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Colin Sirett , the former Airbus head of research for the UK , has taken up his post as Chief Executive Officer of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre . www . amrc . co . uk
Metallurgy-Litmash trade fair will be held at the central Krasnaya Presnya Exhibition Centre in Moscow from 6 to 9 June 2016 in conjunction with Tube Russia and Aluminium Non-Ferrous . www . metallurgy-tube-russia . com
From 2017 , the supply and manufacture of medical technology is to become a new event theme at NürnbergMesse . Germany , in co-operation with partner Forum MedTech Pharma eV . www . nuernbergmesse . de
Global Iron Castings Market 2016-2020 has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis , with input from industry experts . The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years . It also includes a discussion of the key suppliers operating in this market . www . researchandmarkets . com
At the cutting edge
HMT Director , Piers Crane ( left ), with Jon Ede , Area Sales Manager .
HoleMaker Technology , UK manufacturer and distributor of cutting tool innovations , has appointed Jon Ede as Area Sales Manager . He joins Maidstonebased HMT with a wealth of industry experience , most recently as National Sales Manager from G & J Hall Ltd , a provider of specialist tools . Previous responsibilities include setting up a UK distributor network , as well as launching products and working closely with distributors to provide support . www . holemaker-technology . com
Ownership change for Cast Metal & Diecasting Times
Modern Media Communications Ltd has concluded the sale of Cast Metal & Diecasting Times to New Business Media Ltd . Launched in 1998 , the publication serves the ferrous and non-ferrous foundry industry , with a circulation that covers Europe and the Middle East . Currently published four times annually , Cast Metal & Diecasting Times also organises the annual Foundry Workshop and publishes the UK Map of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundries . New Business Media was founded in 2015 by Alex Dann and also
Delivering sustainable solutions for five decades
The origins of the present ASK Chemicals GmbH in Hilden , headquarters of the ASK Chemicals Group , date back to the founding of ADM Giesserei Chemikalien GmbH in 1966 . Four years later , the company changed its name to Ashland-Süd- Chemie-Giesserei-Chemikalien GmbH & Co KG . The two chemical concerns involved , Ashland and Süd-Chemie , agreed on wanting to offer the global foundry industry a joint and comprehensive range of products that usefully complemented each other and shone a light on innovative solutions for foundries throughout the world . Hence , Ashland-Süd-Chemie-Giesserei- Chemikalien GmbH & Co KG served the market from then on with products for core making and mould sand binders . The company , which changed its name again in 1975 to Ashland-Südchemie- Kernfest GmbH had by then made it its goal to develop and produce innovative and efficient binding agents and refractory coatings . publishes Direct Distribution News , Energy Efficiency News and Paint & Resin Times . Alex Dann has a wealth of experience in the media industry , gained at Haymarket , Faversham House and Informa . “ I am incredibly excited to purchase Cast Metal & Diecasting Times and I am confident that our commitment to the ferrous and non-ferrous foundry industry will help carry on the legacy of publishing quality installed by Modern Media Communications ” he commented . alex . dann @ newbusinessmedia . co
Important milestones in the history of ASK Chemicals are the development of the cold box and inorganic INOTEC technology .
Today – 50 years after the emergence of the company and against a background of changing and growing requirements for foundries and suppliers – ASK Chemicals provides a variety of innovative and technologically sophisticated solutions that bring its customers sustainable success . Solutions that contribute to process safety , casting quality or increased efficiency in production and most importantly , solutions that are invariably developed in close collaboration with customers . Consequently , the company has succeeded in recent years in introducing major innovations in the areas of organic and inorganic high performance binder systems , refractory coatings and minirisers and filter systems . With its broad range of foundry consumables , it is making a key contribution to ensuring that the foundry industry can satisfy future ecological and economic demands . www . ask-chemicals . com
Mexican finish machining plant created
Dynacast International has opened a plant in Tijuana , Mexico as an extension of its Lake Forest , California diecasting facility , housing some secondary operations , including CNC machining . The moves will make more valuable space available at the Orange County location . The Charlotte-based group explains that locating the operations in Tijuana will help to reduce logistical costs for customers that ship components to Mexico . The group also has a separate diecasting plant at San Martin Obispo , north of Mexico City . www . dynacast . com
JVM Castings invests over £ 1 million at Tamworth site
The largest aluminium pressure diecasting manufacturer in the UK , Midlands-based JVM Castings has completed a major investment of more than £ 1 million at Tamworth , in a growth plan that will see the machining side of the site double in size by 2020 . The company has employed 10 extra staff across the engineering , management and machining departments and taken on two new apprentices , with a further two joining them over the coming months . Collectively , this represents a 35 % increase in staff at the Tamworth site in the last 12 months . Machinery investments include the installation of 10 additional spindles and the planned purchase of a large bed five axis machine over the coming months , while investments into environmentallyfriendly and sustainable processes have also been key . Until recently , the process of manufacturing diecastings produced aluminium waste chippings that are costly to dispose of and not environmentallyfriendly ; to solve this issue , JVM has purchased equipment to compress the waste and remelt it back into the manufacturing process , reducing waste to 0 % and minimising environmental impact . www . jvmcastings . com
Cast Metal & Diecasting Times April / May 2016