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First prize winner at the EUROGUSS Talent Award, Marvin Emde
All Bachelor's and Master's graduates worldwide who have considered innovations, improvements or new applications in die casting in their work, including the entire value chain, were eligible to take part. The winner was Mr Marvin Emde, who wrote his Bachelor's thesis at the Department of Foundry Technology at the University of Kassel entitled "Potentials for die-cast components through wall thickness optimization". He beat off strong national and international competition from countries including Spain, Turkey, India and Mexico.
In his bachelor's thesis, Mr. Emde developed a seat armrest as a die-cast component and demonstrated the potential for new applications in die-casting by consistently focusing on lightweight construction, wall thickness reduction and functional integration along the product development chain, taking into account the material properties. The newly developed armrest is approx. 7% lighter in the aluminum version and approx. 38% lighter in the magnesium version compared to a commercially available armrest made of glass fiber-reinforced polyamide and can withstand twice the load in accordance with the standards under consideration. A final production simulation showed possibilities for manufacturability.
Mr. Emde was able to present his bachelor thesis to an interested international audience at the EUROGUSS trade fair in Nuremberg, where he was also ceremoniously awarded first prize. In addition to an iPad incl. Apple Pencil, Mr. Emde will have the opportunity to present his work in Guadalajara, Mexico, Chennai, India or Shanghai, China.