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1/23/2024
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EUROGUSS: Starting point for a successful 2024
EUROGUSS has once again lived up to its reputation as the preferred stage for the international die casting industry. At the trade fair in Nuremberg from 16 to 18 January 2024, 643 exhibitors from 33 countries presented their product innovations and used the platform for networking and as a starting point for a successful year. As usual, EUROGUSS provided the perfect setting for the Die Casting Conference at the same time. The next EUROGUSS will be held in Nuremberg from 13 to 15 January 2026.
60 percent of exhibitors came from abroad, once again primarily from Europe. Numerous exhibitors travelled from Italy, Turkey, Spain, Austria and Switzerland in particular. At the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg they demonstrated everything that die casting has to offer, from the smallest zinc die castings to huge castings made of aluminium. Despite the capricious weather the number of trade visitors in the four exhibition halls was more than 14,300, well above the figure of 10,700 for the last EUROGUSS. “EUROGUSS was once again an outstanding success,” says Christopher Boss, Executive Director of EUROGUSS. “That’s clear from the volume of satisfied and enthusiastic feedback from our exhibitors. We were able to give the die casting industry a home and a direction in difficult times.”
During the tour of the trade fair, it became abundantly clear that giga-casting is the trend topic in the industry. Many giga-casting parts, ranging from complete rear assemblies to battery trays for electric cars, attracted the attention of visitors. The extremely well received guided tours gave visitors to the trade fair the opportunity to see where giga-casting is heading. Presentations by practitioners on implementing the new technology were fully booked. “Giga-casting is currently triggering a revolution in automobile construction – made possible by the expertise of the die casting industry. Our decision to make it one of our main topics has proved to be right on target,” Boss notes with satisfaction.
The trending topic of giga-casting
During the tour of the trade fair, it became abundantly clear that giga-casting is the trend topic in the industry. Many giga-casting parts, ranging from complete rear assemblies to battery trays for electric cars, attracted the attention of visitors. The extremely well received guided tours gave visitors to the trade fair the opportunity to see where giga-casting is heading. Presentations by practitioners on implementing the new technology were fully booked. “Giga-casting is currently triggering a revolution in automobile construction – made possible by the expertise of the die casting industry. Our decision to make it one of our main topics has proved to be right on target,” Boss notes with satisfaction. 
Gerd Röders (G. A. Röders), Sarna Röser, State Secretary Tobias Gotthardt and Dr.-Ing. Alexander F. Marks (Oskar Frech) discussed the future of the foundry industry in Germany with moderator Petra Bindl (from right).Focus on SMEs
Despite a high level of innovation, the die casting industry finds itself in a tough situation characterized by high energy costs, excessive bureaucracy and an uncertain economic outlook. This was one of the topics addressed at EUROGUSS in the panel discussion "The future of SMEs: Are we casting the future in Germany?", which was attended by Tobias Gotthardt, State Secretary in the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Sarna Röser, former national chair of DIE JUNGEN UNTERNEHMER and known as an active advocate for the positions of family businesses, as well as representatives from the foundry industry.Sustainability in supply chains
As the question of how foundries can produce and operate sustainably has become even more pressing due to extended legal regulation – in the context of the Supply Chain Act (LkSG) in particular - events on this topic were an integral part of EUROGUSS. Under the title "Sustainability in the casting industry - Quo Vadis?", representatives from science and companies discussed the best ways to achieve decarbonization. It became clear that it will be crucial to understand the implementation of the requirements of the LkSG as a team task between the companies involved so that suppliers are not overburdened.
23rd Die Casting Conference
The Die Casting Conference, opened by Hartmut Fischer, Chair of the Association of German Die Casting Foundries (VDD), was held for the 23rd time. Twenty-six presentations provided a platform for presenting and discussing new technologies, process and material developments and new areas of application with the experts in the packed plenary session. Digitalization, lightweight construction and sustainability were key topics alongside giga-casting.A detailed report on EUROGUSS 2024 can be found in the press section of the homepage.
