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• 29.05.2023

  “The Bright World of Metals” 2023 shines with an exciting supporting programme and new formats

  Whether it’s world-class international conferences, prestigious awards, high-level discussions with industry experts and politicians, special exhibitions or insights into the latest topics in the lecture forums – at “The Bright World of Metals”, taking place from 12 to 16 June 2023 in Düsseldorf, there will be numerous programme highlights to complement the exhibition featuring over 2,100 exhibitors from 56 countries.

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• 04.05.2023

  International innovations in casting – NEWCAST 2023 The industry showcases what casting can do

  At NEWCAST, foundries from all over the world will be demonstrating the full range of innovative casting processes and products to decision-makers and design engineers. The importance of NEWCAST as an international showcase for the foundry industry is reflected not least in the rising number of exhibitors. Even at this stage, NEWCAST 2023 is already larger than it was in 2019.

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• 01.08.2022

  GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, NEWCAST and decarbXpo under new management: Malte Seifert appointed new Project Director

  Malte Seifert (37) has been the new head of GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST since 1 August. As Project Director, he is responsible not only for the four trade fairs – which will take place in Düsseldorf from 12 to 16 June next year – but also for the seven international editions of Bright World of Metals.

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• 27.07.2022

  GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST 2023: Interview on Messe Düsseldorf’s ecoMetals campaign with Friedrich-Georg Kehrer, Global Portfolio Director

  Interview on Messe Düsseldorf’s ecoMetals campaign with Friedrich-Georg Kehrer, Global Portfolio Director.

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• 08.06.2022

  New GIFA and METEC Indonesia from 2023: Messe Düsseldorf is banking on a strong growth market

  The new GIFA and METEC Indonesia events will create new platforms for Indonesia’s burgeoning metallurgy and foundry industry.

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• 01.03.2022

  Dr Ioannis Ioannidis is the new President of GIFA and NEWCAST

  Preparations for the world’s largest technology trade fairs – GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST – are now underway. On 21 February 2022, the Executive Board of the Düsseldorf trade fair quartet held its first meeting.

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• 18.01.2022

  “Bright World of Metals” from 12 to 16 June 2023 in Düsseldorf

  The countdown is on – companies from all over the world can now register for the quartet of trade fairs: GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST. These leading international trade fairs, featuring a conference and a high-calibre supporting programme for foundry technology, cast products, metallurgy and thermal process technology, will take place in Düsseldorf from 12 to 16 June 2023.

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• 29.09.2020

  Change in leadership: Gerrit Nawracala takes over as Project Director for GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST

  Gerrit Nawracala (46) has been the new Project Director for Metallurgy & Foundry Technologies since 1 September 2020. He will therefore also be in charge of the leading trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST, which are due to take place in Düsseldorf from 12 to 16 June 2023.

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• 17.08.2020

  India's foundry industry on the rise: Inter Foundry 2026 brings the world to Coimbatore

  With Inter Foundry, “The Bright World of Metals” is further expanding its international presence and will be bringing the global foundry industry to Coimbatore from 10 to 12 September 2026. The trade fair, powered by “The Bright World of Metals”, brings together leading technology providers, machinery manufacturers and end-users.

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• 28.06.2019

  ‘The Bright World of Metals’ further strengthens its position as an international leader

  After five eventful days at the trade fair, “The Bright World of Metals” came to a successful close on Saturday 29 June, having impressively reaffirmed its international leadership as the world’s most important trade fair platform for metallurgy and foundry technology.

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• 25.06.2019

  5. NEWCAST Award presented

  The NEWCAST Award is a real highlight of Bright World of Metals: In a festive ceremony, Wolfram Diener, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf, presented the trophies to Impro International Ltd (Hong Kong), DGH Sand Casting Corporate GmbH & Co. KG (Friedrichshafen) and Feinguss Blank GmbH (Riedlingen).

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• 25.06.2019

  ‘Steel Flies’ competition: winning team hails from Darmstadt

  The winners of the international ‘Steel Flies’ competition have been announced: David Kemper, Christian Lipp and Alexander Kubsch from the University of Darmstadt not only secured first place with their flying machine, but also won the Innovation Prize for a particularly ingenious design of their ‘aircraft’.

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