Photo: Foseco UK GIFA team with aluminium casting exhibit from Harrison Castings Ltd Leicester
The 806 m2 stand was divided into three areas - ferrous foundry, non ferrous foundry and mould and core - and drew an unprecedented number of visitors.
According to the Düsseldorfer Messe company 77,000 visitors travelled to the four industrial exhibitions - approximately 8% more than in 2003 - and the share of international visitors increased. This was reflected on the Foseco stand.
“Visitor numbers exceeded all expectations. We had representatives from across the globe manning our stand and all of them were constantly busy. Intensive technical and commercial discussions were held and we generated twice the number of leads to follow up from the last GIFA,” commented John Sutherland – Marketing Manager Foundry Europe.
A variety of casting exhibits in iron, steel aluminium and copper highlighted the latest applications of feeding and filtration solutions including FEEDEX K compressor core sleeve technology for high pressure moulding applications and the new generation of KALMIN 250 custom-designed sleeves for aluminium.
Castings were also on show demonstrating the latest environmentally friendly binder systems and coatings with improved insulating properties.
Equipment demonstrating the latest advances in iron and aluminium metallurgical control were also highlighted. The new MSI+ DC metal stream inoculation system combines accurate dosing technology with thermal analysis and digital image recording.
Hourly demonstrations of the new MTS 1500 one-step automatic degassing and melt treatment system drew large crowds.
Both systems represent a significant improvement in metallurgical control and thereby consistency of mechanical properties.
At the Casting Competence Center, Foseco and MAGMA Gießereitechnologie presented numerous case studies highlighting the successful application of foundry process simulation, in combination with the most effective use of feeding and filtration products and application expertise. Also featured was the FOSECO Pro Module; a geometry and material properties database, specifically designed for MAGMASOFT®.
Foseco was also a main sponsor of the World Foundry Congress, presenting two technical lectures at the Congress and a further two at the Lost Foam Council.
Further information on Foseco’s activities at GIFA is available at www.foseco-at-gifa.com.
