ALUCAST 2018 concluded successfully in Noida, India, with record number of national and international participants

ALUCAST 2018, the biennial International Conference and Exhibition on Die Casting Technology – concluded successfully on 8th December, 2018 at the India Expo Mart, Noida.

Organized by Aluminium Casters’ Association of India (Alucast), and produced by NürnbergMesse India, the three day event attracted a record number of Exhibitors, Visitors and Delegates, including 33% delegates from Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Taiwan, Italy and China. NürnbergMesse China organized a special “CHINA PAVILION” in the expo and a delegate visit to some prominent die-casting facilities in North India.

The event with the theme “Emerging Trends for Die-Casting Technology” was inaugurated by Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director, TVS – one of India’s leading automobile companies. Mr. Venu reiterated India’s position as the largest two wheeler manufacturer in the world and growing global manufacturing hub for automobile.  

He said that the use of aluminium is will be growing in future due to the BS-VI norms which mandate light-weighting of vehicles. More aluminium will be used in the manufacturing of bodies and motor houses for E-vehicles and certain structural parts.

Prasan Firodia, President – ALUCAST and Managing Director - Force Motors & Jaya Hind Industries remarked that, “ALUCAST 2018 presents the knowledge and information about the core aluminium die-casting industry; it also explores emerging trends which are bound to have a considerable impact on the future of the Industry.”

Dr. Pradeep Pawar, Senior Director Corporate Commodity Engineering Aluminium casting Siemens, Germany highlighted the various challenges and roadblocks ahead for the Aluminium Castings Industry especially in light of introduction of E-Vehicles. He also highlighted the need to shift to gravity and sand die-casting in the future and creation of world class foundries in India.

The Best Die-Casting & Best Foundry Awards were presented to felicitate foundries with outstanding performance during the year gone by.

Ms. Sonia Prashar, Managing Director, NuernbergMesse India remains upbeat about the scope of the show and the global die-casting network. “We are very pleased to see that ALUCAST has found its place within the international portfolio of NürnbergMesse Group,” she said.

ALUCAST offers a focused business platform, which gives participants an opportunity to highlight their latest products and technology on offer and network with a global audience.  It is the only curated platform for the die-casting industry in India. The next mega edition of the expo will take place in Chennai in 2020.

The Aluminium Casters' Association of India (ALUCAST) is a registered body that represents manufacturers of aluminium castings, users of castings, manufacturers and suppliers of die casting machines and peripherals for die casting machines, foundry chemicals and consumables, design software, casting process simulation software, dies, and others connected with casting manufacture and post casting processes.