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      Centre for Casting

      Centre for Casting

      The FHNW Casting Centre is the scientific port of call for the casting sector.

      Development and service from a single source

      Bringing together the School of Engineering's wide-ranging casting-related expertise and resources, the Casting Centre is managed by well-established experts with years of experience in research and production. We focus our efforts consistently on requirements specific to the industry. Our collaborative services range from classic casting and melting technology through to modern Rapid Prototyping and numerical simulation of casting processes.

      Competencies

      Casting and melting technology, casting laboratory

      For our partners and customers in the casting industry we develop and optimise processes in the area of casting and melting technology. Our casting laboratory enables instrumentalised trial castings using sand blasting and chill casting techniques. A 50 kW induction crucible furnace serves as a melting unit for alloys based on iron, aluminium and copper, for example.

      Numerical simulation

      We use Flow-3D to simulate and optimise casting processes. We also make use of other programmes such as ANSYS, ABAQUS and Flowmaster to perform calculations relating to production technology and strength.

      Material development and metallography

      Our expert materials engineers help you analyse materials in detail and undertake further development, with our well-equipped metallography laboratory providing the necessary basis.

       Material and component testing

      Our light and electron microscopy, EDX analysis and spark emission spectrometry facilities enable a wide range of material tests to be performed, and we also have the equipment to carry out tensile and hardness tests as well as differential thermal analysis.

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      Jörg Lagemann

      Prof. Jörg Lagemann

      Programme Head Engineering and Management, Head of Centre for Casting

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      +41 56 202 72 19

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      joerg.lagemann@fhnw.ch

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      FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland School of Engineering and Environment Bahnhofstrasse 6 CH-5210 Windisch

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      5.1B01

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      FHNW School of Engineering and Environment

      FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
      School of Engineering and Environment

      Bahnhofstrasse 6

      CH - 5210 Windisch

      Phone+41 56 202 99 00

      E-Mailinfo.technik@fhnw.ch

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