Why the top foundries forge long-term partnerships to secure their success

The top foundries worldwide understand the importance of building trust and long-term partnerships to secure their success. And at voestalpine HPM, with a company history dating back centuries*, we’ve built our reputation on providing our customers with trusted sales and service to keep their foundries one step ahead.

So, how exactly do we foster such trust and long-term partnerships with our customers in the die casting industry, and how can we help your business too?

EXPERIENCE YOU CAN RELY UPON

As a global market leader in production and distribution of tool steel and other special steels, we stake our reputation on being a reliable long-term partner who provides the full die solution along the value chain.  This holistic die approach starts with the choice of the right premium materials, includes voestalpine ready-to-use Engineered Products (conventional and additive manufactured), and post processing technology such as Heat Treatment and PVD Coating. You can find out more about our holistic die approach here.

OUR COMMITMENT TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTY

As part of our commitment to technological development in the high pressure die casting industry, we work with numerous institutes, organizations, and companies. Among the key aims of such research and development projects is to bridge the knowledge gap between the tool steel supplier and the foundry.

One such industry partner is The Austrian Foundry Research Institute (ÖGI). Our recent R&D project with ÖGI simulated and tested the production environment of HPDC processes. The test results confirmed that voestalpine HPM solutions can significantly reduce the total cost of ownership for the foundry.  You can find out more about ÖGI here.

Another industry partner is Bühler—a Swiss technology company and one of the world leaders in die casting machines.  With various collaboration projects with Bühler, we focus on a range of industry topics such as energy efficiency and optimization in the foundry industry. You can find out more about Bühler here.

Through voestalpine HPM’s participation in organizations as far afield as the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) or the Australian Die Casting Association (ADCA), we help our customers build their business networks, expand their industry knowledge, and discover innovative solutions to their production challenge.

A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS

voestalpine HPM provides expertise in many global industries, including automotive, oil and gas exploration, mechanical engineering, consumer goods, telecommunications, and aerospace industries.  With a global sales and service network of 140 locations on all continents, we are able to serve our customers wherever they are. We also invest in our people, ensuring that their industry expertise and experience in production and value-added services can best help our customers.

When it comes to high pressure die casting, we have experts in every region. Here are a few key experts ready to help you:

Herbert Horinek

With over a decade of experience in the automotive industry behind him, Herbert Horinek is voestalpine HPM’s expert for tool and productivity optimizations for foundries worldwide. He has worked for leading companies in Europe and the USA in the field of machining, aluminum processing and serial production before he specialized further in process development, heat treatment and welding in a global high pressure die casting company. Having started his career as an apprentice tool machinist, his hands-on experience in production has been instrumental in guiding his professional and academic career.

 “Working closely with our customers in an open, honest and respectful way, we can achieve the best results by providing tailored solutions for their individual situations.“

Rocco Severino

Based in Ontario, Canada, Rocco Severino has worked for more than 20 years in the die casting industry. He has a proven history of driving efficiency and profitability within high-volume manufacturing environments. This also includes extensive experience in tool building, preventative maintenance, engineering, and management. With first-hand experience using voestalpine products and technologies, Rocco helps tool users implement process improvements to control costs, enhance quality, and exceed customer expectations. 

“Everything starts with the tooling. At voestalpine, we believe that in order to get the best possible quality in your castings, you need high quality and reliable tooling. This is what we strive to deliver.“

“Always put yourself in the customer’s shoes whenever making a decision. Customer needs can drive innovation and make the impossible, possible.”

GLOBAL SALES AND SERVICE NETWORK YOU CAN RELY UPON

Wherever your business is located in the world, you can rely upon voestalpine HPM to support you not only with our pure performance materials, but also with worldwide unique sales and service network, which includes:

• Engineered Products
• Coating
• Heat Treatment
• Machining and Cutting
• Warehousing

YOUR PARTNERS TODAY DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS TOMORROW

Regardless of the size of your business or where it lies in the value chain, you might agree that one key to your business success is the ability to build long-term partnerships with experts you can trust. And the foundation for such partnerships is a shared commitment to the technological development of the HPDC industry.  By choosing voestalpine HPM as your partner today, you’re choosing to move one step ahead with us—for even more success tomorrow.

Our experts are ready to speak with you about your operational needs. You can reach them below:

*Company history including the merger of the Austrian BÖHLER group (established 1446) and the Swedish Uddeholm group (established 1668)