What to learn from the world's most Sustainable Casting for Gigacastings

On the 4th and 5th of May, I had the opportunity to represent Comptech AB at the Foundry Colloquium at Hochschule Aalen – Technik und Wirtschaft. I gave a short presentation about Rheocasting—these insights I would like to share with you.

It is about the world’s most sustainable casting, gigacastings, and cost savings by being sustainable. You can learn more in the video.

You can download the slides with the following link on Comptech’s Website.

If you would like to further the discussion and also see what cost savings Rheocasting can bring, take a look at the Rheocasting Workshop. Schedule your free consultation below to plan the workshop.

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