Month: December 2023

extrutec is featured in the November issue of the international Aluminium Journal with a multi-page report. The report reflects the interview by Volker Karow and Dennis Roß with extrutec's CEO Uwe Günter and Business Unit Manager Joachim Sokoll. The main topics are extrutec's new developments around the electrically resistance heated high convection furnace (EHKO) as well as the further increase of the energy efficiency of the extrutec induction furnaces by using an Eco Show Unit (ESU) to 77% efficiency.

The whole Artikle can be dowonloaded in our News-Section oder here.

After a break of several years, Louis Fortmann is once again active for extrutec. With his company Fortmann Engineering and Consulting Pty Ltd, Louis will become extrutec's representative for the Australian, New Zealand and Oceania markets. He will play a key role between the customers and extrutec as the local contact for all matters. Extrutec is delighted to have Louis back on board. The increased focus on green technologies also offers great opportunities for Down Under to take a step towards CO2-free extrusion production with extrutec technologies. The combination of resistance-heated base heating and the hybrid inductive taper unit is particularly relevant in this regard. The so-called inline EHKO heater is a distinctive feature of extrutec and can also be integrated into existing extrusion lines as a retrofit.

The production line modernization of Mäkelä Alu in Finland will reduce its co2 emission by 960 tons. This is made possible by the complete electrification of the heating process. The so called electrically heated high speed convection furnace (EHKO), developed by extrutec, combines the highest possible energy efficiency with a pure electrical heating source. Special about the EHKO für Mäkele is the patented Inline-Version. This combines the resistant heated base heating with a directly connected induction oven. This saves additional energy and is extremely space saving, in that way that old gas/LPG furnaces can be replaced without major modifications of the equipment setup.

extrutec is extremely happy to work on this new outstanding project with Mäkelä Alu as customer with a long relationship.

Mehr Information on the heating concept can be found here and in the official press release of Mäkelä here.

The extrutec long term customer Purso oy from Siuro Finland is widely known for their aluminum profile production of sustainable solutions for a wide range of uses from industrial applications and building facades to lighting. The company pursues an ambitious goal to reduce their CO₂ emissions with every new investment. The electrically heated high speed convection furnace (EHKO) from extrutec offers a system configuration that covers the complete basic heating with electric resistance-heating elements. As a result, the entire heating process can be made significantly more efficient and fossil fuels can be completely eliminated.

extrutec will deliver the new EHKO heater with hot log saw as a replacement for an old gas fired furnace. The installation will start at the beginning of 2025. Purso is the first customer worldwide to buy such a heating system. As this system design is the first of its kind in the world, extrutec decided to build an EHKO test furnace and put it into operation at the Menden site. The first tests are very promising and confirm the previously simulated data. The test zone will be ready for visits next February 2024. We are very proud to have convinced Purso of our EHKO heating system. We look forward to the implementation and to working with Purso on the path to CO₂-free aluminum profile production.

More information on the new extrutec heating conept can be found here.