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After its separation from SMS Group, Hertwich Engineering can now pursue its strategy with greater focus. What are the company’s goals and challenges?

Article by Tanja Ponzer, published in the International Aluminium Journal

https://www.aluminium-journal.com/authors/anja-ponzer/

https://www.aluminium-journal.com/

Hertwich Engineering GmbH, a global leader in aluminum casting technologies, has been acquired by its management team through a buy-out from SMS group, completed on December 16, 2024. As an independent company, Hertwich plans to boost investments in innovation and capacity to drive progress in the aluminum industry.

• Included in the delivery: three batch homogenization furnaces, two cooling chambers, a billet saw, an ultrasonic testing station, and a packing station.
• The plant in Torija, Spain is set to produce 120,000 tons of low-carbon recycled aluminium annually. The products will be used for key European industries such as transport & automotive, building & construction, renewable energy installations, and consumer durable markets.
• Focus is on reducing energy consumption and optimizing heat treatment for various material qualities.
• A step cooling system and a bidirectional airflow system enable flexible and uniform heat treatment, increasing energy efficiency and reducing consumption.

Landeshauptmann Thomas Stelzer besuchte den Hersteller von Anlagen für Alu-Recycling und -Verarbeitung Hertwich Engineering in Weng. Das Unternehmen beliefert Aluminiumgießereien und Aluminiumumschmelzbetriebe sowie Autozulieferer und Autohersteller. Bei einem Presserundgang legte der Landeshauptmann dar, dass Innovation ein Schlüssel der Industrie in Oberösterreich sei und die EU Produktionsunterstützung für Betriebe ermöglichen solle.

• CO2 reduction by recycling post-consumer aluminium scrap
• Expansion of recycling capacity by a further 30,000 tons of aluminium per year

A new vertical casting plant from Hertwich Engineering in Austria forms the heart of the completely modernized billet caster of Aluminium-Werke Wutöschingen (AWW) in Germany. The vertical casting plant will enable AWW to produce press billets of highest quality and thanks to a special feature, even significantly longer than those manufactured so far. Challenge was the height of the existing crane as it is not sufficient to lift the longer bolts completely out of the casting pit in one go.

Recycling ist die Zukunft der Aluminiumindustrie. Um noch mehr Kreislaufmaterial einsetzen und ressourcenschonender produzieren zu können, hat Alunorf einen neuen Recyclingofen gebaut.

American producer Century Aluminum has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering GmbH, Austria for a fully automatic sawing line for aluminum billets. The line, which also includes systems for stacking and packing the billets, is intended for Century's site in Sebree, Kentucky, where another Hertwich saw has been in use since the year 2000.

Das Geschäftsvolumen, des Weltmarktführer für Maschinen und Anlagen für Aluminiumgießereien, hat sich gegenüber 2019 verdoppelt und wird im Jahr 2022 einen neuen Höchststand in der Firmengeschichte erreichen.