The Druckgusstag conference was held at the reference Euroguss trade fair dedicated to aluminum injection technologies. In this outstanding international technical meeting AZTERLAN has presented the Alu-V® technology to be applied in HPDC along with two advanced experiences on the use of additive technologies for the advanced integration of sensors in injection molds.
The international consortium of the CAESAR project, to which the AZTERLAN Metallurgical Research Center belongs, aims at improving the quality of low-quality scrap currently deposited in landfill and/or exported outside Europe. To this end, it will study and optimize processes of separation and elimination of impurities from this industrial waste, both through the development of new technologies and the updating of existing ones but that currently are not applied for the recycling of ferrous scrap. The project seeks to find new sources of raw materials for steelmaking sector that will allow to replace very high-quality scrap and pig iron.
The Metallurgy Research Centre has participated in this outstanding international technical meeting with the presentation of three scientific works focused on the development of new digital materials for automotive sector, the manufacture of 5XXX and 6XXX series aluminum components by means of ablation technology and an advanced study on the nucleation of graphite in spheroidal iron foundries.
This framework took place at Azterlan on May 19th, with the main objective of sharing the conclusions and results of the analysis and contrast work carried out in a collaborative environment between companies, agents and local institutions, related to the irruption of the electric vehicle and its impact on the local industry.
Future: Fast Forward partners apply to the PERTE VEC with the aim of turning Spain into a European electric vehicle hub. Led by the Volkswagen Group and SEAT S.A., the project comprises 62 companies, 61% of them SMEs, from 11 regions. It is the largest business grouping in the history of the automotive industry in Spain. Marc Riera, Director of Purchasing Strategy and New Projects at SEAT S.A., has been appointed President of the General Assembly and of the Delegate Committee of Future: Fast Forward. If the PERTE resolution is positive, the Volkswagen Group and SEAT S.A. will electrify the Martorell and Navarra factories, locate a battery gigafactory in Valencia and the complete battery value chain in Spain, and build up a sustainable e-ecosystem together with partners.