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Industry News Contents 行业新闻目录

A Complete Green Sand Solution: Disa And Wheelabrator Fit Out Dianzhan’s Brand New Jiujiang Foundry 6 黏土砂铸造整体解决方案：迪砂携手维尔贝莱特，共同 为典展公司全新的九江铸造厂提供设备 A catalyst for digital transformation 数字化转型催化剂

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The first 7MW localized offshore typhoon-resistant wind turbine completed hoisting 26 中国首台7兆瓦国产化海上抗台风风机完成吊装 Hongtu Technology Signed a Contract with LK for Large-scale Intelligent Die-casting Units 鸿图科技签约订购力劲8台套大型智能压铸单元

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Morocco Aluminum Wheel Casting of CITIC Dicastal Starts Operation 中信戴卡在摩洛哥铝车轮铸件项目开工

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Hengli Foundry and Edwards Qingdao Reached a Strategic Cooperation 恒立铸造与埃地沃兹达成战略合作

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Leaders to Be Honored at CastExpo 2022 CastExpo 2022将举办评奖活动

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The Lawton Standard Co. adds QESC, buoying casting growth strategy 14 劳顿标准公司收购QESC公司，支持铸造业务发展战略 GM to upgrade Indiana foundry to support electric pickup 15 通用汽车改造印第安纳州铸造厂，支持电动皮卡业务 Benton Foundry project receives state funding 美国本顿公司铸造项目获国家补助

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Aarrowcast Inc. sold to Charter Manufacturing 15 Aarrowcast公司出售给Charter Manufacturing公司 Multi-industry components-maker Impro opens Mexico foundry 鹰普墨西哥铸造园区开始投产

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Chiara Danieli Is Elected Caef President 2022 奇亚拉·丹尼尔担任新一届欧洲铸造协会会长

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Elkem Launches Global Climate Roadmap: Reducing Emissions Towards Net Zero While Growing Supplies To The Green Transition 12 埃肯公司发布全球气候路线图：以零排放为目标开始减 排、加快绿色转型产品供应 Scania Builds New Foundry In Sodertalje, Sweden 斯堪尼亚公司在瑞典索德泰利兴建铸造厂 KURTZ and KORMAZ Joint Low Pressure Die Casting Project 库尔特——最好的选择

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Spare Parts For Die Spraying Systems In Die Casting – When It Is Urgent On Customers Presentation 24 客户急需的压铸喷涂系统备件 MARCH 2022 FOUNDRY-PLANET.COM | MODERN CASTING | CHINA FOUNDRY ASSOCIATION |

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A Complete Green Sand Solution: Disa And Wheelabrator Fit Out Dianzhan’s Brand New Jiujiang Foundry 黏土砂铸造整体解决方案：迪砂携手维尔贝莱特，共同为典展 公司全新的九江铸造厂提供设备 State-of-the-art technologies from Norican’s DISA and Wheelabrator brands have come together in a complete green sand solution for Dianzhan ( Jiujiang) Metal Materials Co., Ltd. Constructed in only six months, the new Norican production line exactly fits Dianzhan’s requirement for a compact, fully automated and energy-efficient facility that will triple the company’s annual iron output.

Challenges: Compact layout for efficient casting Established in September 2005 and starting production in May 2006, Dianzhan produces around 12,000 tons annually at its original foundry site. In 2018, the company decided to more than triple its overall capacity by building a completely new, additional Jiujiang facility in Jiangxi province, China, with a projected annual casting output of 26,000 tons. Construction began in August 2018, with the first production castings appearing only six months later in February 2019.

Occupying minimum factory floor space, while delivering rapid, flexible and low-cost production, the new foundry specialises in the casting and processing of compressor parts and automotive parts, such as cylinders, bearings and other components. The technology delivered by Norican is already hitting its targets for productivity and scrap elimination.

Solution: Efficient, lean production with seamless automation DISA and Wheelabrator worked together to select exactly the right equipment to match Dianzhan’s specifications, with every workflow planned for maximum, automated efficiency. The entire production line runs automatically and continuously, from sand preparation and iron melting through to moulding, pouring, shakeout and blasting. Every work area and piece of equipment is seamlessly and automatically coordinated with its neighbouring process and the moulding line.

This neatly-packaged, integrated complete green sand solution for the foundry has a compact layout, minimising the distance between all the different foundry process stages.

This translates into reduced manpower requirements, shorter distances for materials to move – and no need for forklifts in the plant area. The space saved also leaves room for other equipment to be installed in future. The sand plant employs DISA’s classic double cooling drum design combined with a high-efficiency control module. With consistent sand quality and the minimal distance between sand production and the moulding line, moulding sand can be prepared and used only when needed by the moulding line.

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典展（九江）金属材料有限公司采用了由诺瑞肯集团 迪砂和维尔贝莱特品牌的最新技术整合而成的整体黏土 砂铸造解决方案，这条全新的诺瑞肯生产线在短短六个 月内即完成设计到交付，完全符合典展公司对紧凑、全 自动型节能工厂的要求，该产线将完成公司设定的年铸 件产量增加两倍的目标。

挑战：布局紧凑，铸造高效 典展公司成立于2005年9月，于2006年5月正式投产， 原铸造厂年产铸件约12,000吨。2018年，该公司决定在 中国江西省九江市投资建设新工厂，将总产量提高两倍 以上，预计年产铸件26,000吨。该工厂于2018年8月开 始建设，2019年2月便生产出首批铸件，从开建到投产 仅用时六个月。 新铸造厂占地面积小，生产速度快、灵活、成本低， 专门从事压缩机部件和汽车部件（例如气缸、轴承和其 他组件）的铸造和加工。诺瑞肯提供的技术帮助典展公 司实现了提高生产率和消除废品的目标。

解决方案：通过无缝连接的全自动化实现高效、精 益生产 迪砂和维尔贝莱特协同合作，选择完全符合典展公司 规格要求的设备，并针对每个工作流程做了详细规划， 以实现最高的自动化效率。整条生产线将自动、连续运 行，覆盖从砂处理和熔炼到造型、浇注、落砂和抛丸的 整个过程。每个工作区域和设备都与其相邻的工艺和造 型线无缝、自动协调。 这种设计灵巧的黏土砂整体铸造解决方案具有紧凑的 布局，可最大限度缩短所有不同铸造工艺阶段之间的距 离。从而可减少人力需求，缩短物料运输距离，并且无 需在厂区内使用叉车。节省出来的空间可用于将来安装 其他设备。砂处理采用迪砂经典的双冷却滚筒设计，并 结合了高效控制模块。由于型砂质量始终一致，并且砂 处理与造型线之间的距离最短，因此可以仅在造型线需 要时才制备和使用型砂。

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 Perfectly matched plant – and dust-free too The DISAMATIC D3 vertical moulding machine lies at the heart of the moulding line and combines high speed with exceptional yield and quality. Throughput is blisteringly fast: up to 485 moulds per hour with core setting and 555 moulds per hour without, all with a mould misalignment of less than 0.01 mm. After cooling and shake-out, Wheelabrator’s DT14-450 rocker-barrel-type shot blasting machine cleans the castings by gently tumbling parts in through-feed operation. Fully automated like the rest of the production equipment and working continuously, its small footprint helps it fit easily onto the tightly-packed factory floor. DT shot blast machines require no loading or unloading and cope easily with changing parts, types or volumes.

Shot blasting operations are dust-free, like all the new foundry’s work areas. Part of the integrated complete green sand solution, the design embraces every piece of plant to effectively improve overall dust removal performance and helps Dianzhan meet the increasingly stringent environmental requirements facing iron foundries. Condensation is a major challenge in dust removal: if not handled in time, it can easily paralyse the production line. The integrated plant design tackles condensation at every stage of the casting process. For example, DISA’s new heating furnace employs heating and insulation treatment within the parts of the sand treatment system with high levels of moisture.

Result: Smooth transition to full production Implemented rapidly and working to specification, the complete green sand solution is reliable, easy to maintain and delivers consistent quality. As the foundry plant ramped up production in the first half of 2019, the scrap rate remained below 1% and the integrated plant’s monthly output quickly reached 1,000 tons. The new Jiujiang plant is now well on the way to helping Dianzhan triple its annual production volume.

Mr. Chien Chuan Lin, Production Manager at Dianzhan, comments: “When we started to plan this project with DISA, we had four main targets. We wanted to improve the utilization of the workshop, minimize the logistical distances involved and build a fully-automated line that was also very energy-efficient. After running at full operating status for the last few months, we can confirm that all four of these targets have been achieved at our Jiujiang plant.” ■

工厂布局合理，环保无尘 DISAMATIC D3垂直造型机位于造型线核心位置，不 仅速度高，而且具备出色的产量和质量。产量高：每小时 可生产多达485个带芯铸型或555个无芯铸型，且铸型偏 差均小于0.1毫米。冷却并落砂后，维尔贝莱特DT14-450 连续通过式滚筒抛丸机在轻轻翻滚零件，对铸件进行清 理。与其他生产设备一样，该设备全自动运行，可连续 工作，并且其占地面积小，可轻松安装到空间有限的车 间中。DT抛丸机不需要上下料，并可轻松处理不同类型 或体积的零件。 与所有新铸造厂的工作区域一样，抛丸操运行是防尘 的。该设计是黏土砂整体铸造解决方案的一部分，与工 厂各个工部工艺无缝连接，可有效提高整体除尘性能， 帮助典展公司满足铸铁厂面临的日益严苛的环境要求。 冷凝是除尘的主要挑战：如果处理不及时，很容易导致 生产线瘫痪。集成式工厂设计解决了铸造过程中每个阶 段的冷凝问题。例如，迪砂的新型加热炉在湿度高的砂 处理系统部件内采用了加热和隔离处理。

结果：平稳过渡到全面投产 迪砂黏土砂整体铸造解决方案实施迅速且运行符合规 范，可靠、易维护、质量稳定。2019年上半年，该铸造 厂提高了产量，废品率一直保持在1%以下，整个工厂的 月产量迅速提升到1,000吨。这座新建的九江工厂的卓越 表现令典展公司的年产量达到了以前的3倍。 典展公司生产经理林建全先生说：“一开始与迪砂 计划这个项目时，我们有四个主要目标。我们希望提 高车间的利用率，最大限度缩短物流距离，建设一条非 常节能的全自动生产线。在过去几个月以完全运行状态 运行之后，我们可以确认九江工厂已经实现了所有这四 个目标。” ■

Leaders to Be Honored at CastExpo 2022 CastExpo 2022将举办评奖活动 Thousands of people from across the worldwide metalcasting supply chain will network, learn, and do business at North America’s largest foundry event when it returns for the first time since 2019.

CastExpo 2022 is coming to the Greater Columbus Convention Center on April 23-26, 2022, and registration is now open. Hosted by the American Foundry Society, this trade show and congress features exhibits from industry suppliers and metalcasters, full-scale equipment 8

CastExpo 2022自2019年以来首次回归，届时，来自 全球金属铸造行业的万余观众将参加北美地区最大的铸造 展会，联系、交流、合作。 CastExpo 2022将于2022年4月23-26日在大哥伦布 会议中心举行，现已开放注册。展会由美国铸造协会主 办，将展示来自行业供应商和铸件企业的产品和技术， 包含全面的设备展示、技术和管理主题论坛、主题演讲

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 demonstrations, educational sessions on technical and management topics, keynotes, metalcasting classes from the AFS Institute, and more.

One of the highlights of the show will be recognizing several industry leaders in person with prestigious awards, including the Gold Medal, AFS Scientific Merit, and AFS Service Citation.

The 2022 William McFadden Gold Medal will be presented to Thomas Prucha, president of MetalMorphasis LLC and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Metalcasting, for his outstanding achievements, service, and contributions to the metalcasting industry and his visionary leadership steering the industry toward new technological horizons on the global level. Prucha has a long, distinguished career in metalcasting, one in which he made significant contributions to the companies he worked for as well as the foundry industry at large. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in metallurgical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Prucha served in various technical roles at CMI International, Hayes Lemmerz and INTERMET Corp. before serving as the vice president of technical services at AFS. Throughout his career, Prucha has also served in leadership positions on several AFS Committees and Divisions.

Prucha is a key participant in many government-industry and university-industry consortia and projects including America Makes (the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute), American Metalcasting Consortium, Aluminum Casting Research Center at University of California-Irvine, LIFT, and the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel.

Internationally, Prucha has engaged and spoken at conferences around the world and has been editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Metalcasting since 2016.

Among his several industry awards are the AFS Award of Scientific Merit, NADCA Nyselius Award for contributions to die casting, and the 2021 AFS Hoyt Memorial Lecture.

The Gold Medal Award will be presented to Prucha at the Annual Banquet Sunday evening, April 24.

The Award of Scientific Merit goes to individuals who display outstanding technical papers, meritorious technical contributions or services, and/or the development of a new process, production method or engineering advancement having “future possibilities.” Two winners were chosen for 2022: Sairam Ravi, project manager, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, will receive the award for his “exemplary record of metalcasting research and publication authorship as well as service as an instructor for the AFS Institute.”

James H. Michel, manager-technical services and UNS administrator, Copper Development Association, Mclean, Virginia, is awarded for “his outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of antimicrobial cast copper alloys, managing the UNS copper alloys registration, and contributing to the promotion of unleaded cast copper alloys and recycling of the copper alloy scrap stream.”

The Service Citation is awarded to individuals who show

以及美国铸造协会研究院的铸造课程等。 展会的亮点之一将是在现场表彰行业先进，并授予其 荣誉奖项，包括金奖、美国铸造协会科技贡献奖和美国 铸造协会优秀服务奖等。 2022 年威廉·麦克法登金奖将颁发给MetalMorphasis LLC总裁兼《国际金属铸造》杂志主编托马斯·普鲁 查，以表彰他在金属铸造行业的杰出成就、所做的服 务和贡献，以及他引领全球铸造行业走向更高水平的远 见卓识。普鲁查深耕于金属铸造领域，拥有卓越的职业 生涯，在此期间，他为所服务的公司以及整个铸造行业 做出了重大贡献。普鲁查拥有威斯康星大学冶金工程学 士学位和硕士学位，在担任美国铸造协会技术服务副总 裁之前，曾在CMI International、Hayes Lemmerz和 INTERMET集团等公司担任过技术职务。在他的整个职 业生涯中，普鲁查还曾在多个美国铸造协会委员会和部 门担任领导职务。 普鲁查先生是许多政府-行业和大学-行业联盟及合 作项目的主要参与者，其中包括America Makes（国 家增材制造创新研究所）、美国金属铸造联盟、加州 大学欧文分校铝铸造研究中心、LIFT和联合防务制造 技术小组。 在国际上，普鲁查曾参加世界各地的铸造会议并发 表演讲，自2016年以来一直担任《国际金属铸造》杂 志的主编。 他获得的多个行业奖项包括美国铸造协会科技卓越 奖、北美压铸协会Nyselius贡献奖和2021年美国铸造 协会霍伊特纪念讲座奖。 金奖将于2022年4月24日星期日晚上的年度宴会上 颁发给普鲁查。 科技卓越奖旨在授予在技术论文、技术研发和服 务，新工艺、新产品研发或工程方面做出杰出贡献的 个人。2022年评选出两名获奖者： 爱荷华州雪松福尔斯北爱荷华大学项目经理塞拉姆· 拉维由于其在铸造研究和论文方面的突出表现以及作 为美国铸造协会研究所讲师的服务而获奖。 弗吉尼亚州麦克莱恩铜业发展协会的技术服务经理和 UNS 管理员詹姆斯·H·米歇尔，因其在抗菌铸造铜合金 的开发和推广、管理UNS铜合金注册以及为促进无铅 铸造铜合金和铜合金废料的回收利用的突出成就获奖。 服务奖授予对美国铸造协会及其分会、全行业做出贡 献的工作人员。2022年有两名获奖者：

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 outstanding general service to AFS, its chapters, and the metalcasting industry. Two winners were chosen for 2022: Scott Giese, professor, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, is awarded “for his sterling record of service and industry research consortia, student development, AFS Technical Committees and Chapters, and advancement of technologies in the metalcasting industry.”

Mike Bartol, vice president metalcasting-Americas, American Colloid-Division of Minerals Technologies Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was chosen for his “40 years of distinguished leadership to the foundry industry and AFS on the local and national levels, especially in the areas of green sand molding methods and materials.

These awards will be presented at the Volunteer Leadership Awards Luncheon on Sunday, April 24.

More to Explore Exhibits, presentations, and featured events at CastExpo will incorporate every major alloy, process, and related foundry and manufacturing topic. The event attracts people at all stages of their careers, ranging from executives and managers to technicians, engineers, sales staff, researchers, and educators. In addition to content for metalcasters, a unique series of training sessions just for casting designers and buyers is offered on the exhibit floor, so OEM representatives are encouraged to attend, as well.

To take part in everything CastExpo has to offer, including every technical and management session, all Institute courses, keynotes, the Hoyt Memorial Lecture, and the exhibit floor, attendees should opt for the all-inclusive Education Pass. Those who plan on strolling the exhibits (plus attending the Hoyt Memorial Lecture), can opt for the Exhibits Pass. More information, including a list of exhibitors, full conference program, hotel options, and registration, can be found at www.castexpo.com. A limited number of exhibit booths for metalcasters and suppliers are also still available.

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爱荷华州雪松福尔斯北爱荷华大学教授斯科特·吉斯， 因其所做的出色工作和在行业研究联盟、学生发展、美 国铸造协会技术委员会及分会，以及金属铸造行业技术 进步方面的突出表现而获奖。 迈克·巴托尔是美国宾夕法尼亚州伯利恒矿产技术公司 美国胶体分部金属铸造副总裁，因其40年来领导地方及 全国铸造行业和美国铸造协会，特别是在湿砂造型工艺 和材料方面的研究所做的贡献。 这些奖项将于2022年4月24日星期日的志愿者领导奖 午餐会上颁发。

更多探索和期待 CastExpo的展览、展示和特色活动将涵盖各主要合 金、工艺以及相关的铸造和制造主题。展会将吸引处于 职业生涯各个阶段的人们，从高管和经理到技术人员、 工程师、销售人员、研究人员和教育工作者。除了铸造 企业外，展馆还为铸件设计师和买家提供了一系列独特 的培训课程，因此也欢迎OEM代表参加。 如有兴趣参加CastExpo提供的所有活动，包括技术和 管理会议、所有铸造学院课程、主题演讲、霍伊特纪念讲 座、参观展会，参会者应选择包含全部费用的培训证件。 如只计划参观展览（以及参加霍伊特纪念讲座）的参会 人员可以选择展览证件。更多信息，包括参展商名单、 完整的会议计划、酒店选择和注册方式，请访问 www. castexpo.com。此外，活动期间还设有少量展位。 ■

Chiara Danieli Is Elected Caef President 2022 奇亚拉·丹尼尔担任新一届欧洲铸造协会会长 Chiara Danieli, Ceo Of Groupe Bouhyer, Was Elected As President Of Caef For The Upcoming Year 2022 At The Caef Council Meeting In Bilbao. She Will Succeed Ignacio De La Peña, Who Is Holding The Position Since 2020.

On 24 and 25 September 2021 the annual CAEF Council meeting was held in Bilbao (Spain). CAEF member associations from several European countries joined the event hosted by the Spanish Foundry Association FEAF, Federación Española Asociaciones Fundidores. FEAF is holding the presidency of CAEF, with Ignacio De la Peña as president, for two years. The presidency was marked mainly by the pandemic. In these turbulent and enormously challenging two years, CAEF under De la Peña has shown a high degree of flexibility, as have the numerous CAEF member associations and above all the foundries. Thus, apart from the pandemic, the numerous other challenges of our time did not pause.

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在毕尔巴鄂举行的欧洲铸造协会理事会会议 上，BOUHYER集团首席执行官奇亚拉·丹尼尔女士被推 选为2022年新一任主席。她将接替自2020年起担任该 职位的伊格纳西奥·德拉佩尼亚。 2021年9月24-25日，欧洲铸造协会理事会年度会议在 西班牙毕尔巴鄂举行。来自多个欧洲国家的成员协会参加 了由西班牙铸造协会FEAF主办的活动。FEAF为欧洲铸造 协会轮值主席，伊格纳西奥·德拉佩尼亚已连续两年担任 欧洲铸造协会会长。在其任期内正值新冠疫情大流行， 在这动荡和极具挑战性的两年中，德拉佩尼亚领导的欧 洲铸造协会表现出了高度的灵活性，其成员协会、尤其 是铸造厂也是如此。但是，除新冠疫情大流行外，我们

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 The CAEF Council meeting took place at a challenging time. While costs for energy are skyrocketing everywhere in Europe, shortages of raw materials and scrap are putting the foundries under pressure. Furthermore, during the pandemic the availability of skilled workers and young foundry talents overall has not changed for the better. At the same time, the foundry industry, being the most integrated part of the circular economy and an enabler of industrial transformation, has a crucial role to play in achieving CO2 neutrality on our continent.

The CAEF Council unanimously elected Chiara Danieli, CEO of Groupe Bouhyer, representing the Fédération Forge Fonderie, as the new CAEF President for the year 2022.

Chiara Danieli carries the European idea in her genes and is enthusiastic in promoting it. The Italian-born visionary lives and works in France for many years and is very well connected in Europe.

Fynn-Willem Lohe, who already has been interims Secretary General for one year, was confirmed as Secretary General during the two days meeting. Danieli and Lohe share above all else the motivation to emphasise the essential role of the European foundry industry in politics and society even more strongly and actively than before.

这个时代的许多其他挑战并没有停止。

Background information on CAEF:

治和社会中的重要作用。

CAEF is the umbrella organisation of the national European foundry associations. The organisation, founded in 1953, has 22 European member states and works to promote the economical, technical, legal and social interests of the European foundry industry. At the same time, CAEF implements activities which aim at developing national foundry industries and co-ordinating their shared international interests. The General Secretariat is situated in Düsseldorf since 1997.

CAEF represents 4700 European foundries. Nearly 300 000 employees are generating a turnover of 43 billion Euro. European foundries are recruiting 20 000 workers and engineers per year. The main customer industries are e.g. the automotive, the general engineering and the building industries as well as the electrical engineering industry. No industrial sector exists without using casted components. ■

欧洲铸造协会理事会会议是在充满挑战的时刻召开 的。尽管欧洲各地的能源成本都在飙升，但原材料和废 料的短缺使铸造厂面临压力。此外，在疫情大流行期间， 技术工人和年轻铸造人才的短缺总体上并没有好转。与 此同时，铸造业作为循环经济中最完整的行业和产业转 型的推动者，在欧洲大陆实现二氧化碳中和方面发挥着 至关重要的作用。 欧洲铸造协会理事会一致推选Bouhyer集团首席执 行官奇亚拉·丹尼尔代表Fédération Forge Fonderie 担任2022年欧洲铸造协会会长。奇亚拉·丹尼尔将欧洲 理念融入她的基因中，并热衷于推动它。她出生于意 大利，在法国生活和工作多年，是一位有远见的领导 且在欧洲人脉广泛。 芬·威廉·洛赫已担任一年临时秘书长，在本次会议上 也被确定为秘书长。丹尼尔和洛赫有共同的工作理念， 他们都比以往更加强调和积极推动欧洲铸造业在欧洲政 关于欧洲铸造协会： 欧洲铸造协会是欧洲国家铸造行业组织的联合组织 机构。该组织成立于1953年，拥有22个欧洲成员国， 致力于促进欧洲铸造行业的经济、技术、法律和社会利 益。同时，欧洲铸造协会开展旨在发展本国铸造业和协 调其共同国际利益的活动。自1997年以来，秘书处设 在杜塞尔多夫。 欧洲铸造协会代表4700家欧洲铸造厂的利益，其行 业近30万名员工创造了430亿欧元的营业额。欧洲铸造 厂每年招聘20,000名工人和工程师。主要服务于汽车、 通用工程、建筑行业以及电气工程行业。所有的工业部 门都与铸造有关。 ■

Elkem Launches Global Climate Roadmap: Reducing Emissions Towards Net Zero While Growing Supplies To The Green Transition 埃肯公司发布全球气候路线图：以零排放为目标开始减排、加 快绿色转型产品供应 Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, today announces a new climate roadmap detailing how the company plans to develop its business in line with the aim of the Paris agreement of limiting global warming to well below two degrees. The company aims to reduce its total fossil CO2 emissions by 28% from 2020-31 while growing its supplies to the green transition – thereby delivering a 39% improvement 12

埃肯公司是硅基先进材料的全球领导者，日前宣布了 新的气候路线图，详细说明了该公司将如何按照《巴黎 协定》目标即将全球平均气温上升幅度控制在2℃以内 来发展公司业务。公司的目标是从2020-2031年将其化 石CO2总排放量减少28%，同时加快其向绿色转型的速

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Elkem has a strong position to contribute on climate, having been founded in 1904 to create value from renewable electricity. The company already uses 83% renewable electricity in its operations. Elkem’s supplies of advanced silicones, silicon products and carbon solutions are essential to the green transition, with silicon metal on the EU’s 2020 list of critical raw materials. Elkem is also externally recognised for climate actions: Ranking among the world’s top 5% companies rated by CDP in 2020.

The new climate roadmap details Elkem’s commitment to limiting the long-term global temperature increase to well below 2°C – in line with the Paris agreement – while also growing faster than the market and achieving revenue growth of 5-10% per year.

“Elkem aims to be part of the solution to combat climate change – and to be one of the winners in the green transition. Our mission is to provide advanced material solutions shaping a better and more sustainable future. We have a clear corporate strategy to strengthen our competitive positions through specialisation and growth. With this climate roadmap, we detail our ambitions to reduce emissions towards net zero while growing our business,” says Elkem’s interim CEO, Helge Aasen.

Elkem’s direct and indirect emissions (scope 1 and 2) today amount to 3.3 million tonnes (mt) of fossil CO2 equivalents, which will be reduced by 28% to 2.4 mt by 2031. The majority of Elkem’s direct emissions come from its smelters in Europe, particularly in Norway and Iceland. The majority of the company’s indirect emissions come from China and the use of fossil fuels in the electricity mix.

To deliver on the roadmap, Elkem will focus on three key levers: Reducing fossil CO2 emissions, supplying to the transition and enabling more circular economies.

• To reduce fossil CO2 emissions, Elkem aims to change the reduction material in its smelting process to biomass, shift to using more renewable power in China, pursue a more low-carbon supply chain and explore the potential of more carbon capture at its smelters. Elkem has already progressed the share of biomass in its process to more than 20%, now aiming for 50% by 2030. China is currently investing significantly in new renewable energy which is expected to support further improvements in the energy mix going forward.

• To supply to the transition, Elkem aims to grow its supplies of advanced materials to green markets such as better buildings, electric vehicles and renewable energy; and build new business in green markets such as battery materials, biomass and energy recovery. As a leader in silicone solutions for EV battery protection, Elkem is already supplying to more than 1 million EVs on the road today – about 15% of the world’s EVs. This market is expected to grow exponentially over the coming years.

Elkem has set up Vianode as new company dedicated to growth opportunities for advanced battery materials, enabling 90% reductions of emissions compared to conventional materials.

度——从而在同一时期将其产品的碳排放量减少39%。 埃肯公司的长期目标是到2050年实现净零排放。 埃肯公司成立于1904年，致力于从可再生电力中创造 价值，因此在大气保护方面处于有利地位。公司在过去的 生产中已经使用了83%的可再生电力。埃肯公司提供的先 进有机硅、硅产品和碳解决方案对于绿色转型至关重要， 硅基金属材料被列入欧盟2020年关键原材料清单。埃肯 还因气候行动而获得外部认可：在2020年被CDP评为全 球前5%的公司。 新的气候路线图详细说明了埃肯公司做出的承诺，即 长期目标是将全球气温升高限制在远低于2°C的范围内， 不仅符合《巴黎协定》，同时增长速度更快并实现每年 5-10%的收入增长。 “埃肯旨在成为应对气候变化解决方案的一部分， 并成为绿色转型的胜利者。我们的使命是提供先进的材 料解决方案，塑造更美好、更可持续的未来。我们有明 确的企业战略，通过专业化和发展来增强我们的竞争优 势。通过气候路线图的发布，我们详细介绍了公司在发 展业务的同时将排放量减少到净零排放的雄心计划，” 埃肯公司临时首席执行官Helge Aasen说。 目前，埃肯公司的直接和间接碳排放（范围1和2）达 到330万吨CO2当量，到2031年将减少28%，减少到240 万吨。埃肯的大部分直接排放来自其在欧洲的冶炼厂， 尤其是在挪威和冰岛。该公司的大部分间接排放来自中 国以及电力结构中化石燃料的使用。 为实现该路线图，埃肯将重点关注三个关键杠杆： 减少化石二氧化碳排放、为转型提供新产品、实现更 多循环经济。 • 为减少CO2排放，埃肯公司将冶炼过程中的还原材料 改为生物质材料，在中国市场将使用更多的可再生能 源，寻求更加低碳的供应链，并在冶炼厂探索更多碳 捕获的潜力。埃肯已经将生物质在其工艺中的使用量 提高到20%以上，现在的目标是到2030年达到50% 。中国目前正在大力投资新的可再生能源，预计这将 支持未来能源结构的进一步改善。 • 为了适应转型发展，埃肯的目标是增加对绿色市场的 先进材料供应，例如建筑节能、电动汽车和可再生能 源；打造电池材料、生物质材料、能源回收等绿色市 场。作为电动汽车电池保护有机硅解决方案的领导 者，埃肯目前已为超过100万辆已上路的电动汽车提 供产品——约占全球电动汽车的15%。预计该市场 将在未来几年呈指数级增长趋势。埃肯成立了一个新 公司Vianode，将致力于开发先进电池材料的增长机 会，与传统材料相比，排放量减少90%。

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 • To enable more circular economies, Elkem is working closely with customers and researchers to increase recycling with customers and within its own operations, as well as developing the eco-design of innovative products. Elkem is already supplying products based on circular economy to the global market, such as Microsilica, a former by-product now key to some of the world’s tallest buildings and longest bridges. Elkem is also currently participating in a project with the potential of reducing the carbon footprint of silicones by more than 65 percent through chemical recycling.

“Our stakeholders expect Elkem to be a leader on climate, and this climate roadmap sets out bold ambitions and actions. At the same time, Elkem is dependent on our stakeholders to enable a successful green transition: We need customer demand for green solutions, we need attractive framework conditions and we need world-class competence and innovation. We hope this roadmap is seen as an invitation to work with Elkem in making a difference across our industry and beyond,” says Aasen.

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• 为了发展更多的循环经济，埃肯与客户和研究人员 密切合作，在客户和自身运营中增加回收利用，并 开发创新产品的生态设计。埃肯公司已经在向全球 市场供应基于循环经济的产品，例如微硅粉，以前 这是一种副产品，现在是世界上一些最高建筑和最 长桥梁建设中使用的关键材料。埃肯公司目前还参 与了一个项目，该项目有可能通过化学回收将有机 硅的碳足迹减少65%以上。 “我们的利益相关方期望埃肯成为气候领域的领 导者，而这份气候路线图提出了大胆的目标和行动。 同时，埃肯公司与利益相关方一道来实现成功的绿色 转型：我们依赖于客户对绿色解决方案的需求，我们 需要有吸引力的框架条件，我们需要世界一流的生 产能力和创新能力。我们希望这个路线图可以作为 埃肯公司的合作邀请，可以在我们的行业内外产生影 响，”Aasen说。 ■

The Lawton Standard Co. adds QESC, buoying casting growth strategy 劳顿标准公司收购QESC公司，支持铸造业务发展战略 The Lawton Standard Co. recently added the facilities and employees of QESC (Quality Electric Steel Castings, Houston, Texas) to its growing casting business. The new site will operate as a sister operation to The C.A. Lawton Co., De Pere, Wisconsin; The C.A. Lawton Co., Minster, Ohio; Temperform, LLC, Novi, Michigan; and Penn-Mar Castings, LLC, Hanover, Pennsylvania. Each company will access the other’s products and benefit from adopting best practices across the family.

“We are proud to bring more options––steel, iron, and more––to our customers and prospects,” said Alex Lawton, CEO of The Lawton Standard Co. “Having a location in Texas will provide a logistical advantage beyond our original reach.”

Barry Adamski, president and COO at Lawton Standard Co., added, “Many jobs will be maintained or restored in Houston. The users and buyers of compatible castings will have additional options, and we continue to grow our business, a nice set of wins. Our team there, including new site manager Dennis Michels, transition manager Devin Galimore, and many others from both organizations, has me really excited about the prospects.”

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最近，劳顿标准公司（Lawton Standard）将 QESC（德克萨斯州休斯顿QESC-优质电气铸钢 件公司）的工厂和员工并入公司，注入到其不断 增长的铸造业务。新厂将作为威斯康星州德佩尔的 C.A.劳顿公司、俄亥俄州明斯特市C.A.劳顿公司、 密歇根州诺维Temperform公司、以及宾夕法尼亚 州汉诺威的Penn-Mar铸件公司的姐妹公司。每家 公司都可以使用对方的产品，并从整个集团采用的 最佳实践中受益。 劳顿标准公司的首席执行官亚历克斯·劳顿表 示：“我们很自豪能够为我们的客户和潜在客户带 来更多的选择——铸钢和铸铁产品。在德克萨斯州 设办事处将比原来更有运输优势。” 劳顿标准公司总裁兼首席运营官巴里·亚当斯基 补充说：“休斯顿将保留或恢复许多工作岗位。多 样性铸件需求的用户和买家将有更多选择，我们将 继续发展我们的业务，取得更多的成功。休斯顿的 团队，包括新工厂的经理丹尼斯·米歇尔斯、临时过 渡经理德文·加里摩尔以及其他员工，都让我对公司 的未来感到非常兴奋。” 原QESC公司成立于1948年，是一家私营公 司。多年来，公司产能从每月35吨增加到1,000 ■ 多吨。

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GM to upgrade Indiana foundry to support electric pickup 通用汽车改造印第安纳州铸造厂，支持电动皮卡业务 General Motors is planning a $51 million upgrade at its aluminum die casting foundry in southern Indiana to support manufacturing of the upcoming electric Chevrolet Silverado pickup.

GM said it will install state-of-the-art equipment at its sprawling Bedford plant, which this year began producing electric drive unit castings for the 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup and 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, The HeraldTimes reported.

Production of the 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup will begin in December at GM’s Factory ZERO assembly plant, located in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan.

The planned upgrade at the Bedford foundry will support the manufacture of drive unit castings for the Chevrolet Silverado EV and other current casting applications, company officials said.

“This investment is another example of the company bringing along our workforce in our journey to an all-electric future while we strengthen our current products,” said Phil Kienle, GM vice president of North America Manufacturing and Labor Relations.

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通用汽车正计划对其位于印第安纳州南部的铝压铸厂 进行5100万美元的升级改造，以支持即将推出的雪佛兰 Silverado电动皮卡的生产。 据《先驱时报》报道，通用汽车表示将在其庞大的贝 德福德工厂安装最先进的设备，该工厂今年开始为2022 GMC Hummer EV皮卡和2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV 生产电动驱动铸件。 2022 GMC Hummer EV皮卡将于12月在位于底特律和 密歇根州Hamtramck的零号通用汽车装配厂开始生产。 公司官员表示，贝德福德铸造厂的升级将支持雪佛 兰Silverado EV和其他当前铸造应用的驱动装置铸件 的制造。 通用汽车北美地区制造和劳资关系副总裁菲尔·金勒表 示：“这项投资是公司在提升现有产品的同时，带领员 工进入未来全电动车生产的一个例子。”

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Benton Foundry project receives state funding 美国本顿公司铸造项目获国家补助 AFS Corporate Member Benton Foundry (Benton, Pennsylvania) was awarded a $3 million grant through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), according to Senator John R. Gordner (R-27) and Representative David Millard (R-109).

The company’s footprint will expand by 70,000 sq.ft. and new robotic equipment will be installed. This will result in at least 50 new jobs and a rise in daily production to 200 tons, an increase of 50 tons per day.

“I would like to congratulate Benton Foundry ... I am pleased to see how the utilization of new technologies can bring substantial economic development to the people of Columbia County and beyond,” said Senator Gordner.

“I look forward to seeing so many life-sustaining jobs coming to our area,” said Rep. Millard.

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根据参议员约翰·R·戈德纳(R-27)和众议员大卫·米勒德 (R-109)的消息，美国铸造协会会员企业、位于宾夕法尼 亚州本顿的本顿铸造公司通过重建援助资本计划(RACP) 获得了300万美元的补助。 该公司将扩大70,000平方英尺（约6503平方米）， 并将安装新的机器人设备。这将带来至少50个新的工 作岗位，并将日产量提高到200吨，即每天增加50吨。 “我要祝贺本顿铸造公司，我很高兴看到新技术的应 用为哥伦比亚县及更多地区的人们带来了实质性的经济 发展，”参议员戈德纳说。 众议员米勒德说：“我期待我们的社区能增加许多保 障人们生活的工作岗位。”

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Aarrowcast Inc. sold to Charter Manufacturing Aarrowcast公司出售给Charter Manufacturing公司

Industrial Opportunity Partners has sold AFS Corporate Member Aarrowcast Inc. to Charter Manufacturing, a producer of carbon-steel bar, rod, and wire products headquartered in Mequon, Wisconsin. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Aarrowcast, based in Shawano, Wisconsin, produces 50,000 tons of gray and ductile iron castings per year for ag-

Industrial Opportunity Partners已将美国铸造协会 会员企业Aarrowcast公司出售给了Charter Manufacturing，该公司是一家总部位于威斯康星州梅昆的碳钢 棒材和线材产品生产商。出售条款没有披露。 位于威斯康星州沙瓦诺的Aarrowcast公司每年为农 业设备制造商、政府和国防承包商、重型卡车和工业设

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 ricultural equipment manufacturers, government and defense contractors, heavy truck and industrial equipment builders, pumps and valves, compressors, and railroad products. The company employs 290 people and has an annual revenue of over $100 million, according to media reports.

Charter Manufacturing is a $1.4 billion, fourth-generation family-owned company with four operating businesses: steel, wire, automotive, and AFS Corporate Member Dura-Bar. Its customers include major automakers, automotive suppliers, off-highway equipment manufacturers, and General Electric.

Randy Brull, president and CEO of Aarrowcast, will retain his position and will report to Charter Manufacturing President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Venable. ■

备制造商、泵和阀门、压缩机和铁路设施生产50,000吨 灰铸铁和球墨铸铁件。据媒体报道，该公司拥有290名 员工，年收入超过1亿美元。 Charter Manufacturing公司是一家价值14亿美元 的第四代家族企业，拥有四大业务：钢铁、电线、汽 车和Dura-Bar（美国铸造协会会员）。其客户包括主 要的汽车制造商、汽车供应商、非公路设备制造商和 通用电气公司。 Aarrowcast公司总裁兼首席执行官兰迪·布鲁尔将保 留其职位，并将向Charter Manufacturing公司总裁兼 首席运营官鲍勃·维纳布尔汇报工作。 ■

Multi-industry components-maker Impro opens Mexico foundry 鹰普墨西哥铸造园区开始投产 Impro, Wanchai, Hong Kong—a global components manufacturer serving auto, engine, construction and agriculture equipment, medical and energy markets—will soon open a new sand casting foundry located on almost 68 acres in San Louis Potosi, Mexico.

Two distinct sand casting production lines are to be housed in the 596,837 sq.ft.-facility, one for Shinto automatic green sand molding for castings up to 88 lbs. with an annual capacity of 5,000 tons, and another for KW static pressure green sand molding for castings up to 880 lbs. with an annual capacity of 40,000 tons. In addition to sand casting, the plant will offer heat treatment, painting, secondary machining, and cleaning.

Production lines have been installed, and core technologies include both cold and hot boxes. Equipment brands include ABP induction furnace, a KW automatic pouring machine, and SinterCast technology.

The foundry’s laboratory offers solutions for molding sand inspection, chemical analysis, and casting inspection.

It’s equipped with mechanical property inspection and Xray capabilities.

The company stated its mission is to offer better and more holistic solutions to customers as part of an objective to build a one-stop sand casting solution in North America that includes several value-added services. ■

总部位于香港湾仔的鹰普公司是一家服务于全球汽 车、发动机、建筑和农业设备、医疗和能源市场的零部 件制造商，即将在墨西哥圣路易斯波托西兴建占地近68 英亩（约275,186平方米）的砂型铸造厂。 新厂建筑面积596,837平方英尺（约55,448平方米） ，将安装两条不同的砂型铸造生产线，一条新东自动湿 砂造型线，可生产重达88磅的铸件，年产能5000吨；另 一条是KW静压湿砂造型线，铸件达880磅，年产能4万 吨。除了砂型铸造外，该工厂还将提供热处理、喷涂、 二次加工和表面处理。 新厂已安装生产线，核心技术包括冷芯盒、热芯盒。 设备品牌包括ABP感应炉、KW自动浇注机和SinterCast 的技术。 该铸造厂的实验室提供型砂检测、化学分析和铸件检 测解决方案，具备机械性能检查和X射线功能。 公司表示，其使命是为客户提供更好、更全面的解决 方案，是其在北美建立包括多项增值服务的一站式砂型 铸造解决方案目标的组成部分。 ■

Scania Builds New Foundry In Sodertalje, Sweden 斯堪尼亚公司在瑞典索德泰利兴建铸造厂

Scania is a world leading manufacturer of trucks for distribution, long-distance and heavy transport applications, buses and coaches. The Swedish provider of transport solutions strongly focusses on innovation, environmental impact and customer satisfaction. This also includes the development and improvement of a new generation truck engines.

A foundry with real and exceptional sustainability For Scania, to support its goals in view of development(s) 16

斯堪尼亚公司是世界领先的配送、长途和重型运输应 用的卡车、公共汽车和长途汽车制造商。这家瑞典交通 运输解决方案提供商非常关注创新、环境影响和客户满 意度。还包括新一代卡车发动机的研发和改进。

真实卓越的可持续发展的铸造厂 对于斯堪尼亚公司来说，为了支持其各代卡车发动机

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 of both product and production processes of key castings for the various generations of truck engines, the realization of new foundry works became an obvious step to take.

Strategic product development, including direction, supply and demand, global market development, and even location are ongoing topics for consideration and action within Scania and the group it is member of. However, for the new foundry works, another parallel recurring discussion took place that increasingly focused on the desire to build a foundry with a real and exceptionally high level of sustainability. Targeting e.g. the use of 100 percent renewable energy and zero CO2 emissions was one of the sustainability objectives for the new foundry. That sustainability concept for the new foundry was fully in line with Scania's "strategy for the future".

Investment decision and basic concept design 2017 GEMCO as partner In 2017 the investment decision was taken for the realization of a New Foundry at Scania’s premises in Södertälje, Sweden. For Scania it also meant that Södertälje remains the epicentre of development and production. For the realization of the foundry Scania worked with Gemco as its foundry engineering and project management partner. The cooperation between Scania and Gemco however started long before this project, as it was about ten years ago that Scania engaged Gemco for the development of a new casting. The decision to build a new foundry was agreed after an extensive period of close cooperation between Scania and Gemco in which different alternatives were considered and carefully analysed, including the modernization and extension of the existing foundry.

Also in 2017 the basic concept for the New Foundry was made, in which Scania and Gemco put together the principal layout, sizing of the main equipment, the budget for the process, a project plan and cooperation structure, and time-schedule. In order to achieve the closest possible cooperation with Scania, at all time, Gemco engineers would reside Södertälje.

The new to build casting facility was realized on new factory premises (of approximately 98,000m2 overall) of which the foundry facility occupies 35,000m2 for a production of 65.000t/yr. of good castings. That is three times the capacity of the existing foundry. This production will be achieved with the same number of people that work in the existing foundry, which are approximately 200 persons.

To achieve both efficient as well as sustainable production (with SDG’s in mind) only the most up-to-date technologies and even completely new technological solutions were applied. Solutions were designed and created in multilateral cooperation between Scania’s project organization -which includes Scania production, engineers, and maintenance and safety representatives -, Gemco engineers and the equipment manufacturing companies, as well as the building engineering company. Before deciding for a solution principle, thorough evaluations were made from every perspective, such as efficiency, maintainability, operator safety and environmental impact. During the early stages Gemco calculated

关键铸件的生产和工艺开发的目标，新铸造厂的建立是 重要的一步。战略产品开发包括研发方向、供需、全球 市场开发，甚至工厂位置，都是斯堪尼亚及其集团公司 持续考虑和采取行动的关键方面。然而，对于新铸造厂 的建设来说，一个反复讨论且持续关注的话题是如何建 设真正可持续发展的铸造厂。例如，使用100%可再生 能源和实现CO2零排放是新铸造厂的可持续发展目标之 一。新铸造厂的可持续发展理念完全符合斯堪尼亚公司 的“未来战略”。

2017年的投资决策和基本概念设计——与盖姆 科合作 2017年，公司做出在瑞典索德泰利兴建铸造厂的投 资决定。对于斯堪尼亚公司来说，这也意味着南泰利耶 仍然是研发和生产的中心。为了新厂的建设，斯堪尼亚 公司与盖姆科合作，盖姆科将作为其铸造工程和项目管 理的合作伙伴。然而，斯堪尼亚公司和盖姆科之间的合 作早在这个项目之前就开始了，因为大约10年前，斯堪 尼亚与盖姆科合作研发一种新铸件。在斯堪尼亚和盖姆 科进行了深入密切的合作之后，双方决定建立一个新的 铸造厂，其中考虑并仔细分析了不同的替代方案，包括 现有铸造厂的现代化建设和扩建。 同样在2017年制定了新铸造厂的基本概念，其中斯堪 尼亚和盖姆科将主要布局、主要设备尺寸、工艺预算、项 目计划和合作结构以及时间表放在一起。为了与斯堪尼亚 实现最密切的合作，盖姆科的工程师将居住在索德泰利。 新铸造厂是基于新厂房（总面积约98,000平方米）进 行的，其中铸造厂占地35,000平方米，年产量为65,000 吨优质铸件，是现有铸件产能的三倍，并且将通过与现铸 造厂相同数量的员工（大约200人）来实现。 为了实现高效和可持续的生产（考虑到可持续发展目 标），新厂完全采用最新的技术、甚至是全新的技术解 决方案。解决方案是在多方合作机制下设计和创立的， 包括斯堪尼亚公司的生产、工程、维护和安全领域的代 表、盖姆科工程师和设备制造公司以及建筑工程公司。 在做出解决方案原则的决定之前，从各个角度进行了全 面评估，例如效率、可维护性、操作员安全和环境影响。 在早期阶段，盖姆科计算了所需能源以及水、压缩空气和 其他介质所需的关键数据。还有一项不容小觑的任务， 即列出和绘制尚未确定的设备消耗，同时由Sweco负责 建筑物的工程设计。

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 key figures for energy needed and for the requisite of water, compressed air and other media. A task not to be underestimated, to list and map out the requirements for processes of equipment consumption not yet determined, while Sweco did the engineering of the building.

团队合作和雄心勃勃目标的持续激励

Teamwork and constant inspiration for ambitious goals

尔·林登说。

"Our high ambitions and technical solutions inspired and challenged us and our suppliers to raise the level in the work on energy efficiency, which will certainly benefit the foundry industry in the future” says Mikael Lindén project manager for the new foundry.

Notwithstanding a tripling of production capacity, the improved materials handling and newly introduced sand recycling significantly reduce the required transport per cast unit. Energy usage will decrease while improved casting processes and heat recovery allow for energy gains.

"We are convinced that the new foundry brings Scania closer to the goal of sustainable production," according to Anders Svensson, energy and development engineer at Scania For the realization of the project Gemco delivered project management support, integration design and engineering, specialized area project managers for charge, melt and pour, sand preparation and reclamation, environmental and heat recovery and moulding; shake out and casting-cooling departments.

“I want to emphasize that together with Scania we all acted as one team for the design and commissioning of the complete foundry, combining knowledge and expertise from different angles”, according Gemco Project Manager Cees Noortman.

Overall, a combined team of 50 people had to be managed and it takes good teamwork and great team effort for a successful realization of such a project.

Gemco also supplied site management during the construction phase on site. A big challenge was that certain detailed engineering was still ongoing during the building construction. And also the tough time table, as is usual in the industry sector. During the entire duration of the project, there has been a very close collaboration with Skanska (building contractor) and Sweco (building design).

The first casting in the new foundry was carried out in December 2020 and production is currently ramping up.

Gemco will further support Scania in the ramp-up phase.

Together with Scania Gemco will follow the production processes closely, for instance to measure the equipment performances. Gemco will be engaged in the project at least until the new foundry is in regular production.

“We are really pleased with this reference project and the very good cooperation with the Scania team. To have contributed to this big foundry project with a three times higher capacity than the old one. To realize special solutions together, to achieve 50% more energy efficiency, significantly reduce waste streams and to reduce the carbon footprint of the factory was a challenge and I believe that together we have been successful on the goals set before we started the project. All in all, it has been a very stimulating and interesting project”, deems finally Cees Noortman, project manager at Gemco. ■ 18

“远大的目标和技术解决方案赋予激励和挑战， 我们的供应商帮助提高生产的能源效率，这必将有 利于未来的铸造行业，”新铸造厂的项目经理米凯 尽管生产能力增加了两倍，但改进的材料处理和新 引入的砂回收技术显著减少了每个铸件的运输需求。 能源使用量将减少，而改进的铸造工艺和热回收可带 来能源收益。 斯堪尼亚能源和开发工程师安德斯·斯文森表 示：“我们相信，新工厂让斯堪尼亚更接近可持续 生产的目标。” 为实现该目标，盖姆科提供了项目管理支持、集成 设计和工程、装料、熔炼和浇注、砂制备和回收、环 境保护和热回收、造型等专业区域项目经理，以及建 立了落砂和铸件冷却部门。 “我想强调的是，我们与斯堪尼亚公司一起作为 一个团队参与了整个铸造厂的设计和调试，并从不 同层面结合我们的专业知识”，盖姆科项目经理塞 斯·诺特曼说。 总体而言，合作中要管理好一个50人的团队，需 要良好的团队合作和团队共同努力才能成功完成这 样的项目。 盖姆科公司还在现场施工阶段提供现场管理。一个 很大的挑战是在建筑施工期间还有一些具体的工程在 进行中。时间表是非常紧张的，这在行业中很常见。在 整个项目期间，与Skanska（建筑承包商）和Sweco（ 建筑设计）有着非常密切的合作。 新铸造厂的第一批铸件于2020年12月投产，目前正 在加速生产中。 盖姆科将在加速生产阶段进一步支持斯堪尼亚。与 斯堪尼亚一起，盖姆科公司将密切关注生产过程，例 如测量设备性能。盖姆科将最晚在新铸造厂投入常规 生产之前参与该项目。 “我们对这个标杆项目以及与斯堪尼亚团队的良好 合作感到非常满意，为现产能比原来提高三倍的大型 铸造项目做出了贡献。并共同研发了特殊的解决方案， 使能源效率提高50%，显著减少废弃物的产生并降低碳 排放是一项挑战，我相信我们共同成功实现了项目启动 前设定的目标。总而言之，这是一个非常令人兴奋和成 功的项目”，盖姆科的项目经理塞斯·诺特曼说。 ■

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KURTZ and KORMAZ Joint Low Pressure Die Casting Project 库尔特——最好的选择

This year the two strong partners Kurtz and Korkmaz Çelik completed successfully a joint low pressure die casting project with the Turkish supplier Altun Döküm Sanayi A.Ş. Altun Döküm was founded in 1977 by Ahmet and Mehmet Altun.

Altun Döküm’s customers are widely spread around many different branches. Most of them are working in the energy sector, in automotive, in health or in cooling systems industry and aerospace. Altun Döküm is a typical jobbing foundry that means a very flexible foundry who is casting many kinds of alloys in gravity, high pressure, and of course low pressure. Yearly casting capacity is around 1,800 ton of aluminium. Besides casting and machining Altun Döküm has its own tool shop, casting simulation, laboratory, and heat treatment. How Altun Döküm was able to further increase product quality with low pressure casting is reported in an interview with Kenan Pulat, Assistant Production Manager at Altun Döküm.

Kurtz: How and when did you make first contact with Kurtz and Korkmaz Çelik? What challenge did Altun Döküm face at that time?

K. Pulat: We met at the GIFA fair in 2019. Some of my colleagues and I met at the Kurtz booth and talked to the Kurtz Automotive team. We got in-depth technology and machine information from the Kurtz and Korkmaz Çelik teams. We kept in lively contact and had discussions about our needs and ideas.

Korkmaz Çelik took care of the communication in our mother tongue, supported us in technical topics, and accelerated the response process. Korkmaz advised us very well. Altun Döküm decided to invest and to move on with Kurtz.

Kurtz: What was the main criteria for Altun Döküm to decide working with Kurtz and trusting in their technologies? Did you face any challenges?

K. Pulat: We have been producing by low pressure die casting (LPDC) method for many years. Machines that we use are mostly outdated technology. New parts requests coming from our clients directed us to use newer technological systems. That is why we travelled to GIFA fair and searched LPDC systems.

Kurtz foundry machines convinced us the most. Kurtz technologies are state of the art, have great references and are the most powerful on the market. We need a very flexible casting machine to produce our wide range of products, these were the key drivers we at Altun Döküm were looking for.

Kurtz: What was the main aspect when choosing the final equipment of the machine? Which castings are produced on the Kurtz foundry machine and which requirements had to be met?

K. Pulat: We connected with the Korkmaz Çelik team and explained them our present and future projects. Besides the parts in metal die, with and without sand cores, we also need to cast complete core packages in low pressure. We asked for a machine which can do both processes, metal die and sand core in one machine, which is not usual at all. Our projects have high quality requirements, lot sizes are mostly low. We are casting high weight products up to 700 kg and very light products up to 0.2 kg. According to our projects, the Kurtz team determined the machine’s requirements.

两个强大的合作伙伴库尔特（Kurtz）和Korkmaz Çelik与土耳其供应商Altun Döküm Sanayi公司成功完 成了联合低压压铸项目。Altun Döküm公司于1977年 由Ahmet和Mehmet创立。Altun Döküm公司的客户 广泛分布于很多领域。大部分客户属于能源、汽车、健 康或冷却系统行业和航空航天领域。Altun Döküm公 司是典型的小批量生产铸造厂，这意味着它的生产非常 灵活，可以生产重力、高压、低压等多种工艺的合金铸 件。年铸造产能约为1,800吨铝合金铸件。除铸造和加工 外，Altun Döküm还拥有自己的模具车间、铸造模拟、 实验室和热处理车间。在对Altun Döküm助理生产经理 Kenan Pulat的采访中，他介绍了Altun Döküm公司如 何通过低压铸造进一步提高产品质量。 Kurtz：在什么时间、什么情况下第一次接触到Kurtz 和Korkmaz Çelik的？Altun Döküm面临什么挑战呢？ K. Pulat：我们是在2019年的GIFA展会上认识的。我 和我的一些同事在Kurtz展位会面，并与Kurtz Automotive团队进行了交谈。我们从Kurtz和Korkmaz Çelik团 队获得了全面的技术和设备信息。我们保持着积极的联 系，并就我们的需求和想法进行了讨论。Korkmaz Çelik 负责帮助翻译，在技术上为我们提供支持，并加快了响 应过程。Korkmaz给予了很好的建议。Altun Döküm 决定投资并继续与Kurtz合作。 Kurtz：Altun Döküm决定与Kurtz合作并信任他们 的技术是基于什么？你遇到哪些挑战？ K. Pulat：多年来，我们一直采用低压铸造(LPDC) 工艺进行生产。我们使用的机器大多是过时的。来自客 户的新零件生产需求要求我们使用更新的技术，因此， 我们前往GIFA展并寻找LPDC技术。Kurtz的铸造机得到 我们的认可，它的技术是最先进的，有很多成功案例， 并且是市场上最强大的。我们需要一台非常灵活的铸造 机来生产多样化的产品，这些是Altun Döküm寻找的 关键驱动因素。 Kurtz：在选择最终的机器设备时，主要考虑的方 面是什么？Kurtz铸造机生产哪些铸件，必须满足哪 些要求？ K. Pulat：我们联系了Korkmaz Çelik团队并向他们 介绍了我们现在和未来的项目。除了金属模具中的零 件，有无砂芯，我们还需要用低压压铸铸造完整的砂 芯。我们要求可以在一台机器上同时完成金属模具和砂 芯这两种工艺，这根本不常见。我们的项目有很高的质 量要求，大多是小批量。我们铸造从0.2公斤到700公 斤的铸件。根据我们的项目要求，Kurtz团队确定了机 器的要求。

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K. Pulat: We decided for Kurtz low pressure machine, tailormade for our needs. This is the first Kurtz foundry machine for Altun Döküm. It is of type shuttle system, perfectly suited for changeable crucible furnace. We have to use many different kinds of alloys. Therefore a changeable furnace is a big advantage. We bought two 900 kg furnaces with different kind of alloys or for highly efficient casting, which means high quantity.

One furnace can cast, and one furnace can be prepared with new material in parallel outside of the machine. We change the furnace with a crane. Kurtz convinced us with their cooling technology and the accuracy of the Kurtz low pressure control system. Based on that, we can cast structural parts, massive parts, and hollow parts. All we need to cast as a jobbing foundry. We are able to change dies fast and can store all the casting recipes on the machine. That means we are able to change from one product to another in a very short time.

Kurtz: How did the following project handling work out? Were you satisfied with the transport, installation, and other additional Kurtz services?

K. Pulat: There is an extremely professional manner at Kurtz starting from the specifying of machine’s requirements to the bid, layout plan, pre-acceptance procedure, shipping, installation, and training. Especially we would like to underline that we haven’t had any problems, even though we had the pandemic situation and a lot of restrictions due to it.

Kurtz: Some reference to internationality: Kurtz has a global service team. Service staff is sometimes travelling longer distances depending on the availability and project situation of the individual staff. Have you been satisfied with the Kurtz service team which in your case came from Kurtz Ost in Russia?

K. Pulat: The Russian team was planned and organized with the Altun Döküm team. The installation was completed on time and tests were conducted successfully. The worldwide Kurtz Ersa network is working very well. The teams are working hand in hand.

Kurtz: Are you satisfied with the Kurtz service for instance the machine service and the process support?

K. Pulat: Yes, we are completely satisfied. The Kurtz team solved all possible and unforeseen problems after and before the installation of our machine on the field. Remote service has been used and made problem solving possible in a very short time. Remote control was helpful for us because we wanted to have additional software features afterwards which could be handled via the remote control system.

Kurtz: Are there already any follow-up projects planned?

K. Pulat: Our first goal is increasing capacity of casting in terms of tonnage and improve our casting abilities. But Kurtz will surely be the first choice for our new projects.

Kurtz: Thank you very much for the interview and the insights and impressions you gave us about your cooperation with Kurtz Ersa, Mr. Pulat.

About the interviewee: Born in 1988, Kenan Pulat completed his bachelor’s degree in casting technologies at Gazi University in Ankara. Kenan is Assistant Production Manager at Altun Döküm Sanayi A.Ş. He is responsible for the cast part production. Since 2011, Kenan has been an integral part of Altun Döküm’s production and became an expert in the field of low pressure die casting. ■ 20

Kurtz：你订购了哪台机器？ K. Pulat：我们决定使用量身定制的Kurtz低压压铸 机。这是Altun Döküm的第一台Kurtz铸造机。它是往 返系统，非常适合不同用途的坩埚。我们必须使用许多 不同种类的合金。因此，可更换的炉子是一个很大的优 势。我们购买了两台900公斤的熔炉，适用于不同种类 的合金或高效铸造，这意味着可以实现大量生产。一个 炉子用于浇注，一个炉子可平行备新料。我们用起重机 更换熔炉。Kurtz凭借其冷却技术和低压控制系统的准 确性说服了我们。在此基础上，我们可以生产铸造结构 件、大部件和空心件。所有我们可以作为一个灵活的小 批量生产厂。我们能够快速更换模具，并且可以将所有 铸件程序存储在机器上。这意味着我们能够在很短的时 间内从生产一种产品更改为另一种产品。 Kurtz：后续的生产进行的怎样？您对运输、安装和 其他Kurtz服务是否满意？ K. Pulat：从指定机器要求到投标、布局规划、预验 收程序、运输、安装和培训，Kurtz表现的非常专业。 特别是，我们要强调的是，尽管由于疫情大流行的很多 限制，我们没有遇到任何问题。 Kurtz：国际化方面的参考，Kurtz有一个全球服务 团队。售后服务人员有时会根据个人时间和项目情况进 行国际旅行。您对来自俄罗斯Kurtz Ost的Kurtz服务团 队满意吗？ K. Pulat：俄罗斯团队是由Altun Döküm团队策划和 组织的。安装按时完成，测试顺利进行。全球Kurtz Ersa 网络运行良好，团队正在携手合作。 Kurtz：您对Kurtz的服务，比如机器效果和工艺支 持是否满意？ K. Pulat：是的，我们完全满意。Kurtz团队在现场 安装我们的机器时，解决了安装前和之后所有可能的和 不可预见的问题。我们采用了远程服务，这样可以在很 短的时间内解决问题。远程控制对我们很有帮助，因为 我们希望之后有额外的软件功能，可以通过远程控制系 统进行处理。 Kurtz：是否已经计划了任何后续项目？ K. Pulat：我们的首要目标是增加吨位，并提高我们 的铸造生产能力。但Kurtz肯定会成为我们新项目的首 选合作伙伴。 Kurtz：Pulat先生，非常感谢您接受采访，分享您对 与Kurtz Ersa合作的想法和评价。 关于受访者：Kenan Pulat1988年出生，在安卡 拉Gazi大学获得铸造技术学士学位。Kenan是Altun Döküm Sanayi公司的助理生产经理，负责铸件的生产。 自2011年以来，Kenan一直是Altun Döküm公司生产中 不可或缺的一员，并已成为低压铸造领域的专家。 ■

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A catalyst for digital transformation

We speak to Nina Rasmussen, the new head of Norican Digital, about how digital is rapidly transforming foundry processes and her approach to digitally supporting customers in China – and across the globe.

数字化转型催化剂 我们采访了诺瑞肯数字Norican Digital的新任负责人Nina Rasmussen，就数 字化如何迅速改变铸造工艺以及她如何为中国乃至全球客户提供数字化支持的实 例进行了讨论。 Nina, tell us a bit about Norican Digital and what excites you about your role.

Norican Digital drives all of Norican Group’s digital efforts, serving the needs of DISA, Italpresse Gauss, StrikoWestofen and Wheelabrator customers and their equipment (whether it’s from us or not).

Our HQ in Munich, Germany, is home to our Digital Lab. Here, we develop and evolve our latest digital tools, platform and infrastructure. A digital team in China do similar work, with other regional digital hubs in India and the USA arriving soon.

These teams include experts from our four brands whose in-depth process experience feeds straight into our digital tool development and is vital when implementing solutions at customer sites. Our strategic AI partner DataProphet adds cutting-edge data science and analytics expertise.

I’ve been involved in fascinating digital projects for some years: at DISA, we spearheaded many of Norican’s digital innovations and, in my current role, I work with some of the most forward-thinking foundries in the world.

What’s really exciting me now is shaping our future offering for a much more diverse group of customers. What’s right for a DISA customer in China may not necessarily fit a Wheelabrator customer in France, a StrikoWestofen customer in Germany or an Italpresse Gauss customer in America. We want our digital offering to be inclusive, to have something for everyone.

How do you support each customer’s digital journey?

There are two journeys we consider that ultimately drive one big improvement. The first track uses Digital to optimize processes (incrementally or radically), working towards zero waste (ultimate efficiency) and zero defects (ultimate quality). The second track is about reacting to and preventing downtime. The goal here is zero unplanned downtime (ultimate productivity).

On either track, customers will naturally be at different stages of maturity. Their maintenance may be purely reactive: wait till it breaks, then fix it. That’s costly. Or they may replace parts at scheduled intervals, which usually means changing them too soon or too late.

Digital sensor data showing a part’s actual condition lets you replace it at exactly the right time. That’s predictive

Nina，请为我们介绍一下Norican Digital以及你作为 负责人，在工作中令你感到激动的是什么。 诺瑞肯数字 Norican Digital推动诺瑞肯集团的所有 数字化努力，满足迪砂、意特佩雷斯高斯、史杰克西和 维尔贝莱特客户及其设备（无论是否来自我们）的需求。 诺瑞肯总部位于慕尼黑，同时也是我们数字实验室 的所在地。在这里，我们研究和开发我们最新的数字工 具、平台和基础设施。同时我们还有一个在中国的数字 团队，也在做类似的工作；接下来印度和美国的其他区 域数字中心很快就会建立起来。 这些团队包括来自我们四个品牌的专家，他们对于产 品流程经验丰富，可以直接对接我们的数字工具开发， 并且在客户现场实施解决方案时至关重要。我们的战略 AI（人工智能）合作伙伴 DataProphet增加了尖端的数 据科学和分析专业知识。 多年来，我一直参与令人着迷的数字项目：在迪砂， 我们引领了诺瑞肯的许多数字创新，在我目前的职位上， 我与世界上一些最具前瞻性的铸造工厂合作。 现在真正让我兴奋的是，我们正在为更多样化的客户 群体塑造我们未来的产品。适合中国迪砂客户的产品不 一定适合法国的维尔贝莱特客户、德国的史杰克西客户 或美国的意特佩雷斯客户。我们希望我们的数字产品具 有包容性，为每个人提供一些东西。

您如何为每位客户的数字化旅程提供支持和帮助？ 我们认为有两个数字化发展最终会推动一项重大变 革。第一个方向是使用数字来优化流程（增量或完全变 革），努力实现零浪费（极限效率）和零缺陷（极限质 量）。第二个方向是关于对停机时间的反应和防止停机， 目标是不出现计划外停机（极限生产力）。 在任何一个发展方向中，客户自然会处于不同的成熟 阶段。他们的维护可能纯粹是被动的：等到它坏了，然 后修复它。这样花费是巨大的。或者他们可能会按照预 定的时间周期更换零件，这通常意味着当更换发生时， 会要不太早或太晚。

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 maintenance and well-established. But we’re moving beyond that towards prescriptive maintenance. As well as predicting failure before it happens, prescriptive maintenance recommends which actions to take.

On the process improvement track, the first step may be to digitally monitor the entire process and look for improvements by analysing process data. This could reduce energy or material use, or remove bottlenecks. The next step is an AI-driven system that prescribes improvements to prevent defects or waste. The ultimate vision is autonomous manufacturing; where the production line automatically adjusts by implementing the actions it predicts will improve quality and remove waste.

Just remember – there are valuable gains at every stage and customers can take one step at a time.

What’s your vision for Norican Digital, Norican customers and the industry?

It’s simple. With traditional methods, maximising uptime can compromise efficiency, going for ultimate efficiency (by reducing cycle times, etc) can reduce quality, and so on.

Digital’s power lies in being able to reach all these goals simultaneously.

Chinese foundries in particular are realising the huge potential of this: at the moment, Norican has multiple customers in China implementing the full Monitizer suite. For example, Huaxiang is implementing our digital tools and aiming to simultaneously reduce scrap, unplanned downtime and excess metal consumption while boosting profitability and sustainability.

So while our customers often start with their most pressing need, for example by using one of our digital products to streamline their maintenance, they won’t reduce quality or efficiency. Later, they can add further tools that improve quality and efficiency too.

They end up layering the benefits on top of one another, constantly unlocking bigger gains and sustainably growing their business. That’s my vision for our customers – and our industry in general.

Norican Digital acts as the catalyst, combining all four Norican brands’ incredible process and engineering knowledge with the power of AI and data to give our customers solutions that really make a difference, helping them achieve more than they expected to.

Our global footprint and modular digital product portfolio lets us offer digital solutions to fit different geographies and markets – and help every individual customer adopt digital technology in a way that suits them.

Which trends or issues will drive digital adoption?

What drives digital adoption differs wildly across our global customer base. Skills shortages are common. Storing expert knowledge digitally, tracking the process centrally, automating the process and its monitoring – all this frees up precious skilled workers to handle the most important and profitable tasks.

In Automotive, there’s an increasing requirement to prove and document manufacturing processes and CO2 emissions.

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显示零件实际状况的数字传感器数据可让您在准确 的时间更换它。这就是预测性维护，现在已经在启用中 了。但我们正在超越这一点，转向规范性维护。除了在 故障发生之前预测故障，规范性维护还会给出建议，采 取哪些措施。 在流程优化的过程中，第一步可能是对整个流程进行 数字化监控，并通过分析流程数据来寻找改进方案。这 可以减少能源或材料的使用，或消除瓶颈。下一步是一 个人工智能驱动的系统，它对改进方案进行规范，进而 防止工艺缺陷或加工过程中的浪费。这些流程的终极愿 景是实现自主制造；让生产线通过实施其预测的措施来 实现自我调整，从而提高质量并减少浪费。 请记住——在每个不同的发展阶段都会令客户极大 获益，客户可以循序渐进地进行提升，一次迈出一步。

您对诺瑞肯数字、诺瑞肯客户和行业的愿景是什么？ 目标很简单。在使用传统方法加工过程中，最大化正 常运行时间会损害效率，而如果追求终极效率（通过减 少循环时间等）会降低质量，诸如此类的问题。而运用 数字化的力量，意义在于能够同时实现以上所有关于质 量和效率的目标。 当前，特别是中国的铸造工厂正在意识到数字化生产 蕴含的巨大潜力：目前，诺瑞肯在中国有许多客户，正 在使用完整的 Monitizer套件。例如，华翔正在使用我们 的数字工具，旨在同时减少废品、避免计划外停机和降低 过度金属消耗，同时提高盈利能力和可持续生产能力。 因此，虽然我们的客户通常从他们最迫切的需求开 始，例如通过使用我们的一种数字产品来简化规范他们 的维护流程，但他们发现质量或效率不会受到负面影响。 因此接下来，他们会添加更多工具，使用我们的产品来进 一步提高质量和效率。 他们最终通过不断地提升可以层层获益，持续释放出 更大的收益并实现可持续地发展业务。这是我对我们的 客户以及全行业的整体愿景。 诺瑞肯数字化Norican Digital作为催化剂，将所有四 个诺瑞肯的出色品牌的流程和工程知识与 人工智能和数 据的力量相结合，为我们的客户提供真正发挥作用的解 决方案，帮助他们实现超出预期的目标。 我们的足迹覆盖全球，我们的模块化数字产品组合 使我们能够提供适合不同地区和市场的数字解决方案， 并帮助每个客户寻找到适合他们模式的数字技术产品。

哪些趋势或事件将推动数字化采用的进程？ 推动数字化采用的因素在我们的全球客户群中有很大 差异。比较常见的共同点是技能短缺。以数字方式存储 专业知识、集中跟踪流程、自动化流程及其监控——实 现以上这些都可以让宝贵的技术工人腾出时间来处理那 些最重要和最可能带来收益的任务。

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 This will soon reach smaller suppliers, who may struggle to provide the detailed data required. Fairly straightforward digital monitoring delivers this cost-effectively, as well as opening up opportunities to reduce emissions while improving efficiency and quality.

What are the challenges?

Many customers still feel that Digital is intangible – where’s the immediate benefit? That’s why we develop practical digital products that solve a specific issue, quickly pay back the investment and usually fix more than that single problem.

Some customers are still concerned about the cloud and data security, so we work with the top cloud providers to deliver security comparable to online banking.

Occasionally, customers are sceptical about AI, wondering whether they can trust an algorithm over the intuition of experienced, highly skilled workers.

Firstly, they don’t have to make that choice – AI flags a potential cause of defects and suggests a solution. Experts can consider that and decide whether to implement it or not.

We see AI as something that expands human capabilities.

Our AI solution has been live in foundries for a few years now, and staff quickly learn to trust its fresh insights.

Secondly, experienced workers are only valuable if you still have those workers. A whole generation is retiring and many of our customers struggle with skills shortages. Fewer people are overseeing bigger operations – tools like AI-based analytics and data visualisation increase their capacity and effectiveness. Data-driven knowledge enhances and complements human knowledge.

What are you doing to overcome those challenges?

Apart from being very clear about how our solutions work, we test and evolve them in pilot projects with customers, so they have concrete evidence of what can be achieved.

We also help customers choose where to start with Digital to achieve a quick payback and solve their most pressing problems. Our NoriGate hardware can connect to any data source and both it and our digital platform, Monitizer, are future-proof and scalable, allowing customers to start small and scale up as fast as they like.

Wherever possible, we design our solutions to be open and equipment-agnostic, so they link to other systems customers may use and bring all their data together in one place, rather than locking them into multiple inflexible, proprietary ‘silos’.

And we always have a full development pipeline of new and improved digital tools, fresh capabilities or services that customers can plug into Monitizer.

What’s currently in that pipeline?

Right now, we are investing in the cloud-based infrastructure that underpins our digital products. There’s been a lot of uptake from customers and demand is still growing, so we’re further strengthening our systems to cope with that.

That’s boring but important.

We’re also close to launching DISA’s prescriptive

在汽车行业中，对于证明和记录制造过程和二氧化碳 排放的要求越来越高。这些要求会很快波及到较小的供 应商，他们会很难做到提供所需的详细数据。这种难题 下，使用简单直接的数字监测系统，可以既经济又高效 地解决他们的问题，同时可以确切实现减排的同时提升 效率和保障质量。

那在数字化进程中会遇到哪些挑战呢？ 许多客户仍然认为数字化是和自己有一段距离的—— 可以让企业快速直接获益吗？这就是为什么我们开发实 用的数字产品来解决特定问题、快速收回投资并且通常 解决的不仅仅是单个问题。 一些客户仍然担心云数据服务的安全性，因此我们与顶 级云提供商合作，使得服务的安全性可与网上银行相媲美。 有时，客户对人工智能持怀疑态度，想知道他们是 否可以信任算法，多过于信任经验丰富的高技能工人。 首先，他们不必做出这样的选择——人工智能会标记 缺陷的潜在原因并提出解决方案。专家可以考虑并决定是 否实施。我们将人工智能视为扩展人类能力的东西。事实 上，我们的人工智能解决方案已经在铸造工厂中应用了多 年，工人们会很快发现可以相信它的新见解。 其次，只有当你还在使用真实的人力的时候，有经验 的工人才会具有价值。而当一代技术工人都在逐步退休， 我们的许多客户就会开始为技能短缺而叫苦不迭。工厂中 会需要少量人员管理更大规模的运营——基于人工智能 的分析和数据可视化等工具提高了他们的能力和效率。 基于数据驱动的知识，可以增强和补充人类知识的不足。

那么你正在做什么来克服这些挑战？ 除了要弄清楚我们的解决方案如何给客户提供服务 外，我们还在与客户的试点项目中进行测试和改进，因 此他们可以确切地知晓，看到实据，知道自己将会从方 案中如何受益。 我们还会帮助客户选择从哪里开始使用我们的数字化 方案，以实现快速回报并解决他们最紧迫的问题。我们 的NoriGate硬件可以连接到任何数据源，而且它和我 们的数字平台Monitizer都是面向未来且可扩展的，允 许客户从小幅提升着手并以他们喜欢的速度快速扩展。 我们尽可能将我们的解决方案设计为开放且不受限 于设备的，因此它们可以链接到客户可能使用的其他系 统，并将他们的所有数据集中在一个地方，而不是将它 们锁定在多个不灵活的专有“孤岛”中。 我们始终拥有一套完整的开发管道，可以供应全新和 改进的数字工具、新功能和服务系统，客户可以将其应 用到Monitizer产品系列中。

目前该开发管道中有什么呢？ 目前，我们正在投资基于云数据服务的基础设施，这 可以更好地支持我们的数字产品。客户数量的大量增加 和客户需求的不断增长，使得我们开始进一步加强我们 的系统以应对这种情况。这些云端服务的搭建单一枯燥

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 maintenance tool. Prescriptive maintenance, as mentioned earlier, doesn’t just show you the condition of your machine’s components, it also tells you if there’s a developing issue and what to do to fix it.

Using AI, the tool tracks a vast number of machine sensors and detects even subtle abnormalities. Caught early, fixing these small deviations may be very simple and cheap (like cleaning a part thoroughly during the next production break), preventing a bigger problem later and extending the component’s operating life. This could dramatically reduce maintenance and parts cost, as well as downtime. We’re rather excited about it! ■

但其实非常重要。 此外我们即将推出迪砂的规范性维护工具。如前所 述，规范性维护不仅向您展示机器组件的状况，还告诉 您是否未来使用中会出现问题以及如何进行修复。 通过使用人工智能，该工具可以批量跟踪机器传感 器，甚至可以检测到细微的异常。正因为可以尽早发现 这些异常，尽早修复会非常简单且成本节省很多（例如 在下一次生产中断期间彻底清洁零件），同时早干预早 修复，可以防止以后出现更大的问题并延长组件的使用 寿命。这可以显著降低维护成本和零件损耗以及避免出 现计划外停机时间。我们非常高兴我们的数字化产品， 能帮助客户实现这些目标！ ■

Spare Parts For Die Spraying Systems In Die Casting – When It Is Urgent On Customers Presentation Thomas Fritsch Chief Editor

客户急需的压铸喷涂系统备件 托马斯·弗里奇 主编 About The High Vertical Range Of Manufacture At Gerlieva Sprühtechnik Gmbh During our on-site visit to GERLIEVA Sprühtechnik GmbH in Heitersheim, the company for spraying technology for die casting and forging companies we noticed various special features.

In particular, we were able to recognize the high level of vertical integration in many areas of the company, which is no longer offered so often these days. In a conversation with Oliver Fösel, who is head of coordination management and quality management at GERLIEVA, we want to know what advantages the high vertical range of manufacture means for the customer.

The vertical range of manufacture represents the number of stages of in-house production and is thus a measure of the vertical expansion of production. The rule is: the greater the vertical range of manufacture, the more independent the company is from external suppliers or service providers, emphasizes Fösel.

And how does the customer benefit from this?

GERLIEVA is used to operating very individually and customer-specifically in the field of spraying technology for die casting and forging companies. GERLIEVA often offers special solutions and these are produced reliably and quickly for customers in Germany, Europe but also all over the world. This requires modern machinery, and GERLIEVA has invested in this in 2021, adding further machining centres and a new waterjet cutting machine.

In addition to the modern equipment, it is especially the well-trained and experienced employees who take care of the customers' wishes. Training pays off and at 24

关于GERLIEVA SPRÜHTECHNIK公司高度垂直管理 的制造 对位于海特斯海姆的GERLIEVA Sprühtechnik公司进 行现场走访时，我们了解到这家为压铸和锻造公司提供喷 涂技术的企业的特点。 特别是，我们能够了解到公司在许多领域的高水平的 垂直整合，这在当前是很少见的。在与GERLIEVA公司 管理协调和质量管理负责人奥利弗·弗塞尔的交流中，我 们想知道高水平垂直管理一体化生产对客户来说具有什 么优势。 垂直幅度的范围代表内部生产的阶段的数量，因此是 垂直生产扩展的衡量标准。规则是：垂直生产范围越大， 公司来自外部的供应或服务就越独立，弗塞尔强调说。

客户如何从中受益？ GERLIEVA公司为压铸和锻造公司提供个性化和有针对 性的喷涂技术服务。GERLIEVA公司经常提供特殊的解决 方案，支持德国等欧洲客户以及世界各地的客户进行可 靠、快速的生产。这需要现代化的设备，GERLIEVA在 2021年投资进行了现代化改造升级，增加了更多的加工 中心和一台新的水刀切割机。 除现代化的设备外，还需要训练有素、经验丰富的 员工来帮助客户达成目标。培训是有回报的，有很多

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When things have to move quickly, a well-stocked warehouse is an advantage, especially in these times.

A large and broad portfolio of purchased and finished parts (motors, gears, linear guides, nozzles and spray head parts) as well as raw materials (brass rods, aluminium plates, titanium, Membrit, Frenzelit etc.).

Only in this way is it possible to act quickly, reliably and sustainably on behalf of the customer, and this has led to a vertical range of manufacture of over 90% being implemented at GERLIEVA in the meantime.

To round things off, Oliver Fösel also brings the service concept into play. In order to be able to really adapt to customer requirements and specifications, it is necessary to have access to precise system documentation.

This is a top priority at GERLIEVA and is currently offered in up to 14 languages.

And how does vertical integration work in practice?

Oliver Fösel does not hesitate and immediately has a suitable example ready: Assume the following case: We receive the following email at 10:30 in the morning: 2 pieces of diaphragm and 2 pieces of flat gasket for a die spray head with the customer's note - it's urgent!

Now, at the latest, the advantages of the high vertical range of manufacture take effect. The customer order is immediately recorded in the ERP system and a production order is automatically triggered.

The production data record is digitally transmitted to the waterjet cutting machine. Here, the production process starts based on Membrit and Frenzelit in stock and then the membrane/flat gasket is marked for dispatch.

As early as 13.30, the invoice and delivery note are created in the ERP system together with the consignment note for the parcel service.At 14:30, just four hours later, the desired goods can be picked up by the parcel service and are already on their way to the customer.

The secret of this reliable guarantee of success?

Regardless of whether you need spare parts for new or 25-year-old die spraying systems, customers always get an original GERLIEVA part quickly and in GERLIEVA quality, and this is due to the high level of vertical integration, because we can manufacture almost everything ourselves.

Quality, flexibility, creativity and reliability in production, these are the standards for the GERLIEVA brand and this applies today, as well as for the future, when the next generation of the Linbrunner family comes on board from January 2022. ■

GERLIEVA公司的员工在其职业生涯中发展成为了真 正的喷涂技术专家。 尤其是在业务必须快速发展时，库存充足是 一个优势。库存包括广泛且全面的产品组合， 外购的和生产的零件（电机、齿轮、直线导轨、 喷嘴和喷头零件）以及原材料（黄铜棒、铝板、 钛、Membrit、Frenzelit 等）。 只有这样，才能帮助客户快速、可靠和可持续地 生产并获益，这使GERLIEVA公司同时可以覆盖超过 90%的垂直制造范围。 为了使生产更顺利，奥利弗·弗塞尔还引入了服务 理念。为了能够真正适应客户的要求和规范，建设 精确的系统文档是必须的。这是GERLIEVA公司的首 要任务，目前可以提供多达14种语言的服务。

垂直整合在实践中是如何运作的？ 奥利弗·弗塞尔立即举了一个合适的例子进行说 明： 假设以下情况：我们在上午10:30收到以下邮件： 模具喷头的2片隔板和2片平垫圈，并附有客户说 明——紧急！ 现在，最新的高水平垂直制造范围的优势开始发 挥作用。客户订单立即记录在ERP系统中，并自动 触发生产订单。 生产数据记录以数字方式传输到水刀切割机。在这 里，生产过程基于库存的Membrit和Frenzelit开始， 然后隔板/平垫圈经过标记后以备发货。那么到13:30 ，发票、交货单与包裹服务的运单一起在ERP系统中 创建。14:30，仅仅4个小时后，包裹服务就可以提取 所需的货物，并且货物已在发往客户的路上。

获得可靠的成功的秘诀是什么？ 无论您需要新的或25年前的模具喷涂系统备件， 客户总是能快速获得原装的GERLIEVA零件，并且是 GERLIEVA质量，这是由于高水平垂直整合使我们几 乎可以制造所有我们需要的产品。 产品质量、生产的灵活性、创造力和可 靠 性 ， 这 些 是 G E R L I E VA 品 牌 的 标 准 ， 在 今天和未来都适用，因为林布伦纳家族的 新一代将于2022年1月进入公司董事会。

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The first 7MW localized offshore typhoon-resistant wind turbine completed hoisting 中国首台7兆瓦国产化海上抗台风风机完成吊装 Offshore wind power is an important field for China to develop the ocean economy and build a maritime power, and it is also the main force to promote the realization of the grand goal of "dual carbon". Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind power project designed and installed 14 DEW-D7000-186 offshore typhoon-resistant wind turbines. On December 4, 2021, China’s first domestically produced DEW-D7000-186 offshore typhoon-resistant wind turbine successfully completed the hoisting. During the development of the DEW-D7000-186 offshore typhoon-resistant wind turbine, Dongfang Electric and China Huaneng overcame a series of technical difficulties.

For the first time, domestic carbon fiber materials were used on the 91-meter-class wind turbine blades, and the first time for the 7-megawatt high-power offshore wind turbine. The application of domestically produced main bearings, programmable logic controllers (PLC), converter IGBTs and other core equipment on wind turbines has achieved technological breakthroughs and filled a number of technical gaps in the domestic wind power industry, marking that China has fully mastered core technology of R&D and manufacturing of key components of large-capacity offshore wind turbines.

According to the characteristics of low average wind speed, strong salt spray corrosion and strong typhoon in most of China's sea areas, Dongfang Electric has customized the DEW-D7000-186 offshore typhoon-resistant wind turbine with a single unit capacity of 7 MW and an impeller diameter of 186 meters. It has the characteristics of high safety and reliability, excellent power generation performance, low engineering cost, and low operation and maintenance cost.

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海上风电是我国发展深蓝经济、建设海洋强国 的重要领域，也是助推“双碳”宏伟目标实现的主 力军。江苏启东海上风电项目设计安装14台DEWD7000-186海上抗台风型风电机组。12月4日，我国 首台国产化DEW-D7000-186海上抗台风型风电机组 顺利完成吊装。DEW-D7000-186海上抗台风型风电 机组的研制过程中，东方电气联合中国华能攻克了一 系列技术难点，首次在91米级风电叶片上使用国产 碳纤维材料，首次在7兆瓦等级大功率海上风电机组 上应用国产化主轴承、可编程逻辑控制器(PLC)、变 流器IGBT等核心设备，实现了技术突破，填补了国 内风电行业多项技术空白，标志着我国已全面掌握大 容量海上风电机组关键部件研发、制造的核心技术。 东方电气针对中国大部分海域平均风速低、盐 雾腐蚀强、台风强等特点，定制化开发的DEWD7000-186海上抗台风型风力发电机组，单机容量7 兆瓦，叶轮直径186米，具备安全可靠性高、发电性 能卓越、工程造价低、运维成本低等特点。 据测算，该项目机组全容量并网后，每年可输出 清洁电能3.31亿度，可减少燃煤消耗10.8万吨，减少

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 kWh of clean electricity every year, reduce coal consumption by 108,000 tons, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 262,000 tons and sulfur dioxide emissions by 1,888 tons.

Based on the new development stage, Dongfang Electric fully, accurately and comprehensively implements the new development concept, actively integrates into the new development pattern, will unswervingly promote the localization of major offshore equipment, and continuously lead the highquality development of offshore wind power. ■

二氧化碳排放26.2万吨、二氧化硫排放1888吨。 东方电气立足新发展阶段，完整、准确、全面贯彻 新发展理念，积极融入新发展格局，将坚定不移推 进海上重大装备国产化，不断引领海上风电高质量 发展。

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Hongtu Technology Signed a Contract with LK for Large-scale Intelligent Die-casting Units 鸿图科技签约订购力劲8台套大型智能压铸单元 On January 22, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, the 6800T chassis integrated structural parts of Guangdong Hongtu Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Hongtu Technology") was rolling off the production line and also a signing ceremony of 12,000T super intelligent die-casting unit was held between Hongtu and LK Group, which is a brand new starting point for both companies. In the future, LK will continue to join hands with Hongtu Technology to devote itself to the research & development and application of new energy vehicle’s molding technology. The win-win cooperation of both sides will accelerate the entry into the new track of new energy vehicles sector, boost the high-quality development of China's new energy vehicle industry, and lead the

1月22日，广东鸿图科技股份有限公司（简称“鸿 图科技”）6800T底盘一体化结构件下线暨12000T 超级智能压铸单元合作签约仪式在广东肇庆举行。 本次6800T底盘一体化结构件成功下线和 12000T压铸单元签约，是一个全新的起点。未来， 力劲将与鸿图科技继续携手，致力新能源汽车成型工 艺技术的研发与应用，合作共赢，加速驶入新能源汽 车新赛道，助推中国新能源汽车产业高质量发展，引 领全球汽车行业转型升级。

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 transformation and upgrading of the world automotive industry.

This structural part is casted by LK’s 6800T integrated super-large intelligent die-casting unit. It is made of highstrength and toughness heattreatment-free aluminum alloy material. The size is about 1700X1500X700mm and the pouring weight is about 100Kg. LK’s 6800T super-large intelligent die-casting unit is equipped with advanced technologies such as leading high vacuum system, precise mold temperature control system, high-efficiency spraying system, flexible pick-up, and intelligent online monitoring system. Fully automatic, efficient, intelligent, unmanned production, intelligent cloud storage of production data, intelligent analysis and regulation, precise control and traceability of the entire information flow of the product manufacturing process are realized.

Hongtu Technology purchased a total of 8 sets of DREAMPRESS series and IMPRESS-PLUS series large-scale intelligent die-casting units from LK. LK’s 12000T super intelligent die-casting unit is a major project for LK Group to help the development of electrification, intelligence, networking and sharing in the automobile manufacturing industry during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. To meet the needs of integrated, large and lightweight parts manufacturing of new energy vehicles, the maximum projection area is 30,000 square centimeters, and the pouring weight is more than 100kg. It will focus on the integrated design and munufacturing of super-large components of integrated high-strength aluminum alloy body, chassis structural parts, battery trays for new energy vehicles. ■

该款结构件采用力劲6800T超大型智能压铸单元一 体化压铸成型，为高强韧免热处理铝合金材料，尺寸 大小约1700X1500X700mm，浇注重量约100Kg， 是目前全球最大的铝合金高强韧压铸件之一。 力劲6800T超大型智能压铸单元配备了领先的高真 空系统、模温精确控制系统、高效喷涂系统、柔性取 件、智能在线监控系统等先进技术，实现了全自动、 高效、智能化、无人化生产，生产数据的智能云存 储、智能分析及调控等功能，产品制造过程全信息流 的精确管控和追溯。 此次签约，鸿图科技共采购力劲DREAMPRESS系 列、IMPRESS-PLUS系列大型智能压铸单元共8台套。 力劲12000T超级智能压铸单元是“十四五”时 期，力劲集团助力汽车制造产业电动化、智能化、 网联化、共享化发展的重大项目，面向新能源汽车 零部件集成化、大型部件一体化和轻量化制造需求， 最大投影面积30000平方厘米，浇注重量达100kg以 上，将聚焦新能源汽车一体化高强韧铝合金车身、 底盘结构件、电池托盘等超大型零部件的集成化设 计和制造。 ■

Morocco Aluminum Wheel Casting of CITIC Dicastal Starts Operation 中信戴卡在摩洛哥铝车轮铸件项目开工 On February 16, 2022, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the aluminum wheel foundry of CITIC Dicastal, the largest Chinese investment project in Morocco. Ambassador to Morocco Li Changlin, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade Mezur, Mayor of Kenitra Hamm Dee attended the ceremony.

Ambassador Li Changlin said that the CITIC Dicastal aluminum wheel project is China's largest investment in Morocco, a landmark project of modern industrial cooperation between the two countries, and a major achievement of active promotion of the "Belt and Road" international cooperation. Since the project was completed and put into operation in 2019, it has made positive contributions to the development of the motorcycle industry. CITIC Dicastal's decision to continue to increase investment in the construction of casting plant reflects CITIC Dicastal's full trust in the Moroccan market, its positive attitude to participate in the Moroccan 28

2022年2月16日，中国对摩洛哥投资规模最大的项 目中信戴卡铝车轮项目铸件工厂举行了开工典礼，驻摩 洛哥大使李昌林、摩工贸大臣梅祖尔、盖尼特拉市长哈 姆迪出席仪式。 李昌林大使表示，中信戴卡铝车轮项目是中国对摩 投资规模最大的项目，是两国现代化工业合作的标志性 工程，也是两国积极推进“一带一路”国际合作的重大 成果。项目自2019年建成投产以来，为摩汽车行业发 展做出了积极贡献。中信戴卡决定继续加大投资建设铸 件工厂，体现了中信戴卡对摩市场的充分信任、参与摩 工业重振计划的积极态度和助力“摩洛哥制造”的坚定 决心。 梅祖尔表示，中信戴卡新项目是两国高层互信、企

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INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 industry revitalization plan, and its firm determination to support "Made in Morocco".

Mezur said, this project of CITIC Dicastal is the result of high-level mutual trust between the two countries and the sincere cooperation between the business circles. It is a model of China-Morocco economic and trade cooperation and will generate positive economic and social benefits. CITIC Dicastal's advanced technologies in industrial digitalization and intelligence will help the motorcycle manufacturing industry to continuously improve its international competitiveness.

The project is located in the Kenitra Atlantic Free Trade Zone, with a planned total investment of 1.8 billion dirhams (about 1.2 billion yuan), which will create 760 local jobs. The project is carried out in two phases, with an annual output of 5 million castings in the first phase. ■

业界精诚合作的成果，是中摩经贸合作的典范，将产 生积极的经济社会效益。中信戴卡在工业数字化和智 能化方面的先进技术，将助力摩汽车制造业不断提高 国际竞争力，摩方对中信戴卡扩大在摩投资表示热烈 欢迎。 中信戴卡摩洛哥铸件工厂项目位于盖尼特拉大西洋 保税区，计划总投资18亿迪拉姆（约合12亿元人民 币），将为当地创造760个就业岗位。项目分两期进 行，一期年产铸件500万只。 ■

Hengli Foundry and Edwards Qingdao Reached a Strategic Cooperation 恒立铸造与埃地沃兹达成战略合作 A few days ago, Changzhou Foundry Plant of Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co., Ltd. and Edwards Vacuum Pump Manufacturing (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony and a start-up ceremony for the FMS flexible automated production line. Both parties agreed to further strengthen cooperation and exchanges, deploy a more efficient business model, and realize business empowerment and strategic upgrade. Edwards has a market share of about 95% in the semiconductor field, and a market share of about 70% in lithium batteries, photovoltaics, medicine and other fields.

The cooperation between Hengli Foundry and Edwards not only demonstrates Hengli Foundry's strong technical strength and manufacturing capabilities, but also lays a solid foundation for Hengli Foundry to enter the semiconductor, new energy and pharmaceutical industries, and has taken a solid step towards the diversified development of the market. ■

日前，江苏恒立液压股份有限公司常州铸造分公司 与埃地沃兹真空泵制造( 青岛) 有限公司举行了战略合 作签约仪式及FMS 柔性自动化生产线开机仪式。双 方一致表示，将进一步强化合作交流，布局更高效的 商业模式，实现业务赋能与战略升级。埃地沃兹在半 导体领域市场占有率高达95% 左右，在锂电池、光 伏、医药等领域的市场占有率也达到了70% 左右。 本次与埃地沃兹携手，不仅彰显了恒立铸造强大的 技术实力与生产制造能力，而且也为恒立铸造进军半 导体新能源、医药行业打下夯实基础，向着市场的多 元化发展迈出了坚实的一步。

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Product News Table of Contents 产品新闻目录 MELTING, POURING & HEAT TREATMENT

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Künkel Wagner: Global Player For ProcessOriented Systems For Foundries Of The Future 32 昆格瓦格纳：以工艺为导向的面向未来铸造 厂需求的全球化企业 Raw Material Cycle: From Chip To Briquette To Product 原材料回用：从碎屑到压块到产品

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Scales Networking Easily And Quickly - With The Iot Box From Ehp Wägetechnik 31 使用EHP公司的物联网盒子轻松快速地扩 展网络

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Scales Networking Easily And Quickly - With The Iot Box From Ehp Wägetechnik 使用EHP公司的物联网盒子轻松快速地扩展网络 WHAT IS THE REALITY IN FOUNDRIES? Everyone is talking about “networked systems”, “Internet of Things” or “Industry 4.0”. The possibilities for automating processes, saving time and costs and conserving resources are theoretically almost unlimited.

But the reality in foundries is often quite different, as analysed by the weighing technology expert EHP. For over 40 years, EHP has been developing and manufacturing crane scales that are heat-protected for use even in the toughest foundry operations.

“Often, weight values are still read from the crane scale display and then have to be entered manually into an IT system by the employee. During casting, for example, there is no time for such superfluous work,” says Jan Friedmann from EHP. “With our IoT box, we enable the customer to significantly simplify and automate the weighing processes.”

“The IoT box has a radio range of up to 500m and can control 16 EHP scales at the same time if required. Commissioning is very simple: connect the power and Ethernet connection and integrate the pre-configured GSDML file. All scale data and functions are already integrated in the customer’s PLC system!” explains EHP project manager Timo Oberle.

Networking of data using the example of Casper Guss From now on, the possibilities are almost unlimited in the foundry reality: automatic transmission of the weighing data into ERP/CRM systems, networking with other PLC participants or evaluation of the measurement data via end devices such as tablets, smartphones, etc. are easily possible.

This was also confirmed by Malte Lüking, Technical Business Manager at Casper Guss. “We rely on a continuous networking of our systems. With the IoT box, we were able to integrate the crane scales into our IT infrastructure quickly and easily. This networking helps enormously to further optimise our foundry processes. We transmit the weighing data to our ERP system at the touch of a button. Each casting can be analysed and improved in detail. This saves us time, costs and saves resources.”

Would you like to learn more about EHP’s weighing solutions? Contact them by e-mail at info@ehp. de to improve your weighing process significantly. ■

铸造厂面对的现实是什么？ 每个人都在谈论“网络系统”、“物联网”或“ 工业4.0”。从理论上讲，自动化流程、节省时间和 成本、以及节约资源的可能性几乎是无限的。 但正如称重技术专家EHP公司所分析的那样，铸造 厂的实际情况往往大相径庭。40多年来，EHP公司一 直在开发和制造具有热保护功能的吊秤，即使在最难 的铸造生产中也能使用。 “通常，重量值仍然是从吊秤显示屏读取，然后 必须由员工手动输入到IT系统中。例如，在铸造过程 中，没有时间做这项额外的工作，”EHP公司的扬·弗 里德曼说，“通过我们的物联网盒子，我们使客户的 称重过程更加简化、自动化水平更高。” “物联网盒子的无线电范围可达500米，如果需 要，可以同时控制16台EHP秤。安装调试非常简 单：连接电源和以太网并集成预配置的GSDML文 件。所有称重数据和功能已经集成到客户的PLC系统 中！”EHP项目经理蒂莫·奥伯勒解释道。

以Casper Guss为例进行数据联网 从现在开始，铸造的可能性几乎是无限的：将称 重数据自动传输到ERP/CRM系统，与其他PLC参与 者联网或通过平板电脑、智能手机等终端设备评估测 量数据是很容易实现的。 Casper Guss公司的技术业务经理Malte Lüking 也证实了这一点。“我们依靠系统的持续联网。借助 物联网盒子，我们能够快速轻松地将吊秤集成到我们 的IT基础设施中。这种联网极大地优化我们的铸造流 程。我们只需按一下键，就可将称重数据传输到ERP 系统。每个铸件都可以进行详细分析和改进，为我们 节省了时间、成本和资源。” 如想了解更多关于EHP称重解决方案的信息，请 发送电子邮件至info@ehp.de，来改善您的称重过 程。 ■

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Künkel Wagner: Global Player For Process-Oriented Systems For Foundries Of The Future Thomas Fritsch Chief Editor

昆格瓦格纳：以工艺为导向的面向未来铸造厂需求的全球 化企业 托马斯·弗里奇 主编 Company Visit: Cutting-Edge Technology “Made In Germany” At Künkel Wagner Germany In Alfeld (Leine) As part of our visits to foundry suppliers we started out to Alfeld in Lower Saxony, where the German boss Ralf Schulze and his team welcomed us.

KÜNKEL WAGNER, that means more than 110 years of mechanical engineering, especially in the field of complete foundry plants and modular system components for sand casting. For decades KÜNKEL WAGNER has been shaping foundries worldwide with many innovations and accompanying them in their technical progress.

From fully automatic moulding plants and pouring machines to sand preparation plants and complete process technology, KÜNKEL WAGNER sets standards for foundries thinking ahead. In future, the product portfolio will be enhanced by a fully automatic liquid metal transport system.

Customers benefit from the company’s decades of technical experience, its innovative strength which has resulted in numerous patents, the global orientation of the company as well as the close co‑operation with associated and partner companies in order to provide top-level competence for process-oriented turnkey solutions. And the company’s reference list is impressive: Currently more than 450 KÜNKEL WAGNER plants are in operation worldwide.

KÜNKEL WAGNER covers the complete process chain in the field of sand casting: Moulding plants: - Moulding machines like KW MASTER Eco® - Mould compaction processes such as TWINPRESSplus - Customized layouts - State-of-the-art process and control technology

Pouring machines: - State-of-the-art mould filling and fully automated liquid metal transport system KW MX-Pilot®.

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公司参观：了解位于德国阿尔费尔德(LEINE)的昆 格瓦格纳公司的“德国制造”顶尖技术 作为铸造企业参观行程的一部分，我们前往萨克 森州的阿尔费尔德，受到公司负责人拉尔夫·舒尔茨 和他的团队的欢迎。 昆格瓦格纳公司是一家拥有超过110年历史的机 械工程生产企业，尤其是在完整铸造设备和砂型铸 造模块化系统组件领域历史悠久。几十年来，昆格 瓦格纳一直在通过不断创新塑造全球铸造企业，并 支持着他们的技术进步。 从全自动造型设备和浇注机到砂处理设备和完整 的工艺技术，昆格瓦格纳公司为具有超前思维的铸 造厂树立了标准。未来，全自动液态金属运输系统 将进一步增强其产品组合。 凭借数十年的技术经验、拥有众多专利的创新实 力、全球定位以及与相关公司和合作伙伴的密切合 作，昆格瓦格纳公司为客户提供了最高水平的交钥 匙解决方案，公司客户受益匪浅。公司的经营情况 也足以证明自己，目前在全球运营超过450家工厂。

昆格瓦格纳公司的技术涵盖砂型铸造领域的完 整工艺链： 造型设备： • • • •

KW MASTER Eco®等造型机 砂型挤压设备，例如 TWINPRESSplus 定制化车间设计 最先进的工艺和控制技术

浇注机： • 最先进的浇注和全自动液态金属运输系统KW MX-Pilot® • 各种尺寸的完整浇注系统KW MAXPOUR® • 全自动、灵活、可扩展 • MX-i孕育剂定量系统

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product news/产品新闻 - Fully automatic, flexible, expandable - MX-i inoculant dosing system

Sand preparation systems: - Tailored preparation solutions - Screening, cooling, mixing and analyzing - Service worldwide: - Full service ex works, the experts at KÜNKEL WAGNER check, evaluate, optimize.

- Genuine spare and wear parts, general overhaul, modernization or retrofitting During the tour of the production facilities we saw many interesting machines and components which were in the process of manufacture or assembly or ready for collection by logistics companies for delivery to customers.

The company has managed the pandemic well as Ralf Schulze explained to us and the current order situation is very positive, especially as KÜNKEL WAGNER enjoys full order books for the year 2022.

This year KÜNKEL WAGNER was again awarded the contract for another major European project.

It can be noticed that the technical transformation arrived at all corners of the world and that companies want to invest in new, sustainable, energy-saving and environmentally friendly technology that leads into the digital production era. The demand for KÜNKEL WAGNER products confirms that our strategic orientation is right and that we are meeting the needs of the market, Ralf Schulze explained.

KÜNKEL WAGNER is currently working on various exciting projects all over the world and sees itself well positioned for the future.

We recognize this mixture of classic art of engineering and the pioneering spirit to meet the challenges of the modern age and thank KÜNKEL WAGNER for their hospitality. ■

砂制备系统： • 量身定制的制备解决方案 • 筛选、冷却、混合和分析

全球服务： • 全面的出厂服务，专家检查、评估、优化 • 原厂备件和易损件、大修、现代化提升或改 造 在参观过程中，我们看到了很多不同的机器和部 件，有的正在制造或组装过程中，有的正准备由物 流公司取件并交付给客户。 正如拉尔夫·舒尔茨所说的那样，该公司已经很 好地控制了疫情，目前的订单情况非常乐观，2022 年的订单已满。 今年，昆格瓦格纳公司再次获得了欧洲的一个大 项目的合同。 可以看到，技术变革已经席卷全球，企业希望加 强对新的、可持续、节能环保技术的投资，从而引 领数字化生产时代的发展。拉尔夫·舒尔茨说，客户 对昆格瓦格纳产品的需求证实了我们的战略方向是 正确的，我们也正在满足市场需求。 目前，昆格瓦格纳公司在世界各地的工厂进行着 令人兴奋的项目，并为未来做好了准备。 昆格瓦格纳公司将传统技术与迎接未来挑战的开 拓精神相结合，是值得称赞的，感谢公司的热情款 待。 ■

Raw Material Cycle: From Chip To Briquette To Product 原材料回用：从碎屑到压块到产品 Thanks To Their Briquetting System From Ruf Frischhut Can Redeploy Production Scrap And Melt It Again Ludwig Frischhut GmbH and Co. KG have closed the circle on their raw material cycle by utilising a briquetting press from RUF: cast chips produced during the machining of parts for water supply and sewage disposal are pressed to solid briquettes and then melted in the in-house foundry and cast to form new raw products. The melting of the loose chips would however not be possible. Therefore the company is saving money as the sales price for loose chips is markedly under the purchase price for raw materials for the foundry.

得益于RUF公司的压块系统，FRISCHHUT公司 可以重新部署废料生产并再次熔化。 通过使用RUF公司的压块设备，Ludwig Frischhut有限公司已使原材料供应系统形成闭环 循环：其生产的给排水零部件机加工处理后的碎 屑，压成固体块，再熔化浇注成新的毛坯铸件。熔 化松散的碎屑是不合理的，松散碎屑的销售价格明 显低于铸造厂原材料的采购价格，因此，公司的做 法是更为经济的。

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product news/产品新闻 Ludwig Frischhut GmbH and Co. KG, based in the lower Bavarian town of Pfarrkirchen, produce water supply and sewage disposal products for sale all over the world in the form of high performance cast parts for pipeline networks. The quality of these products has even convinced customers in Australia to accept the longer delivery times inherent. The parts such as belling components and flanges or shut-off devices have to survive years or even decades of service life when they have been installed or are utilised in underground pipeline networks. Customers who are located closer can rely on Frischhut to deliver within a few days when the case arises that extra or even different parts are required on-site suddenly. The company from the area around Rottal-Inn operates two well networked sites: machining in the headquarters in Pfarrkirchen and the foundry situated around 40km away in Neumarkt-St. Veit.

The longevity of the products owes a lot to the know-how present in the company regarding coating with epoxy resin powder using the whirl sintering method. However corrosion prevention is addressed even earlier by Frischhut: The cast parts – almost exclusively spheroidal graphite iron, i.e. ductile cast iron – are machined dry; so no cooling lubrication is used while milling, turning or drilling.

Loose chips cannot be melted The briquetting system from RUF has allowed Frischhut to solve a long term problem. The chips are basically valuable raw materials or they would be if you could melt them. Plant manager Christian Greil explains: “Because the surface of the chips is very large relative to their weight, they would either deflagrate or would be pushed against the outer wall above the melting area of the furnace as a result of the thermic properties. They would just never reach the melting area.” For decades Frischhut sold on the chips they were producing, at a low price. They were collected in a container and picked up by a scrap dealer.

This did not make economic sense. Because chips are not easily melt-able, they are worth a lot less than the raw iron material which was purchased for the foundry. Even though the prices fluctuate constantly it can be said that on average, according to market research carried out by RUF, the price difference was around 100 Euro per ton. And the price achievable for chips is also negatively influenced by the relatively large surface area which means more corrosion when compared to large pieces of scrap.

When it comes to highly valuable ductile cast iron another benefit arises: Frischhut receives back exactly the same material which was produced with much effort previously, including the expensive alloying element. Therefore the problems of scrap purchased externally which may not meet the high quality demands, are avoided.

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Ludwig Frischhut有限公司位于下巴伐利亚州 普法尔基欣市，主要生产给排水用零部件，为全球 客户的管网提供高性能铸件。高质量的产品使得澳 大利亚的客户都能够接受固有的更长的交货时间。 这些产品如承口、法兰或关闭装置等零部件在安装 后，在地下管网中的使用寿命可以达到数年甚至数 十年。当有突发情况时，如现场需要额外的甚至不 同的零件时，距离较近的客户可以在几天内送货。 公司在罗塔尔-因县周边地区运营着两个网点：机 加工工厂在普法尔基欣总部，铸造厂位于约40公里 外的圣纽马克特-维特。 产品的使用寿命很大程度上归功于公司采用环氧 树脂粉末旋转烧结涂层的技术。然而，Frischhut公 司很早就解决了腐蚀问题：铸件材质全部选择球墨 铸铁，加工时保持干燥；因此在铣削、车削或钻孔 时不使用冷却液或润滑液。

松散的碎屑很难重熔 RUF公司的压块系统解决了长期困扰Frischhut 公司的问题。如果能够重熔，这些碎屑基本上是有 价值的原材料。“因为碎屑的表面积相对于其重量 而言非常大，由于热特性，它们要么会收缩，要么 会被推到熔炉熔化区域上方的炉衬上。”工厂经理 克里斯蒂安·格雷尔解释说，“它们将永远无法到达 熔化的区域”。几十年来，Frischhut公司一直以 低价出售他们加工的碎屑。这些碎屑被收集在容器 里，然后由废品经销商运走。 这种做法无法产生经济价值。由于碎屑不容易 熔化，它们的价格比铸造厂购买的生铁原料要低得 多。尽管价格不断波动，但可以说，根据RUF公司 进行的市场调查，平均价差约为100欧元/吨。碎屑 的成交价格也受表面积相对较大的的负面影响，这 是因为与其他废料相比会受到更多腐蚀。 当涉及到高价值的球墨铸铁时，还有另一个好 处：Frischhut公司可以获得与此前生产的完全相同 的材料，包括昂贵的合金。因此，避免了因外部采 购的废料可能不能满足高质量要求的问题。

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product news/产品新闻 Press tests and good advice were the convincing factors All of the disadvantages are negated by briquetting. The compact briquettes are easier to store and transport – and can be melted without a problem. In addition the quality of the metal is raised because when the chip is pressed to a briquette shortly after it has been created then corrosion gets almost no time to attack the chip.

When Frischhut became aware of the possibility of briquetting they were quickly in contact with RUF on account of the company’s great reputation and of course, its proximity. “We had had no experience with this kind of technology. Therefore it was very important for us to have experts nearby” says Greil. And the competent advice was the convincing factor to choose RUF. In order to be sure that briquetting Frischhut’s chips was a viable option and to determine the ideal briquette size, the company had RUF do some test pressings with their chips in RUFs technical center.

Together with RUF, Frischhut were able to proceed step by step. After the successful test briquetting, Frischhut started to press their own cast chips with a rented press in 2004. The briquetting system RB 4/2800/60S has a 4kW motor which enables the chips to be pressed with a specific pressing pressure of 2,800 kg/cm². The cylindrical briquettes have a diameter of 60mm. RUF’s fitters adjusted the press on site exactly according to Frischhut’s requirements. They equipped it with a larger hopper with special geometry.

Fully automatic and reliable for 10 years In the meantime Frischhut has taken over the press “and we are very satisfied with it” emphasises the plant manager. The system has been running fully automatically and reliably for ten years now. The chips are extracted from 12 machining centers in the production area and are transported via pipelines to the collecting hopper of the press. The press is located in an enclosure built on to the factory. When the pre-determined filling level has been reached sensors ensure that the press starts automatically. As soon as the hopper is mostly empty, the press automatically stops.

There are only two manual tasks to be carried out on the press: The collection container with the briquettes must be exchanged for an empty one and the storage container for the dosing of the minimal amount of oil necessary, has to be refilled. The aforementioned is a RUF developed system which is necessary at Frischhut because briquettes pressed from completely dry chips break apart relatively easily. “The dosing system enables us to drop on minimal amounts of oil” explains the plant manager. “Just enough to keep the briquette stable. The amounts we are talking about are less than tenths of a percent.”

压块试生产和好建议是决定性因素 所有的缺点都被压块抵消了。紧凑的压块更容易 储存和运输，而且熔化也毫无问题。此外，铸件的 质量也提高了，因为当碎屑在产生后不久即被压成压 块，碎屑几乎没有时间被腐蚀。 当Frischhut公司意识到压块制备的可行性时，他 们很快就与RUF公司取得了联系，不仅因为该公司的 知名度高，而且也有距离优势。“我们还没有使用这 种技术的经验。因此，找公司附近的专家是非常重要 的”格雷尔说。而有说服力的建议是选择RUF公司的 决定性因素。为了确保Frischhut公司的碎屑是可以 压块的，并确定理想的压块尺寸，RUF公司在技术中 心用他们的碎屑进行了一些测试。 和RUF公司一起，Frischhut公司能够一步一步前 进。在压块测试成功后，Frischhut公司在2004年开 始租用压块设备压制他们的铸件加工后的碎屑。压块 系统RB 4/2800/60S配有4kw的电机，使碎屑能够以 2800kg/cm²的压力进行压制。圆柱形压块的直径为 60 mm。RUF公司的装配人员完全根据Frischhut公 司的要求在现场调整了压机。他们为压机配备了更大 的具有特殊几何形状的料斗。

全自动且可靠运行超过10年 与此同时，Frischhut公司负责了压机，“我们对 此非常满意”，工厂经理强调。该系统已经全自动、 可靠地运行了10年。碎屑从生产区域的12个加工中 心提取，通过管道输送到压机的集料斗。压机位于工 厂内。当达到预定的填充位置时，传感器会确保压 力机自动启动。一旦料斗内的料用完，压机就会自动 停止。 压机上只有两项手动任务需要执行：装压块的收 集箱需要更换空箱，储油罐的油量少于最小要求， 必须重新加注。上述是RUF公司开发的系统，这在 Frischhut公司是必要的，因为完全干燥的碎屑压下 的压块相对容易分解。“定量系统使我们能够确保最 小的用油量，”工厂经理解释说，“刚好足以保持压 块稳定，还不到我们所说数量的百分之一。”

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product news/产品新闻 Briquettes are easy to handle in the foundry Depending on demand, two or three shifts are worked at Frischhut in the chipping production area.

The enlarged hopper means the RUF press meets all the requirements, flexibly. That is important because the press is not supplied with chips continually. The chips are collected in collecting containers in the chipping production area; these can be 1 to 1.5 cubic meters. When a container is mostly full the employee responsible inserts a suction nozzle in the container which sucks out the chips. Therefore the chips come in batches to the press. The system can briquette 120 kg of chips per hour.

In briquette form the company can now directly reuse their own production scrap. The space which was previously required for large containers is now no longer necessary. In fact only the grey cast iron chips which are produced in very limited amounts are collected separately and disposed of. The briquettes have a diameter of 60 mm, a height of about 40 mm and a density of 5.3 kg/l. Each one weighs about 600 grams – “a weight that we can deal with very well in our foundry” says Greil. The employees in the nearby plant in Neumarkt-St. Veit transport the briquettes to the electric furnace. Therefore the briquettes are melted down with minimal melting loss. Extra transport effort is not needed because the truck which brings cast parts from Neumarkt-St. Veit to be machined in Pfarrkirchen simply brings the briquettes on its way back. And so the circle is closed and the profitability is increased. ■

易于操作 根据需求，Frischhut公司在压块车间实行两到 三班制。因为压机没有持续获得碎屑，更大的料斗 代表着RUF公司压机满足所有要求且操作灵活，这 很重要。碎屑被收集在碎屑生产区的收集箱中，这 些收集箱在1到1.5立方米之间。当一个收集箱装满 时，负责的员工在收集箱中插入吸管，吸出碎屑。 因此，这些碎屑会分批进入压机中。该系统每小时 可以压120公斤的碎屑。 有了压块设备后，公司现在可以直接重复使用 自己生产的碎屑。以前为大收集箱所需的空间现 在不再需要了。事实上，只有生产量非常有限的 灰铸铁屑才被单独收集和处理。压块的直径为60 毫米，高度约为40毫米，密度为5.3kg/L。每个 压块重约600g，格雷尔说：“这个重量对我们的 铸造厂非常适合”。圣纽马克特-维特工厂的员 工把压块投入电炉中，压块的熔化损失最小。此 外，压块可以通过从圣纽马克特-维特的铸造厂运 送铸件到普法尔基欣的机加工厂的卡车运回来， 因此不再需要额外的运输作业。所以在这个闭环 循环生产中，盈利能力也提高了。 ■

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