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Keynote: Megacasting – opportunities, status, outlook

What influences and advantages are there for the automotive industry?
Technical points regarding component design ...

Topic

Design

When & Where

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Thu, 01/18/2024, 10:00 - 10:30

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Hall 9 Booth: 9-550

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Details

  • Format:

    Lecture

  • Language:

    English, German

Session description

Megacasting is one of the most widely discussed trends in the die-casting industry and also attracts great interest in the automotive sector. With the production of ultra large structural castings – so called “megacastings” –, the body-in-white of cars can be produced in a more sustainable and cost-effective way. Since one large part can now replace what used to be 70 parts, the complexity of ...

Speaker

Tomas Widmer
Tomas Widmer
Simulation Engineer Die Casting