2017 VOESTALPINE Precision Strip GmbH, Austria 2017 Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG, Olpe, 2017 VOESTALPINE Precision Strip GmbH, Austria 2017 Harada Metal Industry, Japan Austenitizing furnace and high convection hydrogen quench for heat-treatable steels (hardening and tempering line) Extension of a strip floatation furnace for copper and copper alloy strips Strip line including an austenitizing furnace and a high convection hydrogen quench for heat-treatable steels (hardening and tempering line) New strip floatation cooling section for heat treatment of phosphor bronze. Including an energy recovery system in order to heat hot water tanks (strip width 380 400 mm, strip thickness 0,08 1,2 mm) 2016 SMS Group GmbH Special tension control unit (dancer roll, torque type) for an aluminium strip treatment line 2016 VOESTALPINE Precision Strip GmbH, Austria 2016 Ningbo Xingye Shengtai, 2016 Ningbo Xingye Shengtai Group, 2016 Ningbo Powerway, 2016 Ningbo Powerway, 2016 Wieland Metals Inc., Wheeling, USA 2015 Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG, Olpe, Furnace and cooling section for heat treatment of heattreatable steel Hot dip tinning line for copper and copper alloy strips (strip width 200 430 mm) 3 new floatation heating zones for an annealing line of copper and copper alloy strips (strip width 300 660 mm, strip thickness 0,10 1,2 mm) Hot dip tinning line for copper and copper alloy strips (strip width 200 430 mm) Powerful high convection catenarian type furnace. Temperature up to 1000 C, for copper and copper alloy strips (strip width 300 650 mm) degreasing, annealing, pickling and brushing of copper and copper alloy strips (strip width 200 470 mm, strip thickness 0,127 1,6 mm) Extension of an air quench for a hot dip tinning plant (strip width 150 360 mm) 2015 ThyssenKrupp Steel Preheating furnace for hybrid material LITECOR Page 1 of 7
2015 Wieland Werke AG, Langenberg, 2014 Ningbo Xingye Shengtai Group, 2014 Shadong Tianyuan Copper, Strip floatation furnace, degreasing and pickling section within a new DAP-line for copper and copper alloy strips. (strip width 300 670 mm, strip thickness 0,5 3,0 mm) Replacement of two heating zones (strip width 300 660 mm, strip thickness 0,10 1,2 mm) Strip floatation furnace for copper, bronze and brass, gas heated (strip width 400 650 mm, strip thickness 0,05 1,2 mm) 2013 Quanshun Copper, degreasing, annealing, pickling and brushing of copper and copper alloy strips, furnace electrically heated (strip width 400 680 mm, strip thickness 0,05 1,0 mm) 2013 Diehl Metall, Nürnberg, 2013 Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG, Olpe, 2013 Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd., 2012 Wieland Werke AG, Vöhringen, 2012 Andritz/Thermtec (Bahru Steel SHN BHD), Malaysia 2012 Taiyuan Jinxi Chunlei, 2012 Ningbo Powerway, 2011 Danieli Fröhling, Roller hearth furnace for rods and profiles made from copper alloys. High convection heating and quenching. Replacement of heating zones of a strip floatation furnace, gas heated (strip width 250 360 mm, strip thickness 0,10 1,3 mm) degreasing, annealing, pickling, and brushing of copper and copper alloy strips, furnace gas heated (strip width 300 650 mm) Strip floatation furnace for copper, bronze, and brass, gas heated (strip width 500 840 mm, strip thickness 0,3 2,2 mm) Horizontal strip floatation air quench for stainless steel strips, with 1 zone executed as soft cooling zone operated with hot air (strip width 1600 mm, thickness 0,25 2,5 mm) degreasing, annealing, pickling, and brushing of copper and copper alloy strips, furnace electrical heated (strip width 300 430 mm, thickness 0,05 1,0 mm) Strip floatation furnace for copper and brass, gas fired (strip width 300 450 mm, thickness 0,08 1,2 mm) Special tension control unit (dancer roll, torque type) for a new slitting line Page 2 of 7
2011 Gebrüder Kemper GmbH + Co. KG, Olpe, 2011 KME Italy S.p.A., 2010 Harada Metal Industry, Japan 2010 Wieland Werke AG, Vöhringen, 2009 KME AG, Osnabrück, 2009 Wessel Salzgitter Flachstahl AG, Salzgitter, 2009 Wieland Werke AG, Vöhringen, 2008 Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG, Olpe, 2007 Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG, Olpe, 2007 ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Krefeld, Upgrading of existing continuous strip processing line for degreasing, annealing, pickling and brushing of copper and copper alloy strips. Renewing of degreasing, repair of furnace, renewing of brushing, increasing of line speed Upgrading of strip floatation furnace for copper and brass. 1 additional heating zone (strip width 500 1030 mm) Strip floatation furnace for bronze (strip width 380 400 mm) Strip floatation furnace for copper, bronze and brass (strip width 500 840 mm, strip thickness 0,5 2,3 mm) Optimization of a gas-fired billet heater for copper billets, billet diameter 250 500 mm. Improvement of efficiency and decreasing of oxygen content in the furnace atmosphere Vertical cooling facility for zinc coated steel strips (strip width 850 1600 mm) Strip floatation furnace for copper, bronze, and brass (strip width 500 830 mm, thickness 0,08 1,2 mm) degreasing, annealing, pickling, and brushing of copper and copper alloy strips (strip width 280 400 mm, thickness 0,1 1,8 mm) Heavy duty brushing machine for copper and copper alloy strips (strip width 280 380 mm) Upgrading of a horizontal strip floatation air quench for stainless steel strips 2007 Sundwiger Messingwerk Diehl Metall Hemer, 2007 Wessel ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg, 2007 ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg, Special bridle roller for the separation of the strip tension between furnace and pickling section (strip width 300 650 mm) Vertical cooling facility for zinc or aluminum coated steel strips (strip width 600 1350 mm) Horizontal solution heat treatment RHF-zone for steel strips (strip width 600 1350 mm) Page 3 of 7
2007 Wessel ThyssenKrupp Steel Finnentrop, 2007 Wieland Werke AG Villingen, 2007 KME AG Osnabrück, 2006 Federal Mogul 2006 KME Italy S.p.A. 2006 Sundwiger Messingwerk Diehl Metall Hemer, 2005 Wieland Werke AG Villingen, Vertical cooling facility for zinc or aluminum coated steel strips (strip width 600 1600 mm) Strip degreasing unit for copper and brass strip (strip width 200 500 mm) Upgrading of a strip floatation furnace for copper and copper alloys to max. furnace temperature 850 C (strip width 600 1280 mm) High convection strip cooling zones. Operation under 100% hydrogen (strip width 100 300 mm) Upgrading of a strip floatation furnace for copper and brass. 1 additional heating and cooling zone (strip width 500 1030 mm) Strip floatation furnace for copper, bronze, and nickel silver (strip width 300 650 mm) Strip floatation furnace for copper and brass strips with rapid purging device (strip width 200 500 mm) 2005 KME Italy S.p.A. 2005 Wieland Werke AG, Langenberg, 2005 Europa Metalli S.p.A., Strip floatation furnace for copper and brass strips with rapid purging device (strip width 500 1030 mm) Strip floatation annealing furnace for copper and bronze strips (strip width 200 mm 500 mm, thickness 0,05 1,0 mm) Strip floatation annealing furnace for copper and brass strips (strip width 500 mm 1030 mm, thickness 0,15 1,5 mm) 2004 Drever International SA Liege, Belgium 2004 Wieland Werke AG Villingen, 2003 PMX Industries, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA Horizontal strip floatation air quench for stainless steel strips, with 1 zone executed as a hot air zone (strip with 650 1350 mm) Strip floatation annealing furnace for copper, bronze, and brass strips (strip width 250 mm 500 mm, thickness 0,15 1,5 mm) Strip floatation annealing furnace for copper and brass strips (strip width 400 mm 840 mm, thickness 0,1 1,8 mm) Page 4 of 7
2003 Sofia Med Bulgaria Upgrade of a strip floatation annealing furnace for copper strips (strip width 300 mm 500 mm) 2002 KM Europa Metal Osnabrück, 2002 Wieland Werke AG Ulm, 2001 Alex Heavy Industries, Taiwan 2001 Gebr. Meiser GmbH, Schmelz-Limbach, 2001 Hiller Maldaner Monheim, 2001 ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Krefeld, 2000 Duma Maschinenbau GmbH Duisburg, 2000 Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG, Olpe, 2000 Sapa France La Garrie, France 2000 Sapa France La Garrie, France 2000 Wieland Werke AG Langenberg, 1999 Diehl Metall, Hemer, 1999 KM Europa Metal, Osnabrück, Strip flotation annealing furnace for copper and bronze strips (strip width 720 mm, thickness 0,1 1,8 mm) Continuous horizontal strip annealing furnace for copper strips (strip width 820 mm), up to 1000 C operation temperature under 100% H2-protective-gas-atmosphere Heat treatment plant with roller hearth furnace (RHF) and water quench (HHT) for aluminum rods, bars, and plates Finishing saw for aluminum profiles (in cooperation with COMETAL) Horizontal strip floatation air quench for stainless steel strips (strip width 1350 mm) zinc pot of a pot galvanization strip line for steel strips Taper quench for aluminum billets (in cooperation with COMETAL) High Convection billet heater for aluminum billets, production capacity: 12 t/h, billet diameter 10 Strip floatation annealing furnace for copper strip (strip width 500 mm, thickness 0,1 1,75 mm) Strip floatation annealing furnace for copper strips (strip width 600 1300 mm, thickness 0,2 1,5 mm) 1999 S + T Copper, Taiwan Strip floatation annealing furnace for copper (strip width 450 mm, thickness 0,1 1,0 mm) Page 5 of 7
1998 Aluminium Rheinfelden GmbH, Rheinfelden/Baden, 1998 Aluminium Suisse SA Decin, Czech Republic 1998 EBNER Furnaces Linz, Austria 1998 Erbslöh AG Velbert, 1998 Erbslöh AG Velbert, 1998 RemiClaeys Lichtervelde, Belgium 1997 Aluminium Suisse SA 1997 Aluminium Suisse SA Decin, Czech Republic 1997 Pandolfo Aluminio s.r.l. Belluno, Italy 1997 Pandolfo Aluminio s.r.l. Belluno, Italy 1997 Staku-Anlagenbau (Aurubis, Stolberg, ) 1996 Aluminium Suisse SA 1996 Dongyang Gangchul Co. Ltd., Daejeon, South Korea 1996 Wieland Werke AG Werk Langenberg 1996 KME Stolberg, Scrap degreasing and pre-heating plant Billet heater with high convection heat transfer for 35 MN Combi-quench -air/water- for a continuous heattreatment line for aluminium (AMAG, Ranshofen) Conversion of an air quench of a 22 MN into a combi-quench air/water- Combi-quench -air/water- for a 12.51 MN High-performance combi-quench -air/water- for a 55 MN Combined high convection suspension zone for heating or quenching operation; combined water-air quenching zone and air quench for a continuous strip furnace Billet heater with convection heat transfer for 35 MN Ageing furnace with reversible gas flow for aluminum extrusions Combi-quench -air/water- with downstream two-zone air quench for aluminum extrusions Roller hearth furnace for the heat treatment of plates with high capacity water quench (HHT) Water quench for aluminum extrusions in a 63 MN press line Crucible furnace (heated by convection) and air quench for a hot dip tinning plant Gas heated pre-heating zone for a hot dip tinning plant Page 6 of 7
1995 Erbslöh Aluminium AG Velbert, 1995 KME Stolberg, 1994 Aluminium Products Co. Ltd., Damman, Saudi Arabia 1994 Aluminium Products Co. Ltd., Damman, Saudi Arabia 1994 Erbslöh Aluminium AG Velbert, 1994 KME Stolberg, 1993 Erbslöh Aluminium AG Velbert, 1992 Aluminium Suisse SA 1990 Aluminium Suisse SA Air quench for aluminum extrusions in a 16 MN Aging furnace with reversible flow drive for aluminum extrusions Water and air quench for aluminum extrusions in a 25 MN Water quench and dryer for zinc coated aluminum extrusions Air quench for aluminum extrusions in a 22 MN Air quench for aluminum extrusions in a 75 MN Air quench for aluminum extrusions in a 72 MN extrusion Page 7 of 7