13th Apr 2021 4 mins Automotive Components: Ductile Iron vs. Grey Iron The MAT Foundry Group is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of cast and machined components for the automotive sector. And it may surprise you to learn a great many of those are still forged from iron.
22nd Mar 2021 MAT Foundry Group Green Initiatives (INFOGRAPHIC) The MAT Foundry Group is committed to reducing our environmental impacts year-on-year. Learn more about the measures that help us improve efficiency, reduce waste and recycle materials.
10th Mar 2021 5 mins Is The Engineering Gender Gap Closing? International Women’s Day 2021 was dominated by one woman in particular. While the eyes of the world were trained on an explosive TV interview, there were a smattering of headlines that spoke of something far more important, at least in our eyes.
10th Mar 2021 4 mins How Will The Aptera Solar Power Car Work? 16 years ago a small start-up company from California set out to launch a three wheeled car powered by solar energy. An ambitious and apparently unrealistic project, the Aperta 2e soon lacked for finance and meaningful progress. Alas, the concept was ultimately shut down, along with its parent company in 2011.
10th Mar 2021 4 mins How Do Foundry Pouring Units Work? Pouring is fundamental to the output and success of any foundry. It’s from such sites that metal castings originate, but not without state-of-the-art equipment and a trusted process. Eurac Poole can count on both.
9th Feb 2021 3 mins ExPlore: Transforming Cars Into A Third Living Space This year’s Consumer Electronics Show was a pared down event, for obvious reasons. While Coronavirus may have deprived the annual showcase of crowds, there was, as ever, no shortage of astonishing tech debuted.
9th Feb 2021 2 mins What Is Regenerative Braking and How Does It Work? As the UK moves towards full electrification, we can expect to hear a lot more about regenerative braking. Defined as the ‘recovery of kinetic energy’ whilst slowing a car, it’s one of the obvious benefits of electric vehicles, which most of us will be driving from 2030 onwards.