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Crucible, reverberatory or shaft melting? Why Cast Products chose StrikoMelter®
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Crucible, reverberatory or shaft melting? Why Cast Products chose StrikoMelter®

When Cast Products planned its $6.7 million automated foundry expansion, it needed more than additional melting capacity. It wanted a compact, efficient furnace that could support high-volume production without creating a large holding requirement or adding to operator workloads. It chose StrikoMelter.

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Lighting manufacturer cuts energy consumption by up to 34% with StrikoMelter MHS

As a leading global manufacturer of outdoor and architectural lighting, WE-EF Leuchten GmbH operates in a demanding sector where product durability and performance is key. High quality castings are therefore essential – and that requires high quality melt.

Zero-maintenance record earns StrikoWestofen furnaces
Quality Excellence Award from Chongqing Millison
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Zero-maintenance record earns StrikoWestofen furnaces Quality Excellence Award from Chongqing Millison

Industrial Furnace solutions specialist StrikoWestofen has received a Quality Excellence Award from long-standing customer Chongqing Millison, recognizing outstanding equipment performance, reliability and lifecycle value across multiple sites.

StrikoMelter modernization helps Aludyne on its lightweight mission!
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StrikoMelter modernization helps Aludyne on its lightweight mission!

Lightweighting solutions expert, Aludyne, is one of the world’s leading providers of chassis, subframe, EV, powertrain, and structural components for the mobility industry. Serving a global portfolio of automotive OEMs, their motto is “Less Mass Starts with a Better Cast”.

Energy savings of 30%: Why Global Radiatori make Westomat with ProDos4 part of every new casting line
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Energy savings of 30%: Why Global Radiatori make Westomat with ProDos4 part of every new casting line

After replacing gas-fired holding furnaces with Westomat dosing technology, Global Radiatori achieved energy savings of around 30% while eliminating CO₂ emissions from furnace combustion.

SIMTOS 2026 (The 21st Seoul International Manufacturing Technology Show)
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SIMTOS 2026 (The 21st Seoul International Manufacturing Technology Show)

The future of manufacturing is here - AI-Driven Die Casting Technology and Innovations for Future Automotive Manufacturing

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Why did Alumina choose a Westomat dosing furnace to feed its new fully automated casting cell?

Operating exclusively in the automotive sector, Alumina depends on precise, repeatable casting performance across long production runs.

EUROGUSS 2026: Shape of What’s Next
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EUROGUSS 2026: Shape of What’s Next

Lower costs. Fewer emissions. Greater control. At EUROGUSS 2026, StrikoWestofen will show aluminum die casters of all sizes how to achieve these goals and turn efficiency into profit.

100th Westomat for world leading manufacturer of New Energy Vehicles!
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100th Westomat for world leading manufacturer of New Energy Vehicles!

New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) are the future of automotive. Manufacturing these game-changers requires high performance parts, produced by high performance equipment. Which is probably why this OEM only uses Westomat dosing furnaces

Modernization at Nissan Australia
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Modernization at Nissan Australia

The Nissan Casting Australia Plant (NCAP) in Dandenong South, Victoria, makes parts for Nissan vehicles around the world. Its primary furnace, a StrikoMelter from StrikoWestofen supplies 90% of total daily melt requirements. NCAP’s Maintenance and Process Engineer, wouldn’t be without it. Especially when relining delivers good as new performance. Read on to learn more.

StrikoMelter Modernization Package
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StrikoMelter Modernization Package

An absolutely outstanding job”: StrikoMelter modernization helps automotive parts die caster achieve super energy savings by up to 24%.

A super-size success : Innovative Westomat a ‘perfect fit’ for Handtmann ’s giant casting
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A super-size success : Innovative Westomat a ‘perfect fit’ for Handtmann ’s giant casting

Handtmann Group’s Light Metal Casting division has produced its first giant castings for automotive customers at its Biberach headquarters in Germany. What’s feeding their enormous 61,000 KN high pressure die casting machine?

GAMAK prevents costly stoppages
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GAMAK prevents costly stoppages

GAMAK is a world-leading electric motor manufacturer. Its vast production site in Türkiye is home to a fleet of busy Westomat dosing furnaces, constantly working to feed a high pressure vertical and horizontal injection presses with molten aluminum.

Westomat Duo helps Handtmann hit increased production targets and innovate for automotive
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Westomat Duo helps Handtmann hit increased production targets and innovate for automotive

The Handtmann light metal casting division is no stranger to StrikoWestofen technology.

First A.I.D. for foundries’ decarbonization journey
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First A.I.D. for foundries’ decarbonization journey

With so much information about how to cut your energy consumption and carbon emissions, it’s hard to know where to start. We can answer that.

Monitizer | DISCOVER is great for sustainable melting
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Monitizer | DISCOVER is great for sustainable melting

Whether you’re a die caster or an aluminium green sand foundry, melting metal is going to be your most energy intensive process.

Upgrades without downtime: BOHAI TRIMET
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Upgrades without downtime: BOHAI TRIMET

Upgrades without downtime: BOHAI TRIMET use melting capacity for rent for a seamless furnace modernization. When BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz rely on you for a continuous supply of aluminium components, how do you make sure essential equipment upgrades don’t impact tight production schedules?

StrikoWestofen helping Albert Weber on its journey to “Emission Zero"
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StrikoWestofen helping Albert Weber on its journey to “Emission Zero"

The StrikoMelter super-power helping Albert Weber on its journey to “Emission Zero”. Twenty years of trusted melting performance. WEBER RODING produces over 2 million aluminum components for the automotive industry every year. These castings require dimensional accuracy as well as excellent mechanical properties. Something you only get with high quality melt – a task it has entrusted to StrikoMelter for over 20 years.

Saving VOIT Automotive 5.5 million kWh of gas per year
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Saving VOIT Automotive 5.5 million kWh of gas per year

To serve its global client list, the St. Ingbert based business in Germany casts over 100 million parts a year. That’s a lot of aluminium to melt. For cost and carbon efficiency, choosing a furnace which optimizes uptime and quality while also minimizing energy consumption and emissions, is essential.

Equipment Modernization StrikoMelter BLOG
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Equipment Modernization StrikoMelter BLOG

5 ways to save even more energy. StrikoMelter shaft melting furnaces are designed to melt metal in the most efficient way possible. They are also built to last. If you’ve had yours for a while, modernization options are a good way to optimize performance, extend service life and boost energy savings.

Solutions for any size and set-up
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Solutions for any size and set-up

Slovakian foundry ALW switches to StrikoMelter to save energy and reduce downtime.

How StrikoWestofen helps LENAAL gear up for EV growth
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How StrikoWestofen helps LENAAL gear up for EV growth

Aluminium and zinc alloy die casting specialist, LENAAL Sp. z o.o. Sp. k., plans to increase casting capacity in 2024 - focusing heavily on the production of EV components. It’s using digital, dosing, and melting solutions from StrikoWestofen to support this goal.

Would you want to boost your production uptime by up to 50% like LENAAL?
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Would you want to boost your production uptime by up to 50% like LENAAL?

LENAAL boosts production uptime by up to 50% with Monitizer | REFILL MONITOR. Discover how smart furnace monitoring is optimizing efficiency and reducing downtime.

A StrikoMelter reborn
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A StrikoMelter reborn

Relined, upgraded StrikoMelter cuts energy consumption by 15% for a wheel hub foundry in Zhejiang.

Alupress foundry pilots digital dosing optimisation
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Quick refractory lining for Schlicht Druckguss

Super quick and innovative refractory lining fix saves Schlicht Druckguss precious production time.

First StrikoMelter in Japan halves furnace energy costs for Hattori Diecast
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First StrikoMelter in Japan halves furnace energy costs for Hattori Diecast

While the savings unlocked by our new StrikoMelter speak for themselves, it is also important to note that the quality of parts and simple operation of the machine both exceeded our expectations. Read the full story.

Tailored Modernization at Ford
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Tailored Modernization at Ford

Turning something old into something that’s as good as new: to adapt productivity, availability and energy consumption to meet the latest standards, the Ford factory in Cologne (Germany) recently modernized further production units.

NEW! StrikoMelter BigStruc
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NEW! StrikoMelter BigStruc

StrikoMelter BigStruc melts huge pieces of recycled material whole.

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