Gigacasting – an engineering headache for automakers?
Prof. Wolfram Volk, specialist in metal casting, tells Just Auto that technological problems must be solved before automakers can establish the economic viability of gigacasting.
07 November 2023
07 November 2023
Prof. Wolfram Volk, specialist in metal casting, tells Just Auto that technological problems must be solved before automakers can establish the economic viability of gigacasting.
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