On that occasion, the delegation visited our production unit at Saraburi.

The media covered the event.

To watch report on signature of contract with TPI Polene,
click signature contract

To watch RTL/TVI report, click
http://www.rtl.be/videos/video/437172.aspx?CategoryID=2907

To read article by L’Avenir, click
http://www.lavenir.net/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20130321_00285644

To read report from RTBF
http://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/detail_mission-en-thailande-une-dizaine-de-contrats-pour-la-delegation-belge?id=7952163

Mr Bernard Goblet, CEO Magotteaux Group - Mr Boonchuai Chansatabutr, Magotteaux Thailand Finance manager - Walloon Minister of External Trade, Mr Jean-Claude Marcourt - Mr Chuchai Compeecharoenporn, Magotteaux Thailand Plant Manager

In a jury verdict delivered on July 2, 2012, all claims of Magotteaux’ Xwin® U.S. Reissue Patent were upheld as valid and infringed by AIA Engineering Ltd (“AIAE”) and its U.S. subsidiary Vega Industries Ltd (“Vega”) and their Sintercast® product line.

The action, “AIA Engineering Ltd., v. Magotteaux Intl. and Magotteaux Inc.”, (3:09 –cv-00255), was the second legal action between the Parties on the U.S. land.

Magotteaux had initially brought AIAE and Vega before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), the U.S. Federal Commission for Customs, in 2008 based upon the same reissue patent.

Magotteaux brought the initial ITC Investigation in order to defend the market and its customers which relied upon Magotteaux’ Xwin® product line.

AIAE and Vega defaulted in the ITC investigation resulting in the issuance of an Exclusion Order against the importation of infringing AIAE/Vega counterfeit Sintercast® product line into the United States.

After defaulting, AIAE/Vega sued Magotteaux in the U.S. Federal Courts for the Middle District of Tennessee in 2009 for a declaration that Magotteaux’ re-issue patent was invalid and not infringed by Sintercast®.

After extended litigation which included an appeal to the Federal Circuit in Washington, the Parties went to trial in mid-June of 2012. After deliberating less than a day, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Magotteaux on all counts.

In addition to finding Magotteaux’ Xwin® patent infringed and not invalid, the Jury also found significant evidences of willful infringement by AIAE and Vega.

The subsequent Order issued by the Court multiplied damages and found the case “exceptional” ordering the recovery of attorney fees by Magotteaux. Magotteaux was also awarded its costs.

This is a major achievement for Magotteaux after a long and global struggle against AIAE/Vega as regard to Magotteaux’ Intellectual Property. This decision is an acknowledgement of the extended work of Magotteaux’ Research & Development department and of the innovation values of the Magotteaux Group. The Xwin® solution is an innovation rather than an improvement, doubling the wear life versus traditional solutions. Magotteaux has invested a lot of money and human resources in bringing this product to the market and in protecting its invention.

Opening ceremony

MCL4 - Moulding hall

MCL4 - Melting hall

MCL4 - Heat treatment hall

 

MCL4 - Knocking off

Effect of Slurry Density on Load Dynamic and Milling Performances in an Iron Ore Ball Mill – On-line Estimation of In-mill Slurry Density.
By Bernard De Haas & Alfred Van den Bosch, Magotteaux International
and Axel Kötgen, University of Liège 

Do’s and Don’ts of measuring ceramic beads wear in the lab and in the industry
By Benoît Clermont & Christophe Philippe, Magotteaux International
Comminution 2012, RSA

Magotteaux International S.A.- Belgium have been assessed and found to conform to XT standards as a designated commercial testing laboratory for the determination of the IsaMill™ Signature Plot. Click to view certificate.

* Mawev 2012 – March 21st->24th – Enns/Hafen (Germany)
* Expomin 2012 – April 9th->13th – Santiago (Chile) – Visit our booth (Pav.2)
* Intermat 2012 – April 16th->21st – Paris Villepinte (France) – Visit our booth (Pav.3-4)
* Petrocem 2012 – April 22nd->25th – St Petersburg (Russia) – Vist our booth (54)

by C. Greet, J. Kinal, J. Twomey and MM. Peaty

Improving copper recovery at Xstrata Copper’s Ernest Henry concentrator by changing the grinding chemistry.

by J. Kina, C. Greet and I. Goode

A protocol for conducting plant trials testing grinding media to determine recovery improvements – The Ernest Henry Mine plant trial.