Welcome to our 18th Gold Nugget, and we can welcome Dr. Per Jansson back to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss the impact of Rheocasting on Gigacastings and the rest of the foundry industry. You listen to the common questions OEMs have when starting their Gigacasting journey. Is Gigacasting just a fashion statement, or is money actually to be made?

In the further discussion, you will learn about the Decathlon of High-Pressure Die-Casting and the sustainability implications that lie ahead of us. Especially when it comes to how the rest of the foundries can stay in business after the electrification wave wiped out their article numbers.

Thank you, Per and Comptech AB, for sponsoring this Gold Nugget. To learn more about Rheocasting, visit Comptech’s website and contact the team.

Listen to Gold Nugget and find out how Rheocasting is the Savior of Gigacastings:

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This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we're not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

We'll see you in the comment section, or you can hear us again on April 25th with our next interview on that topic!

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Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our 17th Gold Nugget! In this episode, we discuss the latest development in the HPDC industry, Gigacasting. The HPDC industry was in a sort of wake coma for 30 years without major developments until Tesla blew the door open with their gigantic Gigacastings. Very soon, Asian OEMs followed their tracks, and now it has become the to-go variant for car manufacturing.

Yet, what are the difficulties of scaling up castings that quickly to impressive sizes? What can be done to prevent them, as the budgets are there? Also, we shine a light on the opportunities for people wanting to advance in their careers. We cannot cover all the points, but we have started to invite people to talk and discuss all the following aspects with industry experts.

Listen to Gold Nugget and start your journey in Gigacastings:

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an exciting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected].

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we're not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on April 11th with our first interview on that topic!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our 16th Gold Nugget! In this episode, we discuss the North American HPDC market with Jean-Claude Tawil from DynaTool Industries. As a Canadian, he shows the opportunities of US production, the new NAFTA agreement, and sustainability. In addition, we talk about the different working cultures of automotive OEMs, depending on whether they are European OEMs, the big 3, or new EV companies. We show you how you can find a way into the HPDC industry, grow your skills, and progress in your career.

We talk about how American foundries overtook European foundries by targeting customers, using technology, and making decisions. We also touch base on DynaTool Industries and their approach to HPDC with Rheocasting and AI.

Listen to Gold Nugget and learn about the North American market:

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an exciting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected].

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we're not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on March 28th!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our 15th Gold Nugget! Depending on the sources, the automotive market goes down for foundries. Yet, where are profitable castings to find that fill, especially on your smaller machines? The cool thing is that you can get a quick nomination in 2024, and you don´t need to wait 3 years until production starts. Tune into this episode and find out what our Top 10 Castings for Grabs are.

Let us know which application is your favourite or which one we missed in the comments.

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an exciting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected].

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we're not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on March 14th!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our 14th Gold Nugget! In previous episodes, we discussed making casting better and more profitable. Now we flip the medal. We talk to Gunnar Wallin. He used to work for large OEMs in the truck and telecom business as a strategic purchaser. In our Gold Nugget, we got to ask him what a foundry has to do to reach the conference room and get a part awarded. Also, we talk about what is needed to keep and increase your business. We also touch base on the differences in culture in automotive and telecom. We hope you now know what to do to impress your purchaser.

Let us know which point was most related to your situation in the comments, and don't forget to subscribe on your favourite platform:

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an exciting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected].

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we're not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on February 29th!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our thirteenth Gold Nugget! In this episode, we discuss the highest entity in an organisation. The board is key to strategic development when it comes to being successful with innovation or in dynamic environments. Yet most board members are uninvolved in the day-to-day business and react to filtered information. In our opinion, it is not the ideal way. There are better ways, especially in Great Britain. We also discuss what it takes to be a good CEO and what fails teams or even complete organisations. Enjoy the Gold Nugget and set sail for success!

We hope that you have some new ideas to improve your company. Let us know which point was most related to your situation in the comments, and don´t forget to subscribe on your favourite platform:

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an interesting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected]

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we’re not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on February 15th with an eye-opening interview!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our twelfth Gold Nugget from the Euroguss! In this episode, we walked around the trade fair and asked companies a few questions about the industry in a game show style. Our interview partners picked a question from the deck and had to answer it on the fly.

Listen to the great answers and get an impression of the development of the foundry market and the Euroguss exhibition.

Thank you to our dialogue partners:

Lisa Aulbach-Heinecke from ABK Pressenbau Aulbach Automation GmbH Darko Tomazic from Chem-Trend Dr. Per Jansson from Comptech ABDetlev Rath from DGS Druckguss Systeme AGJean-Claude Tawil from Dynatool Industries IncVinodh Gopinath from G-PLAST (P) LTDGonzalo Aguirre from Hornos y MetalesEdward zhao from JCCPhilipp Hettich from Laubinger + Rickmann GmbH & Co. KG李哲維(Tristan) from Sun Wisdom Co.Christoph Kornblum from Wieland Caro

Please let us know how you like this format. Then we can implement it at more trade shows and conferences. We´re looking forward to your comment, and don´t forget to subscribe on your favourite platform:

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an interesting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected]

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we’re not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on February first with more information from the Euroguss!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our eleventh Gold Nugget! In this episode, we discuss the hottest car brand, Tesla. One spoiler right at the beginning: we´re not talking about the Tesla Gigacasting. But we touch base on the sourcing strategy of Tesla. If you are a foundry eager to grow, listen carefully; there are a lot of insights into how to become a trusted supplier. We talk about why having a mission is critical to giving the customer additional value. You can learn why things have to be different for EVs.

We give you our insight into where Industry 4.0 has to go and how this affects quality management as we know it. And to wrap it up we discuss the value people with different backgrounds bring to the foundry world.

Listen to the Gold Nugget or watch it on YouTube and learn what Tesla does and how you can adapt it for your company!

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an interesting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected]

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we’re not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on January 18th directly from the Euroguss with a new Gold Nugget!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our tenth Gold Nugget! This episode is outside of our normal schedule. We want to take the time to review the year 2023. We also properly introduce ourselves so that you know us better. We also tell you the story of why we even have this podcast.

The most important thing in this Gold Nugget is a series of predictions for 2024. We love to get your take on our predictions. Did we miss something? Listen to the Gold Nugget or watch it on YouTube and leave a comment.

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an interesting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected]

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we’re not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on January 4th with a new Gold Nugget!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian

Welcome to our ninth Gold Nugget! In this episode, we discuss new technologies and, in particular, Rheocasting. Dr. Per Jansson is the owner of Comptech AB. A former foundry that switched its business model to become a technology supplier with their slurrymakers. We talked about alloys that never solidify, marketing, and the struggles of new technologies in the foundry industry. You can also find out Per Jansson's view on innovation.

Listen to the Gold Nugget or watch it on YouTube and see the Slurrymakers being built. Also, Comptech has a booth on the Euroguss; stop by booth 7-479, stop by, and collect your personal "aha" moment.

Share your experiences in the comments on LinkedIn or Substack. Are you more of the email type, or do you have an interesting topic for us? Send an email to [email protected]

This podcast is about how to make money in the foundry industry. Is there any money, or is it just squeezing everyone to save cents? So, we’re not talking about properties, microstructures, atoms, or casting parameters. We want to speak to anyone in the industry.

See you in the comment section, or you'll hear us again on January 4th with a new Gold Nugget!

Best regards,

Staffan and Fabian