Goldcasting Podcast
Staffan Zetterström & Fabian Niklas
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GN 70: AI - The Enemy that we Love
AI is no longer something the foundry industry can laugh off as a distant software trend. Large language models are already being used by engineers, buyers, designers, and decision-makers to explore…
GN 69 - Rheocasting explained
Rheocasting is one of the most discussed, misunderstood, and often misjudged technologies in the die casting industry. Some see it as a miracle process. Others remember failed trials from the past…
GN 68 - Diversity replaces Cycle Time as a Success Factor
The foundry industry is not just fighting cycle time, cost pressure, and shrinking automotive volumes anymore. It also struggles to build effective teams that can actually lead transformation out of…
GN 67 - How CBAM puts a Price on Sustainability
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is no longer a future topic. It has already been impacting global supply chains, pricing structures, and competitive dynamics in the casting industry since…
GN 66 - Turning Dirty Scrap into Golden Castings
Dirty scrap might look like waste. But inside that messy pile lies one of the biggest opportunities in the aluminum industry.In this episode, hosts Fabian Niklas and Staffan Zetterström talk with…
GN 65 - The Next Generation in Casting
Young researcher Paul Becker brings a fresh perspective straight from the shop floor and the next generation of the foundry industry. The discussion with the hosts Fabian Niklas and Staffan…
GN 64 - Alloys are a Strategy disguised as Metallurgy
For decades, alloys were treated as fixed inputs. One specification. One melting furnace. One way of doing things. In this Gold Nugget, Fabian Niklas and Staffan Zetterström challenge that thinking…
GN 63 - Voices of the Euroguss
This Gold Nugget comes straight from the Euroguss show floor. Instead of a studio discussion, Fabian Niklas and Staffan Zetterström take the microphone into the exhibition halls and talk to people…
GN 62 - How to Succeed in the Foundry Industry in 2026
2025 tested the foundry industry like it hasn't in many years. Volumes dropped, forecasts evaporated, and many companies found themselves stuck between rising costs and shrinking demand. In this Gold…
GN 61 - The Euroguss Tour of the Goldcasting Podcast
Staffan Zetterström and Fabian Niklas invite you on a Euroguss tour built around the people and companies who have appeared on the Goldcasting Podcast. These are the companies that dared to step…
GN 60 - The Rheowalk at the Euroguss 2026
The Rheowalk is an initiative to showcase a worldwide network supporting Rheocasting, organized by Comptech. This Gold Nugget is based on this map and provides additional insights into why you should…
GN 59 - Software to prove the Stability of Rheocasting
For decades, process stability in semi-solid casting has been the single biggest barrier to scaling the technology. With automotive quality departments demanding verifiable, traceable, and…
GN 58 - Non-Automotive Business is the Holy Grail
Staffan Zetterström and Fabian Niklas break down why the future of the foundry industry cannot rely on automotive alone and why non-automotive business is rapidly becoming the most strategic and…
GN 57 - Rheocasting Masterclass
Staffan Zetterström and Fabian Niklas take a closer look at the Rheocasting Masterclass by Casting-Campus GmbH. A practical, business-focused online learning format designed to help the foundry…
GN 56 - The Indian Market for Die-Castings
In this episode, Staffan Zetterström and Fabian Niklas travel to India, one of the world's most dynamic and rapidly growing die casting markets. Our guest, Tej Bambra, brings nearly four decades of…
GN 55 - Content Marketing for the Foundry Industry
This week, Staffan Zetterström sits down with Fabian Niklas, this time in a different role. Fabian is the driving force behind the new Marketing Accelerator for the high-pressure die casting…
GN 54 - The Opportunities Rheocasting creates for Foundries
Too much idle capacity, not enough profitable work? This episode is your field guide. Staffan Zetterström and Fabian Niklas welcome Dr. Per Jansson of Comptech (one of our sponsors) to map the…
GN 53 - Secret Insights into the Chinese Die-Casting Market
This episode takes you far east into China. Staffan Zetterström and Fabian Niklas sit down with Tracy Feng, a long-time insider of the Chinese die-casting industry. From Shanghai, she brings a unique…
GN 52 - The Status of the European Automotive Industry
We all heard the news about the current situation of the European automotive market. Staffan Zetterström and Fabian Niklas unpack the latest data and trends shaping the European automotive landscape…
GN 51 - The Free Foundry Market Strategy Report
In this nearly detective-style episode, Fabian Niklas and Staffan Zetterström break from opinion and prediction to bring you something else entirely:data. Open source, fact-based insights that paint…
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Goldcasting Podcast has published 70 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Business, Technology.
Goldcasting Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 39m.
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