History of ANDRITZ Bricmont, USA
Founded in 1965, the Bricmont company has a long history of know-how and experience
| 2013 | Renaming of ANDRITZ Bricmont Inc. as ANDRITZ METALS Inc. |
| 2012 | ANDRITZ acquires Bricmont and HiTEQ from Inductotherm to become ANDRITZ Bricmont |
| 2003 | Bricmont receives the first of several contracts for large aluminum melting and holding furnace systems in China |
| 2000 | First "L" shaped CGL line in China |
| 1999 | Bricmont delivers the first aluminum melting furnaces in the USA |
| 1998 | First rotary hearth furnace based on DRI system |
| Bricmont acquires Davy-Swindell aluminum technology – a leading technology for large round-top melters | |
| 1997 | Acquires continuous strip processing technology |
| 1996 | Bricmont is acquired by Inductotherm from its original owner/founder |
| 1995 | First commercial application of coal-based DRI |
| 1994 | First use of simulation technology for dual thin-cast furnace systems |
| 1993 | The training department implements its first computer interactive training system |
| 1991 | Bricmont starts to implement a formalized total quality management system |
| 1989 | Bricmont delivers the first thin-cast tunnel furnace |
| 1983 | First furnace to guarantee 1 mmbtu/ton fuel rate |
| 1981 | First turnkey furnace |
| 1978 | Bricmont establishes a separate department concentrating on furnace operation and training of customers |
| 1976 | Heating furnaces and heat treatment furnaces for steel are added to the business line |
| Bricmont receives its first international order at its headquarter in Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Formalization of Direct Digital Controls | |
| 1967 | First furnace built - roller hearth for Cameron Iron Works, USA First use of finite element heat transfer analysis of steel reheating |
| 1965 | Francis Bricmont establishes Bricmont and Associates |
