ANDRITZ starts up new surface treatment line for aluminum strip at AMAG
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully completed the delivery, installation, and start-up of the new continuous surface treatment line and integrated wastewater treatment plant at AMAG rolling GmbH in Ranshofen, Austria.
The modern line with exclusively electric heating and advanced digitalization strengthens AMAG’s position as a leading specialist for high-quality aluminum surfaces and supports the company’s sustainability goals.
The 115-meter-long plant was built on a greenfield site. ANDRITZ’s equipment, especially the highly efficient spray pickling system, enables AMAG to perform high-quality surface treatment of a wide range of hot-rolled and cold-rolled aluminum strips up to five millimeters thick.
Electric heating of the process with green energy and integration of a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant contribute to environmentally friendly production. Advanced digital solutions and modern data analysis methods are used to increase the quality and productivity in surface treatment. An autonomous coil transport system, also electrically powered, enhances the efficiency of the entire production process.
“Realizing this project together with ANDRITZ has been a very good decision,” says Florian Stadler, Managing Director of AMAG rolling GmbH. “The collaboration between our teams has again been excellent as in previous projects, resulting in the timely completion of commissioning. With this new line we can further enhance the quality of our products and at the same time take another step towards decarbonization.”
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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems, services and digital solutions for a wide range of industries and end markets. Sustainability is an integral part of the company’s business strategy and corporate culture. With its extensive portfolio of sustainable products and solutions, ANDRITZ aims to make the greatest possible contribution to a sustainable future and help its customers achieve their sustainability goals. ANDRITZ is a global market leader in all four of its business areas – Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydropower and Environment & Energy. Technological leadership and global presence are cornerstones of the group’s strategy, which is focused on long-term profitable growth. The publicly listed group has around 30,000 employees and over 280 locations in more than 80 countries.
ANDRITZ METALS
ANDRITZ Metals is – via the Schuler Group – one of the world’s leading suppliers of technologies, plants and digital solutions in metal forming. The product portfolio also includes automation and software solutions, process know-how and service. In the metals processing segment, the business area offers innovative, sustainable and market-leading solutions for the production and processing of flat products, for welding systems and furnaces with its own burner solutions, as well as services for the metals processing industry.
The new ANDRITZ surface treatment line for aluminum strips at AMAG is heated with green energy and features advanced digitalization for high quality and productivity.
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