (Rapid Prototyping) 

series coatings. Foundries that use 3-D 

printing for their molds and cores can 

rely on products specifically developed 

for the process. The coating experts at 

HA will be happy to advise you. 

Dr.-Ing. Ekaterina Potaturina, Produkt 

Manager Coatings, Hüttenes-Albertus 

Chemische Werke GmbH, Düsseldorf 

and Dr. Klaus Seeger, Chemist, Hüttenes-Albertus 

Chemische Werke GmbH, 

Hannover. 

Pneumatic conveying 

technology 

For dry, free-flowing, abrasive and 

abrasion-sensitive material 

Core sand preparation 

technology 

For organic and inorganic processes, 

turn-key systems including sand, 

binder and additive dosing and 

core sand distribution 

Reclamation technology 

Reclamation systems for 

no-bake sand and core sand, 

CLUSTREG® for inorganically 

bonded core sands 

Shock wave technology 

CERABITE ® 

clean castings 

The reliable solution for the 

removal of residual sand 

and coatings of 

demanding castings 

KLEIN Anlagenbau AG 

KLEIN Stoßwellentechnik GmbH 

a subsidiary of KLEIN Anlagenbau AG 

Obere Hommeswiese 53-57 

57258 Freudenberg | Germany 

Phone +49 27 34 | 501 301 

info@klein-group.eu 

www.klein-ag.de 

www.stosswellentechnik.de

Ecoform – a concept for the 

hand-molding of smaller series 

Hand-molded sand casting offers a freedom and variety of design that is found in almost 

no other production process. The Ecoform concept with molding box geometries adapted 

to the casting – which ensures optimization of the relationship between the molding 

material and the casting – now offers more economical hand-molding than ever. 

Jens Müller-Späth, GUT Giesserei Umwelt Technik GmbH, Freudenberg 

Photos: GUT 

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The grid network of steel bars in a round Ecoform molding box is positioned close to 

the component so that it can also take over the heat transport function. 

An Ecoform molding box for pro ducing 

a turbine blade. 

3-D representation 

of a round Ecoform 

molding box. 

The hand-molding casting process 

is utilized for very different geometries, 

sizes and materials that 

foundries use to create impressive products 

for a wide range of industrial sectors. 

The weight of the castings ranges 

from a few kilograms to well over 100 

tonnes. Free-flowing foundry molding 

materials are used in the production of 

hand-molded castings – mainly based 

on quartz sand and generally binding 

with synthetic resins. The binders are 

added to the molding material in 

throughflow rotary mixers. The mixed 

molding material is added to the pattern, 

limited with molding boxes and, if 

necessary, compressed manually or with 

mechanical support and – after hardening 

of the sand/binder mixture – a 

mold or mold half is created that can 

then be handled in the hardened state, 

e.g. using an overhead crane. 

The function of the mold box 

and mold material 

Foundry molding boxes and the molding 

material itself have to fulfil a variety 

of functions and tasks. While the 

molding boxes offer appropriate transport, 

they must also prevent the molding 

sand from escaping from the mold 

when in its elastic state (boxes are therefore 

‘molding material limiters’) as 

well as provide stability functions. This 

is particularly the case where casting 

materials generate additional forces or 

pressure on hardening (e.g. using cast 

iron with spherical graphite). 

The quantity of the molding material 

used depends greatly on the size of 

the molding box because each casting 

requires a particular molding material 

layer between the metal and the molding 

box that must ‘withstand’ hardening 

of the casting in thermal terms. 

The molding box is preferably too large 

than too small, to ensure that the mold 

does not leak. The molding box park of 



„The Ecoform technology 

enables hand molding 

with mold geometries 

adapted to the casting 

geometry. This results in 

an optimum ratio of mold 

material to metal“ 

any foundry is finite, and the optimum 

box is only rarely available due to the 

variety of products and range of casting 

materials. 

The advantages of modified 

molding boxes 

The ratio of sand to casting material has 

a major effect on the production cost of 

a casting. In this regard, one must not 

merely consider the cost of the sand 

and binder but much more besides. The 

necessary cooling time of the metal in 

the mold largely defines occupation of 

production areas, so shortened cooling 

times would create the potential for 

increased production. Another aspect 

regarding the use of molding material 

is its not inconsiderable weight, particularly 

for larger components. Taking a 

hub for a wind turbine as an example 

demonstrates that a very unfavorable 

sand/casting material ratio is created 

using conventional molding technology 

due to the product geometry. 100 tonnes 

or more of molding material is 

often required for a net casting weight 

of 10 tonnes. This can soon load to 

capacity – or even overload – a crane, so 

weight savings are very welcome in this 

context too. The wind turbine hub is an 

ideal example of the Ecoform concept 

because the casting is often large and 

produced in series. 

The Ecoform technology described 

here is characterized by the use of special 

molding boxes that are adapted to 

the pattern contour and stabilized by a 

grid network of bars. The steel bars are 

individually arranged so that they are 

positioned close to the component and 

can thus also take on the heat transport 

function. As a result, it is also no longer 

necessary to completely fill molds all 

the way to the brim of the molding 

box, but instead to fill the molding 

material layer like a bowl within the 

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A round Ecoform molding 

box by GUT Giesserei Umwelt 

Technik GmbH. 

grid of bars in the box. A completely 

new technical variable is created – 

namely, differing molding material 

strengths paired with an adapted grid 

of bars at different positions of the casting 

that permit the technologists to 

work without chills, etc. Whereby minimum 

distances of 30 mm between the 

bars and the pattern have been technically 

confirmed. Drill holes in the welded 

bars give the hardened molding 

material a stable hold. 

The Ecoform process not only significantly 

reduces the amount of molding 

material used – other positive effects 

include, for example: 

> lower molding material and binder 

costs 

> elimination of cooling or reinforcing 

bars 

> shorter cooling times in the mold 

> lower internal stress in the casting 

> lower mold weight 

> elimination of support iron due to 

clamped box halves 

NEW 

Temperature control 

multiFlow modular 

160 °C 

A poured-off molding box. Compared to the 

compact mold, a small layer of molding material 

is required due to the grid network of bars. 

Molds for wind turbine rotor hubs – left the 

Ecoform, right a conventional mold. 

Summary 

The Ecoform technology presented here 

enables hand molding with mold geometries 

adapted to the geometry of the 

casting. This results in an optimum or 

minimum ratio of mold material to 

metal. This is possible because of the 

use of welded molding boxes with a 

grid network of bars, in which only a 

small molding material layer is inserted 

in relation to the compact mold. The 

grid of bars provides the necessary mold 

stability and accelerates cooling of the 

casting. The elimination of cooling bars 

or load weights results in shorter mold 

production times. The use of special 

molding boxes is sensible in the case of 

geometrically similar components or for 

appropriate batch and series sizes. In 

addition to the cold self-hardening molding 

materials based on furan or phenol 

resins widespread in Germany, the 

process can also be used with all 

self-hardening molding material systems. 

www.gut-gmbh.de 

www.eco-form.de 

Jens Müller-Späth, GUT Giesserei 

Umwelt Technik GmbH, Freudenberg, 

Germany 

www.regloplas.com

MELTING SHOP 

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StrikoMelter during installation at Hattori Diecast. With 

the melting furnace, gas consumption and metal loss 

can be significantly reduced compared to older systems. 

„The company has benefitted form less 

clean ing and its emgineers have been able 

to conduct more maintenance in-house.“ 

New furnace halves energy 

costs for Japanese foundry 

Hattori Diecast has become the first Japanese company to order and install a 

StrikoMelter melting furnace from StrikoWestofen. 

Peter Reuther, Striko Westofen, Gummersbach 

FOTOS: NORICAN GROUP 

Eyeing efficient growth 

Established in 1963, Hattori Diecast produces 

automotive parts for major 

brands including Toyota. The family run 

business specialises in aluminium parts 

such as computer housings, air-bag sensors, 

sump valves, accumulators and 

cylinders. Located near to Nagoya, the 

company has more than 100 employees. 

Unsatisfied with a melting furnace 

that had been in operation at its plant 

for 15 years, Hattori decided to decommission 

it and began looking for a new 

furnace that would support its growth 

and productivity ambitions and reduce 

key monthly melt shop costs, from gas 

consumption to maintenance. 

The team at Hattori were familiar 

with StrikoWestofen through the 

Westomat dosing furnace already operating 

in the factory, and also thanks to 

its wider reputation in Japan where 

over 400 dosing furnaces have been 

sold. 

With an additional understanding of 

the local insight and support offered by 

Norican Group which has operated in 

Japan for over 30 years – and keen to 

gain a march on competitors by seizing 

the advantages of world class technology, 

Hattori invited StrikoWestofen to 

tender for the project. 

Figure 1: Preparations for lifting the melting unit by crane 

A trip to China – seeing 

is believing 

Hattori was impressed with StrikoMelter’s 

technical credentials, in particular 

its ability (thanks to clever shaft geometry 

and special burner technology) to 

combine preheating, heating and melting 

processes in one furnace shaft to 

maximise efficiency and minimise metal 

loss. 

Happy with performance on paper, 

the team was keen to see their proposed 

new furnace – a StrikoMelter 1 MH 

II-B 4000/1500, in person. The result? A 

trip to China. During the visit, Hattori 

could see the furnace’s performance in 

live operating conditions and received a 

show and tell of its PLC. The results 

impressed and the decision was made. 

Capitalising on Norican expertise 

Before the installation even began, 

Hattori experienced the benefit of 

working with the wider Norican Group. 

For example, a limitation on the transport 

of goods exceeding 45 tonnes 

with in Japan meant that complex permissions 

needed to be obtained. These 

were secured thanks to Norican’s 

on-the-ground expertise. In fact, Norican’s 

detailed knowledge of Japanese 

government financial support structures 

also reduced the initial cost of Hattori 

purchasing the melting furnace. 

Norican went on to provide on-theground 

knowledge, logistical support, 

engineering expertise and 

warehousing space for parts for the 

duration of the project. 


MELTING SHOP 

Figure 2: The installation took place over the roof. Parts of the wall 

and roof of the factory hall had to be removed for this. 

Figure 3: Fully installed Strikomelter in the die casting foundry. 

The installation was completed within a week. 

Two weeks to a cleaner, 

leaner melting process 

Project constraints meant StrikoWestofen 

had just over two weeks (16 days) 

to complete the installation which 

included the removal of the old 

machine and sintering. Four engineers 

worked together on the project fulltime. 

The installation work began with 

the removal of the old furnace and the 

craning in of the new StrikoMelter. 

These tasks required sections of wall 

and the factory roof to be taken out 

and rebuilt during windy, rainy and 

even snowy December conditions. 

Impeccable project coordination combined 

with the team’s dedication meant 

this was all completed within a week 

(Figures 1-3). 

Another logistical challenge was 

the size of the Hattori plant, which at 

10,220 m 2 is small for an aluminium 

foundry. With parts of the plant remaining 

in operation, the installation 

team had to work around staff, which 

was made difficult by the limited 

space. Overcoming all challenges, the 

melting furnace installation and refurbishment 

works were completed on 

time. As soon as equipment was operational, 

the team at Hattori received 

qualitative training on how to use the 

StrikoMelter. To ensure high-performance 

is maintained, Norican will visit 

Hattori every week for the first 3 

months to monitor each status and 

optimise performance. 

Transforming operations - 

and the bottom line 

Hattori immediately felt the impact of 

its investment. Overall, the StrikoMelter 

has halved furnace-related energy costs 

thanks to a 43% reduction in gas 

consumption and the cutting of metal 

loss from 6% to just 2% when compared 

with the previous melting furnace. 

It isn’t just these headline figures that 

are pleasing Hattori. The company has 

benefitted from less cleaning and its 

engineers have been able to conduct 

more maintenance in-house, such as 

replacing the air fan filter and checking 

the bath temperature. 

Mr. Sasaki, Casting Department Subsection 

Leader at Hattori Diecast said: 

“Remaining a leader means investing 

in the very best technology, so when 

looking to replace our melting furnace, 

we wanted a machine that would keep 

us at the forefront of diecasting – globally. 

“While the savings unlocked by our 

new StrikoMelter speak for themselves, 

it is also important to note that the 

quality of parts and simple operation of 

the machine both exceeded our expectations. 

We would like to thank Norican 

Group for ensuring a smooth installation 

and for helping us to streamline 

our business.” 

Yoichiro Sakai, OEM sales, Norican 

Group, Japan said: “The results that 

Hattori is benefitting from will not go 

unnoticed by Japanese foundries. The 

StrikoMelter offers huge performance 

gains that cannot be ignored. We look 

forward to helping many more Japanese 

operators to seize the benefits of 

market leading StrikoMelter technology.” 

Peter Reuther, Managing Director 

Striko Westofen, Gummersbach 

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MELTING SHOP 

Photo: Leichtmetallgiesserei Bad Langensalza 

A lot of energy is required for melting and heating in foundries. Significant savings are possible with a new burner technology. 

New foundry technology cuts 

energy costs and CO 2 

emissions 

The metalworking industry and foundries in particular consume extreme amounts 

of energy and thus produce large amounts of CO 2 

as well. In the future, light metal 

foundries will be able to cut their energy costs related to production by as much 

as sixty percent and CO 2 

emissions by as much as eighty percent. A new technology 

developed at the Fraunhofer Institute in Magdeburg together with other partners 

will make this possible. This world first was presented for the first time ever at the 

Hannover trade fair in 2019. 

Stefan Scharf, Fraunhofer-Institut IFF and Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg; 

Jörg Tom Felde, promeos, Nürnberg; Hagen Stein, Leichtmetallgiesserei Bad Langensalza 

Unconventional New Technology 

Foundries in general and nonferrous 

foundries in particular currently have to 

repeatedly transfer and constantly heat 

melt charges in a gradual process. In 

addition to open-flame gas burners, 

electricity is predominantly used to melt 

and heat the metal, despite its obvious 

economic and environmental drawbacks. 

Such conventional methods of 

process control and the related transfer 

processes detract from casting quality 

and necessitate complex actions to 

handle the melt. Established processes 

typically have correspondingly high 

energy and resource requirements. 

With their new approach, the researchers 

are banking on an unconventional 

but highly efficient method instead. 

A newly developed burner system 

that uses the energy carrier gas for 

heating delivers control system performance 

and homogeneity previously 

only seen in electrically heated units 

(Figure 1). The waste heat produced 

can be recovered reliably for the first 

time ever. The new design based on 

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a 

b 

Photo: University of Magdeburg 

Graphics: Promeos 

Figure 1: Burner head consisting of 4 x 5 burner cells (a), burner unit 

consisting of 4 burner heads (b). 

Figure 2: Mobile ladle with „heat dock“. 

this development envisions melting, 

transferring and holding the metal in 

fully moveable transfer crucibles in the 

future. This will make it possible to cut 

the multistage process steps necessary 

currently necessary down to just one 

process step. The movable crucibles are 

supplied with the requisite thermal 

energy at so-called “heat docks” operated 

with the new burner (Figure 2). 

This eliminates the drawbacks of current 

alternative systems. 

An equally new sensor system that 

monitors the process continuously and 

completely establishes the basis for 

connected process control in the 

foundry industry, which will be automated 

in the future. This ultimately lightens 

workers’ workloads especially 

during particularly hazardous works 

steps and enables companies to transform 

manufacturing digitally. 

Higher Quality and Lower 

Energy Consumption 

“This will enable light metal foundries 

for which the new system was 

developed to cut energy costs by sixty 

percent and related CO 2 

emissions by as 

much as eighty percent. At the same 

time, this will increase manufacturing 

flexibility and product quality significantly,” 

says Dr. Stefan Scharf. “In principle, 

the design is transferable to any 

foundry and its component solutions 

are transferable to other industries as 

well.” 

According to the German Foundry 

Association (BDG), nearly 340 companies 

in the light metal foundry sector 

(nonferrous metal foundries) produce 

around 1.7 million tons of nonferrous 

metal casts in Germany. Around one 

million tons of CO 2 

are produced in the 

process. Energy costs presently add up 

to roughly twenty-five percent of their 

gross value added. Altogether, the 

foundry industry with around 80,000 

employees in Germany generates 

around 13 billion euros a year. 

The technology was developed in a 

research consortium consisting of the 

Fraunhofer IFF, Otto von Guericke University 

Magdeburg, promeos GmbH and 

Leichtmetallgießerei Bad Langensalza. 

The project named ETAL is being funded 

by the German Federal Ministry for 

Economic Affairs and Energy. 

The researchers presented the mass 

manufacturable prototypes of the new 

transfer crucibles together with the heat 

dock for the first time ever at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s 

booth at Hannover 

Messe 2019. Right after the trade show, 

they were brought to the first implementation 

tests at participating companies. 

The manufacturable product should 

be on the market in the course of 2020. 

Dr.-Ing. Stefan Scharf, Fraunhofer-Institut 

für Fabrikbetrieb und -automatisierung 

IFF and Otto-von-Guericke-Universität 

Magdeburg; Dipl.-Ing. Jörg tom 

Felde, promeos GmbH, Nürnberg; Dipl.- 

Ing. Hagen Stein, Leichtmetallgiesserei 

Bad Langensalza GmbH 

www.iff.fraunhofer.de/en.html 

https://promeos.com 

www.uni-magdeburg.de 


PRESSURE DIE CASTING 

For today‘s companies digitalization and networking of production facilities are indispensable to be successful. Smartfoundry.solutions 

is a full-service solution that provides die casting foundries the necessary tools and know-how. 

Digitalization solutions that 

improve the efficiency of die 

casting foundries 

Photos and graphics: Oskar Frech 

In everyday operation, manufacturing companies are constantly confronted with challenges 

that have to be solved as quickly and efficiently as possible. Especially for die casting 

foundries, which rely on highly demanding and sophisticated production processes, 

the achievement of maximum production efficiency is a never-ending task. Consistent 

further development of digitalization towards the concept of Industry 4.0 helps die casting 

shops to cope more successfully with these challanges and enhance the flexibility of 

their production systems. smartfoundry.solutions from Oskar Frech GmbH und Co. KG is 

a service and solution portfolio for a customized digitalization of die casting foundries. 

Alexander Marks and Kai Kerber, Oskar Frech, Schorndorf 

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100% 

Capacity 

(unsold) 

Stoppages 

(unscheduled) 

Stoppages 

(scheduled) 

Figure 1: 

OEE and its loss 

factors. 

Short stoppages 

Slow cycles 

Out-of-spec 

Initial castings 

Final inspection 

~65-85% 

Planned production time 

(Shifts on calendar days, 

minus weekends, holidays, 

annual closing, …) 

Availability Speed Quality 

OEE 

(Zero Defect Production) 

At GIFA 2019, Oskar Frech GmbH 

and Co. KG unveiled its new 

product portfolio smartfoundry. 

solutions. The modular software applications, 

services and shopfloor-compatible 

hardware solutions extend the 

product portfolio of a traditional 

machinery manufacture with IT products 

for die casters made by die casters. 

The services for the die casters 

include the administration of the systems 

components, the maintenance of 

hardware and software services, as well 

as the IT security management. With 

smartfoundry.solutions, die casters 

access a modularly structured service 

package, enabling them to implement 

individually matching digitalization 

building blocks into their companies. 

OEE 

(Zero Defect 

Production) 

85% 

75% 

65% 

0 to


Adaptability 

How can autonomous 

reactions be achieved? 

Predictability 

What is going to happen? 

Transparency 

Why is it happening? 

Visibility 

What is happening? 

Digitalization 

and networking 

Digitalization Industry 4.0 

2018 2019 2020 2021 

ASSISTANTS 

VIRTUAL FOUNDRY 

GUARDS 

COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS 

SERVICES 

VISUALS + ENTRY POINTS 

EQUIPMENT 

INTERFACES 

DATA ACQUISITION 

Cloud Storage 

smartfoundry.platform 

Figure 3: Industry 4.0 Maturity Index 

and related smartfoundry.solutions 

product groups. 

Entry Points 

Data Connector 

Visuals 

sive assistance systems) and Assistants 

(active assistance systems), together with 

digital twin of the die casting plant 

(Virtual Foundry), belong to the Adaptability 

level, the highest index level of the 

Industry 4.0 maturity index. 

Encrypted data transfer 

The smartfoundry.network builds on the 

Ethernet network, which is used for 

remote service of production machines, 

which already exists in most companies. 

As the individual components of the 

smartfoundry.network are integrated 

into this network, no additional time 

and cost-intensive buildup of a specific 

Ethernet network is required (Figure 4). 

For IT security reasons, the data exchanged 

between the individual components 

Frech WK DGM 

Data Hub 

Frech KK DGM 

Peripherals 

Figure 4: The smartfoundry.solutions components form an integrated digitalization network. 

WK DGM are warm chamber and KK DGM cold chamber die casting machines. 

is encrypted. Nowadays it is usually sufficient 

to start out a digitalization project 

based on the existing network and 

expand the network and IT infrastructure 

as the project proceeds. But it is up 

to foundry to decide whether with a 

view to IT security of the data acquisition 

and production network a dedicated 

network infrastructure should be 

implemented right from the beginning. 

This would – as a positive side effect – 

make the system suitable for handling 

the growing volumes of process and 

machine data in the future. 

Specific, purpose-oriented data 

storage using a Data Hub 

In data acquisition and analysis, two 

basic approaches are commonly 

applied. One approach is to initially 

store all available machine and process 

data without preselecting the data or 

bringing them into relation. Any filtering 

and correlating of data as well as 

bringing the data points into relation 

to each other will be performed during 

the data analysis phase. The advantage 

of this approach is that storage and 

visualization of first data can be realized 

quickly and with little effort. Additionally 

it is possible to add additional 

data to an existing data analysis as 

required. The drawbacks of this approach 

are that data may not be available 

in the required format, may not be filtered 

in sufficient detail or may not be 

stored at sufficiently high sampling 

rates. It may also happen unusable or 

redundant data is being stored without 

notice. However, the most relevant 

disadvantage of this approach is that it 

may not be possible to generate 

important relations between individual 

data points, with the consequence that 

relevant interdependencies are overlooked. 

In the alternative approach data are 

acquired that have been preselected 

and may even have been specifically 

generated for this purpose at machine 

level. In most cases, the data is continuously 

filtered and stored at a rate 

adapted to the purpose of its use. 

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Simultaneously, all necessary relations between the data 

points are stored. The advantage of this approach is that 

high-quality data and high-density information are available 

as soon as the analysis phase begins. A disadvantage is 

the extra effort required before and during the data acquisition 

process. This prolongs the ramp-up phase of digitalization 

projects, i.e. the time during which no “tangible” 

results are available. Additionally during the analysis phase 

certain data may be missing because during the initial 

phase of the project it was not foreseeable that this data 

would be useful. 

The above described first approach appears to be more 

attractive as it quickly delivers first results and provides the 

conditions for easy upscaling to accommodate additional 

features and the approach does not require much specific 

technical knowledge, which otherwise would be needed 

to select and generate specific, purpose-oriented data sets. 

Nevertheless, in industrial practice this approach is 

future-viable only to a certain extent and generates a high 

amount of data without a particular use. 

Most of today’s production machines and their operating 

software are not designed for the acquisition of 

machine and process data, but for the achievement of stable 

production processes. The data is collected and processed 

primarily for process control purposes and, in particular, 

to generate a situational display of the machine on the 

operating screens. Using the same data for digitalization 

and data analytics projects is problematic because much of 

the information contained in the data is not sufficiently 

structured or categorized, and certain data is often only 

available at certain times. In other words, data and relations 

that turn out to be important or interesting in retrospect 

are simply lost. 

As a result of the above described dilemma for the data 

acquisition within smart-foundry.solutions a dedicated 

modularized database system was developed. This system 

enables the recording of different data types at very different 

data densities. It is possible to have an extensive range 

of underlying relations between the data and the data 

sources (machines and their components, tools, production 

batches and products, etc.). By making use the know-how 

of the Frech Group in die casting technology practice related 

data sets were designed, which are preselected and 

matched to the different customer orientated use cases. 

The database system (Local Storage) runs on an industrial 

PC, the so called Data Hub. The Data Hub forms the centre 

of the smartfoundry.network. The data acquisition components 

and other systems connected via interfaces send 

encrypted data continuously to the Data Hub, where they 

are temporarily stored in the Local Storage and brought 

into relation with one another. At the same time, smartfoundry.network 

applications can retrieve static information 

from the Data Hub – for example information about 

machines and tools or analyses results from the short-term 

memory of the system. The Local Storage and the Data Hub 

are not designed for long-term storage of the acquired 

data. For long-term storage, the data has to be transferred 

to the Cloud Storage or to a local storage center provided 

by the foundry. 

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ever technically feasible, the data transfer 

is encrypted in order to rule out the 

risk of unauthorized reading or even 

manipulation of the data. Frech die casting 

machines of the W and DAW, and 

the K and DAK series can be integrated 

into the smartfoundry.network with 

standard interfaces specifically designed 

for the data transfer inside of the 

smartfoundry.network. Customized 

interfaces are currently being 

developed for database and software 

systems, as well as for other production 

equipment of a die casting foundry. The 

portfolio of interfaces is being continuously 

expanded, both in terms of 

diversity and number, and it is today 

one of the most important keys to the 

success of digitalization projects in a die 

casting foundry. 

Robust process and machine 

data acquisition for three-shift 

operation 

With interfaces it is possible to collect 

primary machine and process data from 

production machines and transfer this 

data into the smartfoundry.network. In 

order to integrate older production 

machinery into the data acquisition system, 

additional sensors and data acquisition 

systems have to be installed. A 

detailed monitoring of the machine 

components (e.g. for condition monitoring 

and predictive maintenance) and 

the die casting process requires the installation 

of additional sensors into the 

the machine or the dies. The data acquisition 

task is performed by the Data 

Connector, a industrial connectivity and 

monitoring system within the smartfoundry.solutions 

product portfolio. The 

system, which is based on PLC technology 

and therefore suitable for three 

shift operation in an industrial environment, 

captures additional sensor and 

Figure 5: Entering 

quality data on a 

smartfoundry.solutions 

panel using 

the Quality Panel 

application. 

machine data and makes raw and aggregated 

data available via an OPC-UA 

interface. With the Data Connector it is 

also possible to identify components 

(e.g. with RFID) or to trigger actions 

(e.g. with signal lights). The Data 

Connector converts measured data into 

information, for example, by generating 

e.g. a “media temperature” based on a 

value measured by a sensor using metadata 

and by computing relevant aggregations, 

such as the amount of media 

required per production cycle. The raw 

data of the measurements, the aggregations, 

and the metadata are sent to the 

data acquisition system using the 

OPC-UA interface. The corresponding 

data are then assigned by the Data Hub 

to specific production machines, production 

cycles or batches. In this way, the 

additional sensor data captured by the 

Data Connector can be smoothly integrated 

within the data acquisition logic 

of the production process. 

Robust sensor systems are available 

in packages that cover frequently occurring 

application scenarios, such as monitoring 

of the die temperature, measurement 

of the ambient conditions, 

functional monitoring of the machine 

cooling system, etc. Sensor packages for 

these applications comprise the sensor 

equipment proper, installation material, 

and the terminals for the Data Connector’s 

PLC and software modules. Further 

sensor and connectivity packages are 

under development (for identification, 

actuating, condition monitoring, etc.) 

and will contribute to the continuous 

broadening of the Data Connector’s 

possible applications. Thanks to the 

modular design of the system – both 

hardware and software –, the measuring 

and application scope of the Data 

Connector can be expanded, modified 

or even reduced at any time as desired. 

Role-specific applications 

Acquired data and analysis results have 

to be made available to the personnel 

of a die casting foundry in a way that 

enables the employees to make the 

best possible use of the data in performing 

their tasks. This entails that data 

should be displayed and retrievable at 

the most suitable place and in a way 

optimally adapted to the characteristics 

of the employee’s function. Achieving 

this for all products, services and 

applications, is one of the main goals 

of the smartfoundry.solutions development 

team. In order to come up to this 

requirement, it is essential that data is 

displayed and visualized at different 

locations within a die casting foundry 

and that it is possible to enter additional 

data and information as required. 

It also has to be taken into account 

that the ambient conditions in a die 

casting foundry vary dramatically 

depending on the location – from the 

melt and casting shops, where the conditions 

are extremely rough, to the 

administration offices. Moreover, data 

sets with a varying depth of information 

have to be adapted to the various 

functions (Roles) within a foundry 

(machine operators, setters, process 

optimizers, casting shop managers, 

etc.). 

Meeting this extremely wide range 

of requirements with a monolithic soft 

and hardware system is almost impossible 

and would lead to several disadvantages. 

Instead, smartfoundry.solutions’ 

approach is to use a great 

number of smaller applications for different 

Roles on visualization terminals 

and input devices (Equipment). The 

equipment ranges from sturdy PC terminals 

for the shopfloor level, various 

types of status displays, up to and 

including Web-browser-based software 

systems for the offices and 

mobile devices. In the future, also 

wearables like smart glasses or smart 

watches may be used in the smartfoundry.network. 

The foundry-proof 

terminals and input devices as well as 

the corresponding applications belong 

to the product portfolio of smartfoundry.solutions. 

A special service is 

that the customers may license individual 

applications and lease individual 

terminal devices as well for specific 

periods of time. 

The visualization terminals, input 

devices and applications are administered, 

monitored, and – in the event of a 

failure – quickly replaced by the smartfoundry.solutions 

team. 

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Intuitive entry of information 

Figure 6: Discussing the machine and order status of a die casting machine in the production 

area (Production Transparency Stand). 

While much of the machine and process 

data is collected and transferred automatically 

by production machines, measurement 

systems and software systems 

into the digitalization infrastructure of 

the foundry, other data still need to be 

manually recorded and archived by the 

operators at numerous locations along 

the production process. In many foundries, 

this is done with a great number of 

isolated software solutions that are not 

interlinked. Manual data input and storage 

takes place at different places and 

using different systems. Inefficient data 

entry and processing, unavoidable 

errors and inconsistencies between the 

systems are commonplace. Often even 

manual filing of certain data is still 

being daily practice today. Such data 

would first have to be digitized before 

it can be used within a digital environment. 

smartfoundry.solutions contains 

Entry Point Applications via which data 

can be entered in an intuitive, highly 

efficient way. Applications developed 

for use at the shopfloor level are e.g. 

the Quality Panel, an application with 

an intuitive HMI for the entry of quality 

data of the cast products (Figure 5) 

or the Event Log, an application for 

logging events occurring during production. 

With the Foundry Information 

Manager, a smartfoundry.platform 

application, specific production 

machine or tooling information can be 

centrally stored for future use for 

example by Visual Applications. The 

task of Entry Point Applications is to 

digitize input data only once and as 

intuitively as possible, and transmit the 

data to the respective components of 

the smartfoundry.network. 

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User-friendly visualization 

of the data 

Today, a great diversity of data of different 

information densities and quality 

are available in die casting foundries – 

however, frequently spread over many 

different places. Often highly valuable 

data and information exist in the HMI’s 

of the production machines and in 

other software systems. Just because 

they are available at the wrong place, 

processed in a way that is unsuitable for 

the user and his task, or the relevant 

data can simply not be found within the 

huge masses of information, data and 

information remain unused. This situation 

is likely to worsen as digitalization 

is expanding and increasingly more 

data will be collected and made available. 

For the reasons mentioned above, 

the data available at the foundries can 

in many cases not be used for effective 

process optimization. The smartfoundry. 

solutions approach is therefore based 

on applications, called Visuals, each of 

which realizes a single function for a 

group of users (Roles). 

> Status displays for the shopfloor 

level (Production Transparency Boards): 

including applications which visualize 

the current status of die casting machines 

(Foundry Status Board, HPDCM Status 

Board) or e.g. the maintenance status 

(Maintenance Status Board), 

Figure 6. 

> smartfoundry.platform: users may 

choose from different applications, such 

Figure 7: smartfoundry.platform applications 

can be used via the Web browser in 

the office or on mobile devices. 

as the OEE Agent, which analyzes the 

OEE’s of the connected machines and 

the related performance indicators availability, 

speed and quality. For example 

the 

> Production Intelligence Board: a BI-type 

application for the monitoring and analysis 

of operating modes, fault and alarm messages, 

and different kinds of performance 

indicators or 

> the Production Transparency Tool: 

which can be used by the process 

expert, for example, to examine and 

analyze machine, process and sensor 

data in great detail. 

In addition to these applications, the 

product portfolio contains various other 

Visuals. It is planned to add further 

func tions, and the development of new 

applications is ongoing. Visuals not only 

focus on applications for specific Roles 

and on the user-oriented processing 

and display of the information, but also 

on how to transport the information to 

the right place inside a foundry. 

High-availability mass 

data storage 

The acquisition is realized with Data 

Hubs connected with production machines, 

additional sensor equipment linked 

via Data Connectors, and Entry Point 

Applications on terminals. It is obvious 

that even today, with the system just 

having been rolled out, large quantities 

of data are collected at very high rates. 

For a medium-sized business, like a die 

casting foundry, it will be inevitable to 

outsource the cloud storage service to a 

reliable cloud services provider who as 

the necessary capacity and knowledge 

to store these enormous quantities of 

data today, and even larger quantities 

in the near future, assuring that the 

data are readily available when needed 

and protected by appropriate IT security 

systems. For economic reasons alone, it 

is not viable for the foundries to set up 

and maintain a fail-safe IT infrastructure 

at their premises (hard and software, 

qualified personnel, at least two 

server systems accommodated in separate 

rooms, 24/7 operation of high-availability 

systems, …). 

As the operation of a protected, 

high-availability cloud storage requires 

high effort and technical knowledge, 

smartfoundry.solutions made Cloud 

Storage a part of the product portfolio. 

For each customer, an individual 

Cloud Storage entity is set up, administered 

and operated as a service. In 

addition to the required cloud infrastructure, 

this entity comprises a central 

database system for the long-term 

storage of the collected machine, process 

and sensor data. The link between 

the local components of the smartfoundry.network 

inside the foundry 

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and the components in the cloud is 

established by an encrypted VPN gateway 

connection. All the local components 

inside of the foundry and the 

components in the infrastructure of 

the cloud provider are permanently 

monitored, assuring maximum IT security, 

performance and reliability of the 

systems by the smartfoundry.solutions 

team. 

Data-based decision-making 

About one third of the jobs and the 

associated Roles within a die casting 

foundry are not located on the 

shopfloor, Most of these jobs focus production-related 

office work. The most 

of the information that these employees 

need for their work arises at the 

shopfloor level. However, it often takes 

a long time and involves a great effort 

to transmit the information to the 

employees – and the foundry management. 

The tasks to be performed often 

additionally require the retrieval of historical 

data from the Cloud Storage. A 

interlinking of production and office 

networks entails an extreme security 

risk. For these reasons, it is highly 

recommended to use Web-browser-based 

applications in the offices to access 

historical data stored in the Cloud Storage. 

Web-based applications have the 

additional advantage that they also run 

on mobile phones and tablets. This 

enables managers, or process optimizers, 

for example, to have mobile access 

to specific data from different workplaces 

(Figure 7). The smartfoundry.platform 

provides a Web-based application 

environment which contains various 

Visual and Entry Point Applications. For 

each user an individual set of applications 

can be licensed for variable license 

periods. Smartfoundry.solutions allow 

platform applications use a full automated 

data acquisition chain which provides 

machine, process and sensor data 

without the need of manual data processing. 

The users are able to access 

shopfloor data – virtually in real time 

– and use them as valuable input for 

their decisions in the office. Historical 

data can be retrieved by the users as 

well without effort and with the same 

performance from the smartfoundry. 

platform and the integrated Cloud Storage. 

Mastering challenges together 

The continuously growing internationalization 

and the technological and 

structural change in the automotive 

industry require die casting foundries to 

even further increase the efficiency of 

their operations to remain competitive 

in the market. For companies wishing to 

tackle these and other challenges, digitalization 

provides a number of highly 

effective tools. Some of the challenges 

along the way will take long to overcome 

or may even be impossible to be 

taken by a single company. For time 

and financial reasons, it may be reasonable 

to join forces with other companies 

and tackle the challenges as a 

member of a community of users. Therefore, 

the smartfoundry.solutions team 

is currently setting up the basis for a 

smartfoundry.community as a new 

module of its service and product portfolio. 

The central idea of this new feature 

is the joint acquisition and use of 

data by a user community. This service 

will generate a refund in the form of a 

technology or the possibility to use a 

Community-wide application. A core 

element of the system are applications 

that – when being used – feed individual, 

explicitly designated data in a 

pseudonymized form into a common 

data pool. These data are analyzed and 

the result of the analysis will be made 

available to the users of the Community 

Application as 

refund. This can be 

easily explained 

by way of the 

example of a 

benchmarking 

application: such 

an application 

could be designed 

to 

M 

benchmark not 

only of the production 

machines, 

toolings or 

M 

technologies within 

the company 

R 

of the user, but 

to include also 

the data in the 

anonymous data 

pool of the 

smartfoundry. 

community e.g. 

to compare selected 

key performance 

indicators 

with other foundry‘s. 

Acquiring 

operating data of 

die casting 

machine components 

in order to 

develop models 

odernization 

aintenance 

etrofit 

for the prediction of the remaining 

lifetime of these components would be 

another – more complex – scenario feasible. 

Within the community it would be 

possible to develop high-performance 

condition monitoring tools for critical 

components of the die casting machine, 

such as the hydraulic drive and pump 

system or the control valves of the shot 

end, which otherwise would be extremely 

difficult or impossible to accomplish 

by a single company. Technological 

tasks of this scope, such as the development 

of models for enhanced condition 

monitoring or for a more comprehensive 

understanding of the production 

processes involved, can only be accomplished 

in a joint effort. Cooperation 

must no longer be limited to equipment 

manufactures on the one side and the 

die casters on the other. Cooperation 

amongst die casters has become just as 

vital. 

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References: 

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Dr.-Ing. Alexander Marks, and 

Dr.-Ing. Kai Kerber, Oskar Frech GmbH 

und Co. KG, Schorndorf, Germany 

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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 

Photo: SLM Solutions 

Inorganically bound sand cores with different graphite contents, which influences the 

thermal conductivity of the sand binder mixture and thus the hardening times. 

How the die-casting industry 

can benefit from 3-D printing 

The casting industry and its suppliers have been intensively examining the opportunities 

and challenges of 3-D printing for many years. Its implementation, and the resultant 

further automation of production, has the potential to make a decisive contribution to 

more efficient and cost-optimized production. 

Ralf Frohwerk, SLM Solutions Group AG, Lübeck 

Similar process flows to achieve successful 

implementation of selective 

laser melting technology are found 

in all industries (Figure 1). Companies 

such as SLM Solutions not only offer 

production machines, but must also 

make the SLM process understandable 

to the industry and create trust in the 

technology. The goal is not to replace 

die casting, but instead to make the 

industry strong and competitive for the 

future by using SLM technology as an 

add-on in production. 

Where we stand at present 

The key question is which production 

segments can sensibly use metal-based 

3-D printing efficiently. The answer 

depends greatly on the die-cast product, 

its design and functionality, but 

especially on the annual production 

requirement. Expert knowledge of the 

3-D process, 3-D-compatible design, and 

the clear intention and corresponding 

budgets of the management are decisive 

for the successful implementation 

of 3-D technology. What the objectives 

are, and what resources should be used 

to go down this path, are relevant questions 

– particularly for SMEs. 

The requirements and opportunities 

of additive manufacturing 

The entire process chain must be coordinated 

in order to be able to offer a 

high-quality serially manufactured additive 

product. This not only includes 

robust and reliable machines. The component 

must first be redesigned or 

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developed for the additive manufacturing 

process in order to exploit all the 

technology’s advantages. By integrating 

internal cooling channels, for example, 

tool inserts can be manufactured using 

the selective laser melting process 

which, in the case of die-casting tools, 

contributes to shorter cooling times – 

and thus to a quicker overall manufacturing 

process. Component weight can 

be reduced by using internal structures 

that also increase stability. After successful 

production, the equally important 

post-processing of the component 

takes place. The part must be detached 

from the build plate and the support 

structures must be removed. 

Figure 1: Laser melting 

of metal powder 

in the melting 

bath in the SLM 

Solutions system. 

Does additive manufacturing 

pay? 

Depending on the application, additive 

manufacturing can lead to numerous 

commercial and technical advantages 

that allow companies to strengthen 

their competitive position. The die-casting 

industry now focuses on additive 

manufacturing technology for the production 

of prototypes and small 

batches, in particular, since the manufacture 

of tools is a major cost factor in 

this area. The development time can 

be massively reduced, and very often 

the aluminum alloy intended for serial 

production cannot be used for sand 

casting molds. Various aluminum 

alloys, such as AlSi10Mg, AlSi7Mg and 

AlSi9Cu3, are already available in the 

powder quality specified for the SLM 

process. It should be noted, in particular, 

that the material properties of a 

3-D-printed component are generally 

better than those of a die-cast component, 

since a significantly higher density 

is produced. In addition, not every 

aluminum alloy required for serial production 

can also be used in sand casting 

molds. 

Well-known producers show how 

successfully the technology is already 

being used in serial production. Bugatti, 

for example, uses additive manufacturing 

to produce an active heat shield 

made of AlSi10Mg with integrated cooling 

channels – used in the Bugatti 

Chiron since serial production started 

(Figure 2). A brake caliper and a spoiler 

bracket are under development, to be 

manufactured in a topologically optimized 

design using the SLM Solutions process. 

Selective laser melting technology 

enables Bugatti to implement a consistent 

lightweight design, enabling the 

functionality of the vehicles to be continuously 

optimized. The company 

Hirschvogel also shows how additive 

manufacturing can be used successfully. 

In a design study for the manufacture 

of a car steering knuckle (Figure 3), SLM 

technology reduced the material required 

by 40 percent compared to conventional 

production. 

Cost efficiency thanks 

to automation 

Metal-based additive manufacturing 

offers the possibility of achieving lean 

production with high efficiency and a 

batch size of one. As in the entire 

manufacturing sector, process automation 

is important in the additive manufacturing 

industry – increasing acceptance 

of the technology and creating 

cost advantages. With the PSV powder 

supply unit, SLM Solutions offers a 

material handling system that eliminates 

the need for manual powder replenishment. 

All powder transport, as well 

as the sifting and storage of powder, 

takes place in a closed cycle under a 

protective gas atmosphere. The contactless 

powder handling also achieves a 

high degree of work safety. 

The SLM800 selective laser melting 

system (Figure 4) also stands for automation. 

The fully automatic SLM HUB 

unpacking station integrates numerous 

functions. Several build cylinders are 

handled in parallel in a protective gas 

atmosphere. The SLM HUB also handles 

Figure 2: AlSi10Mg active heat shield 

with integrated cooling channels made 

for the Bugatti Chiron using additive 

manufacturing. 


ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 

pre-heating and controlled cooling of 

the build cylinders. The inert removal 

of powder takes place with fully automatic 

rotation and vibration of the 

built substrate plate. All unused powder 

is removed and recycled back to 

the sieving station so that about 98 

percent of the powder that was not 

melted can be reused. Up to five 

machines can be connected to a single 

SLM HUB in modular form. The machines 

are automatically supplied from 

the central powder station (with its 

integrated sieving station) using 

vacuum technology. This automation 

combined with process engineering 

developments support the achievement 

of economic goals. 

Figure 3: A car steering knuckle from 

Hirschvogel requires 40 percent less 

material using additive manufacturing 

compared with conventional production. 

Safety first 

One challenge is the certification of 

components and integration of 3-D 

printing into existing production lines. 

SLM Solutions supports its customers 

with its profound expertise and intelligent 

software solutions. To achieve 

certification, all quality-relevant process 

parameters are analyzed with the 

help of an impact analysis (FMEA), 

Figure 4: The SLM800 selective laser 

melting system from SLM Solutions. 

while the values and their tolerances 

are determined for high functionality 

in the component. All relevant values 

are displayed and controlled by the 

quality assurance technology integrated 

in SLM machines. Processes in the 

melting pool, for example, can be 

visualized with the Melt Pool Monitoring 

(MPM) system, which determines 

the thermal radiation from the melt 

throughout the production process. 

Laser Power Monitoring (LPM) continuously 

logs the target and actual laser 

output during the entire production 

process. The Layer Control System (LCS) 

monitors the powder bed and detects 

any irregularities in the coating. These 

quality assurance tools ensure low-defect 

production of high-quality components. 

Prospects 

The technology was developed in Germany 

by SLM Solutions, among others, 

the pioneer of selective laser melting. 

For this reason, the technology is well 

known in Germany. Since a great 

wealth of experience has already been 

built up in Europe over the last 15 

years, the willingness to use the technology 

is relatively great. There is much to 

suggest that selective laser melting will 

also prevail in the die-casting industry 

– solutions and systems using the SLM 

Solutions process already exist. 

www.slm-solutions.com 

Ralf Frohwerk, Global Head of Business 

Development, SLM Solutions Group AG, 

Lübeck, Germany 

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SAND RECLAMATION 

Photo: Robert Piterek 

Casting at the two forming plants at Frischhut in Neumarkt-Sankt Veit. Whereas the old 

sand processing system could only prepare 60 percent of the required sand, sufficient treated 

sand is now available for forming. 

Mixing without vibrations 

and complete preparation 

The synthetic molding sand at Eisengießerei Ludwig Frischhut in the Bavarian 

town of Neumarkt-St. Veit is prepared with a state-of-the-art mixing system. 

Gerhard Krauskopf, Krauskopf Maschinentechnik, Buchen im Odenwald 

The preparation of molding sand in 

foundries mostly takes place in 

mixers that have vertically mounted 

mixer tools with agitators. This is 

also the case at the Gießerei Ludwig 

Frischhut foundry (part of the TALIS 

Group since 2010) located in Neumarkt-St. 

Veit, Germany, where a Tune- 

Mixx mixing tool system is used to treat 

and mix the sand components. This system 

not only ensures quieter mixing, a 

higher level of treatment, and lower 

electricity consumption, but also a significant 

increase in throughput. 

The Frischhut foundry prepares its 

synthetic molding sand in a tilted intensive 

mixer. Over a long period the extreme 

vibrations of the foundry’s old star 

agitator led to cracks in the mixer 

frame. The Maintenance Management 

Initiative, in collaboration with the executive, 

decided to exploit a market 

innovation to reduce the vibrations 

caus ed by imbalances, and selected the 

TuneMixx mixing tool system from 

Krauskopf Maschinentechnik in Buchen 

(Figure 1). Frischhut produces molded 

parts made of cast iron with spheroidal 

and lamellar graphite for water supply 

and sewerage systems. The castings are 

processed in the same plant in Pfarrkirchen 

and are given an epoxy powder 

coating using environmentally friendly 

vortex sintering or spray processes. On 

commission, castings are also processed 

(using modern CNC machining centers) 

and coated according to customer 

orders before being tested with up to 

25 bar internal pressure. 

Two molding plants are used to 

mold the castings: one from Künkel-Wagner 

(in Alfeld, Germany) with 


SAND RECLAMATION 

Photos: Krauskopf 

Figure 1: New TuneMixx mixing tool system 

in the mixer plant at Eisengießerei Frischhut. 

molding box dimensions of 620 x 520 x 

200/220 mm³ and the other from Heinrich 

Wagner Sinto (Bad Laasphe, Germany) 

with molding box dimensions of 

1250 x 900 x 400/400 mm³, with a nominal 

sand requirement of 28.5 tonnes per 

hour. The sand preparation system, 

however, only supplied about 60 

percent of the necessary sand quantity 

until 2015. Just replacing the conventional 

agitator with the patented Tune- 

Mixx system brought a reduction in preparation 

times of almost 40 percent and 

a subsequent increase in throughput of 

the same magnitude. The molding plant 

has been supplied with sufficient molding 

sand since then. “An absolutely 

worthwhile investment that has exceeded 

our expectations many times over,” 

according to the then Maintenance 

Manager, Alois Spiegl. 

The TuneMixx system was initially 

purchased because of its precise rotation, 

eliminating mixer vibration and 

the resultant damage. This requirement 

has been fulfilled in every way, which 

managers could see for themselves 

when they visited the mixer platform. 

Encouraged by the successful elimination 

of vibrations and the resultant 

increase in throughput, the molding 

sand properties were examined by an 

independent testing laboratory. The 

results brought further positive aspects 

to light. The TuneMixx system succeeded 

in increasing the preparation level 

to 100 percent and reducing sand 

agglomeration to almost zero. 

The Continuous Improvement Process 

for energy savings – standard at 

Frischhut – even placed the mixer with 

the TuneMixx in second place after one 

year, because the savings resulting from 

the new mixing tool reduced electricity 

consumption by about 45 percent compared 

to the conventional agitator previously 

used. 

What has not yet been mentioned is 

the fact that all parts subject to wear 

due to contact with the product, such as 

the mixing blades, base wear protection 

plate, etc. can be exchanged or turned 

around in seconds thanks to the 

hydraulic clamping system of the Tune- 

Mixx (Figure 2). The foundry was thus 

able to shorten its production downtimes 

from several hours to a few minutes. 

Krauskopf, whose original aim was 

to enable maintenance work to be carried 

out rapidly and easily on a vertically 

driven mixing tool, can look back 

on sales of more than 30 TuneMixx 

units after a fruitful market introduction. 

The system is not only successfully 

used for preparing sand in foundries, 

but also in the refractory industry, the 

glass sector, the building materials and 

carbon industries, and in metallurgy. 

The variations and combinations 

offered by the mixing blade design are 

another advantage. The profile, the 

cross-section, the length, and the 

wear-resistant materials can be individually 

adapted to the mixed material 

and flexibly tested with the rapid-change 

system – because such changes no 

longer involve time- and personnel-intensive 

downtimes (Figure 3). Frischhut 

started out with a wear-resistant mixing 

blade made of hard-cast chrome. Initial 

results showed that wear is greatest in 

the lower area and high-quality wear 

protection is entirely appropriate. From 

then on the mixing blades were used 

with globular tungsten carbide armoring, 

which still proves economical in 

the cost-benefit calculation. The axially 

symmetrical construction of the mixing 

Figure 2: 

Exploded view of 

the TuneMixx mixing 

tool system. 

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Figure 3: Changing a 

mixing blade on a 

conventional agitator 

tool often takes 

several hours. This 

can be achieved in 

minutes with the 

TuneMixx. 

Figure 4: Reconditioned 

furan resin 

mixer shaft with 

special wear-resistant 

armoring at 

Ludwig Frischhut. 

blades also contributes towards cost 

savings and resource conservation: both 

sides of the blades can be utilized – so 

they can be used twice. 

In addition to its quick-change system, 

Frischhut and other companies 

have long appreciated improved process-related 

parameters resulting from 

sand preparation with a TuneMixx system. 

The quality of the mixed material, 

the throughput rate, and the reduced 

need for heating due to shorter mixing 

times are major reasons for many plant 

operators to employ the mixing tool. 

At its site in Buchen im Odenwald, 

the ten employees of the machine construction 

company Krauskopf Maschinentechnik 

GmbH & Co. KG (founded in 

2013) develop, produce and market 

mixing tool systems, replacement parts 

and parts subject to wear, as well as 

individual wear-protection solutions for 

a variety of mixer producers and sectors 

(Figure 4). The company’s tasks also 

include measurements, service and installation 

work, as well as on-site process-related 

consultations. 

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Investment casting 

can save lives 

Berlin-based company Vacucast, a business of LINK Holding GmbH, casts implants that 

are used for joint replacement in operating theaters worldwide. Managing Director 

Tonguc Sahin guides a group of doctors through his investment foundry and shows 

them the manufacturing process of these sophisticated products - which can sometimes 

even save lives. 

Robert Piterek, German Foundry Association, Düsseldorf 

Photo: Fotolia, Clemens Schöll 

Doctor‘s round at Vacucast in Berlin: 

Managing Director Tonguc 

Sahin is welcoming a group of 

doctors today, all of whom are specialists 

in the use of so-called endoprostheses 

and would like to learn more about 

the production process during a tour of 

the company. The attending physicians 

come from all parts of Germany and 

regularly use the prostheses in the operating 

theater to replace damaged 

joints either partially or completely. 

Today, it is an established, continuously 

growing business area, with global sales 

of 43.1 billion US dollars in 2012. Knee 

and hip endoprostheses, which are also 

predominantly manufactured by 

Vacucast, account for more than 40 

percent of sales. 

The critical eyes of the doctors are 

now focused on Sahin, who is passing 

around a palm-sized bent metal part 

– an artificial skullcap made of titanium. 

A counterpart of this implant was used 

to help a seriously injured motorcyclist. 

The surgery saved his life. 

A Passion for Titanium 

Tonguc Sahin, a materials science 

engineer from the Turkish Mediterranean 

city of Anamur and living in Germany 

since 1995, starts his remarks with 

the beginnings of titanium casting at 

Vacucast. The material inspired the 

founders of the company, which was 

launched in 1974, from the very beginning, 

even though their intention to 

cast the material instead of forging was 

initially met with skepticism. „Everybody 

wanted to work with this mate- 

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Cast blanks: Vacucast‘s 

managing director 

Tonguc Sahin in front 

of already cooled 

down cast alloys with 

hip stems made of a 

cobalt-chrome-molybdenum 

alloy. 

Patterns: Like on a 

cable car, these wax 

pattern clusters float 

slowly through the 

factory. 

Immersion process: A robot then covers 

the clusters with one or more layers of 

ceramic. 

rial, which was first used in the military 

and later in civil aviation,“ says Sahin. 

Pros: Light weight combined with excellent 

strength. „Today we also use the 

material to produce dynamically resilient 

artificial hip shafts on our cold-wall 

vacuum casting machine, which you will 

see in a moment,“ he announces. The 

guests nod their approval. But first 

Sahin leads the group of doctors down 

to the production hall to show them 

the investment casting process right 

from the start. 

Precise wax patterns 

Three wax injection molding machines 

are located in a room measuring about 

70 square meters. In the preceding 

room, several people work on wax patterns, 

giving them the finishing touches 

or combining them to clusters. An 

employee uses a lamp to check whether 

the clusters are properly joined. The 

doctors spread out in the room and 

look over the workers‘ shoulders. Some 

reach for their reading glasses to take a 

close look at the negatives of the castings. 

Then, Sahin takes the floor again 

and familiarizes the group of doctors 

with the manufacturing process used 

here – the lost wax process. He explains 

that the 3-D data sets are used to produce 

the patterns in the wax injection 

molding machines and that Vacucast 

collaborates with an external mold 

maker for the production of the injection 

molds. The company regularly 

receives the data sets for pattern production 

from the headquarters of 

Vacucast‘s parent company LINK in 

Hamburg, where 45 development 

engineers are employed. The family-run 

medical technology company took over 

Vacucast from its founder in 1997. The 

company, which has around 1000 

employees, manufactures endoprostheses 

from cast, forged and now also printed 

blanks. 

Forging or Casting? 

„The tolerances of our components are 

very tight,“ continues Sahin, looking 

from doctor to doctor. „They have to be 

true to size and close to the final contour, 

because the precise final dimensions 

have to be as close as possible to 

the blank.“ Another general nodding 

and approving murmur go through the 

ranks of the assembled doctors. A physician 

in a coarse brown wool jacket asks 

an interposed question: What materials 

are used and what other medical 

devices are produced here. Sahin counts 

the product range on his fingers - from 

thigh prostheses from the pelvis to the 

knee, artificial hip shafts and knee 

joints to so-called modular revision 

shafts consisting of up to three parts 

and artificial ankle joints. He adds that 

Vacucast offers hip stems in various 

lengths and thicknesses and does not 

forget to mention that intervertebral 

prostheses also used to be part of the 

product portfolio. 

To compare the materials, Sahin passes 

around two hip shafts made of different 

materials. One is cast from a 

cobalt-chrome-molybdenum alloy, the 

other from titanium. „The titanium 

shaft has a slightly roughened middle 

section. This enlarges the surface so 

that the bone cells can attach themselves 

more easily to the prosthesis,“ he 

explains, stroking the rough surface of 

the casting. This is followed by another 

question from a doctor with an unmistakable 

North German accent. He asks 

whether forged hip shafts are not better 

than cast ones. „There is a prevailing 


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Melting and casting: 

A worker prepares 

the melt for casting in 

ceramic molds. 

Burning: The wax is 

melted out at high 

temperatures and the 

mold is burned. 

Titanium casting: The display in the control room shows the melting 

process of titanium. In a moment, the worker will prepare a 

ceramic mold for casting in an airtight chamber. 

belief that forged parts are more 

durable,“ says Sahin, „but with anatomical, 

complex shapes, casting is actually 

easier than forging. This is because 

the various post-treatments, such as 

hipping, often allow values far above 

the required standards to be achieved. 

Cable Car for Pattern Clusters 

A further essential step in the lost wax 

process is the application of a ceramic 

layer to the wax pattern. The huge 

room that the doctors now walk 

through with Sahin is dominated by a 

facility that at first glance looks like a 

cable car for pattern clusters. As if 

strung together like a string of pearls, 

the blue wax arrangements float slowly 

through the room on a flexible frame. 

Their destination is the manipulator 

covered with a protective foil in the 

middle of the room. A protective fence 

blocks the way to a pool of white tough 

liquid and the working robot. This is 

where the group comes to a stop. „The 

manipulator is one of two that we use 

in our 75-man operation here in Berlin-Reinickendorf,“ 

Sahin points out. 

Behind him, the robot is maneuvering a 

cluster of wax patterns to the basin filled 

with ceramic slurry in front of it and 

gently dips them in. Sahin adds that 

depending on the application, the cluster 

is dipped several times. After each 

dipping, sanding and drying follows 

before the cluster is dipped again. This 

is a lengthy process, which is owed to 

the high quality of Vacucast and also 

means that some castings can cost several 

hundred euros. „For us, quality is 

more important than quantity,“ Sahin 

explains the production requirements. 

„How important is automation for 

you?“ asks a young man with glasses. 

„It is indispensable in our ceramic coating 

process,“ emphasizes Sahin, while 

the robot is doing its job reliably behind 

him. „The process runs in three shifts 

and I can only staff two shifts. The 

robot covers the third one.“ However, 

given the complexity of some parts, it is 

not always so easy to automate this 

process. Vacucast also operates a 

semi-automatic machine for the wax 

spraying process, for example. 

Despite limited possibilities for automation, 

the company has made a considerable 

leap in productivity in recent 

years: „Today, we have slightly fewer 

production employees than before, but 

we produce twice as many castings,“ 

says Shahin proudly. On a production 

area of 5000 square meters, the company 

currently produces around 200 to 

220,000 castings a year. The batch sizes 

of the approximately 400 permanently 

produced articles range from two to 

144 pieces. To optimize processes, nine 

million euros have been invested over 

the past ten years. 

Hot Passion 

Then the doctors and Tonguc Sahin 

reach the inner sanctum of the investment 

foundry – the casting hall. The 

doctors are visibly thrilled by the 

encounter with the fire at the 

autoclave, where the wax in the dried 

ceramic molds is melted, and the casting 

area, where knee joints and hip 

shafts are poured with cobalt-chrome 

melt in the burned molds. However, 

they respectfully keep their distance 

without Sahin having to ask them to 

keep the safety distance. „Each mold is 

cast individually to ensure traceability 

and quality,“ emphasizes the Managing 

Director when the group finally settles 

down after some technical discussions 

among themselves. The quality of the 

Vacucast prostheses must also meet the 

highest standards beyond Germany‘s 

borders. 

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The LINK Group has subsidiaries and agencies around 

the world, so Vacucast prostheses are also sold in China, 

EU countries such as Sweden, Spain and Italy, and South 

America - the export share is 85 percent. Sahin is one of 

four managing directors at LINK and is thus also responsible 

for the good reputation of the products around the 

world. „Our products are Made in Germany and Made in 

Berlin and can compete on the world market,“ he tells 

the assembled medical professionals. 

Sophisticated Titanium Casting Process 

Then the group finally arrives at the cold-wall vacuum 

casting machine for titanium, which Sahin had announced 

at the beginning. The white-painted plant is housed 

on two levels. A seemingly complex construction of boilers, 

control cabinets, coiled cables and wiring. On the 

second level a display in a control room shows a titanium 

block in a copper crucible inside the melting chamber. A 

young doctor demonstrates her knowledge of materials 

technology and is surprised at the use of the copper crucible 

in the titanium melting process. „You‘re right,“ confirms 

Sahin. „The melting point of titanium is 1605 to 

1650, that of copper is only 1084 degrees. So, the crucible 

wouldn‘t stand a chance. But, as the name of the plant 

suggests, it is cooled extremely effectively. This creates a 

so-called ‚skull‘ at the bottom of the container, which 

forms a barrier between the titanium melt and the copper 

crucible. 

A foundryman at the machine is just placing a red-hot 

ceramic mold in an airtight chamber and then carefully 

closes the door. „Titanium is a highly reactive metal. It 

must not come into contact with oxygen, nitrogen or 

hydrogen – remelting must therefore take place under a 

vacuum,“ says Sahin, describing the technically sophisticated 

process. „I don‘t need to tell you that titanium prostheses 

are indispensable for allergy patients. In addition, 

we have to prepare for more and more younger patients. 

Arthrosis is already being treated in younger people,“ he 

says, sparking a lively exchange among doctors on the 

way to the next production station. 

Master of all Processes 

The quality cycle does not end with the casting and 

removal of the ceramic mold but receives a decisive boost 

at the end of the production process during hot isostatic 

pressing. Vacucast has been carrying out this process, 

known as hipping, since 1985. “It is also known as gas 

forging because the process takes place in an argon gas 

atmosphere,“ explains Sahin. At over 1000 bar pressure 

and high temperatures, cavities that may have formed 

during solidification close. This additional refinement of 

the prostheses is carried out by a truck-sized plant located 

at the periphery of the production hall. Sahin: „99 

percent of our processes are in-house, so we are in control 

of the processes from pattern to blank.“ 

Before the implants are sent to the LINK headquarters 

in Hamburg for completion by grinding, polishing, sterilization 

and packaging, they are subjected to heat treatment 

and extensive quality control measurements by 

emission spectrometer, fluorescent penetrant crack detection 

and X-ray testing. The life cycle simulation, which 

completes the extensive documentation effort for all components 

manufactured here, also attracts the attention of 

interested doctors. Clattering noisily in a quality control 

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A look at Vacucast from the outside: The red brick building has a production area of 5000 square meters. Currently, around 200 to 220,000 

castings are produced here each year. 

room, the load bearing capacity of a 

prosthesis is tested in a dynamic simulator. 

Vacucast‘s prostheses are really 

good, as the test according to the Swedish 

knee arthroplasty register proves. 

There, the SP II Lubinus hip endoprosthesis 

from LINK was rated the safest of 

all available implants with a survival 

rate of 94.7 percent after 16 years. „In 

Sweden, the model is the most frequently 

used implant for the cemented 

hip joint replacement,“ says Sahin. 

E-mobility Drives Up Cobalt Prices 

At the end of the tour, the managing 

director addresses final questions. The 

young doctor who already proved her 

knowledge of materials – as it turns 

out, an expert in endoprosthetics from 

a specialist clinic in the German federal 

state of Saarland – raises her hand. 

„How is it with you?“ she asks. „How 

did you get to your current position“? 

Sahin laughs and then reports on his 

studies to become a mining engineer in 

Izmir, Turkey, followed by a university 

education in Germany and his career 

start as a working student at Vacucast, 

where he worked his way up from quality 

manager to foundry manager to 

managing director. In his private life he 

is married and has two daughters. 

A medical doctor wants to know: 

„Isn‘t cobalt also needed on a large scale 

for batteries in electric cars?” „At the 

This employee 

checks the dimensional 

accuracy of 

medical technology 

components. 

moment, cobalt is used extensively in the 

manufacture of batteries for e-mobility, 

among other things. I actually wonder 

whether the increasing demand for 

e-cars might one day lead to hospitals no 

longer being supplied with inexpensive 

implants,“ says the managing director, 

looking to the future. The price per kilogram 

has temporarily risen from 30 to 

up to 90 US dollars. 

Resilient Industry 

Vacucast offers top quality Made in Germany 

thanks to sophisticated system 

technology and high process reliability. 

Tonguc Sahin demonstrated this to the 

doctors during their visit – a visit that 

did not take place, but which could 

have looked like this. Sahin regularly 

guides doctors through the plant but 

has organized this tour exclusively for 

us. His company is in an excellent position 

and is well placed to expand its 

product range in the coming years - for 

example, to include parts for the 

mechanical engineering and aviation 

industries. 

But qualified know-how carriers are 

also essential. Such specialists are 

sometimes rare – even in the cosmopolitan 

city of Berlin. Currently, a production 

manager, engineers and other specialists 

are needed: „The demand for 

our products will not decrease“, Sahin is 

convinced, „because the focus is on helping 

people!” www.vacucast.de 

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NEWS 

EUROGUSS DIE CASTING AWARD 

Innovative Products in three material categories 

1st prize aluminium competition: Oil-coolant 

module of the alloy AISi9Cu3 (Fe) by Hengst 

SE from Nordwalde, Germany. 

1st Prize magnesium competition: Magnesium chainsaw piston made by Stihl, Prüm, Germany. 

The part weighs only 69 grams and consists of the alloy MRI (Mg-Al-Mn-Ca-RE), which is 

known for good high-temperature properties, good creep behavior and good castability. 

Traditionally, a die-casting competition 

for aluminum, zinc and magnesium 

components is held at EUROGUSS. 

The 2020 winners for aluminum 

were: 

1st prize: Hengst SE, Nordwalde, 

oil-coolant module, alloy: AISi9Cu3 (Fe), 

2nd prize: Druckguss Westfalen GmbH 

& Co. KG, Geseke, housing HV Booster, 

alloy: EN AC-AISi10MnMg, weight: 2785 

g, dimensions: L 344 mm x W 365 mm x 

H 176 mm, 

3rd prize: Alupress AG, Brixen, upper 

housing section for 2-channel EBS, alloy: 

EN AC-47100, weight: 780 g, dimensions: 

L 193 mm x W 98 mm x H 98 mm, 

3rd prize: Nemak Slovakia s.r.o., Žiar nad 

Hronom, battery housing, alloy: AlSi9Mn 

(naturally hard without heat treatment), 

weight: 15,900 g; Cast with base plate 

extrusion 38 000 g, dimensions: L 1045 

mm x W 753 mm x H 218 mm. 

The 2020 winners for magnesium 

were: 

1st prize: Andreas Stihl AG & Co KG, piston 

for professional chain saw with 

two-stroke engine, component weight: 

0.06 kg, alloy: MRI, 

One of the winners of zinc competition: This casting by Georg Frank GmbH, Heilbronn, 

Germany, is a connection component in a fan. It is insulated for use as a conductive 

connection by overmolding with plastic. 

2nd prize: Stolfig Leichtbau Kompetenzzentrum 

GmbH, “High-Voltage” 

inverter housing (e-mobility), component 

weight: 0.2 kg, alloy: AZ91, 

3rd prize: GF Casting Solutions, cockpit 

cross member with visible surfaces, LR 

Defender 2020, component weight: 

1.0kg + 1.1kg, alloy: AM60, 

3rd prize: DGH Heidenau GmbH & Co. 

KG, cylinder head cover (BMW R1250), 

component weight: 0.555 kg, alloy: 

AZ91. 

The 2020 winners for zinc were: 

Automotive category: Druckguss Westfalen 

Behringer GmbH & Co. KG, Velbert, 

Sanitary engineering category: HDO 

Druckguß und Oberflächentechnik 

GmbH, Paderborn, 

Lifestyle category: Heiligenstädter Reißverschluß 

GmbH & Co. KG, Heilbad Heiligenstadt, 

Category electrical engineering & 

mechanical engineering: Georg Frank 

GmbH, Heilbronn, 

Medical technology category: Dipl.-Ing. 

Siegfried Müller Druckguss GmbH & Co. 

KG, Velbert, 

Security & Locking Technology category: 

Groß Druckguss GmbH, Heilbad 

Heiligenstadt. 

www.euroguss.com 


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NORICAN GLOBAL 

Shoulder to shoulder for artificial intelligence 

in the foundry industry 

Norican Global A/S, a leading Danish 

metallic parts enhancement company, 

has entered an industry-exclusive partnership 

with DataProphet from South 

Africa, a global leader in artificial intelligence 

(AI) for manufacturing. Goal is 

to bring meaningful AI applications into 

real-life foundry environments. 

The partnership follows a number of 

joint innovation projects carried out 

over the past 12 months with the Norican 

brand DISA, one of the leading suppliers 

of green sand foundry technology. 

The results of these projects are 

already maturing into products and the 

first commercial AI application 

developed under the collaboration is 

scheduled to go live in a customer production 

in a few months. 

Anders Wilhjelm, CEO of Norican 

Group, says: “We know foundries and 

how they work, DataProphet really 

knows AI. Together, we can bring 

practical AI applications into foundries 

faster – applications that will have a 

tangible impact for our customers now, 

not in a distant future.” Frans Cronje, 

CEO and co-founder of DataProphet, 

Reduction of rejects via artificial intelligence? The Norican Group is now getting serious 

about the future project with partner DataProphet. 

adds: “Working closely with an equipment 

manufacturer of DISA’s deep 

expertise allows us to make a genuine 

difference in foundries.” 

The new AI applications developed 

as part of the partnership are equipment-agnostic, 

meaning they will be 

available not only on solutions from 

the other Norican brands (Italpresse 

Gauss for die casting, StrikoWestofen 

for high-end furnace technology and 

Wheelabrator for surface preparation), 

but will also work with non-Norican 

equipment. www.noricangroup.com 

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RHEINMETALL AUTOMOTIVE 

Innovation Award for Hydrogen 

Recirculation Blower 

This new hydrogen recirculation blower by 

the Rheinmetall Automotive subsidiary Pierburg 

from Neuss, Germany, received an 

award in Shanghai in December of last year. 

Rheinmetall Automotive received an 

award for its new hydrogen recirculation 

blower at the 12th International 

Automotive Congress 2019 on the 4th 

of December in Shanghai. With the 

Automotive Technology Innovation 

Award for a fuel-cell driveline component 

developed by Rheinmetall Automotive 

subsidiary Pierburg the jury 

honored innovative developments in 

the field of future drivelines. 

Fuel cell systems have a recirculation 

system for unused hydrogen on the 

anode side. An active blower is often 

used for this purpose, which must function 

safely and efficiently even at high 

concentrations of hydrogen. To ensure 

this, Pierburg has developed a hydrogen 

recirculation blower (HRB) based 

on a side-channel blower and without 

dynamic sealing elements to ensure ultimate 

hydrogen tightness over lifetime. 

The hydrogen recirculation blower is 

available in both high- and low-voltage 

variants. The blower can start from cold 

and has excellent NVH (Noice Vibration 

Harshness) characteristics. It has a rating 

of 0.7 to 2 kilowatts or up to 400 watts 

in the low-voltage version. It is driven by 

a brushless motor with sensorless control; 

LIN / CAN bus communication and 

diagnostic functions are also available. 

The Chinese congress is a technology 

forum focusing on trends in the automotive 

industry such as New Energy 

Vehicles (NEV), Future Mobility and 

lightweight engineering. It is organized 

by the Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge (ika) 

of RWTH Aachen University and the 

Vogel Automotive Media Group. The 

congress, which has been held in Shanghai 

since 2008, has become an important 

meeting-point for experts in automotive 

technology and is of growing 

significance. 

www.rheinmetall-automotive.com 

Photo: Rheinmetall Automotive 

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CASTFORGE 2020 

On course for success 

The second anniversary of CastForge, 

which will be taking place from 16 to 

18 June 2020 at the Messe Stuttgart, is 

already nearly fully booked. More 

than 250 international exhibitors will 

be participating in the Trade Fair for 

Castings and Forgings with Processing. 

This corresponds to an increase of 66 

percent on the première in 2018, and 

double the number of spaces occupied 

in the hall. Amongst the exhibitors 

from across Europe are well-known 

names such as Bosch Rexroth, GF Casting 

Solutions and Fonderie Schlumberger. 

„We are so pleased with the great 

encouragement that CastForge has 

received,“ says Gunnar Mey, Department 

Director of Industrial Solutions at 

Messe Stuttgart. He announces that, 

„despite being in a challenging time 

economically, we sense great enthusiasm 

from the trade fair exhibitors. 

Together with the castings and forgings 

CastForge 2020 is almost fully booked. Here, 

visitors can get a comprehensive idea of the 

market and keep an eye on current developments. 

sector, we are optimistic about getting 

one of the biggest purchasing events 

for castings and forgings on its feet.“ 

The high level of specialization offered 

by this trade fair, with its focus on 

castings and forgings with processing, is 

one of the key reasons why so many 

companies want to exhibit at CastForge 

2020. 

Specialist visitors of CastForge 2020 

can also look forward to a varied 

accompanying programme of high professional 

quality. Gunnar Mey gives us a 

glimpse, explaining that „the Project 

Team is currently developing a suitable 

three-day accompanying programme, 

together with various associations and 

institutions. This will include a stage for 

specialist talks in the trade fair hall. In 

addition, workshops, seminars and conferences 

will be taking place at the ICS 

International Congress Center Stuttgart, 

making CastForge an even more attractive 

event for visitors who are interested 

in castings and forgings with processing. 

This includes the “cast iron 

forum”, organized by the Academy of 

the Association of German Foundrymen 

(VDG), which will be taking place 

alongside CastForge.“ 

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NEWS 

SPECTRO 

New quick and efficient spark spectrometer 

Spectro Analytical Instruments, Kleve, 

Germany, has introduced the eighth 

generation of its Spectromaxx with iCAL 

2.0 arc/spark OES Analyzer - improved 

with new capabilities and advancements 

in performance to achieve fast, 

accurate elemental analysis precisely 

tuned for material control and foundry 

applications. 

The newest generation instrument 

features high speed, quick and simple 

standardization, reliable and accurate 

results, low gas consumption, and a low 

cost of ownership for a better elemental 

analysis of incoming source materials, 

for in-process testing and traceability, 

and for final quality inspection. The 

new Spectromaxx analyzer’s even faster 

measurement times and low consumables 

consumption provide high productivity, 

analytical performance, ease of 

use, and cost-effectiveness. 

According to Spectro the Spectromaxx 

achieves a 12 percent reduction in 

measurement times with optimized 

spark parameters. (Example: low-alloy 

steel takes 3 seconds less than with previous 

models.) This enables users to 

quickly react to changing process conditions 

for savings in both time and 

energy costs. 

Quick, Simple Standardization: The 

new analyzer features Spectro’s proprietary 

iCAL 2.0 calibration logic, which 

needs 5 minutes and a single sample per 

The new Spectromaxx 

achieves a 

fast, accurate elemental 

analysis precisely 

tuned for 

material control and 

foundry applications. 

day. Spectromaxx with iCAL 2.0 compensates 

for most changes in environmental 

temperature or pressure without requiring 

reruns, unlike conventional instruments. 

Moreover, Spectro’s Spark Analyzer 

Pro software features a simplified 

operator view and programmable application 

profiles to ensure ease of use for 

less experienced personnel. The result: 

unparalleled stability, productivity, and 

savings. Spectromaxx also minimizes the 

use of costly argon gas without sacrificing 

analytical performance. The analyzer’s 

low maintenance requirements 

deliver higher availability, while advanced 

diagnostics with critical status indicators 

make maintenance easier and 

prevent downtime. Amecare services 

help promote uninterrupted performance 

and maximize return on investment 

with machine-to-machine support 

that allows proactive alerts, backed up 

by an on-request PC connection with a 

remote Spectro service expert. 

Furthermore advanced OES technology 

enables the spark spectrometer to 

precisely detect and analyze samples 

containing free graphite, with results 

comparable to those achieved by combustion 

analysis. The analyzer can monitor 

carbon during the pre-spark phase 

to detect free graphite and minimize its 

effects by selecting analytical conditions. 

This approach also uses a statistical 

method to detect bad samples automatically. 

www.spectro.com/maxx 

Photo: Spectro 

OTTO JUNKER 

Increasing flexibility with Medium-frequency 

induction melting plant 

48 

Eisenwerke Erzgebirge, Schönheide, 

Germany, an iron foundry that produces 

high-grade castings for the automotive 

industry, has a new medium-frequency 

coreless induction furnace system. Furnace 

constructor is Otto Junker from 

Simmerath, Germany. 

With its new coreless furnaces the 

company aims to safeguard its viability 

in tomorrow‘s markets and intends to 

establish itself as a supplier of grey cast 

iron and spheroidal graphite iron (SGI) 

products. Its stated goal is to become a 

flexible contract foundry producing 

small lot sizes of castings in whiteheart 

and blackheart malleable iron, grey cast 

iron and SGI. 

The new melting furnace system 

consists of two 6,000 kg furnaces operated 

in tandem off a 4,800 kW converter. 

The Duomelt set-up allows for an infinitely 

variable power split between the 

two furnaces. The converter employed 

features modern IGBT modules, enabling 

the plant to run with a constantly 

high power factor (cos phi = 1.0 at the 

converter input). Multi-Frequency technology 

(250 Hz /125 Hz) provides a melt 

stirring capability for carburizing and 

alloying work. 

Automatic process management is 

provided on the basis of a JOKS touch 

control system in this application. The 

bidirectionally tiltable extractor hood 

collects the fumes released in the melting 

process. An OCP (Optical Coil Protection) 

system is fitted for continuous 

monitoring of the temperature on the 

inside of the coil. This ensures an early 

detection of crucible defects and prevents 

coil damage and melt breakthrough. 

The furnaces are mechanically 

filled with the necessary raw materials 

by means of the charging machines. 

This solution improves operator safety 

on the one hand while also facilitating 

an optimum utilization of the furnace‘s 

melting capacity due to adjustability of 

the charging speed. 

The pouring process is fully automated 

thanks to the use of the 1.2 tonne 

stoppered ladle that was part of Otto 

Junker‘s scope of supply. The system distinguishes 

itself by high ease of maintenance 

and hence, high equipment 

availability. 

www.otto-junker.de

FOSECO 

New foundry coating 

improves inner cleanliness 

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 improvement of the performance of the 

engine and extend the service interval frequency of modern 

combustion engines. 

Photo: Foseco 

The new coatings result in very clean surfaces, even in critical areas. 

The choice of the right refractory coating during casting production 

can influence engine performance to a degree that 

longer service intervals can be applied as well as the replacement 

of cooling and lubrication fluids reduced. These improvements 

can contribute directly to environmental requirements 

laid down by Euro 6 and future Euro 7 regulations. 

The new range of “Inner Cleanliness” coatings from Foseco is 

meant for automotive foundries and addresses the increasing 

quality demands specified for the next generations of emission-reduced 

and performance-enhanced internal combustion 

engines. 

Major Benefits: 

> Reduction of remaining dirt in inaccessible parts of the 

engine (head and block) 

> Reduction of rework and cleaning costs 

> Improvement of engine performance 

> Extension of service intervals 

> CO 2 

-emission reduction 

> Reduced impurities in the cooling circulation system 

www.vesuvius.com/en/our-solutions/international.html 

Do you want your press information 

to be published in our News 

section? 

Then please send your reports to: 

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NEWS 

The Carl Loper Symposium 

in Bilbao 

brought together 

around 160 participants 

from 21 countries. 

Photo: Azterlan 

2ND CARL LOPER SYMPOSIUM BILBAO 

The future of cast iron 

At the 2nd Carl Loper Symposium in the 

Spanish coastal city of Bilbao more than 

160 participants from 21 countries 

gathered from 30 September to 1 October 

2019 to share the most advanced 

technological innovations and applications 

of cast iron. 

Organized by the IK4-Azterlan 

Metallurgy Research Center, along with 

the American Foundry Society (AFS), the 

World Foundry Organization (WFO) and 

the Tabira Foundry Institute, the event 

has reviewed the metallurgy fundamentals 

of cast iron by sharing some of the 

latest research and technological 

developments for the industry. More 

than 85 companies, organizations and 

technology centers from 21 countries 

have been represented in the event. 

The results of the symposium were as 

follows: 

The undeniable effort to promote the 

electric vehicle and the need to reduce 

CO 2 

emissions have led the European 

automotive sector to put in practice 

diverse initiatives to lighten the weight 

of automobiles. However, strategies like 

the substitution of diesel engine for the 

gasoline one, the development of new 

metallic alloys or the redesign and substitution 

of specific components seem to 

affect specially the projections of the 

same industry: cast iron. 

This material, that not long ago was 

a collective bet of the industry, due to 

the provided mechanical characteristics, 

as well as for its capacity to shape complex 

geometries or its low manufacturing 

cost, now seems to be losing the 

battle, at least, in Europe. 

In fact, the Symposium offered the 

opportunity to know the stance of the 

OEM companies like Renault. Representing 

this French automobile manufacturer, 

Mr. Loïc Vaissierre and Mr. Eric 

Albertalli, experts in casting processes 

innovation, predicted that “until 2035, 

a yearly reduction of 1.85 percent will 

happen in the presence of cast iron 

parts within the automobile”. The numbers 

presented by the engineers talked 

by themselves: some years ago, an average 

of 175 kg of casted parts could be 

found by car, nowadays this number has 

descended to 138 kg by car and in the 

mentioned date only a total of 50 kg 

will be found. The Renault representatives 

also pointed out some potential 

substitutes for iron casting: aluminium 

(forged and cast) and steel (forged, cast 

and stamped). 

But, is the iron foundry destined to 

be a minority material within the passenger 

vehicles? Is this a global tendency? 

This same meeting also had the 

presentation of Dr. Steve Dawson, CEO 

of the Sintercast company who, in 

opposition to the previous point of 

view, was able to foretell a more positive 

future for cast iron. Dr. Dawson 

highlighted how the strategy to push 

the electric vehicle is a “mainly European 

and Chinese” trend, but that it 

does not correspond to other markets, 

like American one, “where bigger and 

heavier cars are being manufactured”. 

He predicted a steady increase in the 

application of cast iron parts within the 

passenger vehicle and, in his words, it 

will necessarily keep occupying a key 

role in the automotive industry. 

In front of this discussion, the R&D 

director of the Azterlan Metallurgy 

Research Centre, Ramón Suárez, assured 

that, for iron foundry to keep occupying 

a relevant place, it must be able to 

showcase new opportunities and 

advance towards new attractive frontiers 

for the industry. 

“With no doubt, the passenger 

vehicle industry will keep innovating to 

achieve lighter and more secure cars, 

promoting lower fuel consumption and 

a greater efficiency in the use of raw 

materials”. In this field, in the words of 

Suárez, the symposium has allowed to 

prove that, “even though this is a 

mature technology, iron casting has still 

a lot to offer to the automotive sector 

and it is open to innovation”. That way, 

only if we keep researching and “taking 

the materials to new limits” will it be 

able to show all of its potential to components 

designers and users”. 

“Obviously, this requires the industry 

to make a significant effort”. Developing 

new and more efficient processes, 

data mining and “why not, linking 

these data to the information generated 

by the components through their 

service life”, can offer the foundry the 

clues to define its innovation lines, as 

well as the arguments it needs to maintain 

an outstanding place within this 

highly demanding industry. 

Interview with 

Dr. Steve Dawson, 

SinterCast, at the 

symposium 

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SUPPLIERS GUIDE 

CASTING 

PLANT AND TECHNOLOGY 

INTERNATIONAL 

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1 Foundry Plants and Equipment 

17 Surface Treatment and Drying 

2 

Melting Plants and Equipment for Iron and 

Steel Castings and for Malleable Cast Iron 

18 

Plant, Transport, Stock, and Handling 

Engineering 

3 Melting Plants and Equipment for NFM 

4 Refractories Technology 

19 Pattern- and Diemaking 

20 Control Systems and Automation 

5 

6 

7 

8 

Non-metal Raw Materials and Auxiliaries for 

Melting Shop 

Metallic Charge Materials for Iron and Steel 

Castings and for Malleable Cast Iron 

Metallic Charge and Treatment Materials for 

Light and Heavy Metal Castings 

Plants and Machines for Moulding and 

Coremaking Processes 

21 Testing of Materials 

22 Analysis Technique and Laboratory 

23 Air Technique and Equipment 

24 Environmental Protection and Disposal 

9 Moulding Sands 

10 Sand Conditioning and Reclamation 

11 Moulding Auxiliaries 

12 Gating and Feeding 

13 Casting Machines and Equipment 

25 Accident Prevention and Ergonomics 

26 Other Products for Casting Industry 

27 Consulting and Service 

28 Castings 

29 By-Products 

14 

Discharging, Cleaning, Finishing of Raw 

Castings 

30 Data Processing Technology 

15 Surface Treatment 

16 Welding and Cutting 

31 Foundries 

32 Additive manufacturing / 3-D printing 




▼ Remelting Furnaces 700 

▼ Foundry Equipment and Facilities, in general 20 


57334 Bad Laasphe, Germany 

( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 

www.wagner-sinno.de 

▼ Second Hand Foundry Plants and Equipment 45 

TCT TESIC GmbH 

Foundry Marketing & Services 

58640 Iserlohn, Germany 

( +49 2371 77260 

Innernent: 

www.ncn-nesic.com 

02 Melting Plants and Equipment for Iron and 


02.06 Maintenance and Repairing 

▼ Repairing of Induction Furnaces 584 

TCT TESIC GmbH 

Foundry Marketing & Services 

58640 Iserlohn, Germany 

( +49 2371 77260 

Innernent: 

www.ncn-nesic.com 


LOI Thermoprocess GmbH 

45141 Essen/Germany 

( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 

loi@nenova.com 

Innernent: 

www.loi.nenova.com 


04.01 Plants, Equipment and Tools for Lining in Melting 

and Casting 

▼ Mixers and Chargers for Refractory Mixes 930 

UELZENER Maschinen GmbH 

Snahlsnr. 26-28, 65428 Rüsselsheim, Germany 

( +49 6142 177 68 0 

E--ailt: 

connacn@uelzener-ums.de 

Innernent: 

www.uelzener-ums.de 

▼ Gunning for Relining of Cupolas 950 



( +49 6142 177 68 0 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Wear Indicators for Refractory Lining 980 

Saveway GmbH & Co. KG 

Wümbacher Landsnraße 8, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany 

( +49 3677 8060-0 7 +49 3677 8060-99 

Innernent: 

www.saveway-germany.de 

▼ Wear Measuring and Monitoring for Refractory Lining 982 

Refratechnik Steel GmbH 

Refratechnik Casting GmbH 

Schiess-Snr. 58, 40549 Düsseldorf, Germany 

( +49 211 5858-0 

E--ailt: 

sneel@refra.com 

Innernent: 

www.refra.com 

▼ Insulating Refractoy Bricks 1050 

Division Etex Industry 

Raningen/Germany 

E--ailt: 

www.proman-indusnry.com 

▼ Insulating Products 1130 



E--ailt: 


EIKA, S.COOP 

Urresolo 47, 48277 Enxebarria, Spain 

( +34 946 16 77 32 

E--ailt: 

jorniz@isoleika.es 

Innernent: 

www.isoleika.es 

▼ Ceramic Fibre Mats, Papers, Plates, and Felts 1155 



E--ailt: 


▼ Micro Porous Insulating Materials 1220 



E--ailt: 


03.02 Melting and Holding Furnaces, Electrically 

Heated 

▼ Aluminium Melting Furnaces 630 



( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Induction Furnaces (Mains, Medium, 

and High Frequency) 660 

INDUGA GmbH & Co. KG 

52152 Simmeranh, Germany 

E--ailt: 

info@induga.de 

Innernent: 

www.induga.com 



( +49 3677 8060-0 7 +49 3677 8060-99 

Innernent: 


▼ State Diagnosis of Refractory Lines 985 



( +49 3677 8060-0 7 +49 3677 8060-99 

Innernent: 


04.02 Refractory Materials (Shaped and Non Shaped) 

▼ Refractories, in general 1040 

EIKA, S.COOP 


( +34 946 16 77 32 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Ladle Refractory Mixes 1240 



( +49 6142 177 68 0 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


04.04 Refractory Building 

▼ Maintenance of Refractory Linings 1462 



( +49 6142 177 68 0 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


EIKA, S.COOP 


( +34 946 16 77 32 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


L. & F. PETERS GmbH 

E--ailt: 

www.peners-feuerfesn.de 

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05 Non-metal Raw Materials and Auxiliaries for 

Melting Shop 

▼ Vacuum Moulding Machines and Processes 3280 


05.04 Carburization Agents 

▼ Coke Breeze, Coke-Dust 1680 

ARISTON Formstaub-Werke GmbH & Co. KG 

Worringersnr. 255, 45289 Essen, Germany 

( +49 201 57761 7 +49 201 570648 

Innernent: 

www.arisnon-essen.de 

08 Plants and Machines for Moulding and 




( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


08.03 Additives and Accessories 

▼ Core Handling 3450 

▼ Sand Reclamation System 4448 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


08.01 Moulding Plants 

▼ Moulding Machines, Fully and Partially Automatic 3070 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


08.02 Moulding and Coremaking Machines 

▼ Multi-Stage Vacuum Process 3223 

Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH 

35614 Asslar, Germany 

( +49 6441 802-1190 7 +49 6441 802-1199 

E--ailt: 

andreas.wuerz@pfeiffer-vacuum.de 

Innernent: 

www.pfeiffer-vacuum.de 

▼ Automatic Moulding Machines 3100 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


▼ Moulding Machines, Boxless 3150 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


▼ Air-flow Squeeze Moulding Machines and Plants 3190 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 




( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 



09.01 Basic Moulding Sands 

▼ Chromite Sands 3630 

GTP Schäfer GmbH 

41515 Grevenbroich, Germany 

( +49 2181 23394-0 7 +49 2181 23394-55 

E--ailt: 

info@gnp-schaefer.de 

Innernent: 

www.gnp-schaefer.com 

▼ Ceramic Sands/Chamotte Sands 3645 



( +49 2181 23394-0 7 +49 2181 23394-55 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Silica Sands 3720 

STROBEL QUARZSAND GmbH 

Freihungsand, 92271 Freihung, Germany 

( +49 9646 9201-0 7 +49 9646 9201-1257 

E--ailt: 

info@snrobel-quarzsand.de 

Innernent: 

www.snrobel-quarzsand.de 

09.04 Mould and Core Coating 

▼ Blackings, in general 4270 

ARISTON Formstaub-Werke GmbH & Co. KG 

Worringersnr. 255, 45289 Essen, Germany 

( +49 201 57761 7 +49 201 570648 

Innernent: 

www.arisnon-essen.de 

09.06 Moulding Sands Testing 

▼ Moisture Testing Equipment for Moulding Sand 4410 

Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich 

GmbH & Co KG 

Walldürner Snr. 50, 74736 Hardheim, Germany 

▼ Moulding Sand Testing Equipment, in general 4420 


GmbH & Co KG 


10.01 Moulding Sand Conditioning 

▼ Aerators for Moulding Sand Ready-to-Use 4470 


GmbH & Co KG 


▼ Sand Preparation Plants and Machines 4480 


GmbH & Co KG 


▼ Mixers 4520 


GmbH & Co KG 


▼ Sand Mixers 4550 


GmbH & Co KG 


▼ Aerators 4560 


GmbH & Co KG 


▼ Scales and Weighing Control 4590 


GmbH & Co KG 


10.04 Sand Reconditioning 

▼ Sand Coolers 4720 


GmbH & Co KG 



▼ Covering Agents 5320 

Refratechnik Steel GmbH 

Refratechnik Casting GmbH 

Schiess-Snr. 58, 40549 Düsseldorf, Germany 

( +49 211 5858-0 

E--ailt: 

sneel@refra.com 

Innernent: 

www.refra.com 



▼ Breaker Cores 5340 

▼ Multi-Stage Vacuum Process 5876 



( +49 2181 23394-0 7 +49 2181 23394-55 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Exothermic Products 5360 



( +49 2181 23394-0 7 +49 2181 23394-55 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Insulating Sleeves 5375 



E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


13.02 Die Casting and Accessories 

▼ Diecasting Lubricants 5670 

Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH 

35614 Asslar, Germany 

( +49 6441 802-1190 7 +49 6441 802-1199 

E--ailt: 

andreas.wuerz@pfeiffer-vacuum.de 

Innernent: 

www.pfeiffer-vacuum.de 

13.03 Gravity Die Casting 

▼ Gravity Diecasting Machines 5940 



( +49 2181 23394-0 7 +49 2181 23394-55 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Exothermic Mini-Feeders 5400 



( +49 2181 23394-0 7 +49 2181 23394-55 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Exothermic Feeder Sleeves 5420 



( +49 2181 23394-0 7 +49 2181 23394-55 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Exothermic Feeding Compounds 5430 



( +49 2181 23394-0 7 +49 2181 23394-55 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 



▼ Pouring Machines and Equipment 5436 

Chem-Trend (Deutschland) GmbH 

Robern-Koch-Snr. 27, 22851 Nordersnedn, Germany 

( +49 40 52955-0 7 +49 40 52955-2111 

E--ailt: 

service@chemnrend.de 

Innernent: 

www.chemnrend.com 

▼ Diecasting Parting Agents 5680 



( +49 40 52955-0 7 +49 40 52955-2111 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Hydraulic Cylinders 5750 

HYDROPNEU GmbH 

Sudenensnr. , 73760 Osnfildern, Germany 

( +49 711 342999-0 7 +49 711 342999-1 

E--ailt: 

info@hydropneu.de 

Innernent: 

www.hydropneu.de 

▼ Piston Lubricants 5790 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


▼ Low Pressure Diecasting Machines 5980 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


14 Discharging, Cleaning, Finishing of Raw 

Castings 

14.05 Additional Cleaning Plants and Devices 

▼ Pneumatic Hammers 6940 

MD Drucklufttechnik GmbH & Co. KG 

Weissacher Snr. 1, 70499 Snunngarn, Germany 

( +49 711 88718-0 7 +49 711 88718-100 

Innernent: 

www.mannesmann-demag.com 



E--ailt: 


Innernent: 




( +49 40 52955-0 7 +49 40 52955-2111 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Parting Agents for Dies 5850 


▼ Heat Treatment and Drying 7398 

13.01 Pouring Furnaces and their Equipment 

▼ Pouring Equipment 5450 



E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Pouring Equipment for Molding Plants, Railborn or 

Crane-operated 5470 



( +49 40 52955-0 7 +49 40 52955-2111 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Dry Lubricants (Beads) 5865 

Gebr. Löcher Glüherei GmbH 

-ühlenseifen 2, 57271 Hilchenbach, Germany 

( +49 2733 8968-0 7 +49 2733 8968-10 

Innernent: 

www.loecher-glueherei.de 

17.01 Plants and Furnaces 

▼ Tempering Furnaces 7400 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 




( +49 40 52955-0 7 +49 40 52955-2111 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 




( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


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▼ Ageing Furnaces 7401 

▼ Hearth Bogie Type Furnaces 7525 

▼ Software for Production Planning and Control 9042 



( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Annealing and Hardening Furnaces 7430 



( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


18 Plant, Transport, Stock, and Handling 

Engineering 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


▼ Control Systems and Automation, in general 9090 



( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Solution Annealing Furnaces 7455 



( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Annealing Furnaces 7490 

18.01 Continuous Conveyors and Accessories 

▼ Flexible Tubes with Ceramic Wear Protection 7676 

STEIN INJECTION TECHNOLOGY GmbH 

Hagener Snr. 20-24, 58285 Gevelsberg, Germany 

( +49 2332 75742-0 7 +49 2332 75742-40 

E--ailt: 

snein@sin-gmbh.nen 

Innernent: 

www.sin-gmbh.nen 

▼ Vibratory Motors 7980 

FRIEDRICH Schwingtechnik GmbH 

Am Höfgen 24, 42781 Haan, Germany 

( +49 2129 3790-0 7 +49 2129 3790-37 

E--ailt: 

info@friedrich-schwingnechnik.de 

Innernent: 

www.friedrich-schwingnechnik.de 




( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


20.02 Measuring and Control Instruments 

▼ Immersion Thermo Couples 9230 

MINKON GmbH 

Heinrich-Hernz-Snr. 30-32, 40699 Erkranh, Germany 

( +49 211 209908-0 7 +49 211 209908-90 

E--ailt: 

info@minkon.de 

Innernent: 

www.minkon.de 

▼ Laser Measurement Techniques 9310 



( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Quenching and Tempering Furnaces 7510 

19.04 Rapid Prototyping 

▼ Pattern and Prototype Making 9025 

POLYTEC GmbH 

76337 Waldbronn, Germany 

( +49 7243 604-0 7 +49 7243 69944 

E--ailt: 

Lm@polynec.de 

Innernent: 

www.polynec.de 

▼ Positioning Control 9345 



( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Heat Treating Furnaces 7520 

Georg Herrmann Metallgießerei GmbH 

-uldenhünnen 22, 09599 Freiberg, Germany 

( +49 3731 3969 0 7 +49 3731 3969 3 

E--ailt: 

mail@ghm-aluguss.de 

Innernent: 

www.ghm-aluguss.de 


20.01 Control and Adjustment Systems 

▼ Automation and Control for Sand Preparation 9030 

POLYTEC GmbH 

76337 Waldbronn, Germany 

( +49 7243 604-0 7 +49 7243 69944 

E--ailt: 

Lm@polynec.de 

Innernent: 

www.polynec.de 

▼ Temperature Measurement 9380 



( +49 201 1891-1 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 



GmbH & Co KG 


▼ Automation 9040 

MINKON GmbH 


( +49 211 209908-0 7 +49 211 209908-90 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 

www.minkon.de 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 




▼ Thermal Analysis Equipment 9400 

MINKON GmbH 


( +49 211 209908-0 7 +49 211 209908-90 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 

www.minkon.de 

▼ Thermo Couples 9410 

MINKON GmbH 


( +49 211 209908-0 7 +49 211 209908-90 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 

www.minkon.de 

20.03 Data Acquisition and Processing 

▼ Data Logging and Communication 9440 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


▼ Machine Data Logging 9480 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


▼ Numerical Solidification Analysis 

and Process Simulation 9500 

MAGMA Giessereitechnologie GmbH 

Kackernsnr. 11, 52072 Aachen, Germany 

( +49 241 88901-0 7 +49 241 88901-60 

E--ailt: 

info@magmasofn.de 

Innernent: 

www.magmasofn.com 

▼ Numerical Solidification Simulation 

and Process Optimization 9502 



( +49 241 88901-0 7 +49 241 88901-60 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Computer Programmes and Software for Foundries 9520 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


▼ Simulation Software 9522 



( +49 241 88901-0 7 +49 241 88901-60 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Software for Foundries 9523 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 


▼ Fault Indicating Systems, Registration 

and Documentation 9540 



( +49 2752 907-0 7 +49 2752 907-280 

Innernent: 



21.01 Testing of Materials and Workpieces 

▼ Dye Penetrants 9600 

KARL DEUTSCH 

Prüf- und Messgerätebau GmbH + Co. KG 

Onno-Hausmann-Ring 101, 42115 Wuppernal, Germany 

( +49 202 71 92-0 7 +49 202 71 49 32 

E--ailt: 

info@karldeunsch.de 

Innernent: 

www.karldeunsch.de 

▼ Instruments for Non-destructive Testing 9610 

KARL DEUTSCH 



( +49 202 71 92-0 7 +49 202 71 49 32 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Magnetic Crack Detection Equipment 9680 

KARL DEUTSCH 



( +49 202 71 92-0 7 +49 202 71 49 32 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Ultrasonic Testing Equipment 9750 

KARL DEUTSCH 



( +49 202 71 92-0 7 +49 202 71 49 32 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ UV-Lamps 9758 

KARL DEUTSCH 



( +49 202 71 92-0 7 +49 202 71 49 32 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


▼ Devices for Testing of Materials, 

non-destructive, in general 9836 

KARL DEUTSCH 



( +49 202 71 92-0 7 +49 202 71 49 32 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


22 Analysis Technique and Laboratory Equipment 

▼ Sampling Systems 9970 

MINKON GmbH 


( +49 211 209908-0 7 +49 211 209908-90 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 

www.minkon.de 


26.02 Industrial Commodities 

▼ Joints, Asbestos-free 11120 

MINKON GmbH 


( +49 211 209908-0 7 +49 211 209908-90 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 

www.minkon.de 

▼ Sealing and Insulating Products up to 1260 øC 11125 

MINKON GmbH 


( +49 211 209908-0 7 +49 211 209908-90 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 

www.minkon.de 


▼ Machining 11292 

Behringer GmbH 

Maschinenfabrik und Eisengiesserei 

Posnfacht: 

1153, 74910 Kirchardn, Germany 

( +49 7266 207-0 7 +49 7266 207-500 

Innernent: 

www.behringer.nen 

▼ Simulation Services 11310 



( +49 241 88901-0 7 +49 241 88901-60 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


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▼ Heat Treatment 11345 

Gebr. Löcher Glüherei GmbH 

-ühlenseifen 2, 57271 Hilchenbach, Germany 

( +49 2733 8968-0 7 +49 2733 8968-10 

Innernent: 

www.loecher-glueherei.de 

28 Castings 

▼ Aluminium Pressure Diecasting 11390 

▼ Spheroidal Iron 11540 



Posnfacht: 


( +49 7266 207-0 7 +49 7266 207-500 

Innernent: 


▼ Steel Castings 11550 

KS Gleitlager GmbH, Werk Papenburg 

Friesensnr. 2, 26871 Papenburg, Germany 

( +49 4961 986-150 7 +49 4961 986-166 

E--ailt: 

sales-cc@de.rheinmenall.com 

Innernent: 

www.rheinmenall-aunomonive.com 


31 Foundries 

31.01 Iron, Steel, and Malleable-Iron Foundries 

▼ Iron Foudries 11855 



Posnfacht: 


( +49 7266 207-0 7 +49 7266 207-500 

Innernent: 


31.02 NFM Foundries 

▼ Light Metal Casting Plants 11862 

Schött Druckguß GmbH 

Aluminium Die Casting 

Posnfacht: 

27 66, 58687 -enden, Germany 

( +49 2373 1608-0 7 +49 2373 1608-110 

E--ailt: 

vernrieb@schoenn-druckguss.de 

Innernent: 

www.schoenn-druckguss.de 

▼ Rolled Wire 11489 



Posnfacht: 


( +49 7266 207-0 7 +49 7266 207-500 

Innernent: 


▼ Mold Filling and Solidification Simulation 11700 



( +49 241 88901-0 7 +49 241 88901-60 

E--ailt: 


Innernent: 


Georg Herrmann Metallgießerei GmbH 

-uldenhünnen 22, 09599 Freiberg, Germany 

( +49 3731 3969 0 7 +49 3731 3969 3 

E--ailt: 

mail@ghm-aluguss.de 

Innernent: 

www.ghm-aluguss.de 

Index to Companies 

Company Product Company Product 

ARISTON Formsnaub-Werke GmbH & Co. KG 1680, 4270 

BEHRINGER GmbH 11292, 11489, 11540, 11855 

-aschinenfabrik&Eisengießerei 

Chem Trend (Deunschland) GmbH 5670, 5680, 5790, 5850, 5865 

-aschinenfabrik 4410, 4420, 4470, 4480, 4520, 

Gusnav Eirich GmbH & Co KG 4550, 4560, 4590, 4720, 9030 

Enex Building Performance GmbH 1050, 1130, 1155, 1220 

Friedrich Schwingnechnik GmbH 7980 

GTP Schäfer 3630, 3645, 5340, 5360, 5375, 

Giessnechnische Produkne GmbH 5400, 5420, 5430 

Heinrich Wagner Sinno -aschinenfabrik GmbH 20, 3070, 3100, 3150, 3190, 

3280, 3450, 4448, 5470, 5940, 

5980, 9040, 9042, 9090, 9440, 

9480, 9520, 9523, 9540 

HYDROPNEU GmbH 5750 

INDUGA GmbH & Co. KG 660, 5436, 5450, 5470 

Isoleika S. Coop 1040, 1130, 1220 

KARL DEUTSCH Prüf- und 9600, 9610, 9680, 9750, 9758, 

-essgeränebau GmbH + Co KG 9836 

KS Gleinlager GmbH Werk Papenburg 11550 

Gebr. Löcher Glüherei GmbH 7398, 11345 

LOI Thermprocess GmbH 630, 700, 7400, 7401, 7430, 

7455, 7490, 7510, 7520, 7525 

-AG-A Gießereinechnologie GmbH 9500, 9502, 9522, 11310, 11700 

-D Drucklufnnechnik GmbH & Co. KG 6940 

Georg Herrmann -enallgießerei GmbH 9025, 11862 

-INKON GmbH 9230, 9380, 9400, 9410, 9970, 

11120, 11125 

L. & F. PETERS GmbH 1040 

Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH 3223, 5876 

Polynec GmbH 9310, 9345 

Refranechnik Sneel GmbH 1040, 5320 

Saveway GmbH & Co. KG 980, 982, 985 

Schönn-Druckguß GmbH 11390 

Snein Injecnion Technology GmbH 7676 

Snrobel Quarzsand GmbH 3720 

TCT TESIC GmbH 45, 584 

Uelzener -aschinen GmbH 930, 950, 1240, 1462 


List of Products 


10 Foundry Plants, Planning and 

Construction 

20 Foundry Equipment and Facilities, 

in general 

30 Foundry Plants, fully and 

partially automatic 

40 Maintenance and Repairing of 

Foundry Plants 

44 Swing-Technique Machines for 

Handling, Dosing, and Classing 

45 Second Hand Foundry Plants and 

Equipment 

47 Spray Deposition Plants 

01.01. Components 

47 Spray Deposition Plants 

50 Charging Systems, in general 

52 Cored Wire Treatment Stations 

53 Plug Connections, Heat Resisting 

02 Melting Plants and Equipment for Iron and 


02.01. Cupolas 

55 Cupolas 

60 Hot-Blast Cupolas 

70 Cold-Blast Cupolas 

80 Circulating Gas Cupolas 

90 Gas Fired Cupolas 

100 Cupolas, cokeless 

110 Cupolas with Oxygen-Enrichment 

120 Cupolas with Secondary Blast 

Operation 

02.02. Cupola Accessories and 

Auxiliaries 

130 Lighter 

140 Cupola Charging Equipment 

150 Tuyères 

160 Burners for Cupolas 

180 Blowing-In Equipment for Carbo Fer 

190 Blowing-In Equipment for Filter 

Dusts into Cupolas 

210 Blowing-In Equipment for Carbon 

211 Blowing-In Equipment for Metallurgical 

Processes 

220 Dedusting, Cupolas 

225 Gas Cleaning 

230 Charging Plants, fully and partially 

automatic 

240 Blowers, Cupolas 

270 Recuperators 

280 Oxygen Injection for Cupolas 

290 Shaking Ladles, Plants 

295 Dust Briquetting 

300 Monitoring Plants, Cupola 

310 Forehearths, Cupola 

320 Blast Heater 

02.03. Melting and Holding 

Furnaces, Electrically Heated 

330 Electric melting Furnaces, in general 

340 Induction Channel Furnaces 

350 Crucible Induction Furnaces, medium 

Frequency 

360 Crucible Induction Furnaces, 

Mains Frequency 

370 Short-Coil Induction Furnaces 

390 Filters, in general 

399 Tower Melter 

400 Holding Furnaces 

02.04. Accessories and Auxiliaries 

for Electric Furnaces 

410 Charging Units 

420 Blowing-In Equipment for Carbo Fer 

430 Blowing-In Equipment for Filter Dusts 

440 Blowing-In Equipment for Carbon 

445 Inert Gas Systems for EAF and EIF 

450 Inert Gas Systems for EAF and EIF 

460 Electro-magnetic Conveyor Chutes 

470 Dust Separation Plant 

480 Charging Equipment 

500 Graphite Electrodes 

510 Lime Dosing Device 

520 Condensors 

540 Cooling Equipment 

550 Scrap preheating Plants 

560 Secondary Metallurgical Plants 

565 Control Installations 

570 Equipment for induction stirring 

02.05. Rotary Furnaces 

580 Rotary Furnaces 

02.06. Maintenance and Repairing 

584 Repairing of Induction Furnaces 

586 Maintenance of Complete 

Induction Furnace Plants 


03.01. Melting Furnaces, Fuel Fired 

590 Hearth-Type (Melting) Furnaces 

599 Tower Furnaces 

600 Bale-Out Furnaces 

610 Crucible Furnaces 

620 Drum-Type Melting Furnaces 

03.02. Melting and Holding 

Furnaces, Electrically Heated 

630 Aluminium Melting Furnaces 

640 Dosing Furnace 

655 Heating Elements for Resistance 

Furnaces 

660 Induction Furnaces (Mains, 

Medium, and High Frequency) 

665 Magnesium Melting Plants and 

Dosing Devices 

670 Melting Furnacs, in general 

680 Bale-Out Furnaces 

690 Crucible Furnaces 

700 Remelting Furnaces 

710 Holding Furnaces 

720 Electric Resistance Furnaces 

902 Vacuum Melting and Casting 

Furnaces 

03.03. Accessories and Auxiliaries 

730 Exhausting Plants 

740 Molten Metal Refining by Argon 

742 Gassing Systems for Aluminium 

Melting 

750 Gassing Systems for Magnesium 

Melting 

760 Charging Plants 

770 Blowing-in Equipment for Alloying 

and Inoculating Agents 

774 Blowing-in Equipment for 

Inoculating Agents 

778 Degassing Equipment 

780 Dedusting Equipment 

785 Crucibles, Ready-To-Use 

790 Charging Equipment 

800 Graphite Melting Pots 

825 Emergency Iron Collecting 

Reservoirs 

847 Cleaning Devices for Cleaning 

Dross in Induction Furnaces 

848 Cleaning Device and Gripper for 

Deslagging - Induction Furnaces 

850 Crucibles 

860 Inert Gas Systems 

870 Silicon Carbide Pots 

875 Special Vibrating Grippers for 

the Removal of Loose Dross and 

Caking 

880 Gas Flushing Installations 

890 Crucibles, Pots 

895 Power Supply, Plasma Generators 

900 Vacuum Degassing Equipment 


04.01. Plants, Equipment and Tools for 

Lining in Melting and Casting 

910 Spraying Tools for Furnace Lining 

920 Breakage Equipment for Cupolas, 

Crucibles, Pots, Torpedo Ladles 

and Ladles 

923 Lost Formers 

930 Mixers and Chargers for 

Refractory Mixes 

940 Charging Units for Furnaces 

950 Gunning for Relining of Cupolas 

954 Ramming Mix Formers 

956 Ramming Templates 

980 Wear Indicators for Refractory Lining 

982 Wear Measuring and Monitoring 

for Refractory Lining 

985 State Diagnosis of Refractory Lines 

64 58

04.02. Refractory Materials 

(Shaped and Non Shaped) 

1000 Boron-Nitride Isolation 

1005 Sand Gaskets, Isolation 

Materials (up to 1260 °C) 

1009 Running and Feeding 

Systems (Gating Systems) 

1010 Running and Feeding Systems 

(Runner Bricks, Centre Bricks, 

Sprue Cups) 

1020 Fibrous Mould Parts 

1021 Fibrous Mould Parts up to 1750 °C 

1030 Refractory Castables 

1040 Refractories, in general 

1050 Insulating Refractoy Bricks 

1060 Refractoy Cements 

1070 Refractories for Aluminium Melting 

Furnaces 

1080 Refractory Materials for Anode 

Kilns 

1090 Refractory Materials for Melting 

Furnaces, in general 

1100 Refractory Materials for Holding 

Furnaces 

1103 Ceramic Fibre Mould Parts and 

Modules 

1104 Mold Sections and Modules made 

of HTW (High Temperature Wool) 

1109 Precasts 

1110 Pouring Lip Bricks 

1113 Fibreglass Mats 

1114 Slip Foils for Glowing Materials 

1117 High Temperature Mats, Papers, 

Plates, and Felts 

1120 Induction Furnace Compounds 

1123 Insulating and Sealing Panels up 

to 1200 °C 

1125 Insulating Fabrics up to 1260 °C 

1128 Insulating Felts and Mats up to 

1260 °C 

1130 Insulating Products 

1140 Insulating Products (such as 

Fibres, Micanites) 

1150 Insulating Bricks 

1155 Ceramic Fibre Mats, Papers, 

Plates, and Felts 

1160 Ceramic Fibre Modules 

1169 Ceramic Fibre Substitutes 

1170 Ceramic Fibre Products 

1180 Loamy Sands 

1190 Carbon Bricks 

1200 Cupola and Siphon Mixes 

1210 Cupola Bricks 

1220 Micro Porous Insulating Materials 

1222 Nano Porous Insulating Materials 

1225 Furnace Door Sealings, Cords, and 

Packings 

1230 Furnace Linings 

1240 Ladle Refractory Mixes 

1250 Ladle Bricks 

1260 Plates, free from Ceramic Fibres 

1261 Plates made of Ground Alkali 

Silicate Wool 

1270 Acid and Silica Mixes 

1280 Fire-Clay Mixes and Cements 

1290 Fire-Clay Bricks 

1310 Porous Plugs 

1312 Stirring Cones for Steel, Grey Cast 

Iron and Aluminium 

1320 Moulding Mixtures for Steel Casting 

1330 Ramming, Relining, Casting, 

Gunning, and Vibration Bulks 

1333 Ramming, Casting, Gunning, and 

Repairing Compounds 

1340 Plugs and Nozzles 

1345 Textile Fabrics up to 1260 °C 

988 Substitutes of Aluminium Silicate 

Wool 

990 Coating and Filling Materials, 

Protective Coatings 

04.03. Refractory Raw Materials 

1350 Glass Powder 

1360 Loamy Sands 

1370 Magnesite, Chrom-Magnesite, 

Forsterite 

1390 Chamotte, Ground Chamotte 

1400 Clays, Clay Powders 

04.04. Refractory Building 

1410 Bricking-Up of Furnaces 

1420 Refractory Building/Installation 

1430 Fire and Heat Protection 

1435 Furnace Door Joints 

1440 Furnace Reconstruction 

1450 Repairing of Furnaces and Refractories 

1460 Heat Insulation 

1462 Maintenance of Refractory Linings 

05 Non-metal Raw Materials and Auxiliaries for 

Melting Shop 

05.01. Coke 

1480 Lignite Coke 

1490 Foundry Coke 

1510 Petroleum Coke 

05.02. Additives 

1520 Desulphurization Compounds 

1530 Felspar 

1540 Fluorspar 

1550 Casting Carbide 

1560 Glass Granulate 

1570 Lime, Limestones 

1575 Briquets for Cupolas 

1580 Slag Forming Addition 

05.03. Gases 

1590 Argon 

1600 Oxygen 

1610 Inert Gases 

1620 Nitrogen 

1622 Hydrogen 

05.04. Carburization Agents 

1630 Carburization Agents, in general 

1640 Lignite Coke 

1650 Electrode Butts 

1660 Electrode Graphite 

1665 Desulfurizer 

1670 Graphite 

1680 Coke Breeze, Coke-Dust 

1700 Petroleum Coke 

1710 Silicon Carbide 

3261 Automatic Powder Feeding 

05.05. Melting Fluxes for NF-Metals 

1720 Aluminium Covering Fluxes 

1730 Desoxidants, in general 

1740 Degassing Fluxes 

1750 Desulphurisers 

1760 Charcoal 

1770 Refiners 

1780 Fluxing Agents 

1785 Melt Treatment Agents 

1790 Fluxing Agents 

06 Metallic Charge Materials for Iron and Steel 

Castings and for Malleable Cast Iron 

06.01. Scrap Materials 

1810 Cast Scrap 

1811 Cast Turnings 

1813 Cuttings/Stampings 

1817 Steel Scrap 

06.02. Pig Iron 

1820 Hematite Pig Iron 

1830 Foundry Pig Iron 

1838 DK Pig Iron 

1840 DK-Perlit Special Pig Iron 

1880 DK Pig Iron for Malleable Cast Iron 

1898 DK Pig Iron, low-carbon, Quality 

DKC 

1900 DK-Perlit Special Pig Iron, Low 

Carbon, DKC Quality 

1936 DK Phosphorus Alloy Pig Iron 

1940 DK-Perlit Special Pig Iron, Type 

Siegerlaender 

1950 Spiegel Eisen 

1970 Blast Furnace Ferro Silicon 

06.03. Specials (Pig Iron) 

1990 Foundry Pig Iron 

2000 Hematite Pig Iron 

2010 Sorel Metal 

2020 Special Pig Iron for s. g. Cast Iron 

Production 

2030 Special Pig Iron for s.g. Cast Iron 

2040 Steelmaking Pig Iron 

06.04. Ferro Alloys 

2050 Ferro-Boron 

2060 Ferro-Chromium 

2070 Ferroalloys, in general 

2080 Ferro-Manganese 

2090 Ferro-Molybdenum 

2100 Ferro-Nickel 

2110 Ferro-Niobium 

2120 Ferro-Phosphorus 

2130 Ferro-Selenium 

2140 Ferro-Silicon 

2150 Ferro-Silicon-Magnesium 

2160 Ferro-Titanium 

2170 Ferro-Vanadium 

2180 Ferro-Tungsten 

2190 Silicon-Manganese 

06.05. Other Alloy Metals and Master 

Alloys 

2200 Aluminium Granulates 

2210 Aluminium, Aluminium Alloys 

2220 Aluminium Powder 

2230 Aluminium Master Alloys 

2250 Calcium Carbide 

2260 Calcium-Silicon 

2265 Cerium Mischmetal 


2280 Chromium Metals 

2290 Cobalt 

2300 Chromium Metal, Aluminothermic 

2310 Deoxidation Alloys 

2318 High-grade Steel 

2320 Iron Powder 

2350 Copper 

2360 Cupola Briquets 

2370 Alloying Metals, in general 

2380 Alloying Additives 

2390 Magnesium, Magnesium Alloys 

2410 Manganese Metal 

2420 Manganese Metal, Electrolytic 

2430 Molybdenum 

2440 Molybdenum Alloys 

2450 Molybdenum Oxide 

2460 Nickel, Nickel Alloys 

2470 Nickel-Magnesium 

2490 Furnace Additives 

2500 Ladle Additives 

2510 High-Purity Iron, Low-Carbon 

2520 Sulphuric Iron 

2530 Silicon Carbide 

2540 Silicon Metal 

2545 Silicon Metal Granules 

2550 Special Alloys 

2570 Titanium Sponge 

2575 Master Alloys for Precious Metals 

2580 Bismuth 

2590 Tungsten 

2600 Tin 

2610 Alloying Metals, Master Alloys 

06.06. Nodularizing Additives and 

Auxiliaries 

2620 Magnesium Treatment Alloys for 

s. g. Cast Iron 

2630 Mischmetal 

06.07. Inoculants and Auxiliary 

Appliances 

2640 Cored-Wire Injectors 

2645 Injection Appliances for Cored Wire 

2650 Cored Wires for Secondary and 

Ladle Metallurgy 

2653 Cored Wires for Magnesium Treatment 

2656 Cored Wires for Inoculation of Cast 

Iron Melts 

2658 Stream Inoculants 

2660 Automatic IDA-Type Inoculation 

Dosing Devices 

2670 Injection Appliances 

2680 Inoculants and Inoculation Alloys, 

in general 

2690 Inoculants for Cast Iron 

2692 MSI Pouring Stream Inoculation 

Devices 

2694 Ladle Inoculants 

07 Metallic Charge and Treatment Materials for 

Light and Heavy Metal Castings 

07.01. Scrap 

2730 Metal Residues 

07.02. Ingot Metal 

2740 Standard Aluminium Alloys 

2750 Brass Ingots 

2770 High-Grade Zinc Alloys 

2790 Copper 

2800 Copper Alloys 

2810 Magnesium, Magnesium Alloys 

2830 Tin 

07.03. Alloying Addition for Treatment 

2838 Aluminium-Beryllium Master Alloys 

2840 Aluminium-Copper 

2852 Aluminium Master Alloys 

2870 Arsenic Copper 

2875 Beryllium-Copper 

2890 Calcium 

2891 Calcium Carbide, Desulphurisers 

2893 Chromium-Copper 

2900 Ferro-Copper 

2910 Grain Refiner 

2920 Granulated Copper 

2924 Copper Magnesium 

2925 Copper Salts 

2927 Copper Master Alloys 

2930 Alloy Metals, in general 

2935 Alloy Biscuits 

2936 Lithium 

2938 Manganese Chloride (anhydrate) 

2940 Manganese Copper 

2950 Metal Powder 

2960 Niobium 

2970 Phosphor-Copper 

2980 Phosphor-Tin 

2990 Silicon-Copper 

3000 Silicon Metal 

3010 Strontium, Strontium Alloys 

3020 Tantalum 

3025 Titanium, powdery 

3030 Refining Agents for Aluminium 

3033 Zirconium-Copper 

08 Plants and Machines for Moulding and 


08.01. Moulding Plants 

3050 Moulding Plants, in general 

3058 Moulding Machines, Boxless 

3060 Moulding Machines, Fully Automatic 

3070 Moulding Machines, Fully and 

Partially Automatic 

08.02. Moulding and Coremaking 

Machines 

3080 Lifting Moulding Machine 

3090 Pneumatic Moulding Machines 

3100 Automatic Moulding Machines 

3110 High-Pressure Squeeze Moulding 

Machines 

3130 Impact Moulding Machines 

3140 Moulding Plants and Machines for 

Cold-Setting Processes 

3150 Moulding Machines, Boxless 

3160 Core Blowers 

3170 Coremaking Machines 

3180 Core Shooters 

3190 Air-flow Squeeze Moulding Machines 

and Plants 

3200 Shell Moulding Machines 

3210 Shell Moulding Machines 

3220 Shell Moulding Machines and 

Hollow Core Blowers 

3225 Multi-Stage Vacuum Process 

3230 Multi-Stage Vacuum Processes for 

Pressure Die Casting Processes 

3235 Rapid Prototyping 

3240 Jolt Squeeze Moulding Machines 

3250 Suction Squeeze Moulding Machines 

and Plants 

3260 Pinlift Moulding Machines 

3270 Rollover Moulding Machines 

3280 Vacuum Moulding Machines and 

Processes 

3290 Multi-Piston Squeeze Moulding 

Machines 

3300 Turnover Moulding Machines 

08.03. Additives and Accessories 

3310 Exhaust Air Cleaning Plants for 

Moulding Machines 

3320 Gassing Units for Moulds and 

Cores 

3325 Seal Bonnets for Immersion Nozzles 

3330 Metering Dosing Devices for 

Binders and Additives 

3340 Electrical Equipment for Moulding 

Machines and Accessories 

3350 Electrical and Electronic Controlling 

Devices for Moulding 

Machines 

3355 Mould Dryer 

3360 Vents 

3370 Screen-Vents 

3380 Spare Parts for Moulding Machines 

3390 Flow Coating Plants 

3400 Pattern Plates 

3420 Manipulators 

3430 Core Setting Equipment 

3440 Core Removal Handling 

3450 Core Handling 

3460 Coremaking Manipulators 

3462 Core Transport Racks 

3470 Shell Mould Sealing Equipment 

and Presses 

3480 Mixers for Blackings and Coatings 

3500 Plastic Blowing and Gassing Plates 

3510 Coating Equipment 

3512 Coating Dryers 

3520 Equipment for Alcohol-based 

Coatings 

3525 Coating Stores and 

Preparation Equipment 

3530 Coating Mixers, Coating Preparation 

Equipment 

3540 Screen Vents, front Armoured 

3560 Swing Conveyors 

3570 Screening Machines 

3580 Plug Connections, Heat-Resisting 

08.04. Mould Boxes and Accessories 

3590 Moulding Boxes 

3610 Moulding Box Round-hole and 

Long-hole Guides 


09.01. Basic Moulding Sands 

3630 Chromite Sands 


3645 Ceramic Sands/Chamotte Sands 

3650 Core Sands 

60

3660 Molochite 

3670 Mullite Chamotte 

3690 Olivine Sands 

3700 Fused Silica 

3705 Lost Foam Backing Sands 

3710 Silica Flour 

3720 Silica Sands 

3730 Zircon Powder 

3740 Zircon Sands 

09.02. Binders 

3750 Alkyd Resins 

3755 Inorganic Binders 

3760 Asphalt Binders 

3770 Bentonite 

3790 Binders for Investment Casting 

3800 Cold-Box Binders 

3803 Resins for the Shell Moulding 

Process 

3820 Ethyl Silicate 

3830 Moulding Sand Binders, in general 

3833 Binders, Inorganic 

3840 Resins 

3860 Oil Binders 

3870 Core Sand Binders, in general 

3875 Silica Sol 

3880 Synthetic Resin Binders, in general 

3890 Synthetic Resin Binders for 

Refractories 

3900 Synthetic Resin Binder for Gas 

Curing Processes 

3910 Synthetic Resin Binder for Hot 

Curing Processes 

3920 Synthetic Resin Binder for Cold 

Setting Processes 

3930 Facing Sand Binders 

3940 Binders for the Methyl-Formate 

Process 

3950 Phenolic Resins 

3960 Phenolic Resins (alkaline) 

3970 Polyurethane Binders and Resins 

3980 Swelling Binders 

3990 Swelling Clays 

4000 Quick-Setting Binders 

4010 Silicate Binders 

4020 Silica Sol 

4030 Binders for the SO2 Process 

4040 Cereal Binders 

4050 Warm-Box Binders 

4060 Water-Glass Binders (CO2-Process) 

09.03. Moulding Sand Additives 

4066 Addition Agents 

4070 Iron Oxide 

4080 Red Iron Oxide 

4090 Lustrous Carbon Former 

4100 Pelleted Pitch 

4110 Coal Dust 

4120 Coal Dust Substitute (Liquid or 

Solid Carbon Carrier) 

4130 Coal Dust (Synthetic) 

09.04. Mould and Core Coating 

4140 Inflammable Coating 

4150 Alcohol-Based Coatings 

4160 Alcohol-based Granulated Coatings 

4170 Boron-Nitride Coatings 

4180 Coatings, Ready-to-Use 

4190 Mould Varnish 

4200 Mould Coating 

4210 Black Washes 

4220 Graphite Blackings 

4224 Lost-Foam Coatings 

4225 Ceramic Coatings 

4230 Core Coatings 

4240 Core Blackings 

4260 Paste Coatings 

4266 Coatings (with metallurgical effects) 

4270 Blackings, in general 

4280 Steel Mould Coatings 

4290 Talc 

4298 Coatings for Full Mould Casting 

4300 Water-based Coatings 

4310 Granulated Water-based Coatings 

4320 Zircon Coatings 

4321 Zircon-free Coatings 

09.05. Moulding Sands 

Ready-to-Use 

4340 Sands for Shell Moulding, Readyto-use 

4350 Sands Ready-to-Use, Oil-Bonded 

(Water-free) 

4360 Precoated Quartz Sands, Zircon 

Sands, Chromite Sands, Ceramic 

Sands 

4370 Moulding Sands for Precision 

Casting 

4380 Steel Moulding Sands 

4390 Synthetic Moulding and Core Sand 

09.06. Moulding Sands Testing 

4400 Strength Testing Equipment for 

Moulding Sand 

4410 Moisture Testing Equipment for 

Moulding Sand 

4420 Moulding Sand Testing Equipment, 

in general 

4426 Core Gas Meters for Al + Fe 

4440 Sand Testing 


4446 Sand Preparation and 

Reclamation 

4448 Sand Reclamation System 

10.01. Moulding Sand Conditioning 

4450 Nozzles for Moistening 

4459 Continuous Mixers 

4460 Continuous Mixers for Cold-Setting 

Sands 

4470 Aerators for Moulding Sand 

Ready-to-Use 

4480 Sand Preparation Plants and 

Machines 

4490 Sand Mullers 

4500 Measuring Instruments for Compactibility, 

Shear Strength, and 

Deformability 

4510 Measuring Instruments for 

Mouldability Testing (Moisture, 

Density, Temperature) 

4520 Mixers 

4550 Sand Mixers 

4560 Aerators 

4567 Vibration Sand Lump Crusher 

4568 Vibratory Screens 

4570 Sand Precoating Plants 

4590 Scales and Weighing Control 

10.03. Conditioning of Cold, Warm, 

and Hot Coated Sands 

4650 Preparation Plants for Resin 

Coated Sand 

10.04. Sand Reconditioning 

4660 Used Sand Preparation Plants 

4662 Batch Coolers for Used Sand 

4664 Flow Coolers for Used Sand 

4670 Magnetic Separators 

4690 Core Sand Lump Preparation 

Plants 

4700 Reclamation Plants for Core Sands 

4710 Ball Mills 

4720 Sand Coolers 

4730 Sand Reclamation Plants 

4740 Sand Screens 

4760 Separation of Chromite/Silica Sand 

10.05. Reclamation of Used Sand 

4780 Reclamation Plants, in general 

4785 Reclamation Plants, 

Chemical-Combined 


Mechanical 


Mechanical/Pneumatic 


Mechanical-Thermal 

4820 Reclamation Plants, Mechanical/ 

Thermal/Mechanical 

4830 Reclamation Plants, wet 

4840 Reclamation Plants, Thermal 


Thermal-Mechanical 

11 Moulding Auxiliaries 

4880 Mould Dryers 

4890 Foundry Nails, Moulding Pins 

4910 Moulders‘ Tools 

4920 Mould Hardener 

4950 Guide Pins and Bushes 

4965 High Temperature Textile Fabrics 

up to 1260 °C 

4970 Ceramic Pouring Filters 

4980 Ceramic Auxiliaries for Investment 

Foundries 

4990 Ceramic Cores for Investment 

Casting - Gunned, Pressed, Drawn 

4998 Cope Seals 

5000 Core Benches 

5007 Core Putty Fillers 

5010 Core Wires 

5020 Cores (Cold-Box) 

5030 Cores (Shell) 

5040 Core Boxes 

5050 Core Box Dowels 

5070 Core Adhesives 

5080 Core Loosening Powder 

5090 Core Nails 

5100 Core Powders 

5110 Chaplets 

5130 Tubes for Core and Mould Venting 


5140 Core Glueing 

5150 Core Glueing Machines 

5155 Cleaners 

5160 Adhesive Pastes 

5170 Carbon Dioxide 

(CO2 Process) 

5180 Carbon Dioxide Dosing 

Devices 

5210 Coal Dust and Small Coal 

5220 Chill Nails 

5230 Chill Coils 

5240 Antipiping Compounds 

5260 Shell Mould Sealers 

5270 Mould Dryers, Micro-Wave 

5280 Screening Machines 

5290 Glass Fabric Filters 

5300 Strainer Cores 

5310 Release Agents 

11.01. Moulding Bay Equipment 




5320 Covering Agents 

5330 Heating-up Agents 

5340 Breaker Cores 


5360 Exothermic Products 


5370 Insulating Products and Fibres 

5375 Insulating Sleeves 

5380 Ceramic Filters 

5390 Ceramic Breaker Cores 

5400 Exothermic Mini-Feeders 

5405 Non-Ceramic Foam Filters 

5410 Ceramic Dross Filters 

5416 Riser (exothermic) 

5418 Riser (insulating) 

5420 Exothermic Feeder Sleeves 

5430 Exothermic Feeding Compounds 


5436 Pouring Machines and 

Equipment 

5437 Casting Machine, 

without Heating 

13.01. Pouring Furnaces and their 

Equipment 

5440 Aluminium Dosing Furnaces 

5450 Pouring Equipment 

5460 Pouring Ladles 

5461 Pouring Ladles, Insulating 

5468 Pig and Ingot Casting 

Machines 

5470 Pouring Equipment for Moulding 

Plants, Railborn or Crane-operated 

5480 Pouring Ladles 

5485 Pouring Ladles, Electrically Heated 

5490 Drum-Type Ladles 

5500 Ingot Casting Machines 

5510 Low Pressure Casting 

Machine 

13.02. Die Casting and 

Accessories 

5530 Trimming Presses for 

Diecastings 

5540 Trimming Tools for Diecastings 

(Standard Elements) 

5545 Exhausting and Filtering Plants for 

Diecastings 

5550 Ejectors for Diecasting Dies 

5560 Ejectors for Diecasting Dies (Manganese 

Phosphate Coated) 

5570 Feeding, Extraction, Spraying, and 

Automatic Trimming for Diecasting 

Machines 

5580 Trimming Tools 

5600 Dosing Devices for 

Diecasting Machines 

5610 Dosing Furnaces for 


5620 Diecasting Dies 

5630 Heating and Cooling Devices for 

Diecasting Dies 

5640 Diecasting Machines 

5641 Diecasting Machines and Plants 

5644 Diecasting Machines for Rotors 

5650 Diecasting Machine Monitoring 

and Documentation Systems 

5660 Diecasting Coatings 

5670 Diecasting Lubricants 

5675 Lost Diecasting Cores 

5680 Diecasting Parting Agents 

5689 Venting Blocks for HPDC Dies 

5690 Extraction Robots for 


5695 Frames and Holders for 


5700 Spraying Equipment for Diecasting 

Machines 

5710 Goosenecks and Shot Sleeves 

5720 Hand Spraying Devices 

5730 Heating Cartridges 

5740 High-duty Heating Cartridges 

5750 Hydraulic Cylinders 

5760 Core Pins 

5770 Cold Chamber Diecasting Machines 

5780 Pistons for Diecasting Machines 

5790 Piston Lubricants 

5800 Piston Spraying Devices 

5810 Mixing Pumps for Parting Agents 

5815 Electric Nozzle Heatings 

5817 Oil Filters 

5820 Melting and Molten Metal Feeding 

in Zinc Die Casting Plants 

5830 Steel Molds for Diecasting Machines 

5838 Heating and Cooling of Dies 

5840 Temperature Control Equipment for 


5850 Parting Agents for Dies 

5860 Parting Agent Spraying Devices for 


5865 Dry Lubricants (Beads) 

5870 Vacural-Type Plants 



5890 Vacuum Die Casting Plants 

5900 Hot Working Steel for 


5910 Hot Working Steel for Diecasting 

Tools 

5912 Hot Chamber Diecasting Machines 

13.03. Gravity Die Casting 

5914 Dosing Devices for Gravity Diecasting 

Stations 

5920 Permanent Molds 

5930 Automatic Permanent Moulding 

Machines 

5940 Gravity Diecasting Machines 

5941 Gravity and High Pressure Diecasting 

Automation 

5945 Cement and Fillers for Permanent 

Moulds up to 1600 °C 

5950 Cleaning Devices for Permanent 

Molds 

5960 Coatings for Permanent Molds 

5970 Colloidal Graphite 

5975 Chills 

5980 Low Pressure Diecasting Machines 

13.04. Centrifugal Casting 

5990 Centrifugal Casting Machines 

13.05. Continuous Casting 

6000 Anode Rotary Casting Machines 

6001 Length and Speed Measuring, 

non-contact, for Continuous 

Casting Plants 

6002 Thickness and Width Measurement 

for Continuous Casting 

Plants, non-contact 

6006 Casting and Shear Plants for 

Copper Anodes 

6007 Casting and Rolling Plants for 

Copper Wire 

6008 Casting and Rolling Plants for 

Copper Narrow Strips 

6010 Continuous Casting Plant, horizontal, 

for Tube Blanks with integrated 

Planetary Cross Rolling Mill for the 

Production of Tubes 

6020 Continuous Casting Moulds 

6030 Continuous Casting 

Machines and Plants 

6032 Continuous Casting, Accessories 

6033 Continuous Casting Machines and 

Plants (non-ferrous) 

13.06. Investment and Precision 

Casting 

6040 Burning Kilns for Investment 

Moulds 

6045 Investment Casting Waxes 

6050 Embedding Machines for Investment 

Casting Moulding Materials 

6060 Investment Casting Plants 

6062 Centrifugal Investment 

Casting Machines 

13.07. Full Mould Process Plants 

6070 Lost-Foam Pouring Plants 

13.08. Auxiliaries, Accessories, and 

Consumables 

6080 Pouring Manipulators 

6090 Slag Machines 

6093 Copper Templates 

6100 Nozzles, Cooling 

62

6110 Electrical and Electronic Control 

for Casting Machines 

6120 Extraction Devices 

6130 Pouring Consumables, in general 

6140 Rotary Casting Machines 

6150 Pouring Ladle Heaters 

6160 Ladle Bails 

6170 Stream Inoculation Devices 

6175 Graphite Chills 

6176 Marking and Identification 

6177 Bone Ash (TriCalcium Phosphate) 

6190 Long-term Pouring Ladle Coatings 

6200 Long-term Lubricants 


6220 Ladle Covering Compounds 

6240 Robots 

6245 Protective Jacket for Robots, Heat 

and Dust Resistant 

6250 Dosing Devices for Slag Formers 

Addition 

6270 Silicon Carbide Chills 

6280 Silicon Carbide Cooling Compounds 

6290 Crucible Coatings 

6300 Heat Transfer Fluids 

14 Discharging, Cleaning, Finishing of Raw 

Castings 

6305 Casting Cooling Plants 

14.01. Discharging 

6330 Knock-out Drums 

6340 Vibratory Shake-out Tables 

6345 Knock-out Vibratory Conveyors 

6346 Shake-out Grids 

6347 Shake-out Separation Runners 

6350 Decoring Equipment 

6352 Discharging of Metal Chips 

6360 Hooking 


6373 Manipulators for Knock-out Floors 

6380 Robots 

6390 Vibratory Grids, Hangers, and 

Chutes 

6400 Vibratory Tables 

14.02. Blast Cleaning Plants and 

Accessories 

6410 Turntable Blasting Fans 

6420 Pneumatic Blasting Plants 

6430 Automatic Continuous Shot-blasting 

plants 

6440 Descaling Plants 

6445 Spare Parts for Blasting Plants 

6450 Hose Blasting Plants, Fans 

6460 Hose Blasting Chambers 

6470 Monorail Fettling Booths 

6475 Efficiency Tuning for Blasting 

Plants 

6480 Manipulator Shotblast Plants 

6485 Tumbling Belt Blasting Plants, 

Compressed Air Driven 

6490 Wet and Dry Shotblast Plants 

6500 Fettling Machines 

6530 Airless Blast Cleaning Machines 

6540 Blasting Plants Efficiency Tuning 

6550 Shot Transport, Pneumatic 

6560 Shot-Blasting Plants 

6569 Shot Blasting Machines 

6570 Shot Blasting Machines, with/ 

without Compressed Air Operating 

6572 Dry Ice Blasting 

6574 Dry Ice Production 

14.03. Blasts 

6580 Aluminium Shots 

6590 Wire-Shot 

6600 High-Grade Steel Shots 

6610 Granulated Chilled Iron, Chilled 

Iron Shots 

6630 Cast Steel Shots 

6640 Stainless Steel Shot 

6650 Shot-Blast Glass 

6660 Shot-Blast Glass Beads 

6670 Blasts 

6671 Stainless Steel Abrasives 

14.04. Grinding Machines and Accessories 

6675 Stainless Steel Grit 

6680 Belt Grinders 

6685 chamfering machines 

6690 Flexible Shafts 

6695 Diamond Cutting Wheels for 

Castings 

6700 Compressed Air Grinders 

6710 Fibre discs 

6714 Centrifugal Grinders 

6720 Vibratory Cleaning Machines and 

Plants 

6730 Rough Grinding Machines 

6735 Abrasive Wheels, visual, with 

Flakes/Lamellas 

6740 Numerical Controlled Grinders 

6750 Swing Grinders 

6760 Polishing Machines 

6770 Polishing Tools 

6773 Precision Cutting Wheels, 0,8 mm 

6780 Tumbling Drums 

6790 Pipe Grinders 

6800 Floor Type Grinders 

6810 Grinding Textiles 

6820 Emery Paper 

6830 Grinding Wheel Dresser 

6850 Grinding Wheels and Rough 

Grinding Wheels 

6855 Grinding Pins 

6860 Grinding Fleece 

6870 Grinding Tools 

6874 Drag Grinding Plants 

6880 Rough Grinding Machines 

6885 Cutting Wheels 

6890 Abrasive Cut-off Machines 

6900 Vibratory Cleaning Machines 

6910 Angle Grinders 

14.05. Additional Cleaning Plants 

and Devices 

6920 Gate Break-off Wedges 

6925 Plants for Casting Finishing 

6930 Automation 

6940 Pneumatic Hammers 

6950 Deflashing Machines 

6954 Deburring Machines, 

robot-supported 

6955 Robot Deburring Systems 

6960 Fettling Cabins 

6970 Fettling Manipulators 

6980 Fettling Benches 

6990 Core Deflashing Machines 

7000 Chipping Hammers 

7010 Dedusting of Fettling Shops 

7020 Fettling Hammers 

7030 Fettling Shops, Cabins, Cubicles 

7035 Refining Plants 

7040 Robot Fettling Cubicles 

7041 Robot Deflashing Units for Casting 

7050 Feeder Break-off Machines 

7052 Stamping Deflashing 

Equipment (tools, presses) 

7055 Break-off Wedges 

7056 Cutting and Sawing Plants 

7058 Band Saw Blades 

7059 Cut-off Saws 

7060 Cut-off Saws for Risers and Gates 

14.06. Jig Appliances 

7066 Magnetic Clamping Devices for 

Casting Dies 

7068 Core-Slides and Clamping 

Elements for Casting Dies 

7070 Clamping Devices 

14.07. Tribology 

7073 Lubricants for High Temperatures 

7074 Chain Lubricating Appliances 

7075 Cooling Lubricants 

7077 Central Lubricating Systems 


7083 Anodizing of Aluminium 

7100 Pickling of High Quality Steel 

7105 CNC Machining 

7110 Paint Spraying Plants 

7115 Yellow/Green Chromating 

7130 Priming Paints 

7140 Casting Sealing 

7150 Casting Impregnation 

7166 Hard Anodic Coating of Aluminium 

7180 High Wear-Resistant Surface 

Coating 

7190 Impregnation 

7198 Impregnation Plants 

7200 Impregnating Devices and Accessories 

for Porous Castings 

7210 Anticorrosion Agents 

7220 Corrosion and Wearing Protection 

7230 Shot Peening 

7232 Wet Varnishing 


7235 Surface Coatings 

7240 Polishing Pastes 

7245 Powder Coatings 

7250 Repair Metals 

7260 Slide Grinding, free of Residues 

7290 Quick Repair Spaddle 

7292 Special Coatings 

7295 Special Adhesives up to 1200 °C 

7296 Shot-Blasting 

7297 Power Supply, Plasma Generators 

7300 Galvanizing Equipment 

7302 Zinc Phosphating 

7310 Scaling Protection 

7312 Subcontracting 


16 Welding and Cutting 

16.01. Welding Machines and 

Devices 

7330 Welding Consumables, Electrodes 

16.02. Cutting Machines and Torches 

7350 Gougers 

7352 Special Machines for Machining 

7360 Coal/Graphite Electrodes 

7365 Water Jet Cutting 

7370 Oxygen Core Lances 

16.03. Accessories 

7394 Protective Blankets, Mats, and 

Curtains, made of Fabric, up to 

1250 °C 

7397 Protective Welding Paste, up to 

1400 °C 


7398 Heat Treatment and Drying 

17.01. Plants and Furnaces 

7400 Tempering Furnaces 

7401 Ageing Furnaces 

7402 Combustion Chambers 

7404 Baking Ovens for Ceramic Industries 

7420 Mould Drying Stoves 

7430 Annealing and Hardening Furnaces 

7440 Induction Hardening and Heating 

Equipment 

7450 Core Drying Stoves 

7452 Microwave Drying Stoves and 

Chambers 

7455 Solution Annealing Furnaces 

7460 Ladle Dryers 

7470 Sand Dryers 

7480 Inert Gas Plants 

7490 Annealing Furnaces 

7500 Drying Stoves and Chambers 

7510 Quenching and Tempering Furnaces 

7520 Heat Treating Furnaces 

7525 Hearth Bogie Type Furnaces 

17.02. Components, Accessories, 

Operating Materials 

7550 Multi-purpose Gas Burners 

7560 Heating Equipment, in general 

7564 Special Torches 

7580 Firing Plants 

7590 Gas Torches 

7600 Gas Heatings 

7610 Capacitors 

7616 Furnace Optimization 

7620 Oil Burners 

7630 Recuperative Burners 

7640 Oxygen Burners 

7650 Heat Recovery Plants 

18 Plant, Transport, Stock, and Handling 

Engineering 

7654 Lifting Trucks 

7656 Transport, Stock, and 

Handling Technology 

18.01. Continuous Conveyors and 

Accessories 

7660 Belt Conveyors 

7670 Bucket Elevators 

7676 Flexible Tubes with Ceramic Wear 

Protection 

7680 Conveyors, in general 

7690 Conveyors, Fully Automatic 

7710 Conveyor Belts 

7720 Conveyor Belt Ploughss 

7730 Conveyor Belt Idlers 

7740 Conveyor Chutes 

7750 Conveying Tubes 

7760 Belt Guides 

7780 Overhead Rails 

7790 Hot Material Conveyors 

7810 Chain Conveyors 

7820 Chain Adjusters 

7850 Conveyors, Pneumatic 

7860 Roller Beds, Roller Conveyor 

Tables, Roller Tables 

7870 Sand Conveyors 

7890 Bulk Material Conveyors 

7900 Swing Conveyor Chutes 

7910 Elevators 

7920 Chip Dryers 

7950 Idlers and Guide Rollers 

7960 Transport Equipment, in general 

7970 Conveyor Screws 

7980 Vibratory Motors 

7981 Vibration Conveyors 

18.02. Cranes, Hoists, and 

Accessories 

8000 Grippers 

8010 Lifting Tables and Platforms 

8020 Jacks and Tilters 

8030 Operating Platforms, Hydraulic 

8032 Hydraulic and Electric Lifting 

Trucks 

8040 Cranes, in general 

8050 Lifting Magnets 

8060 Lifting Magnet Equipment 

18.03. Vehicles and Transport Containers 

8080 Container Parking Systems 

8090 Fork Lift Trucks, in general 

8100 Fork Lift Trucks for Fluid Transports 

8110 Equipment for Melt Transport 

18.04. Bunkers, Siloes and 

Accessories 

8140 Linings 

8145 Big-bag Removal Systems 

8150 Hopper Discharger and 

Discharge Chutes 

8160 Hoppers 

8170 Conveyor Hoses 

8190 Silos 

8200 Silo Discharge Equipment 

8210 Silo Over-charging Safety Devices 

8218 Wearing Protection 

8220 Vibrators 

18.05. Weighing Systems and Installations 

8230 Charging and Charge 

Make-up Scales 

8240 Metering Scales 

8250 Monorail Scales 

8260 Crane Weighers 

8280 Computerized Prescuption Plants 

8290 Scales, in general 

18.07. Handling Technology 


8340 Industrial Robots 

8350 Industrial Robots, Resistant to Rough 

8364 Chipping Plants with Robots 

18.08. Fluid Mechanics 

8365 Pumps 

8367 Compressors 

18.09. Storage Systems, Marshalling 


18.10. Components 



19.01. Engines for Patternmaking 

and Permanent Mold 

8380 Band Sawing Machines for 

Patternmaking 

8400 CAD/CAM/CAE Systems 

8410 CAD Constructions 

8420 CAD Standard Element Software 

8423 CNC Milling Machines 

8425 Automatic CNC Post-Treatment 

Milling Machines 

8430 CNC Programming Systems 

8440 CNC, Copying, Portal and Gantry 

Milling Machines 

8470 Dosing Equipment and Suction 

Casting Machines for the Manufacture 

of Prototypes 

8480 Electrochemical Discharge Plants 

8490 Spark Erosion Plants 

8500 Spark Erosion Requirements 

8510 Development and Production of 

Lost-Foam Machines 

8520 Milling Machines for Lost-Foam 

Patterns 

8522 Hard Metal Alloy Milling Pins 

8525 Lost-Foam Glueing Equipment 

8527 Patternmaking Machines 

8576 Rapid Prototyping 

8610 Wax Injection Machines 

19.02. Materials, Standard Elements 

and Tools for Pattern- and 

Diemaking 

8630 Thermosetting Plastics for Patternmaking 

8650 Toolmaking Accessories 

8660 Milling Cutters for Lost-Foam 

Patterns 

8670 Free-hand Milling Pins made of 

Hard Metal Alloys and High-speed 

Steels 

8675 Hard Metal Alloy Milling Pins 

8680 Adhesives for Fabrication 

64

8690 Synthetic Resins for Patternmaking 

8700 Plastic Plates Foundry and Patternmaking 

8705 Lost-Foam Tools and 

Patterns 

8710 Patternmaking Requirements, in 

general 

8720 Patternmaking Materials, in general 

8730 Pattern Letters, Signs, Type Faces 

8740 Pattern Dowels (metallic) 

8750 Pattern Resins 

8760 Pattern Resin Fillers 

8770 Pattern Plaster 

8780 Pattern Gillet 

8790 Lumber for Patterns 

8800 Pattern Varnish 

8810 Pattern-Plate Pins 

8820 Pattern Spaddles 

8830 Standard Elements for Tools and 

Dies 

8840 Precision-shaping Silicone 

8846 Rapid Tooling 

19.03. Pattern Appliances 

8880 CNC Polystyrol 

Patternmaking 

8890 Development and Manufacture of 

Lost-Foam Patterns 

8900 Moulding Equipment 

8910 Wood Patterns 

8930 Core Box Equipment for Series 

Production 

8940 Resin Patterns 

8960 Metal Patterns 

8970 Pattern Equipment, in general 

8980 Pattern Plates 

8985 Pattern Shop for Lost-Foam 

Processes 

9000 Stereolithography Patterns 

9010 Evaporative Patterns for the Lost- 

Foam Process 

19.04. Rapid Prototyping 

9021 Design 

9022 Engineering 

9023 Hardware and Software 

9024 Complete Investment Casting 

Equipment for Rapid 

Prototyping 

9025 Pattern and Prototype 

Making 

9026 Rapid Prototyping for the Manufacture 

of Investment Casting 

Patterns 

9027 Integrable Prototypes 

9028 Tools 

9029 Tooling Machines 


20.01. Control and Adjustment Systems 

9030 Automation and Control for Sand 

Preparation 

9040 Automation 

9042 Software for Production Planning 

and Control 

9050 Electric and Electronic Control 

9080 Equipment for the Inspection of 

Mass Production 

9090 Load Check Systems for Recording 

and Monitoring Energy Costs 

9120 Control Systems and 

Automation, in general 

9130 Control Systems, in general 

9160 Switch and Control Systems 

20.02. Measuring and Control 

Instruments 

9165 Automatic Pouring 

9166 Compensation Leads 

9185 Contactless Temperature Measurement, 

Heat Image Cameras 

9190 Leakage Testing and Volume 

Measuring Instruments 

9210 Flow Meters 

9220 Flow control Instruments 

9230 Immersion Thermo Couples 

9240 Moisture Controller 

9250 Level Indicator 

9280 Bar Strein Gauge 

9301 In-Stream Inoculation Checkers 

9302 In-Stream Inoculant Feeder 

9306 Calibration and Repair Services 

9310 Laser Measurement Techniques 

9320 Multi-coordinate Measuring 

Machine 

9330 Measuring and Controlling Appliances, 

in general 

9335 Measuring and Controlling Appliances 

for Fully Automatic Pouring 

9345 Positioning Control 

9350 Pyrometers 

9370 Radiation Pyrometers 

9375 Measuring Systems for Nuclear 

Radiation (receiving inspection) 

9376 Measuring Systems for Radioactivity, 

Incoming Goods‘ Inspection 

9380 Temperature Measurement 

9382 Temperature Control Units 

9385 Molten Metal Level Control 

9390 Temperature Measuring and 

Control Devices 

9391 Thermoregulator 

9395 Molten Metal Level Control 

9400 Thermal Analysis Equipment 

9410 Thermo Couples 

9420 Protection Tubes for Thermocouples 

9425 In-stream Inoculant Checkers 

9430 Heat Measuring Devices 

9433 Resistance Thermometers 

20.03. Data Acquisition and 

Processing 

9438 Automation of Production- and 

Warehouse-Systems 

9440 Data Logging and Communication 

9445 Business Intelligence 

9450 Data Processing/Software Development 

9456 ERP/PPS - Software for Foundries 

9470 EDP/IP Information and Data 

Processing 

9480 Machine Data Logging 

9484 Machine Identification 

9490 Data Logging Systems 

9500 Numerical Solidification Analysis 

and Process Simulation 

9502 Numerical Solidification Simulation 

and Process Optimization 

9504 ERP - Software for Foundries 

9506 Process Optimization with EDP, Information 

Processing for Foundries 

9510 Computer Programmes for Foundries 

9520 Computer Programmes and Software 

for Foundries 

9522 Simulation Software 

9523 Software for Foundries 

9525 Software for Coordinate 

Measuring Techniques 

9527 Software for Spectographic Analyses 

9530 Statistical Process Control 

9540 Fault Indicating Systems, 

Registration and Documentation 

20.04. Process Monitoring 

9541 High Speed Video 


21.01. Testing of Materials and 

Workpieces 

9548 Calibration of Material Testing 

Machines 

9550 Aluminium Melt Testing 

Instruments 

9554 Acoustic Materials Testing 

9555 Acoustic Construction 

Element Testing 

9560 CAQ Computer-Aided Quality 

Assurance 

9564 Image Documentation 

9580 Chemical Analyses 

9585 Computerized Tomography, CT 

9586 Core Gas - System for Measurement 

and Condensation 

9587 Die Cast Control 

9589 Natural Frequency Measuring 

9590 Endoscopes 

9600 Dye Penetrants 

9610 Instruments for 

Non-destructive Testing 

9620 Hardness Testers 

9630 Inside Pressure Testing Facilities 

for Pipes and Fittings 

9645 Calibration of Material Testing 

Machines 

9650 Low-temperature Source of 

Lighting Current 

9670 Arc-baffler 

9678 Magna Flux Test Agents 

9680 Magnetic Crack Detection Equipment 

9690 Material Testing Machines and 

Devices 

9695 Metallographic and Chemical 

Analysis 

9696 Microscopic Image Analysis 

9697 Surface Analysis 

9700 Surface Testing Devices 

9710 Testing Institutes 

9719 X-ray Film Viewing Equipment and 

Densitometers 

9720 X-Ray Films 


9730 X-Ray Testing Equipment 

9740 Spectroscopy 

9750 Ultrasonic Testing Equipment 

9755 Vacuum Density Testing Equipment 

9758 UV-Lamps 

9759 UV Shiners 

9760 Ultraviolet Crack Detection Plants 

9765 Hydrogen Determination Equipment 

9770 Material Testing Equipment, in 

general 


9800 Inside Pressure Measuring for 

Tools 

9836 Devices for Testing of Materials, 

non-destructive, in general 

9838 NDT Non-destructive Testing of 

Materials 

9840 NDT X-ray Non-destructive Testing 

of Materials 

9850 Tensile Testing Machines 

22 Analysis Technique and Laboratory Equipment 

10000 Sample Preparation Machines 

10010 Quantometers 

10018 X-Ray Analysis Devices 

10020 Spectographic Analysis Devices 

10022 Certified Reference Materials for 

Spectrochemical and -scopic 

Analysis 

10040 Cut-off Machines for Metallography 

9860 Analyses 

9865 Image Analysis 

9880 Gas Analysis Appliances 

9890 Carbon and Sulphur 

Determination Equipment 

9900 Laboratory Automation 

9910 Laboratory Equipment, Devices, 

and Requirements, in general 

9920 Laboratory Kilns 

9930 Metallographic Laboratory 

Equipment 

9940 Microscopes 

9948 Optical Emission Spectrometers 

9950 Microscopic 

Low-temperature Illumination 

9955 Continuous Hydrogen Measurement 

9960 Polishing Machines for Metallography 

9970 Sampling Systems 

9980 Sample Transport 

23 Air Technique and Equipment 

23.01. Compressed Air Technique 

10050 Compressed Air Plants 

10060 Compressed Air Fittings 

10070 Compressed Air Tools 

10080 Compressors 

10100 Compressor Oils 

23.02. Fans and Blowers 

10120 Fans, in general 

23.03. Ventilators 

10150 Axial Ventilators 

10160 Hot-gas Circulating Ventilators 

10170 Radial Ventilators 

10180 Ventilators, in general 

23.04. Other Air Technique 

Equipments 

10188 Waste Gas Cleaning 

10190 Exhausting Plants 

10192 Exhaust Air Cleaning for Cold-Box 

Core Shooters 

10220 Air-engineering Plants, in general 

24 Environmental Protection and Disposal 

10230 Environmental Protection and 

Disposal 

10231 Measures to Optimize Energy 

10232 Fume Desulphurization for Boiler 

and Sintering Plants 

10235 Radiation Protection Equipment 

24.01. Dust Cleaning Plants 

10240 Extraction Hoods 

10258 Pneumatic Industrial Vacuum 

Cleaners 

10260 Pneumatic Vacuum Cleaners 

10270 Equipment for Air Pollution Control 

10280 Dust Cleaning Plants, in general 

10290 Gas Cleaning Plants 

10300 Hot-gas Dry Dust Removal 

10309 Industrial Vacuum Cleaners 

10310 Industrial Vacuum Cleaners 

10320 Leakage Indication Systems for 

Filter Plants 

10340 Multicyclone Plants 

10350 Wet Separators 

10360 Wet Dust Removal Plants 

10370 Wet Cleaners 

10380 Cartridge Filters 

10400 Pneumatic Filter Dust Conveyors 

by Pressure Vessels 

10410 Punctiform Exhausting Plants 

10420 Dust Separators 

10430 Vacuum Cleaning Plants 

10440 Dry Dust Removal Plants 

10450 Multi-Cell Separators 

10458 Central Vacuum Cleaning Plants 

10460 Cyclones 

24.02. Filters 

10470 Compressed Air Filters 

10490 Dedusting Filters 

10500 Filters, in general 

10510 Filter Gravel 

10520 Filter Materials 

10530 Filter Bags/Hoses 

10550 Fabric Filters 

10560 Air Filters 

10570 Cartridge Filters 

10580 Hose Filters 

10585 Electro-Filters 

10590 Air Filters 

10610 Fabric Filters 

24.03. Waste Disposal, 

Repreparation, and Utilization 

10618 Waste Air Cleaning 

10620 Waste Water Analyzers 

10630 Waste Water Cleaning and -Plants 

10640 Clean-up of Contaminated Site 

10646 Used Sands, Analysing of Soils 

10650 Waste Sand Reutilization and 

Reconditioning 

10655 Amine Recycling 

10660 Foundry Debris-conditioning Plants 

10680 Soil Clean-up 

10690 Briquetting Presses 

10695 Briquetting of Foundry 

Wastes/Filter Dusts 

10700 Disposal of Foundry Wastes 

10702 Hazardous Waste Disposal 

10705 Bleeding Plants 

10710 Reconditioning of Foundry Wastes 

10720 Ground Water Cleaning 

10740 Dross Recovery Plants 

10760 Cooling Towers 

10770 Cooling Water Processing Plants 

10780 Cooling Water Treatment 

10810 Post-combustion Plants 

10830 Recooling Systems 

10840 Recycling of Investment Casting 

Waxes 

10850 Slag Reconditioning 

10870 Waste Water Cooling Towers 

10880 Scrap Preparation 

10890 Transport and Logistic for Industrial 

Wastes 

10900 Rentilization of Foundry Wastes 

10910 Rentilization of Furnace Dusts and 

Sludges 

10920 Roll Scale De-oilers 

10940 Rentilization of Slide Grinding 

Sludges 

25 Accident Prevention and Ergonomics 

10960 Health and Safety Protection 

Products 

10970 Asbestos Replacements 

10990 Ventilators 

10993 Fire Protection Blankets and 

Curtains made of Fabrics 

10996 Fire-extinguishing Blankets and 

Containers 

11020 Heat Protection 

11025 Heat-Protection Clothes and Gloves 

11030 Climatic Measurement Equipment 

for Workplace Valuation 

11040 Protection against Noise 

11050 Light Barriers 

11060 Sound-protected Cabins 

11070 Sound-protected Equipment and 

Parting Walls 

11080 Vibration Protection 


26.01. Plants, Components, and 

Materials 

11100 Concreting Plants 

11102 Devellopping and Optimizing of 

Casting Components 

11118 Vibration Technology 

26.02. Industrial Commodities 

11120 Joints, Asbestos-free 

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11125 Sealing and Insulating 

Products up to 1260 °C 

11130 Dowels 

11150 Foundry Materials, in general 

11155 Heat-protecting and Insulating 

Fabrics up to 1260 °C 

11160 Hydraulic Oil, Flame-resistant 


11170 Signs for Machines 

11175 Fire-proof Protection Blankets, 

-mats, and -curtains 

11180 Screen and Filter Fabrics 

26.04. Job Coremaking 

11182 Inorganic Processes 

11183 Hot Processes 

11184 Cold Processes 


11186 Ordered Research 

11190 CAD Services 

11200 Interpreters 

11202 Diecasting, Optimization of Mould 

Temperature Control 

11205 EDP Consulting 

11208 Wage Models 

11210 Emission, Immission, and Workplace 

Measurements 

11211 E-Business 

11212 eProcurement 

11213 Technical Literature 

11215 Investment Casting Engineering 

11220 Foundry Consulting 

11230 Foundry Legal Advice 

11240 Lean Foundry Organization 

11250 Foundry Planning 

11252 Greenfield Planning 

11253 Casting, Construction and Consulting, 

Optimizing of Mould Core 

Production and Casting Techniques 

11260 Nuclear Engineering Consulting 

11278 Customer Service for Temperature 

Control Units and Systems 

11280 Customer Service for 


11283 Jobbing Foundry 

11286 Efficiency of Material 

(Consulting) 

11290 Management of Approval 

Procedures 

11291 Management Consulting 

11292 Machining 

11293 Metallurgical Consulting 

11294 Patinating 

11295 Human Resources Services 

11296 Personnel Consulting 

11298 Process Optimization 

11299 Testing Status and Safety Labels 

11300 Rationalization 

11301 M&A Consulting 

11303 Recruitment 

11305 Centrifugal Casting Engineering 

11310 Simulation Services 

11320 Castings Machining 

11325 Steel Melting Consulting 

11330 Technical Translation and Documentation 

11336 Environmental Protection Management 

Systems (Environmental 

Audits) 

11339 Restructuring 

11340 Environmental Consulting 

11342 Business Consultancy 

11343 Leasing of Industrial Vacuum 

Cleaners 

11345 Heat Treatment 

11346 Associations 

11360 Material Consulting 

11370 Material Advices 

11380 Time Studies 

11382 Carving 

28 Castings 

11387 Aluminium Casting 

11389 ADI 

11390 Aluminium Pressure Diecasting 

11400 Aluminium Permanent Moulding 

(Gravity Diecasting) 

11410 Aluminium Sand Casting 

11420 Billet Casting 

11430 Cast Carbon Steel, Alloy and 

High-alloy Cast Steel 

11440 Non-ferrous Metal Gravity Diecasting 

11450 Pressure Diecasting 

11460 High-grade Investment Cast Steel 

11462 High-grade Steel Casting 

11470 High-grade Steel Castings 

11472 High-grade Centrifugal Cast Steel 

11480 Ingot Casting 

11485 Castings 

11489 Rolled Wire 

11490 Grey Cast Iron 

11492 Large-size Grey Iron Castings 

11496 Direct Chill Casting 

11498 Art Casting 

11499 Light Metal Casting 

11501 Magnesium Pressure 

Diecasting 

11510 Brass Pressure Diecasting 

11520 Non-ferrous Metal Sand Casting 

11525 Prototype Casting 

11530 Sand Casting SAND CASTING 

11539 Centrifugal Casting 

11540 Spheroidal Iron 

11547 Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron 

11550 Steel Castings 

11552 Continuously Cast Material 

11553 Thixoforming 

11555 Full Mold (lost-foam) Casting 

11558 Rolls 

11560 Zinc Pressure Diecasting 

11570 Cylinder Pipes and Cylinder Liners 

29 By-Products 

11580 Sporting Field Sands 


11700 Mold Filling and Solidification 

Simulation 

11800 Simulation Programmes for 

Foundry Processes 

11820 Software for Foundries 

31 Foundries 

11850 Foundries, in general 

31.01. Iron, Steel, and Malleable-Iron 

Foundries 

11855 Iron Foudries 

11856 Steel Foundries 

11857 Malleable-Iron Foundries 

31.02. NFM Foundries 

11860 Heavy Metals Foundries 

11861 Die Casting Plants 

11862 Light Metal Casting Plants 

11863 Permanent Mold Foundry 

31 Additive manufacturing / 3-D printing 


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M. Vogt: From the Ore Mountains to the world 

The Lößnitz foundry near Aue in the Ore Mountains in Germany, a classic iron foundry making molding and pressing tools for 

the automotive industry, is committed to sustainability. This is being driven forward by Max Jankowsky, Managing Director of 

the family business since the beginning of the year. 

T. Evert, K. Köppen: Blasting and degreasing in one operation 

In the PantaTec process, blasting is expanded by adding a powdery cleaning additive to the blasting agent. This means that, 

despite contamination, most metal surfaces can be blasted without wet chemical pre-cleaning. 

G. Zwick: Hot-work steel sets new standards 

Uddeholm Dievar is a premium steel for demanding die-casting applications. It is suitable for use in large die-casting molds and 

complies with the new specification of at least 25 joule impact energy according to the rules of the strict NADCA delivery 

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