Winners of the 1st European Die Casting Competition

The winners of the 1st European Die Casting Competition 2022 have been determined, the awards have been presented.

As part of the European Die Casting Competition, co-organised for the first time in 2022 by the VDD (Association of German Die Casting Foundries) and Euroguss, prizes were awarded for the three most important die casting material categories zinc, magnesium and aluminium. There was also an audience award.

For many decades, die casting has been a successful industrial casting process for the series or mass production of structural parts. Die casting foundries have continuously gained in importance as suppliers to car manufacturers, mechanical and plant engineering and for other industries, such as communication technology, the furniture industry, and the electrical and electronics sectors.

The development of more and more new components in die casting is progressing rapidly. Whether for structural components, components for e-cars or intelligent components for conventional vehicles - everywhere attempts are being made to make use of the excellent possibilities of die casting. In the process, die casters, together with machine manufacturers, alloy suppliers and processors, are pushing the boundaries of the process through constant innovation. It is amazing what innovative solutions and components are created in the process.

A jury of experts from research and practice selected the following winners in the aluminium die-casting category

• 1st prize: One-piece upper shell of a die-cast rear sub-frame, Albert Handtmann Metallgusswerk GmbH & Co. KG
• 2nd prize: System carrier, Alupress AG Brixen
• 2nd prize: SP52 housing bottom part, BMW AG, Landshut plant
• 3rd prize: Case 3498 & 3D printed pattern, Matthies Druckguss GmbH & Co. KG

• One-piece upper shell of a die-cast rear subframe, Albert Handtmann Metallgusswerk GmbH & Co. KG