Exhibitions 2012-13

4th Automotive Weight Reduction Expo, Tokyo, Japan

SinterCast´s world-class technology for the production of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) was recently on display at the 4th Automotive Weight Reduction Expo held in January of 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. The conference was attended by over 6,000 global industry professionals interested in the latest trends for the weight reduction in automotive applications. SinterCast was represented at the conference through its local friendship with Morimura Bros. Inc., one of Japan´s leading industrial trading houses.

Zibo Conference 2012
SinterCast presented two papers at the 2012 Chinese National Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) Conference in Zibo City, Shangdong Province, China, 10-13 September, 2012. The first paper and presentation, by Dr. Steve Dawson of SinterCast AB, was entitled "Process Control for the Reliable High Volume Production of Compacted Graphte Iron".

The second paper and presentation, entitled "Standards, Microstructure, Property and Process Control of Compacted Graphite Cast Iron" was presented by Dr. Jincheng Liu of SinterCast China. The conference, organized by the Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering and the Cast Alloy Technical Committee of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths, attracted approximately 120 attendees from various companies in the Chinese foundry industry interested in CGI production.

Prior to the Conference, SinterCast organized a seminar for invited guests to present CGI market updates and information regarding the SinterCast Process Control Technology for CGI production. This seminar attracted over 50 managers and executives from key Chinese cylinder block and head foundries.