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Technology Meets Sustainability: Successful Presentation of Results from the NEFI Project envIoTcast

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by Oxana Schmidt

On June 11th, 2024, the consortium of the NEFI project envIoTcast invited participants to Braunau am Inn for a demonstration of the project’s results. Attendees were given fascinating insights on site into the progress towards the Green Foundry 4.0.

Following the opening session at LKR Ranshofen, the programme continued at the Demo Factory, where a live casting show vividly illustrated how modern foundry technologies – from an AR simulator and preheating furnace to an automated die-casting system – are working together to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability.

The afternoon was dedicated to expert presentations:
Christoph Zauner (AIT) presented the envIoTcast project as a whole, including the newly developed heat management system. Markus Auer (HOFMANN Wärmetechnik) introduced the innovative preheating furnace, and Clemens Simson (AIT) explained how sustainable process and material strategies can support the decarbonisation of the industry.

During the final discussion and networking session, one thing became clear: envIoTcast offers concrete answers to the challenges of industrial transformation – from increasing energy efficiency to enabling CO₂-neutral production.

About the envIoTcast Project

Im NEFI-Projekt envIoTcast (Environmentally friendly casting) wurde ein ganzheitliches Konzept für eine vernetzte, energieoptimierte und klimafreundliche Druckgussproduktion entwickelt. Die intelligente Verknüpfung von Prozessen und der Einsatz innovativer Komponenten ermöglichen eine Reduktion des Energieverbrauchs um bis zu 30 % sowie die vollständige Dekarbonisierung durch CO₂-neutrale Primärenergieträger.

The NEFI project envIoTcast (Environmentally friendly casting) developed a holistic concept for a connected, energy-optimised and climate-friendly die-casting production process. Through intelligent integration of processes and the use of innovative components, energy consumption can be reduced by up to 30%, while full decarbonisation is made possible through the use of CO₂-neutral primary energy sources.

  • Project Lead: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
  • Partners: LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH, HOFMANN Wärmetechnik GmbH, Martin Johann Fischer, Business Upper Austria
  • Duration: 03/2021–02/2024
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